Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Romania

Romania: Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status was 22.6 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
22.6
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
8th
of 35 countries
All-time high
49.6
in 2013
All-time low
22.6
in 2025
Years of data
16
2010–2025

Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Romania, 2010–2025

010203040502010201720252010: 47.42011: 47.52012: 48.22013: 49.62014: 47.12015: 44.32016: 42.42017: 36.72018: 35.32019: 31.52020: 34.82021: 28.22022: 252023: 27.32024: 23.32025: 22.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Romania is 22.6, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Romania peaked at 49.6 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 22.6, in 2025.

Romania ranks 8th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over) in Romania, 2010 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2010 47.4
2011 47.5 +0.2%
2012 48.2 +1.5%
2013 49.6 +2.9%
2014 47.1 -5.0%
2015 44.3 -5.9%
2016 42.4 -4.3%
2017 36.7 -13.4%
2018 35.3 -3.8%
2019 31.5 -10.8%
2020 34.8 +10.5%
2021 28.2 -19.0%
2022 25 -11.3%
2023 27.3 +9.2%
2024 23.3 -14.7%
2025 22.6 -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 43 31.5 49.6 10
2020s 26.87 22.6 34.8 6

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 5 Bulgaria 35.5 compare
  2. 6 Serbia 30.7 compare
  3. 7 Slovakia 22.9 compare
  4. 9 Italy 21.7 compare
  5. 10 Latvia 21.2 compare
  6. 11 Croatia 20.2 compare
  7. 11 Portugal 20.2 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Romania?
Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Romania was 22.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest subjective poverty by most frequent activity status recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 49.6 in 2013.
What is the lowest subjective poverty by most frequent activity status recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 22.6 in 2025.
How does Romania rank for subjective poverty by most frequent activity status?
Romania ranks 8th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is subjective poverty by most frequent activity status rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. 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 Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 576 data points, 2010–2025
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