Romania vs Turkey: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)
Romania
48.3%
in 2025
Turkey
49.0%
in 2025
Romania rank
142nd
Turkey rank
141st
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) over time
- Romania
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 49.0% against 48.3% in Romania, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 142nd and Turkey ranks 141st of 178 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.0% | 42.9% | 10.1% | Romania |
| 2010s | 51.3% | 45.7% | 5.6% | Romania |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 47.1% | 2.2% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Romania or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 49.0% against 48.3% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Romania and Turkey?
- 0.7%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Turkey?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Turkey rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Romania ranks 142nd and Turkey ranks 141st of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.