Part time employment, total in Romania
Romania: Part time employment, total was 3.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, total in Romania, 1997–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
Romania recorded 3.2% for part time employment, total in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% on the previous year and down 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Romania peaked at 16.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2024.
Romania ranks 106th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Part time employment, total in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 15.2% | — |
| 1998 | 16.3% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 16.4% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 16.3% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 16.8% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | -31.8% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -43.1% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.0% | 15.2% | 16.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 9.7% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 7.1% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.2% | 6.8% | 5 |
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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 part time employment, total in Romania?
- Part time employment, total in Romania was 3.2% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2024.
- How does Romania rank for part time employment, total?
- Romania ranks 106th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.