Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Romania

Romania: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.4%
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
28th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2001
All-time low
0.2%
in 2004
Years of data
19
1999–2018

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Romania, 1999–2018

00.10.20.30.40.51999200820181999: 0.433 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.421 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.491 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.452 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.439 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.242 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.449 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.439 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.274 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.266 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.276 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.308 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.31 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.438 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.337 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.351 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.384 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.391 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.359 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2018, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Romania stood at 0.4%.

That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Romania peaked at 0.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2004.

Romania ranks 28th of 91 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.

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Romania, 1999 to 2018.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1999 0.4%
2000 0.4% -2.7%
2001 0.5% +16.5%
2002 0.5% -7.8%
2003 0.4% -2.9%
2004 0.2% -44.8%
2005 0.4% +85.3%
2006 0.4% -2.2%
2007 0.3% -37.6%
2008 0.3% -2.8%
2009 0.3% +3.8%
2010 0.3% +11.3%
2011 0.3% +0.8%
2012 0.4% +41.4%
2013 0.3% -23.2%
2014 0.4% +4.2%
2015 0.4% +9.4%
2016 0.4% +1.8%
2018 0.4% -8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.2% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 8

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 25 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.4%
  2. 26 Georgia 0.4% compare
  3. 27 Thailand 0.4% compare
  4. 29 Morocco 0.3% compare
  5. 30 Honduras 0.3% compare
  6. 31 Uruguay 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Romania?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Romania was 0.4% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2001.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2004.
How does Romania rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Romania ranks 28th out of 91 countries with data for 2018.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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