Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Romania

Romania: Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total was 15,290 Hours in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
15,290 Hours
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
7th
of 18 countries
All-time high
21,175 Hours
in 1995
All-time low
14,879 Hours
in 2020
Years of data
31
1995–2025

Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Romania, 1995–2025

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1995201020251995: 21.2k Hours1996: 20.9k Hours1997: 21.1k Hours1998: 20.4k Hours1999: 20.1k Hours2000: 20.0k Hours2001: 19.7k Hours2002: 17.9k Hours2003: 17.6k Hours2004: 17.3k Hours2005: 17.2k Hours2006: 17.2k Hours2007: 17.5k Hours2008: 17.2k Hours2009: 16.4k Hours2010: 16.1k Hours2011: 15.8k Hours2012: 15.7k Hours2013: 15.5k Hours2014: 15.5k Hours2015: 15.2k Hours2016: 15.2k Hours2017: 15.4k Hours2018: 15.4k Hours2019: 15.6k Hours2020: 14.9k Hours2021: 15.6k Hours2022: 15.5k Hours2023: 15.2k Hours2024: 15.8k Hours2025: 15.3k Hours

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours.

Analysis

In 2025, annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Romania stood at 15,290 Hours.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Romania peaked at 21,175 Hours in 1995 and was at its lowest, 14,879 Hours, in 2020.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment in Romania, 1995 to 2025.
Year Hours Change
1995 21,175 Hours
1996 20,916 Hours -1.2%
1997 21,083 Hours +0.8%
1998 20,432 Hours -3.1%
1999 20,083 Hours -1.7%
2000 19,960 Hours -0.6%
2001 19,742 Hours -1.1%
2002 17,876 Hours -9.5%
2003 17,580 Hours -1.7%
2004 17,333 Hours -1.4%
2005 17,192 Hours -0.8%
2006 17,173 Hours -0.1%
2007 17,458 Hours +1.7%
2008 17,176 Hours -1.6%
2009 16,370 Hours -4.7%
2010 16,060 Hours -1.9%
2011 15,761 Hours -1.9%
2012 15,661 Hours -0.6%
2013 15,480 Hours -1.2%
2014 15,478 Hours -0.0%
2015 15,224 Hours -1.6%
2016 15,249 Hours +0.2%
2017 15,414 Hours +1.1%
2018 15,437 Hours +0.2%
2019 15,596 Hours +1.0%
2020 14,879 Hours -4.6%
2021 15,565 Hours +4.6%
2022 15,500 Hours -0.4%
2023 15,181 Hours -2.1%
2024 15,779 Hours +3.9%
2025 15,290 Hours -3.1%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 15,290 Hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,991 Hours, 1.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 15,290 Hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 10,089 Hours, 1.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20,738 Hours 20,083 Hours 21,175 Hours 5
2000s 17,786 Hours 16,370 Hours 19,960 Hours 10
2010s 15,536 Hours 15,224 Hours 16,060 Hours 10
2020s 15,366 Hours 14,879 Hours 15,779 Hours 6

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 4 Estonia 1,169 Hours compare
  2. 4 Germany 61,241 Hours compare
  3. 5 France 46,218 Hours compare
  4. 6 Italy 46,042 Hours compare
  5. 8 Greece 10,392 Hours compare
  6. 9 Portugal 10,275 Hours compare
  7. 10 Czechia 9,902 Hours compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Romania?
Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Romania was 15,290 Hours in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 21,175 Hours in 1995.
What is the lowest annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 14,879 Hours in 2020.
How does Romania rank for annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total?
Romania ranks 7th out of 18 countries with data for 2025.
Is annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment
Unit
Hours
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
24 places, 774 data points, 1950–2025
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This table presents employment by institutional sector: Non-financial Corporations, Financial corporations, General Government, Households and Non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs). For countries where information is available, the table also shows employment data for public corporations. The default view of the table is for persons, but users can select alternative views for jobs and hours using the ‘Unit of measure’ filter. Employment covers employees and self-employed people. This table shows total employment according to the domestic concept, which is defined by the location of the producer unit: employees are residents and non-residents employed by resident producer units; and self-employed people are resident and non-resident self-employed people in resident producer units. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org