RO · 2018 · ilc_li02

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

Romania, 2018

At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex
24.5%
Romania, 2018
▲ 1.2% vs 2017 (24.2%)
Analysis

In 2018, Romania's at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex increased by 1.2% compared to 2017, reaching 24.5%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 17.5%.

Romania ranks 3rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 7.0% (from 22.9% in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
140.0%
EU-27: 17.5%
Romania timeline (last 15 years)
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