Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Romania

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

Latest (2018)
0.2%
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
54th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2001
All-time low
0.2%
in 2018
Years of data
19
1999–2018

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Romania, 1999–2018

00.10.20.30.41999200820181999: 0.372 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.364 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.409 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.401 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.401 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.346 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.348 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.334 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.254 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.24 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.244 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.262 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.265 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.262 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.26 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.258 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.258 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.248 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.24 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2018, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Romania stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Romania peaked at 0.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.

That places Romania 54th out of 107 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid or 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 0.4%
2000 0.4% -2.3%
2001 0.4% +12.3%
2002 0.4% -1.8%
2003 0.4% -0.1%
2004 0.3% -13.6%
2005 0.3% +0.6%
2006 0.3% -4.0%
2007 0.3% -24.0%
2008 0.2% -5.6%
2009 0.2% +1.8%
2010 0.3% +7.5%
2011 0.3% +0.9%
2012 0.3% -1.1%
2013 0.3% -0.5%
2014 0.3% -0.9%
2015 0.3% +0.1%
2016 0.2% -3.9%
2018 0.2% -3.4%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Romania?
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Romania was 0.2% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
What is the lowest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
How does Romania rank for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total?
Romania ranks 54th out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
Is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 Unpaid or 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
Unpaid or 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
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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