Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Romania
Romania: Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex was 3,160 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Romania, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Romania stood at 3,160 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Romania peaked at 7,092 Thousand persons in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3,160 Thousand persons, in 2025.
That places Romania 5th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Romania, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6,742 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 7,092 Thousand persons | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 6,380 Thousand persons | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 5,541 Thousand persons | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 4,761 Thousand persons | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 4,897 Thousand persons | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 4,410 Thousand persons | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 4,594 Thousand persons | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 3,739 Thousand persons | -18.6% |
| 2024 | 3,266 Thousand persons | -12.7% |
| 2025 | 3,160 Thousand persons | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6,103 Thousand persons | 4,761 Thousand persons | 7,092 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 4,011 Thousand persons | 3,160 Thousand persons | 4,897 Thousand persons | 6 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Romania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,021 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 10.64 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.54 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.5% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Romania?
- Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Romania was 3,160 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 7,092 Thousand persons in 2016.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,160 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Romania ranks 5th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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