Poverty in Romania refers to the percentage of the
population of Romania that is considered to be living in poverty under various measures of poverty.
The Romanian government defines "poverty" as an income less than 60% of the national median. In 2017, 23.6% of the population, or 4.6 million people, were affected by poverty. The poverty rates varied by age, with 32.2% for those aged 0-17 and 19.2% for those aged 50-64. Among the development regions,
Nord-Est and
Sud-Vest had the highest poverty rates (33.4%), while
București - Ilfov
The București – Ilfov development region () is a development region in Romania, encompassing the national capital, Bucharest, as well as the surrounding Ilfov County. As other development regions, it does not have any administrative powers, it ...
had the lowest (6.1%).
In 2014, 70% of the
Roma minority were at risk of living in poverty.
Al doilea sondaj privind minoritățile și discriminarea în Uniunea Europeană
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2016
References
References
* National Institute of Statistics
"Dimensiuni ale incluziunii sociale în România, în anul 2017"
Bucharest, 2018
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