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

Republic of Moldova: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 67.2 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
67.2 %
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
2nd
of 4 countries
All-time high
76.8 %
in 2016
All-time low
49.8 %
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Republic of Moldova, 2000–2024

0204060802000201220242000: 49.8 %2001: 54.1 %2002: 55.8 %2003: 57.7 %2004: 58.4 %2005: 61.6 %2006: 65.7 %2007: 67 %2008: 67.7 %2009: 69.3 %2010: 72.8 %2011: 72.2 %2012: 73.8 %2013: 74 %2014: 74.3 %2015: 75.5 %2016: 76.8 %2017: 75.3 %2018: 74.6 %2019: 69 %2020: 70.3 %2021: 70.4 %2022: 69.3 %2023: 66 %2024: 67.2 %

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

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Republic of Moldova stood at 67.2 %.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Republic of Moldova peaked at 76.8 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 49.8 %, in 2000.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value in Republic of Moldova, 2000 to 2024.
Year % Change
2000 49.8 %
2001 54.1 % +8.6%
2002 55.8 % +3.1%
2003 57.7 % +3.4%
2004 58.4 % +1.2%
2005 61.6 % +5.5%
2006 65.7 % +6.7%
2007 67 % +2.0%
2008 67.7 % +1.0%
2009 69.3 % +2.4%
2010 72.8 % +5.1%
2011 72.2 % -0.8%
2012 73.8 % +2.2%
2013 74 % +0.3%
2014 74.3 % +0.4%
2015 75.5 % +1.6%
2016 76.8 % +1.7%
2017 75.3 % -2.0%
2018 74.6 % -0.9%
2019 69 % -7.5%
2020 70.3 % +1.9%
2021 70.4 % +0.1%
2022 69.3 % -1.6%
2023 66 % -4.8%
2024 67.2 % +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 60.71 % 49.8 % 69.3 % 10
2010s 73.83 % 69 % 76.8 % 10
2020s 68.64 % 66 % 70.4 % 5

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  4. 2 Mongolia 87.7 % compare
  5. 3 Türkiye 64.9 % compare
  6. 3 Zambia 87.4 % compare
  7. 4 Angola 84.8 % compare
  8. 4 Viet Nam 57 % compare
  9. 5 India 83.6 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Republic of Moldova?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Republic of Moldova was 67.2 % 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 Republic of Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 76.8 % in 2016.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 49.8 % in 2000.
How does Republic of Moldova rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Republic of Moldova ranks 2nd out of 4 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Republic of Moldova 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, self-employed, 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, self-employed, 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, 1,460 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.