Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Romania
Romania: Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private was 43.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
43.0%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
4th
of 45 countries
All-time high
43.6%
in 2021
All-time low
31.9%
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Romania, 1997–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Romania is 43.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Romania peaked at 43.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 1997.
Romania ranks 4th 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 outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 31.9% | — |
| 1998 | 32.8% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 33.1% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 33.6% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 34.8% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 39.8% | +14.4% |
| 2003 | 40.5% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 40.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 42.3% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 41.1% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 41.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 41.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 40.8% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 40.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 39.6% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 40.7% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 39.3% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 39.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 43.6% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 42.8% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 43.4% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 42.5% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 43.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.6% | 31.9% | 33.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 33.6% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 39.1% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.4% | 39.1% | 43.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 46.2% compare
- 2 Türkiye 43.8% compare
- 3 Montenegro 43.2% compare
- 5 North Macedonia 42.9% compare
- 6 Italy 41.9% compare
- 7 Croatia 39.4% compare
- 7 Croatia 39.4% 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 outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Romania?
- Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Romania was 43.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 1997.
- How does Romania rank for persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private?
- Romania ranks 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 outside the labour force - % of total population in private households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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