RO · 2017 · ilc_li02
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys
Romania, 2017
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys
22.9%
Romania, 2017
▼ 7.7% vs 2016 (24.8%)
Analysis
In 2017, Romania's at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex decreased by 7.7% compared to 2016, reaching 22.9%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 16.3%.
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 0.9% (from 23.1% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset ilc_li02, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
140.5%
EU-27: 16.3%
Romania timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · ilc_li02