Cultural employment in Romania

Cultural employment made up 1.8% of total employment in Romania in 2025.

Measure: Cultural employment Unit: % of total employment Data: 2011 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Romania, 2025 1.8% % of total employment
Change from 2024 0percentage points 2024: 1.8%
European Union, 2025 4.3% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 4.4% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 34th of 34 See the full ranking

Cultural employment in Romania over time

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% of total employment. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Cultural employment (% of total employment), 2011 to 2025
Period RomaniaEuropean Union
2025 1.8% 4.3%
2024 1.8% 4.2%
2023 1.6% 4.2%
2022 1.7% 4.2%
2021 1.6%b (break in time series) 4.2%b (break in time series)
2020 1.6% 4.1%
2019 1.7% 4.1%
2018 1.8% 4.1%
2017 1.8% 4.1%
2016 1.7% 4.0%
2015 1.6% 4.0%
2014 1.7% 4.0%
2013 1.5% 4.1%
2012 1.7% 4.1%
2011 1.5% 3.9%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 1.6%, the figure has changed by +0.2 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Romania has the 34th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 4.3%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
cult_emp_sex · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T unit=PC_EMP
Observation period
2011 to 2025 for Romania
Provider update
1 July 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat