Employment by status in Romania
Romania: Employment by status was 85.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment by status in Romania, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 85.3% for employment by status in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by status in Romania peaked at 85.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.1%, in 2000.
Romania ranks 41st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Employment by status in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 69.5% | — |
| 1992 | 69.1% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 68.7% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 68.3% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 68.1% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 67.9% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 67.8% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 66.2% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 64.1% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 62.1% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 62.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 68.5% | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 68.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 73.6% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 72.8% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 74.4% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 74.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 75.7% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 75.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 73.1% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 74.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 75.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 76.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 79.3% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 81.6% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 81.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 84.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 84.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 85.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 85.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 85.3% | +0.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 85.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.7%, 98% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Romania's 85.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85.3%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.7% | 64.1% | 69.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 70.8% | 62.1% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 73.1% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 84.5% | 85.3% | 5 |
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 employment by status in Romania?
- Employment by status in Romania was 85.3% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment by status recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment by status recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for employment by status?
- Romania ranks 41st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment by status rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment by status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.