Poverty & Inequality in Moldova

100 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Moldova.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 0.1% 2023 down 12.5% 99th
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 0.1% 2023 down 12.5% 99th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 28,947 people 2023 down 27.2% 104th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 95.9% 2023 down 0.0% 40th
Share of population living in extreme poverty 0.1% 2023 down 12.5% 99th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 20.4% 2023 down 9.1% 62nd
Number of people living in extreme poverty 2.45 million people 2023 down 14.0% 107th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 3,176 people 2023 down 24.8% 110th
Number of people living in extreme poverty 3,176 people 2023 down 24.8% 110th
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 20.4% 2023 down 9.1% 62nd
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 0.1% 2023 down 12.5% 99th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 1.1% 2023 down 53.4% 117th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 4.3% 2023 down 37.0% 116th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 10.5% 2023 down 24.4% 115th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 98.8% 2023 up 0.2% 39th
Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 0.1% 2023 down 12.5% 99th
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 0.8% 2023 down 42.6% 83rd
Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 0.1% 2023 down 12.5% 99th
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 34.9% 2023 down 1.1% 54th
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 3,176 people 2023 down 24.8% 110th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 28,947 people 2023 down 27.2% 104th
Gini coefficient 0.2676 2023 down 6.2% 110th
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 0.1% 2023 down 12.5% 97th
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 31.6% 2023 12th
Share of population living below national poverty lines 31.6% 2023 12th
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 0.2% 2023 down 84.6% 58th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 964,144 people 2021 up 7.5% 93rd
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 0.0% 2021 down 90.4% 103rd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 99.1% 2021 up 0.2% 36th
Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.0% 2021 down 90.4% 103rd
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 672 people 2021 down 91.3% 107th
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.6% 2021 down 84.8% 85th
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 12.7% 2021 down 49.0% 65th
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% 111th
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age 0.1% 2022 down 91.8% 41st
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line 31.6% 2023 11th
Proportion of population below the international poverty line of 0.1% 2017 down 90.9% 58th
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) 2.4% 2021 down 41.7% 10th
Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) 1.5% 2021 down 30.2% 8th
Households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line 3.9% 2021 down 37.6% 11th