Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Romania
Romania: Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita was 24.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Romania, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 24.3% for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Romania peaked at 24.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 2008.
Romania ranks 108th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.8% | — |
| 2001 | 21.5% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 21.3% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 21.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 20.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 22.6% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 23.1% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 24.3% | +2.5% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 24.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.0%, 1.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Romania's 24.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.5%, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.1% | 20.8% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 20.9% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 22.6% | 24.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More gender data for Romania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,759 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.36 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,601 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,601 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4683 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 86,731 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 91,487 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 87,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 92,454 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 88,635 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Romania?
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Romania was 24.3% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 2008.
- How does Romania rank for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita?
- Romania ranks 108th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age refers to the combined prevalence of both non-pregnant women with hemoglobin levels below 12 g/dL and pregnant women with hemoglobin levels below 11 g/dL. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.