Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Romania

Romania: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 57.5% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
57.5%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
3rd
of 31 countries
All-time high
59.6%
in 2011
All-time low
55.7%
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2021

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Romania, 2008–2021

02040602008201420212008: 55.72011: 59.62012: 592016: 58.12019: 56.62020: 57.32021: 57.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Romania recorded 57.5% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Romania peaked at 59.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 55.7%, in 2008.

Romania ranks 3rd of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Romania, 2008 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2008 55.7%
2011 59.6% +7.0%
2012 59.0% -1.0%
2016 58.1% -1.6%
2019 56.6% -2.7%
2020 57.3% +1.3%
2021 57.5% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 55.7% 55.7% 55.7% 1
2010s 58.3% 56.6% 59.6% 4
2020s 57.4% 57.3% 57.5% 2

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 1 Belarus 59.7% compare
  2. 2 Poland 57.8% compare
  3. 4 Ukraine 57.1% compare
  4. 5 Republic of Moldova 56.8% compare
  5. 6 Serbia 55.0% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Romania?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Romania was 57.5% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 59.6% in 2011.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 55.7% in 2008.
How does Romania rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Romania ranks 3rd out of 31 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 292 data points, 2002–2023
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