Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Romania
Romania: Share of workers in vulnerable employment was 13.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Romania, 1991–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 13.0% for share of workers in vulnerable employment in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Romania peaked at 35.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2025.
Romania ranks 137th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.9% | 28.1% | 33.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 22.3% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 14.6% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 13.0% | 14.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 134 New Caledonia 14.2% compare
- 135 Czechia 13.5% compare
- 136 Netherlands 13.4% compare
- 138 New Zealand 12.6% compare
- 139 North Macedonia 12.3% compare
- 140 Slovakia 11.8% compare
More work & labour data for Romania
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 51.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 61.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 67.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 41.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 66.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in vulnerable employment in Romania?
- Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Romania was 13.0% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for share of workers in vulnerable employment?
- Romania ranks 137th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in vulnerable employment rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in vulnerable employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of employed population who are working as independent own-account workers (self-employed without staff), or contributing family workers (self-employed in a household business or farm).