Share of population in poverty ($3 a day): Romania
0.7001521531492472% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 23 years from 1989 to 2023 are below.
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.7001521531492472 |
| 2022 | 1.452808827161789 |
| 2021 | 2.0289815962314606 |
| 2020 | 2.429254539310932 |
| 2019 | 3.0924562364816666 |
| 2018 | 3.7382539361715317 |
| 2017 | 4.895263537764549 |
| 2016 | 5.2223630249500275 |
| 2015 | 7.599744200706482 |
| 2014 | 8.885923027992249 |
| 2013 | 8.744312822818756 |
| 2012 | 8.368191123008728 |
| 2011 | 7.11706355214119 |
| 2010 | 6.291244179010391 |
| 2009 | 5.345325544476509 |
| 2008 | 6.045683100819588 |
| 2007 | 8.143267035484314 |
| 2006 | 11.075025051832199 |
| 1997 | 4.1999999433755875 |
| 1995 | 3.500000014901161 |
| 1994 | 18.411999940872192 |
| 1992 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 |