Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Romania
Romania: Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region was 15.2 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
15.2
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
5th
of 33 countries
All-time high
38
in 2007
All-time low
14.5
in 2019
Years of data
14
2007–2020
Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Romania, 2007–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Romania is 15.2, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Romania peaked at 38 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 14.5, in 2019.
Romania ranks 5th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.27 | 32.1 | 38 | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.43 | 14.5 | 31.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 1 |
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.5% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.227 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 22.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0869 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0869 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1169 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2087 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Romania?
- Severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Romania was 15.2 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 38 in 2007.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5 in 2019.
- How does Romania rank for severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region?
- Romania ranks 5th out of 33 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. 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 deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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