Poverty in Moldova

Moldova is considered one of the poorest countries in Europe despite substantial progress.[1] According to the UN Development Program's 2016 report, 9.6% of the population was living in absolute national poverty (as defined by the National Bureau of Statistics [NBS])[2] and the World Bank reports that 0.2% and 0.1% of the population live at $1.90 a day in 2016 and 2017 respectively.[3] Furthermore, the percentage of the population that was living below the national poverty line was 30.2 in 2006 and 9.6 in 2015.[4] In 2012, Moldova received 0.004 as its Multidimensional poverty index (MPI).[5]

  1. ^ "Moldova country profile". 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  2. ^ "NATIONAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2015/2016 REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA" (PDF). National Human Development Report 2016: Moldova. United Nations Development Programme. 2017. p. 42. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "Poverty & Equity Data Portal". povertydata.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  4. ^ "Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) | Data". data.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  5. ^ "| Human Development Reports". hdr.undp.org. Retrieved 2019-08-11.