Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Romania

Romania: Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment was 2.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
2.4%
Change on year
down 25.0%
World rank
44th
of 45 countries
All-time high
16.0%
in 2001
All-time low
2.4%
in 2025
Years of data
29
1997–2025

Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Romania, 1997–2025

0510151997201120251997: 14.6 Percentage1998: 15.7 Percentage1999: 15.7 Percentage2000: 15.6 Percentage2001: 16 Percentage2002: 11 Percentage2003: 12 Percentage2004: 10.2 Percentage2005: 10.2 Percentage2006: 9.7 Percentage2007: 9.7 Percentage2008: 9.9 Percentage2009: 9.8 Percentage2010: 11.2 Percentage2011: 10.7 Percentage2012: 10.5 Percentage2013: 10.3 Percentage2014: 10 Percentage2015: 9.9 Percentage2016: 8.6 Percentage2017: 7.9 Percentage2018: 7.5 Percentage2019: 7.1 Percentage2020: 6.8 Percentage2021: 3.8 Percentage2022: 3.6 Percentage2023: 3.6 Percentage2024: 3.2 Percentage2025: 2.4 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

In 2025, persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Romania stood at 2.4%. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 75.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Romania peaked at 16.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2025.

Romania ranks 44th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Romania, 1997 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
1997 14.6%
1998 15.7% +7.5%
1999 15.7% +0.0%
2000 15.6% -0.6%
2001 16.0% +2.6%
2002 11.0% -31.2%
2003 12.0% +9.1%
2004 10.2% -15.0%
2005 10.2% +0.0%
2006 9.7% -4.9%
2007 9.7% +0.0%
2008 9.9% +2.1%
2009 9.8% -1.0%
2010 11.2% +14.3%
2011 10.7% -4.5%
2012 10.5% -1.9%
2013 10.3% -1.9%
2014 10.0% -2.9%
2015 9.9% -1.0%
2016 8.6% -13.1%
2017 7.9% -8.1%
2018 7.5% -5.1%
2019 7.1% -5.3%
2020 6.8% -4.2%
2021 3.8% -44.1%
2022 3.6% -5.3%
2023 3.6% +0.0%
2024 3.2% -11.1%
2025 2.4% -25.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.3% 14.6% 15.7% 3
2000s 11.4% 9.7% 16.0% 10
2010s 9.4% 7.1% 11.2% 10
2020s 3.9% 2.4% 6.8% 6

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 42 North Macedonia 3.6% compare
  2. 43 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.5% compare
  3. 45 Bulgaria 2.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Romania?
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Romania was 2.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2001.
What is the lowest persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2025.
How does Romania rank for persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment?
Romania ranks 44th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 75.8%. 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 Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 1,438 data points, 1983–2025
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