Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Moldova
Moldova: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 34.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Moldova, 1997–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Moldova is 34.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Moldova peaked at 94.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 2021.
Moldova ranks 54th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 84.5% | — |
| 1998 | 89.8% | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 92.2% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 94.4% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 91.3% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 85.6% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 79.7% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 80.5% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 83.5% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | -34.1% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | -16.6% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 45.2% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 40.7% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 42.0% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 35.3% | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 34.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 33.4% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 28.1% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | +27.8% |
| 2023 | 34.9% | -2.8% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 34.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.3%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 34.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 8.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.8% | 84.5% | 92.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 71.1% | 45.9% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 28.8% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 28.1% | 36.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More reference data data for Moldova
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1366 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6117 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Moldova?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Moldova was 34.9% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 2021.
- How does Moldova rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Moldova ranks 54th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.