Employees by occupation in Romania

Romania: Employees by occupation was 6,687 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
6,687
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
8th
of 35 countries
All-time high
6,702
in 2024
All-time low
5,649
in 2010
Years of data
29
1997–2025

Employees by occupation in Romania, 1997–2025

02.0k4.0k6.0k1997201120251997: 6.7k1998: 6.4k1999: 6.2k2000: 5.9k2001: 5.8k2002: 5.9k2003: 5.7k2004: 6.1k2005: 5.9k2006: 6.1k2007: 6.2k2008: 6.3k2009: 6.2k2010: 5.6k2011: 5.7k2012: 5.7k2013: 5.7k2014: 5.9k2015: 6.1k2016: 6.2k2017: 6.4k2018: 6.5k2019: 6.6k2020: 6.5k2021: 6.6k2022: 6.7k2023: 6.6k2024: 6.7k2025: 6.7k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, employees by occupation in Romania stood at 6,687.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employees by occupation in Romania peaked at 6,702 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,649, in 2010.

Romania ranks 8th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Employees by occupation in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Employees by occupation in Romania, 1997 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1997 6,669
1998 6,429 -3.6%
1999 6,151 -4.3%
2000 5,872 -4.5%
2001 5,824 -0.8%
2002 5,882 +1.0%
2003 5,664 -3.7%
2004 6,070 +7.2%
2005 5,889 -3.0%
2006 6,145 +4.4%
2007 6,197 +0.9%
2008 6,317 +1.9%
2009 6,213 -1.6%
2010 5,649 -9.1%
2011 5,697 +0.9%
2012 5,734 +0.7%
2013 5,744 +0.2%
2014 5,850 +1.9%
2015 6,062 +3.6%
2016 6,201 +2.3%
2017 6,390 +3.0%
2018 6,497 +1.7%
2019 6,577 +1.2%
2020 6,496 -1.2%
2021 6,584 +1.4%
2022 6,657 +1.1%
2023 6,597 -0.9%
2024 6,702 +1.6%
2025 6,687 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,416 6,151 6,669 3
2000s 6,007 5,664 6,317 10
2010s 6,040 5,649 6,577 10
2020s 6,620 6,496 6,702 6

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 5 Italy 18,928 compare
  2. 6 Poland 13,946 compare
  3. 7 Netherlands 8,290 compare
  4. 9 Sweden 4,766 compare
  5. 10 Portugal 4,468 compare
  6. 11 Czechia 4,409 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employees by occupation in Romania?
Employees by occupation in Romania was 6,687 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employees by occupation recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 6,702 in 2024.
What is the lowest employees by occupation recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 5,649 in 2010.
How does Romania rank for employees by occupation?
Romania ranks 8th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is employees by occupation rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 Employees by occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employees by occupation
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,169 data points, 1983–2025
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