Employment in Romania
Romania: Employment was 7,694 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Latest (2025)
7,694
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
54th
of 174 countries
All-time high
11,198
in 1997
All-time low
7,694
in 2025
Years of data
32
1994β2025
Employment in Romania, 1994β2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in Romania is 7,694, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 32 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, employment in Romania peaked at 11,198 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7,694, in 2025.
Romania ranks 54th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,052 | 10,914 | 11,198 | 6 |
| 2000s | 9,648 | 9,115 | 10,893 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,603 | 8,449 | 8,713 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,888 | 7,694 | 8,521 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More work & labour data for Romania
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1264 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 10,932 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 5,465 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 5,408 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 5,360 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 10,768 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, per capita 0.0004 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in Romania?
- Employment in Romania was 7,694 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 11,198 in 1997.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,694 in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for employment?
- Romania ranks 54th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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