Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Moldova
Moldova: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 4.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% 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 50% of the median in Moldova is 4.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Moldova peaked at 15.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2022.
That places Moldova 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 13.2% | — |
| 1998 | 15.3% | +15.7% |
| 1999 | 13.9% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | -23.7% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | -17.8% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -31.2% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -19.8% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +21.4% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | +3.5% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 4.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.4%, 33% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 4.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.9%, 41% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.2% | 13.2% | 15.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 10.3% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 3.8% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
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 50% of the median in Moldova?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Moldova was 4.5% 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 50% of the median recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2022.
- How does Moldova rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Moldova ranks 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 50% 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 50% of the median.