Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Romania
Romania: Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 7,694 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Romania, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Romania stood at 7,694. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Romania peaked at 8,689 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7,694, in 2025.
That places Romania 21st out of 71 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8,614 | — |
| 2015 | 8,535 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 8,449 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 8,671 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 8,689 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 8,680 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 8,521 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 7,755 | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 7,806 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 7,696 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 7,853 | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 7,694 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8,606 | 8,449 | 8,689 | 6 |
| 2020s | 7,888 | 7,694 | 8,521 | 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 employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Romania?
- Employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Romania was 7,694 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 8,689 in 2018.
- What is the lowest employment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,694 in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for employment (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Romania ranks 21st out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment (current ilo definition - icls19) 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 International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. Persons in employment are defined as all those of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit. They comprise employed persons who worked in a job for at least one hour and employed persons not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.