Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Romania
Romania: Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or was 61.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
61.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
2nd
of 39 countries
All-time high
70.3%
in 2015
All-time low
60.7%
in 2021
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Romania, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Romania stood at 61.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Romania peaked at 70.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 60.7%, in 2021.
Romania ranks 2nd of 39 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 70.3% | — |
| 2016 | 70.0% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 67.2% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 66.4% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 66.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 67.4% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 60.7% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 60.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 61.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 61.3% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 61.5% | +0.3% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 61.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.6%, 2.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Romania's 61.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.0%, 3.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 68.0% | 66.3% | 70.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 60.7% | 67.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More population data for Romania
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7777 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7777 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 17,457 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.3241 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8232 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 46.8 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 440,116 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Romania?
- Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Romania was 61.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.7% in 2021.
- How does Romania rank for children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or?
- Romania ranks 2nd out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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 Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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