Employers, female (% of female employment) in Romania
Romania: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 0.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Romania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, female (% of female employment) in Romania stood at 0.7%.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Romania peaked at 0.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2019.
Romania ranks 161st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.8% | — |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -18.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 35% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 36% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 158 Mauritania 0.8% compare
- 159 Syrian Arab Republic 0.7% compare
- 160 Kuwait 0.7% compare
- 162 Benin 0.7% compare
- 163 Lithuania 0.7% compare
- 164 Bangladesh 0.7% 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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Romania?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Romania was 0.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
- How does Romania rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Romania ranks 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).