ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Romania
Romania: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 47.44 % 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
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Romania is 47.44 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Romania peaked at 54.82 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 45.3 %, in 2021.
That places Romania 75th out of 79 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 | 54.1 % | — |
| 2010 | 54.82 % | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 53.09 % | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 54.42 % | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 54.28 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 53.94 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 53.19 % | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 51.63 % | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 53.55 % | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 53.81 % | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 54 % | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 53.62 % | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 45.3 % | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 46.43 % | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 47.7 % | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 47.44 % | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.1 % | 54.1 % | 54.1 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 53.67 % | 51.63 % | 54.82 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.1 % | 45.3 % | 53.62 % | 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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 8.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 62,512 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5149 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4025 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 9,072 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7935 current 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 47.44 % 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 54.82 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3 % in 2021.
- How does Romania rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Romania ranks 75th out of 79 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 12.1%. 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, total (15+), 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.