Over the period under consideration, the poverty rate in Romania peaked in 2015 at 25.4 percent. From 2019, the poverty rate dropped every year, reaching 21.1 percent by 2023.

Romania - At Risk of Poverty rate was 19.00% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Romania - At Risk of Poverty rate - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Romania - At Risk of Poverty rate reached a record high of 25.40% in December of 2015 and a record low of 19.00% in December of 2024.

In 2019, the highest poverty rate in Romania was registered in the North-East region of the country, at around 41 percent, by 2022 it dropped to 26.2 percent, and in 2023 it rose up to 31.4 percent, making it the poorest region. By contrast, the north-western part of Romania had the lowest poverty rate in the country, at 14.7 percent.

Romania poverty rate for 2022 was 8.60%, a 0.9% increase from 2021.

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<li>Romania poverty rate for 2021 was <strong>7.70%</strong>, a <strong>3.1% decline</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Romania poverty rate for 2020 was <strong>10.80%</strong>, a <strong>1.1% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>Romania poverty rate for 2019 was <strong>11.90%</strong>, a <strong>2.4% decline</strong> from 2018.</li>
</ul>Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

Romania - At Risk of Poverty rate: Population was 17.20% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Romania - At Risk of Poverty rate: Population - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Romania - At Risk of Poverty rate: Population reached a record high of 22.40% in December of 2015 and a record low of 17.20% in December of 2024.

RO: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: Annualized Average Growth Rate data was reported at 1.140 % in 2015. RO: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: Annualized Average Growth Rate data is updated yearly, averaging 1.140 % from Dec 2015 (Median) to 2015, with 1 observations. RO: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: Annualized Average Growth Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Romania – Table RO.World Bank.WDI: Poverty. The growth rate in the welfare aggregate of the total population is computed as the annualized average growth rate in per capita real consumption or income of the total population in the income distribution in a country from household surveys over a roughly 5-year period. Mean per capita real consumption or income is measured at 2011 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet). For some countries means are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The annualized growth rate is computed as (Mean in final year/Mean in initial year)^(1/(Final year - Initial year)) - 1. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported. The initial year refers to the nearest survey collected 5 years before the most recent survey available, only surveys collected between 3 and 7 years before the most recent survey are considered. The final year refers to the most recent survey available between 2011 and 2015. Growth rates for Iraq are based on survey means of 2005 PPP$. The coverage and quality of the 2011 PPP price data for Iraq and most other North African and Middle Eastern countries were hindered by the exceptional period of instability they faced at the time of the 2011 exercise of the International Comparison Program. See PovcalNet for detailed explanations.; ; World Bank, Global Database of Shared Prosperity (GDSP) circa 2010-2015 (http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/poverty/brief/global-database-of-shared-prosperity).; ; The comparability of welfare aggregates (consumption or income) for the chosen years T0 and T1 is assessed for every country. If comparability across the two surveys is a major concern for a country, the selection criteria are re-applied to select the next best survey year(s). Annualized growth rates are calculated between the survey years, using a compound growth formula. The survey years defining the period for which growth rates are calculated and the type of welfare aggregate used to calculate the growth rates are noted in the footnotes.

In 2023, the highest poverty rate among men was registered for people below 18 years old. Nearly a third of men below 18 years were empoverished, which has increased compared to 2022 by 6.4 percent.

Romania: Poverty ratio, percent living on less than 1.90 USD a day: The latest value from 2021 is 1.8 percent, an increase from 1.4 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 5.30 percent, based on data from 71 countries. Historically, the average for Romania from 2006 to 2021 is 4.33 percent. The minimum value, 1.4 percent, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 7.4 percent was recorded in 2006.

Romania - At Risk of Poverty rate: Unemployed persons was 39.70% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Romania - At Risk of Poverty rate: Unemployed persons - last updated from the EUROSTAT on April of 2025. Historically, Romania - At Risk of Poverty rate: Unemployed persons reached a record high of 68.60% in December of 2023 and a record low of 39.70% in December of 2024.

RO: Poverty Gap at $3.20 a Day: 2011 PPP: % data was reported at 4.900 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.100 % for 2014. RO: Poverty Gap at $3.20 a Day: 2011 PPP: % data is updated yearly, averaging 5.100 % from Dec 1989 (Median) to 2015, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.000 % in 1994 and a record low of 0.400 % in 1989. RO: Poverty Gap at $3.20 a Day: 2011 PPP: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Romania – Table RO.World Bank.WDI: Poverty. Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $3.20 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.; ; World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).; ; The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than one thousand six hundred household surveys across 164 countries in six regions and 25 other high income countries (industrialized economies). While income distribution data are published for all countries with data available, poverty data are published for low- and middle-income countries and countries eligible to receive loans from the World Bank (such as Chile) and recently graduated countries (such as Estonia) only. The aggregated numbers for low- and middle-income countries correspond to the totals of 6 regions in PovcalNet, which include low- and middle-income countries and countries eligible to receive loans from the World Bank (such as Chile) and recently graduated countries (such as Estonia). See PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/WhatIsNew.aspx) for definitions of geographical regions and industrialized countries.

