Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Moldova
Moldova: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median was 11.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% 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 60% of the median in Moldova is 11.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Moldova peaked at 22.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2018.
That places Moldova 112th 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 60% of the median in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 20.5% | — |
| 1998 | 22.8% | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 20.9% | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 20.2% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 20.7% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | -16.4% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | +9.9% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 11.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.9%, 58% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 11.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.2%, 67% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.4% | 20.5% | 22.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 17.3% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 9.8% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 9.9% | 11.5% | 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 60% of the median in Moldova?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Moldova was 11.5% 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 60% of the median recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2018.
- How does Moldova rank for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?
- Moldova ranks 112th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 60% 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 60% of the median.