Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Romania
Romania: Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability was 14.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Romania, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Romania is 14.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Romania peaked at 36.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2025.
Romania ranks 3rd of 45 countries on this measure, 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 level of disability in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 34.2% | — |
| 2016 | 36.2% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 31.3% | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 25.8% | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | +21.0% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | -38.4% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | -11.4% |
| 2025 | 14.5% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.0% | 22.6% | 36.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 14.5% | 27.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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 level of disability in Romania?
- Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Romania was 14.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability?
- Romania ranks 3rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.6%. 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 level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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