Working-age population in Romania
Romania: Working-age population was 15,705 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Working-age population in Romania, 2007–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Romania recorded 15,705 for working-age population in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, working-age population in Romania peaked at 17,214 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 15,705, in 2025.
That places Romania 17th out of 57 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Working-age population in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 17,214 | — |
| 2008 | 16,933 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 16,941 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 16,836 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 16,714 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 16,643 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 16,604 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 16,571 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 16,536 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 16,476 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 16,397 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 16,328 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 16,217 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 16,115 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 15,910 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 15,769 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 15,813 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 15,769 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 15,705 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17,029 | 16,933 | 17,214 | 3 |
| 2010s | 16,532 | 16,217 | 16,836 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,847 | 15,705 | 16,115 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 14 Côte d'Ivoire 17,662 compare
- 15 Sri Lanka 17,548 compare
- 16 Chile 16,146 compare
- 18 Netherlands 14,851 compare
- 19 Cambodia 13,118 compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 12,021 compare
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 working-age population in Romania?
- Working-age population in Romania was 15,705 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest working-age population recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 17,214 in 2007.
- What is the lowest working-age population recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,705 in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for working-age population?
- Romania ranks 17th out of 57 countries with data for 2025.
- Is working-age population rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Working-age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The working-age population is commonly defined as persons aged 15 years and older, but this varies from country to country. The term disability, as defined in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), is used as an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. For measurement purposes, a person with disability is defined as a person who is limited in the kind or amount of activities that he or she can do because of ongoing difficulties due to a long-term physical condition, mental condition or health problem. For more information, refer to the Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI) database description.