Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%) in Moldova
Moldova: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%) was 4.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Moldova, 1997–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Moldova is 4.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 22.9% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Moldova peaked at 15.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2022.
Moldova ranks 125th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 13.3% | — |
| 1998 | 15.3% | +15.0% |
| 1999 | 13.9% | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | -23.7% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | -18.3% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -30.9% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +22.9% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 4.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 29% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 4.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 39% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.2% | 13.3% | 15.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 10.3% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 3.8% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More infrastructure data for Moldova
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 120.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 734,202 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 24.19 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3056 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -13.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 734,202 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.52 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Moldova?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Moldova was 4.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2022.
- How does Moldova rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Moldova ranks 125th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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