The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Moldova
Moldova: The share and number of people living in extreme poverty was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Moldova, 1997–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Moldova stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Moldova peaked at 44.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2024.
That places Moldova 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 19.1% | — |
| 1998 | 31.9% | +67.1% |
| 1999 | 44.0% | +37.8% |
| 2000 | 41.0% | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 32.2% | -21.5% |
| 2002 | 19.9% | -38.1% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | -49.7% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | +43.5% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -79.5% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -53.5% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -43.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -44.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -71.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -96.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +1002.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +200.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -62.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -70.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +57.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -43.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +924.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -76.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +226.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6%. (35 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +1002.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2021 | +924.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.7% | 19.1% | 44.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 1.5% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 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 the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Moldova?
- The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Moldova was 0.0% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest the share and number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest the share and number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Moldova rank for the share and number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Moldova ranks 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is the share and number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 The share and number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.