Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most in Romania

Romania: Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most was 15.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
15.9%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
2nd
of 43 countries
All-time high
30.3%
in 2015
All-time low
15.6%
in 2024
Years of data
11
2015–2025

Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most in Romania, 2015–2025

01020302015202020252015: 30.3 Percentage2016: 28.6 Percentage2017: 28.3 Percentage2018: 26 Percentage2019: 22.4 Percentage2020: 22.4 Percentage2021: 20.5 Percentage2022: 19.6 Percentage2023: 17.6 Percentage2024: 15.6 Percentage2025: 15.9 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Romania recorded 15.9% for persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most in Romania peaked at 30.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2024.

Romania ranks 2nd of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most frequent activity status and income quantile in Romania, 2015 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2015 30.3%
2016 28.6% -5.6%
2017 28.3% -1.0%
2018 26.0% -8.1%
2019 22.4% -13.8%
2020 22.4% +0.0%
2021 20.5% -8.5%
2022 19.6% -4.4%
2023 17.6% -10.2%
2024 15.6% -11.4%
2025 15.9% +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 27.1% 22.4% 30.3% 5
2020s 18.6% 15.6% 22.4% 6

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 1 Bulgaria 24.5% compare
  2. 3 Montenegro 11.5% compare
  3. 4 Türkiye 8.4% compare
  4. 5 North Macedonia 6.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most in Romania?
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most in Romania was 15.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2015.
What is the lowest persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2024.
How does Romania rank for persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most?
Romania ranks 2nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most frequent activity status and income quantile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most frequent activity status and income quantile
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 478 data points, 2015–2025
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