ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Romania
Romania: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 3.15 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Romania, 2009–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 3.15 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 83.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Romania peaked at 20.15 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.15 %, in 2024.
That places Romania 75th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 19.58 % | — |
| 2010 | 17.93 % | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 17.15 % | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 20.15 % | +17.5% |
| 2013 | 19.48 % | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 18.79 % | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 14.74 % | -21.6% |
| 2016 | 13.34 % | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 14.58 % | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 14.7 % | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.79 % | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 11.91 % | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 3.4 % | -71.5% |
| 2022 | 3.21 % | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 3.26 % | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 3.15 % | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.58 % | 19.58 % | 19.58 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.37 % | 12.79 % | 20.15 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.99 % | 3.15 % | 11.91 % | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Romania
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 16.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 5,837 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 26,096 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1556 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Romania?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Romania was 3.15 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 20.15 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.15 % in 2024.
- How does Romania rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Romania ranks 75th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.2%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.