Employment in industry in Romania
32.6% of employed people in Romania worked in industry in 2025.
Romania, 2025
32.6%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
23.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
24.6%
Position in 2025
10th of 182
Employment in industry in Romania over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Romania | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32.6% | 23.9% |
| 2024 | 32.7% | 24.2% |
| 2023 | 33.2% | 24.3% |
| 2022 | 32.8% | 24.6% |
| 2021 | 32.9% | 24.8% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | 25.0% |
| 2019 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | 25.1% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | 25.1% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | 25.0% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | 25.1% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | 25.1% |
| 2013 | 32.1% | 25.3% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | 25.7% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | 26.0% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | 26.4% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | 27.1% |
| 2008 | 35.7% | 28.3% |
| 2007 | 35.6% | 28.8% |
| 2006 | 35.0% | 28.7% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | 28.7% |
| 2004 | 35.6% | 29.1% |
| 2003 | 34.1% | 29.3% |
| 2002 | 34.6% | 29.9% |
| 2001 | 30.9% | 30.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 32.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 31.8%, the figure has changed by +0.7 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Romania has the 10th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 23.9%.
More for Romania
All statistics for Romania
Employment in agriculture
10.9%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
56.5%
2025 · World Bank
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
6.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
26.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
2.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
69.0%
2025 · Eurostat