Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by age, sex and by in Romania
Romania: Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by age, sex and by was 79.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by age, sex and by in Romania, 2007–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Romania recorded 79.1% for material deprivation for the 'housing' dimension, by age, sex and by in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material deprivation for the 'housing' dimension, by age, sex and by in Romania peaked at 79.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.7%, in 2007.
Romania ranks 36th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by age, sex and by in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 42.7% | — |
| 2008 | 47.6% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 48.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 50.3% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 52.7% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 56.5% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 56.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 59.2% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 61.2% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 61.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 64.7% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 67.1% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 70.9% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 71.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 79.1% | +10.3% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 79.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.4%, 96% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Romania's 79.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 82.8%, 96% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.3% | 42.7% | 48.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 50.3% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.4% | 71.7% | 79.1% | 2 |
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 material deprivation for the 'housing' dimension, by age, sex and by in Romania?
- Material deprivation for the 'housing' dimension, by age, sex and by in Romania was 79.1% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material deprivation for the 'housing' dimension, by age, sex and by recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest material deprivation for the 'housing' dimension, by age, sex and by recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7% in 2007.
- How does Romania rank for material deprivation for the 'housing' dimension, by age, sex and by?
- Romania ranks 36th out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
- Is material deprivation for the 'housing' dimension, by age, sex and by rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by age, sex and by number of item of deprivation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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