Romania Poverty Rate 2006-2024

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
  • Romania poverty rate for 2021 was 7.10%, a 2.9% decline from 2020.
  • Romania poverty rate for 2020 was 10.00%, a 0.9% decline from 2019.
  • Romania poverty rate for 2019 was 10.90%, a 2.1% decline from 2018.
  • Romania poverty rate for 2018 was 13.00%, a 3.3% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Armenia 51.70%
Colombia 38.80%
Peru 33.40%
Ecuador 31.70%
Brazil 28.40%
Iran 24.80%
Dominican Republic 23.20%
Tonga 21.50%
Paraguay 20.80%
China 17.00%
Costa Rica 14.50%
Jamaica 13.90%
Montenegro 12.20%
Thailand 12.20%
Kazakhstan 10.60%
Turkey 7.60%
Serbia 7.50%
Romania 7.10%
Bulgaria 5.80%
Malaysia 2.30%
Russia 2.00%
Romania Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2021 7.10% -2.90%
2020 10.00% -0.90%
2019 10.90% -2.10%
2018 13.00% -3.30%
2017 16.30% -5.50%
2016 21.80% -5.60%
2015 27.40% -2.30%
2014 29.70% -3.10%
2013 32.80% -0.80%
2012 33.60% 0.10%
2011 33.50% 3.90%
2010 29.60% 1.90%
2009 27.70% -1.70%
2008 29.40% -6.80%
2007 36.20% -6.00%
2006 42.20% -6.00%