Part-time employment in Romania

2.3% of employed people aged 15 to 64 in Romania worked part-time in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1997. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Part-time employment Unit: % of total employment Data: 1997 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Romania, 2025 2.3% % of total employment
Change from 2024 −0.7percentage points 2024: 3.0%
European Union, 2025 17.7% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 9.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 32nd of 34 See the full ranking

Part-time 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.

Part-time employment (% of total employment), 2001 to 2025
Period RomaniaEuropean Union
2025 2.3% 17.7%
2024 3.0% 17.7%
2023 3.4% 17.7%
2022 3.3% 17.5%
2021 3.7%b (break in time series) 17.7%b (break in time series)
2020 5.9% 18.2%
2019 6.1% 18.3%
2018 6.5% 18.3%
2017 6.8% 18.5%
2016 7.4% 18.6%
2015 8.8% 18.7%
2014 8.7% 18.7%
2013 9.0% 18.6%
2012 9.3% 18.1%
2011 9.5% 17.7%
2010 9.9%b (break in time series) 17.4%
2009 8.5% 16.9%
2008 8.6% 16.4%
2007 8.6% 16.4%
2006 8.6% 16.3%
2005 9.2%b (break in time series) 16.0%b (break in time series)
2004 9.2% 15.3%
2003 10.6%b (break in time series) 14.6%
2002 9.7%b (break in time series) 14.2%
2001 14.3% –

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

In short

  • That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 3.0% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 8.8%, the figure has changed by −6.5 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 32nd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 17.7%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfsa_eppga · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A age=Y15-64 unit=PC
Observation period
1997 to 2025 for Romania
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat