Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Romania
Romania: Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life was 58.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Romania, 2004–2016
Source: Eurobarometer (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Romania is 58.9%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Romania peaked at 58.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 2010.
Romania ranks 30th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 48.5% | — |
| 2005 | 45.5% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 45.5% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 51.0% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 40.7% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 45.2% | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 46.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 48.0% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 55.5% | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 58.2% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 58.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.9% | 45.5% | 51.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 40.7% | 58.9% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Romania?
- Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Romania was 58.9% in 2016, according to Eurobarometer (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people who say they are satisfied with their life recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 58.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of people who say they are satisfied with their life recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 2010.
- How does Romania rank for share of people who say they are satisfied with their life?
- Romania ranks 30th out of 34 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of people who say they are satisfied with their life rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurobarometer (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people answering "very satisfied" or "fairly satisfied" to the question "On the whole, are you very satisfied, fairly satisfied, not very satisfied, or not at all satisfied with the life you lead?"