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
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Romania, 1997–2025
Source: Eurostat.
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 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.4, in 2025.
Romania ranks 46th of 47 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
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 14.6 | — |
| 1998 | 15.7 | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 15.7 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 15.6 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 16 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 11 | -31.2% |
| 2003 | 12 | +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 | -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% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 2.4 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.45, 21% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Romania's 2.4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.2, 16% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -44.1% | 6.8 | 3.8 |
| 2002 | -31.2% | 16 | 11 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.33 | 14.6 | 15.7 | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.41 | 9.7 | 16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.37 | 7.1 | 11.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9 | 2.4 | 6.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 43 North Macedonia 3.6 compare
- 43 North Macedonia 3.6 compare
- 45 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.5 compare
- 47 Bulgaria 2 compare
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 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 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 46th out of 47 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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