Subjective poverty by sex and age in Romania
Romania: Subjective poverty by sex and age was 23.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Romania, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subjective poverty by sex and age in Romania is 23.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by sex and age in Romania peaked at 51.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2025.
Romania ranks 8th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 49.0% | — |
| 2011 | 48.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 48.5% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 45.6% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 44.1% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 37.4% | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 32.0% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 35.8% | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | -19.0% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 27.7% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 23.8% | -14.1% |
| 2025 | 23.4% | -1.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 23.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.7%, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Romania's 23.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.0%, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.2% | 32.0% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 23.4% | 35.8% | 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 subjective poverty by sex and age in Romania?
- Subjective poverty by sex and age in Romania was 23.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for subjective poverty by sex and age?
- Romania ranks 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by sex and age rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. 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 Subjective poverty by sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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