At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Romania
Romania: At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of was 27.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Romania, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Romania recorded 27.7% for at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Romania peaked at 40.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2024.
That places Romania 26th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 40.5% | — |
| 2008 | 39.4% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 31.2% | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 38.1% | +22.1% |
| 2013 | 38.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 38.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 37.9% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 36.8% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 32.7% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 31.9% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 27.4% | -11.6% |
| 2025 | 27.7% | +1.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 27.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.7%, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Romania's 27.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.3%, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.0% | 37.0% | 40.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 31.2% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 27.4% | 32.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More urban development data for Romania
- Population in the largest city 17.7% (2025)
- Population density 82.85 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 16.01 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.0925 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.76 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual -0.499 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 7.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.76 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 5.17 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Romania?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Romania was 27.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2024.
- How does Romania rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of?
- Romania ranks 26th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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