One in five Romanians affected by poverty, official statistics say
<p>Almost one in five (19.8%) people in Romania were affected by severe material and social deprivation in 2023, according to the data published on Friday, June 28, by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).&nbsp;</p>

<p>There were 3.97 million poor people in 2023, 59,000 less than in 2022, <a href="https://www.news.ro/economic/ins-unul-din-cinci-romani-era-afectat-de-saracie-la-nivelul-anului-2023-numarul-persoanelor-sarace-a-scazut-anul-trecut-cu-59-000-persoane-fata-de-anul-2022-la-3-97-milioane-persoane-1922404428042024060921646613?mc_cid=d85abc3056&amp;mc_eid=cd1f92f96c" rel="noopener" target="_blank">News.ro</a> reported.</p>

<p>"21.1% of the resident population lived in a household whose income was lower than the threshold set at the level of 60% of the median available income per adult-equivalent. Almost 1 in 5 (19.8%) people were affected by severe material and social deprivation. 718,000 people up to 65 years of age (5.2%) lived in households with very low work intensity," INS data show.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Estimated on the basis of total available income, excluding consumption from own resources of the household, the relative poverty rate (AROP) was 21.1% in 2023, down by only 0.1 percentage points compared to the previous year.</p>

<p><em>iulian@romania-insider.com</em></p>

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