Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Romania
Romania: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 3.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Romania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Romania is 3.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Romania peaked at 26.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2025.
That places Romania 97th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.1% | — |
| 1992 | 22.2% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 22.4% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 22.6% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 23.0% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 23.4% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 23.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 24.2% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 26.4% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 26.6% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 26.3% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 18.5% | -29.7% |
| 2003 | 19.8% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | -16.8% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -27.4% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | -9.2% |
| 2025 | 3.7% | -6.9% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 3.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 8.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Romania's 3.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 3.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.3% | 22.1% | 26.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 12.9% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 5.6% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 5.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 94 North Macedonia 4.1% compare
- 95 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.0% compare
- 96 Comoros 3.8% compare
- 98 Ghana 3.6% compare
- 99 Belarus 3.3% compare
- 100 Republic of Moldova 3.1% compare
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 contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Romania?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Romania was 3.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Romania ranks 97th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.