Employment-to-population ratio in Romania
The ILO estimates that 48.3% of people aged 15 and over in Romania were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2016.
Romania, 2025
48.3%
Change from 2024
−0.4percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
56.8%
Position in 2025
148th of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Romania over time
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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Romania | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48.3% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 48.7% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 48.8% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 49.7% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 49.5% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 49.4% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 49.7% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 47.9% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 48.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 47.7%, the figure has changed by +0.5 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Romania has the 148th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Romania
All statistics for Romania
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
69.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Labour force participation
51.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
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 of women, ages 20 to 64
59.5%
2025 · Eurostat