Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Romania
Romania: Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week was 20.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Romania, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Romania stood at 20.6%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Romania peaked at 55.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2025.
That places Romania 3rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 55.1% | — |
| 2015 | 50.3% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 48.8% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 46.2% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 44.2% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 42.4% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 40.1% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 35.3% | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | -20.6% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | -18.6% |
| 2025 | 20.6% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.8% | 42.4% | 55.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 20.6% | 40.1% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Romania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7777 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7486 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1264 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 10,932 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,465 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,408 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,360 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 10,768 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Romania?
- Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Romania was 20.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 55.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week?
- Romania ranks 3rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by employment status and income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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