Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Romania
Romania: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 2.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Romania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Romania is 2.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Romania peaked at 16.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2025.
That places Romania 101st 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, total (% of total employment) in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.0% | — |
| 1992 | 13.2% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 13.4% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 13.6% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 14.1% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 14.2% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 15.0% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 16.4% | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 16.8% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | -30.5% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -25.9% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.1% | 13.0% | 16.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 7.9% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 3.6% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Romania?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Romania was 2.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Romania ranks 101st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. 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, total (% of total 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.