Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Romania
Romania: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 51.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Romania, 1966–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Romania stood at 51.4%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Romania peaked at 73.2% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 2021.
Romania ranks 166th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 73.2% | — |
| 1977 | 67.2% | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 59.3% | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 67.2% | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 64.8% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 66.0% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 65.1% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 64.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 64.4% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 63.2% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 57.8% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 55.9% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 53.9% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 54.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 54.5% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 54.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 54.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 54.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 54.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 54.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 53.7% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 54.9% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 55.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 55.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 51.1% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 51.8% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 51.5% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 52.0% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 51.4% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.2% | 73.2% | 73.2% | 1 |
| 1970s | 67.2% | 67.2% | 67.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 64.6% | 59.3% | 67.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 57.0% | 53.9% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 53.7% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 51.1% | 55.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Romania?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Romania was 51.4% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 1966.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 2021.
- How does Romania rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Romania ranks 166th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.