Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Romania
Romania: Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time was 59.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
59.7%
Change on year
up 10.6%
World rank
1st
of 45 countries
All-time high
63.2%
in 2021
All-time low
29.0%
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Romania, 1997–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Romania is 59.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Romania peaked at 63.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 1997.
Romania ranks 1st of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 29.0% | — |
| 1998 | 31.8% | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 33.4% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 37.8% | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 37.7% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 44.3% | +17.5% |
| 2003 | 45.4% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 47.5% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 45.0% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 43.3% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 45.3% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 44.0% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 47.7% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 48.5% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 51.1% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 47.2% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 63.2% | +30.6% |
| 2022 | 56.5% | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 54.6% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 54.0% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 59.7% | +10.6% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 59.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.6%, 3.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Romania's 59.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.8%, 3.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.4% | 29.0% | 33.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 44.2% | 37.7% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 44.0% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.1% | 48.4% | 63.2% | 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 persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Romania?
- Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Romania was 59.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 1997.
- How does Romania rank for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time?
- Romania ranks 1st out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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