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

Romania: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.2%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
50th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1999
All-time low
0.2%
in 2008
Years of data
19
1999–2018

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

00.10.20.31999200820181999: 0.316 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.307 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.283 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.262 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.255 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.242 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.252 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.243 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.171 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.166 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.174 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.201 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.206 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.222 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.204 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.203 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.209 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.204 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.206 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2018, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Romania stood at 0.2%.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Romania peaked at 0.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2008.

Romania ranks 50th of 106 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, total in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Romania, 1999 to 2018.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1999 0.3%
2000 0.3% -2.9%
2001 0.3% -7.9%
2002 0.3% -7.2%
2003 0.3% -2.8%
2004 0.2% -5.1%
2005 0.3% +4.1%
2006 0.2% -3.3%
2007 0.2% -29.7%
2008 0.2% -2.8%
2009 0.2% +4.7%
2010 0.2% +15.6%
2011 0.2% +2.2%
2012 0.2% +7.8%
2013 0.2% -8.1%
2014 0.2% -0.5%
2015 0.2% +2.9%
2016 0.2% -2.5%
2018 0.2% +0.9%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Romania?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Romania was 0.2% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1999.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
How does Romania rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total?
Romania ranks 50th out of 106 countries with data for 2018.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,582 data points, 1970–2021
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