RO: Proportion of Population Spending More Than 10% of Household Consumption or Income on Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: % data was reported at 11.992 % in 2012. This records a decrease from the previous number of 13.017 % for 2011. RO: Proportion of Population Spending More Than 10% of Household Consumption or Income on Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: % data is updated yearly, averaging 10.062 % from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2012, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.017 % in 2011 and a record low of 5.873 % in 1998. RO: Proportion of Population Spending More Than 10% of Household Consumption or Income on Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Romania – Table RO.World Bank: Poverty. Proportion of population spending more than 10% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure, expressed as a percentage of a total population of a country; ; Wagstaff et al. Progress on catastrophic health spending: results for 133 countries. A retrospective observational study, Lancet Global Health 2017.; Weighted Average;

Romania - At Risk of Poverty rate: Retired persons was 14.60% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Romania - At Risk of Poverty rate: Retired persons - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Romania - At Risk of Poverty rate: Retired persons reached a record high of 22.30% in December of 2020 and a record low of 10.10% in December of 2011.

In 2016, there were over five million poor people in Romania. By 2023, the number of poor people dropped to under four million, and a poverty rate of 21.1 percent.

RO: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: 2011 PPP per day data was reported at 10.270 Intl $/Day in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 9.710 Intl $/Day for 2010. RO: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: 2011 PPP per day data is updated yearly, averaging 9.990 Intl $/Day from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2015, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.270 Intl $/Day in 2015 and a record low of 9.710 Intl $/Day in 2010. RO: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: 2011 PPP per day data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Romania – Table RO.World Bank: Poverty. Mean consumption or income per capita (2011 PPP $ per day) used in calculating the growth rate in the welfare aggregate of total population.; ; World Bank, Global Database of Shared Prosperity (GDSP) circa 2010-2015 (http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/poverty/brief/global-database-of-shared-prosperity).; ; The choice of consumption or income for a country is made according to which welfare aggregate is used to estimate extreme poverty in PovcalNet. The practice adopted by the World Bank for estimating global and regional poverty is, in principle, to use per capita consumption expenditure as the welfare measure wherever available; and to use income as the welfare measure for countries for which consumption is unavailable. However, in some cases data on consumption may be available but are outdated or not shared with the World Bank for recent survey years. In these cases, if data on income are available, income is used. Whether data are for consumption or income per capita is noted in the footnotes. Because household surveys are infrequent in most countries and are not aligned across countries, comparisons across countries or over time should be made with a high degree of caution.

Romania - At Risk of Poverty rate of older people: Males was 12.60% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Romania - At Risk of Poverty rate of older people: Males - last updated from the EUROSTAT on May of 2025. Historically, Romania - At Risk of Poverty rate of older people: Males reached a record high of 17.60% in December of 2020 and a record low of 8.70% in December of 2012.

The number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in Romania declined to 5.9 million persons in 2020. In 2020, the number of people at risk of poverty thereby reached its lowest value in the recent years. People at risk of poverty or social exclusion, income distribution and monetary poverty, living conditions and material deprivation is the main indicator to monitor the EU 2030 target on poverty and social exclusion and was the headline indicator to monitor the EU 2020 Strategy poverty target.Find more key insights for the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in countries like Bulgaria, Serbia, and Sweden.

Romania RO: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: % of total population data was reported at 34.400 % in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 30.400 % for 2020. Romania RO: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: % of total population data is updated yearly, averaging 38.100 % from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2021, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 43.200 % in 2012 and a record low of 30.400 % in 2020. Romania RO: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: % of total population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Romania – Table RO.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. ;Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT;;

Romania - At Risk of Poverty rate: Employed persons was 10.90% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Romania - At Risk of Poverty rate: Employed persons - last updated from the EUROSTAT on April of 2025. Historically, Romania - At Risk of Poverty rate: Employed persons reached a record high of 19.80% in December of 2014 and a record low of 10.90% in December of 2024.

Romania - Persistent at Risk of Poverty rate: 65 years or over was 11.70% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Romania - Persistent at Risk of Poverty rate: 65 years or over - last updated from the EUROSTAT on May of 2025. Historically, Romania - Persistent at Risk of Poverty rate: 65 years or over reached a record high of 19.40% in December of 2021 and a record low of 8.20% in December of 2013.

RO: Increase in Poverty Gap at $1.90: Poverty Line Due To Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: % of Poverty Line data was reported at 0.000 % in 2012. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 % for 2011. RO: Increase in Poverty Gap at $1.90: Poverty Line Due To Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: % of Poverty Line data is updated yearly, averaging 0.019 % from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2012, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.087 % in 2000 and a record low of 0.000 % in 2012. RO: Increase in Poverty Gap at $1.90: Poverty Line Due To Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: % of Poverty Line data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Romania – Table RO.World Bank.WDI: Poverty. Increase in poverty gap at $1.90 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line due to out-of-pocket health care expenditure, as a percentage of the $1.90 poverty line; ; Wagstaff et al. Progress on Impoverishing Health Spending: Results for 122 Countries. A Retrospective Observational Study, Lancet Global Health 2017.; Weighted average;