Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Romania

Romania: Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9%
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
8th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2009
All-time low
0.7%
in 2004
Years of data
19
1999–2018

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

00.20.40.60.811999200820181999: 0.694 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.706 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.9 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.898 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.906 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.656 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.891 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.889 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.943 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.938 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.945 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.925 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.921 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.882 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.857 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.893 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.882 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.895 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.928 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Romania is 0.9%, measured in 2018.

The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Romania peaked at 0.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2004.

Romania ranks 8th of 94 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Romania, 1999 to 2018.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1999 0.7%
2000 0.7% +1.9%
2001 0.9% +27.4%
2002 0.9% -0.2%
2003 0.9% +0.9%
2004 0.7% -27.7%
2005 0.9% +35.9%
2006 0.9% -0.2%
2007 0.9% +6.0%
2008 0.9% -0.5%
2009 0.9% +0.8%
2010 0.9% -2.2%
2011 0.9% -0.4%
2012 0.9% -4.2%
2013 0.9% -2.9%
2014 0.9% +4.2%
2015 0.9% -1.2%
2016 0.9% +1.5%
2018 0.9% +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.7% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 8

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 5 Russia 0.9% compare
  2. 6 Germany 0.9% compare
  3. 7 Norway 0.9% compare
  4. 9 Croatia 0.9% compare
  5. 10 Denmark 0.9% compare
  6. 11 France 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Romania?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Romania was 0.9% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2009.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2004.
How does Romania rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Romania ranks 8th out of 94 countries with data for 2018.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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