Employment of older workers in Romania

57.0% of people aged 55 to 64 in Romania were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2009.

Measure: Employment rate, ages 55 to 64 Unit: % of population aged 55 to 64 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Romania, 2025 57.0% % of population aged 55 to 64
Change from 2024 +3.6percentage points 2024: 53.4%
European Union, 2025 66.4% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 69.4% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 29th of 34 See the full ranking

Employment of older workers in Romania over time

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% of population aged 55 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Employment rate, ages 55 to 64 (% of population aged 55 to 64), 2009 to 2025
Period RomaniaEuropean Union
2025 57.0% 66.4%
2024 53.4% 65.2%
2023 51.0% 63.9%
2022 46.7% 62.3%
2021 43.8% 60.4%
2020 41.5% 59.0%
2019 40.4% 58.6%
2018 38.6% 57.3%
2017 36.9% 55.5%
2016 35.3% 53.5%
2015 32.7% 51.4%
2014 33.0% 49.7%
2013 31.5% 47.9%
2012 30.9% 46.4%
2011 29.3% 45.0%
2010 29.3% 43.7%
2009 32.6% 43.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.6 percentage points from 53.4% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 32.7%, the figure has changed by +24.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Romania has the 29th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 66.4%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfsi_emp_a · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A indic_em=EMP_LFS age=Y55-64 unit=PC_POP
Observation period
2009 to 2025 for Romania
Provider update
6 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat