Labour force participation rate in Romania
Romania: Labour force participation rate was 51.4 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labour force participation rate in Romania, 1999–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup.
Analysis
In 2025, labour force participation rate in Romania stood at 51.4 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rate in Romania peaked at 63.15 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 1999 and was at its lowest, 51.05 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup, in 2021.
Romania ranks 32nd of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.15 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 63.15 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 63.15 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.39 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 53.92 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 63 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.63 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 53.7 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 55.15 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.15 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 51.05 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 55.08 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 29 Costa Rica 55.13 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 30 Bulgaria 55.1 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 31 Greece 52.9 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 33 Italy 49.9 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup 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 labour force participation rate in Romania?
- Labour force participation rate in Romania was 51.4 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest labour force participation rate recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 63.15 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 1999.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rate recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.05 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 2021.
- How does Romania rank for labour force participation rate?
- Romania ranks 32nd out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rate 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Labour force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the labour force participation rate is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the labour force participation rate by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The labour force participation rate is calculated as the number of the labour force population as a percentage of the working age population. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.