Employment rate, aged 25-64 in Romania

Romania: Employment rate, aged 25-64 was 1.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
20th
of 108 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2018
All-time low
0.9%
in 2000
Years of data
19
1999–2018

Employment rate, aged 25-64 in Romania, 1999–2018

00.20.40.60.811999200820181999: 0.903 % of labor force aged 25-642000: 0.895 % of labor force aged 25-642001: 0.916 % of labor force aged 25-642002: 0.921 % of labor force aged 25-642003: 0.93 % of labor force aged 25-642004: 0.93 % of labor force aged 25-642005: 0.943 % of labor force aged 25-642006: 0.948 % of labor force aged 25-642007: 0.94 % of labor force aged 25-642008: 0.958 % of labor force aged 25-642009: 0.961 % of labor force aged 25-642010: 0.956 % of labor force aged 25-642011: 0.953 % of labor force aged 25-642012: 0.957 % of labor force aged 25-642013: 0.958 % of labor force aged 25-642014: 0.958 % of labor force aged 25-642015: 0.963 % of labor force aged 25-642016: 0.963 % of labor force aged 25-642018: 0.97 % of labor force aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force aged 25-64.

Analysis

Romania recorded 1.0% for employment rate, aged 25-64 in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 25-64 in Romania peaked at 1.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2000.

Romania ranks 20th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 25-64 in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64) in Romania, 1999 to 2018.
Year % of labor force aged 25-64 Change
1999 0.9%
2000 0.9% -0.9%
2001 0.9% +2.3%
2002 0.9% +0.6%
2003 0.9% +0.9%
2004 0.9% +0.0%
2005 0.9% +1.4%
2006 0.9% +0.5%
2007 0.9% -0.8%
2008 1.0% +1.9%
2009 1.0% +0.3%
2010 1.0% -0.6%
2011 1.0% -0.2%
2012 1.0% +0.4%
2013 1.0% +0.0%
2014 1.0% -0.0%
2015 1.0% +0.5%
2016 1.0% +0.0%
2018 1.0% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 10
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 8

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 17 Guinea 1.0% compare
  2. 18 Ghana 1.0% compare
  3. 19 Bangladesh 1.0% compare
  4. 21 Mexico 1.0% compare
  5. 22 Nigeria 1.0% compare
  6. 23 Ethiopia 1.0% compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 25-64 in Romania?
Employment rate, aged 25-64 in Romania was 1.0% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 25-64 recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2018.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 25-64 recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
How does Romania rank for employment rate, aged 25-64?
Romania ranks 20th out of 108 countries with data for 2018.
Is employment rate, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64)
Unit
% of labor force aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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