RO · 2022 · ilc_peps01n
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex
Romania, 2022
In 2022, Romania's persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex increased by 0.0% compared to 2021, reaching 34.4%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 21.6%.
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 19.1% (from 42.5% in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset ilc_peps01n, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.