Number of people living in extreme poverty in Moldova
Moldova: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 3,176 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Moldova, 1997–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 3,176 people for number of people living in extreme poverty in 2023.
The figure is up 217.6% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Moldova peaked at 1.29 million people in 1999 and was at its lowest, 142 people, in 2014.
That places Moldova 110th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 928,672 people | 560,772 people | 1.29 million people | 3 |
| 2000s | 405,781 people | 42,127 people | 1.20 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,561 people | 142 people | 23,905 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,218 people | 424 people | 4,274 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More poverty & inequality data for Moldova
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.6% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.146 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 32.0% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1087 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1087 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1365 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1355 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Moldova?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Moldova was 3,176 people in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 million people in 1999.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 142 people in 2014.
- How does Moldova rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Moldova ranks 110th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. 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 Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.