Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Romania
Romania: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) was 21.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Romania, 1992–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Romania recorded 21.4% for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Romania peaked at 50.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2025.
Romania ranks 146th of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 50.8% | — |
| 1995 | 48.3% | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 46.4% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 42.1% | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 41.6% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 38.8% | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 36.9% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 35.3% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 32.3% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 31.4% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 30.3% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 28.2% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 28.3% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 29.1% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 28.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 27.5% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 21.4% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.7% | 38.8% | 50.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 27.3% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 26.6% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 21.4% | 29.2% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7486 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Romania?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Romania was 21.4% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 1992.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Romania ranks 146th out of 154 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.