RO · 2019 · ilc_li02

At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex

Romania, 2019

At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex
23.8%
Romania, 2019
▲ 1.3% vs 2018 (23.5%)
Analysis

In 2019, Romania's at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex increased by 1.3% compared to 2018, reaching 23.8%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 16.5%.

Romania ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 5.2% (from 25.1% in 2014).

Source: Eurostat dataset ilc_li02, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
144.2%
EU-27: 16.5%
Romania timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025