Newly employed: % of persons in current job for 12 … citizenship in Romania
Romania: Newly employed: % of persons in current job for 12 … citizenship was 5.1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Newly employed by professional status and citizenship - % of persons in Romania, 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, newly employed by professional status and citizenship - % of persons in Romania stood at 5.1.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.6% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newly employed by professional status and citizenship - % of persons in Romania peaked at 17.7 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2020.
That places Romania 46th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Newly employed: % of persons in current job for 12 … citizenship in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 10.8 | — |
| 2003 | 9.2 | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 17.7 | +92.4% |
| 2005 | 12.3 | -30.5% |
| 2006 | 12.4 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 10.7 | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 8.5 | -20.6% |
| 2009 | 6.8 | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 6.2 | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 6.4 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 5.8 | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 5.6 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 5.5 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 7 | +27.3% |
| 2016 | 5.5 | -21.4% |
| 2017 | 6.4 | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 5.6 | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 5.5 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 5 | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 6.2 | +24.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 6.2 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 5.9 | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 5.1 | -13.6% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 5.1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.75, 37% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Romania's 5.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.9, 37% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newly employed: % of persons in current job for 12 … citizenship in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +92.4% | 9.2 | 17.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.05 | 6.8 | 17.7 | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.95 | 5.5 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.73 | 5 | 6.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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 newly employed by professional status and citizenship - % of persons in Romania?
- Newly employed by professional status and citizenship - % of persons in Romania was 5.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest newly employed by professional status and citizenship - % of persons recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7 in 2004.
- What is the lowest newly employed by professional status and citizenship - % of persons recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2020.
- How does Romania rank for newly employed by professional status and citizenship - % of persons?
- Romania ranks 46th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is newly employed by professional status and citizenship - % of persons rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. 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 Newly employed by professional status and citizenship - % of persons in current job for 12 months or less in total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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