Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Romania
Romania: Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data was 75 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Romania, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Romania recorded 75 Thousand persons for labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Romania peaked at 161 Thousand persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 75 Thousand persons, in 2025.
Romania ranks 20th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Romania, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 119 Thousand persons | — |
| 2010 | 138 Thousand persons | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 139 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 132 Thousand persons | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 145 Thousand persons | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 151 Thousand persons | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 161 Thousand persons | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 129 Thousand persons | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 126 Thousand persons | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 118 Thousand persons | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 111 Thousand persons | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 102 Thousand persons | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 117 Thousand persons | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 110 Thousand persons | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 99 Thousand persons | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 88 Thousand persons | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 75 Thousand persons | -14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 119 Thousand persons | 119 Thousand persons | 119 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 135 Thousand persons | 111 Thousand persons | 161 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5 Thousand persons | 75 Thousand persons | 117 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- 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 market slack by sex and age - annual data in Romania?
- Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Romania was 75 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour market slack by sex and age - annual data recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 161 Thousand persons in 2015.
- What is the lowest labour market slack by sex and age - annual data recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 75 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for labour market slack by sex and age - annual data?
- Romania ranks 20th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour market slack by sex and age - annual data rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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