At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Romania
Romania: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 23.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Romania, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Romania recorded 23.3% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Romania peaked at 31.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2024.
Romania ranks 30th of 47 countries on this measure, 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 before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 31.5% | — |
| 2008 | 30.7% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 29.3% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 28.1% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 29.2% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 28.3% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 25.5% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 25.1% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | -7.2% |
| 2025 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.3% | 28.7% | 31.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 27.8% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 23.3% | 27.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Romania?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Romania was 23.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2024.
- How does Romania rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Romania ranks 30th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. 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 before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by household type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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