Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Moldova
Moldova: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 21.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Moldova is 21.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Moldova peaked at 91.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2021.
That places Moldova 56th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 76.5% | — |
| 1998 | 84.4% | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 88.8% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 91.2% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 86.4% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 77.6% | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 70.8% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 71.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 76.2% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 43.1% | -43.4% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | -21.9% |
| 2008 | 35.4% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | -17.8% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | +27.6% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | +4.8% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 21.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.4%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 21.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 8.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.2% | 76.5% | 88.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 62.0% | 33.7% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 15.5% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 15.4% | 21.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More poverty & inequality data for Moldova
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Moldova?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Moldova was 21.4% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2021.
- How does Moldova rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Moldova ranks 56th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. 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.