Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Romania
Romania: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income was 6.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6.5%
Change on year
up 27.5%
World rank
29th
of 47 countries
All-time high
9.9%
in 2007
All-time low
4.9%
in 2021
Years of data
19
2007–2025
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Romania, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Romania recorded 6.5% for persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.5% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Romania peaked at 9.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2021.
Romania ranks 29th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 9.9% | — |
| 2008 | 8.5% | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -18.9% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -22.2% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | -15.0% |
| 2025 | 6.5% | +27.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 8.1% | 9.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.0% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 4.9% | 6.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 35,752 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2669 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,014 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 13.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2561 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Romania?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Romania was 6.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2021.
- How does Romania rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by income?
- Romania ranks 29th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by income rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income quantile and household composition (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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