Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Moldova
Moldova: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 0.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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
In 2023, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Moldova stood at 0.8%.
That represents a change of up 164.7% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Moldova peaked at 64.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.
Moldova ranks 83rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.0% | 37.1% | 64.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 6.0% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.4% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Moldova?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Moldova was 0.8% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- How does Moldova rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Moldova ranks 83rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.