Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Romania
Romania: Public sector employment as a share of total employment was 12.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Romania, 2000–2020
Source: World Bank (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, public sector employment as a share of total employment in Romania stood at 12.7%.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employment as a share of total employment in Romania peaked at 26.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2000.
Romania ranks 56th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 26.7% | +963.8% |
| 2002 | 24.1% | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | -23.2% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -22.8% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 2.5% | 26.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.5% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
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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 public sector employment as a share of total employment in Romania?
- Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Romania was 12.7% in 2020, according to World Bank (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public sector employment as a share of total employment recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest public sector employment as a share of total employment recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for public sector employment as a share of total employment?
- Romania ranks 56th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is public sector employment as a share of total employment rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Public sector employment as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all employed people who are paid employees of the public sector, including government, the armed forces, public services, and state-owned enterprises.