At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation in Romania
Romania: At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation was 306 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation in Romania, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation in Romania stood at 306 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation in Romania peaked at 713 Thousand persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 306 Thousand persons, in 2025.
That places Romania 23rd 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 by degree of urbanisation in Romania, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 622 Thousand persons | — |
| 2008 | 454 Thousand persons | -27.0% |
| 2009 | 368 Thousand persons | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 364 Thousand persons | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 513 Thousand persons | +40.9% |
| 2012 | 470 Thousand persons | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 651 Thousand persons | +38.5% |
| 2014 | 602 Thousand persons | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 713 Thousand persons | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 620 Thousand persons | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 349 Thousand persons | -43.7% |
| 2018 | 372 Thousand persons | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 325 Thousand persons | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 391 Thousand persons | +20.3% |
| 2021 | 314 Thousand persons | -19.7% |
| 2022 | 331 Thousand persons | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 347 Thousand persons | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 321 Thousand persons | -7.5% |
| 2025 | 306 Thousand persons | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 481.33 Thousand persons | 368 Thousand persons | 622 Thousand persons | 3 |
| 2010s | 497.9 Thousand persons | 325 Thousand persons | 713 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 335 Thousand persons | 306 Thousand persons | 391 Thousand persons | 6 |
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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 by degree of urbanisation in Romania?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation in Romania was 306 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 713 Thousand persons in 2015.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 306 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation?
- Romania ranks 23rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. 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 by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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