Regions of Romania (NUTS 2) by at-risk-of-poverty rate

Name: Regions of Romania (NUTS 2) by at-risk-of-poverty rate, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Nord-Est had the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate of 8 regions in 2021, at 35.5%. Bucureşti-Ilfov had the lowest, at 2.9%. The median was 21.9% and the figure for Romania was 22.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest35.5Nord-Est

Lowest2.9Bucureşti-Ilfov

Median21.98 regions

Romania22.5History

All regions, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2021 (%)	Change on 2020
1	Nord-Est	35.5	-0.1 pts
2	Sud-Est	30.4	-2.2 pts
2	Sud-Vest Oltenia	30.4	-2.3 pts
4	Sud-Muntenia	23	-0.4 pts
5	Vest	20.7	+0.7 pts
6	Centru	20.2	-1.7 pts
7	Nord-Vest	14.1	-1.4 pts
8	Bucureşti-Ilfov	2.9	+0.5 pts

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_li41). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li41/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which region has the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate?

Nord-Est, with 35.5% in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate?

Bucureşti-Ilfov, with 2.9% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_li41). Retrieved 2026-10-08.