ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Romania

Romania: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 2,809 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2,809 1000 No
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
31st
of 82 countries
All-time high
5,608 1000 No
in 2009
All-time low
2,633 1000 No
in 2021
Years of data
16
2009–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Romania, 2009–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k2009201620242009: 5.6k 1000 No2010: 5.4k 1000 No2011: 5.1k 1000 No2012: 3.7k 1000 No2013: 3.7k 1000 No2014: 3.6k 1000 No2015: 3.6k 1000 No2016: 3.5k 1000 No2017: 3.4k 1000 No2018: 3.4k 1000 No2019: 3.3k 1000 No2020: 3.3k 1000 No2021: 2.6k 1000 No2022: 2.7k 1000 No2023: 2.8k 1000 No2024: 2.8k 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Romania stood at 2,809 1000 No.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Romania peaked at 5,608 1000 No in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2,633 1000 No, in 2021.

That places Romania 31st out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Romania, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Romania, 2009 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2009 5,608 1000 No
2010 5,363 1000 No -4.4%
2011 5,148 1000 No -4.0%
2012 3,709 1000 No -28.0%
2013 3,681 1000 No -0.7%
2014 3,642 1000 No -1.1%
2015 3,584 1000 No -1.6%
2016 3,528 1000 No -1.6%
2017 3,419 1000 No -3.1%
2018 3,351 1000 No -2.0%
2019 3,347 1000 No -0.1%
2020 3,276 1000 No -2.1%
2021 2,633 1000 No -19.6%
2022 2,673 1000 No +1.5%
2023 2,820 1000 No +5.5%
2024 2,809 1000 No -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5,608 1000 No 5,608 1000 No 5,608 1000 No 1
2010s 3,877 1000 No 3,347 1000 No 5,363 1000 No 10
2020s 2,842 1000 No 2,633 1000 No 3,276 1000 No 5

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  5. 33 Azerbaijan 2,412 1000 No compare
  6. 34 Serbia 2,138 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Romania?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Romania was 2,809 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 5,608 1000 No in 2009.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 2,633 1000 No in 2021.
How does Romania rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
Romania ranks 31st out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
90 places, 1,601 data points, 1987–2025
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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.