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At-risk-of-poverty rate in Romania

At-risk-of-poverty rate in Romania was 18.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.6 pts from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202518.4%
Change on 2024-0.6 pts
Rank9th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high25.42015
Series low18.42025

At-risk-of-poverty rate in Romania, 2007 to 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

182022242620072010201320162019202220252007: 24.6 %2008: 23.6 %2009: 22.1 %2010: 21.6 %2011: 22.3 %2012: 22.9 %2013: 23 %2014: 25.1 %2015: 25.4 %2016: 25.3 %2017: 23.6 %2018: 23.5 %2019: 23.8 %2020: 23.4 %2021: 22.5 %2022: 21.2 %2023: 21.1 %2024: 19 %2025: 18.4 %
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07, published 2026-10-05.
All 19 values
Period%
202518.4
202419
202321.1
202221.2
202122.5
202023.4
201923.8
201823.5
201723.6
201625.3
201525.4
201425.1
201323
201222.9
201122.3
201021.6
200922.1
200823.6
200724.6 Series break

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Romania18.4
European Union (27)16.3

Rankings

Definition

Share of people with equivalised disposable income below 60% of the national median, after social transfers.

Relative measure used in the EU. For the United States use poverty_rate, the official US measure.

How to cite

Eurostat. At-risk-of-poverty rate (ilc_li02). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li02/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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What is the at-risk-of-poverty rate in Romania?

At-risk-of-poverty rate in Romania was 18.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.6 pts from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. At-risk-of-poverty rate (ilc_li02). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-07.

What was the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate in Romania?

25.4% in 2015, the highest value since 2007 in this series.

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