Employed persons by professional status in Romania

Romania: Employed persons by professional status was 7,689 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
7,689
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
8th
of 35 countries
All-time high
10,996
in 1997
All-time low
7,689
in 2025
Years of data
29
1997–2025

Employed persons by professional status in Romania, 1997–2025

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1997201120251997: 11.0k1998: 10.9k1999: 10.8k2000: 10.6k2001: 10.5k2002: 9.6k2003: 9.4k2004: 9.3k2005: 9.1k2006: 9.3k2007: 9.4k2008: 9.4k2009: 9.2k2010: 8.7k2011: 8.5k2012: 8.6k2013: 8.5k2014: 8.6k2015: 8.5k2016: 8.4k2017: 8.7k2018: 8.7k2019: 8.7k2020: 8.5k2021: 7.7k2022: 7.8k2023: 7.7k2024: 7.8k2025: 7.7k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Romania recorded 7,689 for employed persons by professional status in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed persons by professional status in Romania peaked at 10,996 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7,689, in 2025.

That places Romania 8th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Employed persons by professional status in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Employed persons by professional status in Romania, 1997 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1997 10,996
1998 10,864 -1.2%
1999 10,750 -1.0%
2000 10,612 -1.3%
2001 10,507 -1.0%
2002 9,565 -9.0%
2003 9,368 -2.1%
2004 9,283 -0.9%
2005 9,115 -1.8%
2006 9,291 +1.9%
2007 9,353 +0.7%
2008 9,369 +0.2%
2009 9,244 -1.3%
2010 8,713 -5.7%
2011 8,528 -2.1%
2012 8,605 +0.9%
2013 8,549 -0.7%
2014 8,614 +0.8%
2015 8,535 -0.9%
2016 8,449 -1.0%
2017 8,671 +2.6%
2018 8,688 +0.2%
2019 8,680 -0.1%
2020 8,521 -1.8%
2021 7,746 -9.1%
2022 7,799 +0.7%
2023 7,689 -1.4%
2024 7,847 +2.1%
2025 7,689 -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,870 10,750 10,996 3
2000s 9,571 9,115 10,612 10
2010s 8,603 8,449 8,713 10
2020s 7,882 7,689 8,521 6

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 5 Spain 22,203 compare
  2. 6 Poland 17,187 compare
  3. 7 Netherlands 9,833 compare
  4. 9 Sweden 5,263 compare
  5. 10 Portugal 5,245 compare
  6. 11 Czechia 5,228 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed persons by professional status in Romania?
Employed persons by professional status in Romania was 7,689 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employed persons by professional status recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 10,996 in 1997.
What is the lowest employed persons by professional status recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 7,689 in 2025.
How does Romania rank for employed persons by professional status?
Romania ranks 8th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is employed persons by professional status rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons by professional status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed persons by professional status
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,169 data points, 1983–2025
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