Share of population living below national poverty lines in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: Share of population living below national poverty lines was 31.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Republic of Moldova, 2019–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Republic of Moldova recorded 31.6% for share of population living below national poverty lines in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 25.4% over five years.
That places Republic of Moldova 12th out of 70 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Republic of Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25.2% | — |
| 2020 | 26.8% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | +26.9% |
| 2023 | 31.6% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.2% | 25.2% | 25.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 24.5% | 31.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Moldova
- 9 Ethiopia 33.1%
- 9 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 33.1%
- 11 Colombia 31.8% compare
- 13 Mexico 29.6% compare
- 14 Peru 27.6% compare
- 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 26.4%
More poverty & inequality data for Republic of Moldova
- 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 1.73 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 share of population living below national poverty lines in Republic of Moldova?
- Share of population living below national poverty lines in Republic of Moldova was 31.6% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2021.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for share of population living below national poverty lines?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 12th out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Republic of Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living below national poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.