Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Romania
Romania: Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption was 5.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Romania, 1989–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 5.1% for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 40.8% on the previous year and down 86.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Romania peaked at 87.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2023.
That places Romania 78th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 5.9% | — |
| 1992 | 24.4% | +311.0% |
| 1994 | 87.6% | +258.4% |
| 1995 | 44.4% | -49.3% |
| 1997 | 51.1% | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 46.1% | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 39.9% | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 32.7% | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 31.3% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 33.6% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 36.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 36.4% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | -22.1% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | -25.6% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | -19.8% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -28.7% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -40.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 51.9% | 24.4% | 87.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 31.3% | 46.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 11.9% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 5.1% | 10.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More poverty & inequality data for Romania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Romania?
- Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Romania was 5.1% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption?
- Romania ranks 78th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania 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 Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.