Bulgaria vs Romania: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by

Bulgaria
47.66 %
in 2024
Romania
47.44 %
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
74th
Romania rank
75th

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Romania
0204060200620152024

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 47.66 % against 47.44 % in Romania, a difference of 0.22 %.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Romania ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 74th and Romania ranks 75th of 79 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 47.78 % 54.1 % 6.32 % Romania
2010s 45.81 % 53.67 % 7.86 % Romania
2020s 47.17 % 48.1 % 0.926 % Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by, Bulgaria or Romania?
Bulgaria, at 47.66 % against 47.44 % in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by between Bulgaria and Romania?
0.22 %, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Bulgaria ranks 74th and Romania ranks 75th of 79 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,544 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.