Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Romania

Romania: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.8%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
50th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2018
All-time low
0.5%
in 1999
Years of data
19
1999–2018

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

00.20.40.60.81999200820181999: 0.537 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.553 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.584 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.591 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.592 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.643 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.644 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.658 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.732 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.746 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.746 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.726 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.724 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.727 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.731 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.731 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.733 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.742 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.759 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2018, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Romania stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Romania peaked at 0.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1999.

Romania ranks 50th of 107 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.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Wage 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 0.5%
2000 0.6% +3.0%
2001 0.6% +5.6%
2002 0.6% +1.2%
2003 0.6% +0.1%
2004 0.6% +8.7%
2005 0.6% +0.1%
2006 0.7% +2.2%
2007 0.7% +11.3%
2008 0.7% +1.8%
2009 0.7% +0.1%
2010 0.7% -2.7%
2011 0.7% -0.4%
2012 0.7% +0.5%
2013 0.7% +0.5%
2014 0.7% +0.0%
2015 0.7% +0.3%
2016 0.7% +1.2%
2018 0.8% +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 8

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 47 Italy 0.8% compare
  2. 48 Costa Rica 0.8% compare
  3. 49 Republic of Korea 0.8% compare
  4. 51 Tunisia 0.8% compare
  5. 52 Rwanda 0.7% compare
  6. 53 Serbia 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Romania?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Romania was 0.8% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1999.
How does Romania rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Romania ranks 50th out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 Wage 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
Wage 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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