ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Romania

Romania: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 2,809 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2,809 1000 No
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
26th
of 72 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 status of employment 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 status of employment in Romania stood at 2,809 1000 No.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Romania peaked at 5,608 1000 No in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2,633 1000 No, in 2021.

Romania ranks 26th of 72 countries on this measure, 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 status of employment in Romania, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, total, 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%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 2,809 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 832.2 1000 No, 3.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 2,809 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 922.19 1000 No, 3.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2012 -28.0% 5,148 1000 No 3,709 1000 No

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

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 23 Rwanda 3,286 1000 No compare
  2. 24 Guatemala 3,124 1000 No compare
  3. 25 Ecuador 2,908 1000 No compare
  4. 27 Spain 2,663 1000 No compare
  5. 28 Serbia 2,138 1000 No compare
  6. 29 Czechia 1,949 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Romania?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment 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 status of employment recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 5,608 1000 No in 2009.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment 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 status of employment?
Romania ranks 26th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment 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 status of employment, total, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, total, 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
78 places, 1,462 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.