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

Romania: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 74.1 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
74.1 %
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
36th
of 72 countries
All-time high
74.6 %
in 2023
All-time low
38.4 %
in 2012
Years of data
16
2009–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Romania, 2009–2024

0204060802009201620242009: 49.7 %2010: 46.8 %2011: 49 %2012: 38.4 %2013: 39.3 %2014: 40.4 %2015: 47.7 %2016: 52 %2017: 51.4 %2018: 52.7 %2019: 54.6 %2020: 55.6 %2021: 72 %2022: 72.8 %2023: 74.6 %2024: 74.1 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Romania is 74.1 %, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 83.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Romania peaked at 74.6 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.4 %, in 2012.

That places Romania 36th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Romania, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Romania, 2009 to 2024.
Year % Change
2009 49.7 %
2010 46.8 % -5.8%
2011 49 % +4.7%
2012 38.4 % -21.6%
2013 39.3 % +2.3%
2014 40.4 % +2.8%
2015 47.7 % +18.1%
2016 52 % +9.0%
2017 51.4 % -1.2%
2018 52.7 % +2.5%
2019 54.6 % +3.6%
2020 55.6 % +1.8%
2021 72 % +29.5%
2022 72.8 % +1.1%
2023 74.6 % +2.5%
2024 74.1 % -0.7%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 74.1 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.45 %, 89% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 74.1 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.8 %, 88% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of 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
2021 +29.5% 55.6 % 72 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 49.7 % 49.7 % 49.7 % 1
2010s 47.23 % 38.4 % 54.6 % 10
2020s 69.82 % 55.6 % 74.6 % 5

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 77.2 % compare
  2. 34 Italy 76.1 % compare
  3. 35 Palestine, State of 75.9 % compare
  4. 37 Poland 73.9 % compare
  5. 38 Serbia 71.1 % compare
  6. 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 70.4 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Romania?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Romania was 74.1 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 74.6 % in 2023.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 38.4 % in 2012.
How does Romania rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Romania ranks 36th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 83.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
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.