Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Moldova
Moldova: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 1.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Moldova, 1997–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Moldova is 1.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 14.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Moldova peaked at 9.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2022.
That places Moldova 117th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.3% | — |
| 1998 | 9.6% | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 7.8% | -18.6% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | -14.7% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -36.1% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | +30.5% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -28.8% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -23.0% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -47.8% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +58.5% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -33.4% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -33.9% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +85.5% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +14.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 1.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 16% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 1.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 23% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6% | 7.8% | 9.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.3% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.2% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 114 Belarus 1.3% compare
- 115 Kyrgyzstan 1.3% compare
- 116 Niger 1.3% compare
- 118 Kazakhstan 0.8% compare
- 119 India 0.5% compare
- 120 Azerbaijan 0.1% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Moldova
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.73 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,434 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 61.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.64 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Moldova?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Moldova was 1.3% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2022.
- How does Moldova rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Moldova ranks 117th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 40% of the median.