Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in Romania

Romania: Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban was 0.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
33rd
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2018
All-time low
0.5%
in 2001
Years of data
19
1999–2018

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in Romania, 1999–2018

00.20.40.61999200820181999: 0.556 % of urban population in working age2000: 0.538 % of urban population in working age2001: 0.528 % of urban population in working age2002: 0.533 % of urban population in working age2003: 0.54 % of urban population in working age2004: 0.586 % of urban population in working age2005: 0.561 % of urban population in working age2006: 0.59 % of urban population in working age2007: 0.61 % of urban population in working age2008: 0.625 % of urban population in working age2009: 0.637 % of urban population in working age2010: 0.64 % of urban population in working age2011: 0.629 % of urban population in working age2012: 0.619 % of urban population in working age2013: 0.635 % of urban population in working age2014: 0.651 % of urban population in working age2015: 0.653 % of urban population in working age2016: 0.666 % of urban population in working age2018: 0.669 % of urban population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban population in working age.

Analysis

Romania recorded 0.7% for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in Romania peaked at 0.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2001.

Romania ranks 33rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population in working age) in Romania, 1999 to 2018.
Year % of urban population in working age Change
1999 0.6%
2000 0.5% -3.2%
2001 0.5% -1.9%
2002 0.5% +1.0%
2003 0.5% +1.3%
2004 0.6% +8.5%
2005 0.6% -4.4%
2006 0.6% +5.3%
2007 0.6% +3.4%
2008 0.6% +2.4%
2009 0.6% +1.9%
2010 0.6% +0.4%
2011 0.6% -1.7%
2012 0.6% -1.6%
2013 0.6% +2.7%
2014 0.7% +2.5%
2015 0.7% +0.3%
2016 0.7% +2.0%
2018 0.7% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 8

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 30 Uruguay 0.7% compare
  2. 31 Poland 0.7% compare
  3. 32 France 0.7% compare
  4. 34 Uganda 0.7% compare
  5. 35 Korea 0.7% compare
  6. 36 Hungary 0.7% compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

More reference data data for Romania

All data for Romania →

Frequently asked questions

What is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in Romania?
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in Romania was 0.7% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2018.
What is the lowest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2001.
How does Romania rank for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban?
Romania ranks 33rd out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
Is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in Romania. Statizoid. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/employment-to-population-ratio-aged-15-64-urban-percent-of-urban-population-in-working-age/romania/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/employment-to-population-ratio-aged-15-64-urban-percent-of-urban-population-in-working-age/romania/">Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in Romania</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population in working age)
Unit
% of urban population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed