Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Romania
Romania: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 1.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Romania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Romania is 1.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Romania peaked at 9.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2025.
That places Romania 104th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.2% | — |
| 1992 | 6.4% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 6.7% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 6.9% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 7.0% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 7.9% | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | -32.5% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -19.5% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | -5.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 5.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 6.2% | 8.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 3.9% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.0% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 101 Belarus 1.7% compare
- 102 Slovenia 1.7% compare
- 103 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.6% compare
- 105 Uzbekistan 1.6% compare
- 106 Luxembourg 1.5% compare
- 107 Vanuatu 1.4% 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, male (% of male employment) in Romania?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Romania was 1.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Romania ranks 104th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (% of male 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.