Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment in Romania
Romania: Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment was 8,638 Persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment in Romania, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Romania recorded 8,638 Persons for annual population and employment, national concept — total employment in 2025.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual population and employment, national concept — total employment in Romania peaked at 11,866 Persons in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8,579 Persons, in 2016.
That places Romania 14th out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment in Romania, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11,866 Persons | — |
| 1996 | 11,480 Persons | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 11,546 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 11,211 Persons | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 11,090 Persons | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 10,995 Persons | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 10,897 Persons | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 9,609 Persons | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 9,565 Persons | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 9,468 Persons | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 9,423 Persons | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 9,578 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 9,696 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 9,557 Persons | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 9,227 Persons | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 8,951 Persons | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 8,743 Persons | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 8,815 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 8,724 Persons | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 8,779 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 8,671 Persons | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 8,579 Persons | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 8,801 Persons | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 8,819 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 8,828 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 8,651 Persons | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 8,708 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 8,752 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 8,640 Persons | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 8,798 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 8,638 Persons | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,439 Persons | 11,090 Persons | 11,866 Persons | 5 |
| 2000s | 9,802 Persons | 9,227 Persons | 10,995 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,771 Persons | 8,579 Persons | 8,951 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,698 Persons | 8,638 Persons | 8,798 Persons | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Romania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7777 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7486 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1264 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 10,932 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,465 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,408 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,360 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 10,768 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual population and employment, national concept — total employment in Romania?
- Annual population and employment, national concept — total employment in Romania was 8,638 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual population and employment, national concept — total employment recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 11,866 Persons in 1995.
- What is the lowest annual population and employment, national concept — total employment recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,579 Persons in 2016.
- How does Romania rank for annual population and employment, national concept — total employment?
- Romania ranks 14th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual population and employment, national concept — total employment rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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 population and employment, national concept — Total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). 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