Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st in Romania

Romania: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st was 55.1% in 2021. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2021)
55.1%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
4th
of 33 countries
All-time high
56.7%
in 2011
All-time low
54.9%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2008–2021

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st in Romania, 2008–2021

02040602008201420212008: 56.32011: 56.72012: 56.52016: 55.72019: 54.92020: 56.22021: 55.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Romania recorded 55.1% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Romania peaked at 56.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 54.9%, in 2019.

Romania ranks 4th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 56.3% 56.3% 56.3% 1
2010s 55.9% 54.9% 56.7% 4
2020s 55.7% 55.1% 56.2% 2

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 1 Serbia 58.9% compare
  2. 2 Belarus 56.7% compare
  3. 3 Poland 56.5% compare
  4. 5 Ukraine 55.1% compare
  5. 6 Republic of Moldova 53.7% compare
  6. 7 Armenia 52.9% compare

See the full ranking of 33 places β†’

More reference data data for Romania

All data for Romania β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Romania?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Romania was 55.1% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2011.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 54.9% in 2019.
How does Romania rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st?
Romania ranks 4th out of 33 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount