Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Romania
Romania: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 17.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Romania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Romania recorded 17.0% for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Romania peaked at 37.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2025.
Romania ranks 149th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 29.1% | — |
| 1992 | 29.7% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 30.1% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 30.5% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 30.6% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 30.7% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 30.8% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 32.7% | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 34.5% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 37.0% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 37.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 32.3% | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 31.6% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 27.2% | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 27.2% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 26.8% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 26.3% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 26.1% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 17.1% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 17.0% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.0% | 29.1% | 34.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 29.9% | 25.8% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 18.4% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 17.0% | 18.0% | 6 |
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,465 1000 No (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 10,768 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Romania?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Romania was 17.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Romania ranks 149th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.