Poverty in Romania

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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. [1] The poverty rates varied by age, with 32.2% for those aged 0-17 and 19.2% for those aged 50-64. [2] Among the development regions, Nord-Est and Sud-Vest had the highest poverty rates (33.4%), while București - Ilfov had the lowest (6.1%). [3]

In 2014, 70% of the Roma minority were at risk of living in poverty. [4]

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