Poverty & Inequality in Romania 158 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Romania. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 133,456 people 2023 down 92.4% 65th Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 0.7% 2023 down 92.0% 74th How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 0.7% 2023 down 92.0% 74th Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 0.7% 2023 down 92.0% 74th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 17.77 million people 2023 up 62.9% 34th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 0.7% 2023 down 92.0% 74th Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 0.7% 2023 down 92.0% 74th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 5.26 million people 2023 up 2,834.4% 25th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 50.4% 2023 down 47.7% 86th Share of population living in extreme poverty 0.7% 2023 down 92.0% 74th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 5.1% 2023 down 86.0% 78th Number of people living in extreme poverty 18.93 million people 2023 up 3.8% 45th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 133,456 people 2023 down 92.4% 65th Number of people living in extreme poverty 133,456 people 2023 down 92.4% 65th Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 5.1% 2023 down 86.0% 78th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 0.7% 2023 down 92.0% 74th Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 9.8% 2023 down 37.7% 26th Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 14.7% 2023 down 29.5% 31st Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 20.1% 2023 down 22.9% 40th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 72.4% 2023 down 26.9% 83rd Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 0.7% 2023 down 92.0% 74th Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 1.3% 2023 down 91.7% 71st Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 0.7% 2023 down 92.0% 74th Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 6.7% 2023 down 85.1% 83rd Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 133,456 people 2023 down 92.4% 65th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 5.26 million people 2023 up 2,834.4% 25th Gini coefficient 0.2983 2023 down 19.2% 96th Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 3.5% 2002 down 30.0% 70th Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 0.7% 2023 down 92.0% 72nd Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 19.0% 2023 down 24.3% 33rd Share of population living below national poverty lines 19.0% 2023 down 24.3% 33rd Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% 65th Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.2946 2021 down 4.8% 33rd Gini coefficient (after tax) 0.2946 2021 down 4.8% 33rd Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 16.34 million people 2021 up 96.9% 28th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 1.7% 2021 down 65.3% 50th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 71.5% 2021 down 27.4% 82nd Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 1.7% 2021 down 65.3% 50th Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 326,539 people 2021 down 67.1% 50th Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 2.6% 2021 down 77.2% 65th Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 6.0% 2021 down 78.0% 74th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 1.8% 2021 down 67.3% 50th Reduction in income inequality before and after tax 38.1% 2023 up 8.7% 11th Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population 24.7% 2023 down 11.3% 16th Proportion of population living below the national poverty line 19.0% 2023 down 24.3% 33rd At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 34.5% 2025 down 18.4% 13th At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 13.5% 2025 down 36.9% 30th Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and 26.2% 2025 down 33.8% 17th Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age -0.3 Number 2025 down 103.4% 25th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract 4.1% 2025 down 19.6% 30th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked 37.8% 2025 up 15.2% 1st In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work 57.3% 2025 down 3.5% 1st Tenure status by level of disability (activity limitation) and 93.6% 2025 down 3.3% 4th Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP 5.3% 2025 down 52.3% 15th Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) 25.0% 2025 down 32.2% 6th Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) 38.6% 2025 down 19.2% 9th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) 13.6% 2025 down 59.4% 10th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex 34.8% 2025 down 54.7% 2nd Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0 2024 down 100.0% 45th At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by 1.7% 2025 down 92.0% 39th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →