Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Romania
Romania: Public sector employment as a share of total employment was 12.66 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Romania, 2000–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, public sector employment as a share of total employment in Romania stood at 12.66.
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 26.67 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.51, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.51 | — |
| 2001 | 26.67 | +963.8% |
| 2002 | 24.13 | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 22.01 | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 21.99 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 19.98 | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 15.34 | -23.2% |
| 2008 | 11.85 | -22.8% |
| 2009 | 12.11 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 12.82 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 12.5 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 13.08 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 12.8 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 12.79 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 13.17 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 12.51 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 13.22 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 13.49 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 13.17 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 12.66 | -3.8% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 12.66 is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.54, 54% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Romania's 12.66 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.43, 52% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public sector employment as a share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +963.8% | 2.51 | 26.67 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4 | 2.51 | 26.67 | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.95 | 12.5 | 13.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.66 | 12.66 | 12.66 | 1 |
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 public sector employment as a share of total employment in Romania?
- Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Romania was 12.66 in 2020, according to 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 26.67 in 2001.
- What is the lowest public sector employment as a share of total employment recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 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 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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