Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Romania
Romania: Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex was 41.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
41.4%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
1st
of 46 countries
All-time high
41.5%
in 2024
All-time low
21.6%
in 2019
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Romania, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage point.
Analysis
Romania recorded 41.4% for disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Romania peaked at 41.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2019.
Romania ranks 1st of 46 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage point | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 26.2% | — |
| 2015 | 23.6% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | +17.3% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 24.4% | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 41.5% | +70.1% |
| 2025 | 41.4% | -0.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 41.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.1%, 2.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Romania's 41.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.7%, 2.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.0% | 21.6% | 26.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 22.5% | 41.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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 disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Romania?
- Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Romania was 41.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2019.
- How does Romania rank for disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex?
- Romania ranks 1st out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex (source EU-SILC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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