ICT specialists in employment in Romania

ICT specialists made up 2.7% of total employment in Romania in 2025.

Measure: ICT specialists in employment Unit: % of total employment Data: 2005 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimated”.
Romania, 2025 2.7%e (Estimated) % of total employment
Change from 2024 −0.1percentage points 2024: 2.8%
European Union, 2025 5.0%e (Estimated) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 4.9% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 30th of 33 See the full ranking

ICT specialists in 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.

ICT specialists in employment (% of total employment), 2004 to 2025
Period RomaniaEuropean Union
2025 2.7%e (estimated) 5.0%e (estimated)
2024 2.8%e (estimated) 4.9%e (estimated)
2023 2.6% 4.8%e (estimated)
2022 2.8%e (estimated) 4.6%e (estimated)
2021 2.6%b (break in time series) 4.5%be (break in time series, estimated)
2020 2.4% 4.3%e (estimated)
2019 2.3%e (estimated) 4.0%e (estimated)
2018 2.2% 3.8%e (estimated)
2017 2.1% 3.7%e (estimated)
2016 2.0% 3.6%e (estimated)
2015 1.9% 3.5%e (estimated)
2014 1.6% 3.4%e (estimated)
2013 1.6%e (estimated) 3.3%e (estimated)
2012 1.6%e (estimated) 3.2%e (estimated)
2011 1.5%be (break in time series, estimated) 3.0%be (break in time series, estimated)
2010 1.9%be (break in time series, estimated) 3.6%e (estimated)
2009 2.1%e (estimated) 3.6%e (estimated)
2008 2.1%e (estimated) 3.5%e (estimated)
2007 2.1%e (estimated) 3.4%e (estimated)
2006 2.0%e (estimated) 3.4%e (estimated)
2005 1.4%be (break in time series, estimated) 3.3%be (break in time series, estimated)
2004 – 3.1%e (estimated)

Flags: e estimated; be break in time series, estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 2.8% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 1.9%, the figure has changed by +0.8 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 33 countries with data for 2025, Romania has the 30th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 5.0%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
isoc_sks_itspt · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=PC_EMP
Observation period
2005 to 2025 for Romania
Provider update
17 April 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat