Labor force, total, per capita in Romania
Romania: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4335 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Romania, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in Romania stood at 0.4335 units per person.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Romania peaked at 0.4421 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3841 units per person, in 1990.
Romania ranks 112th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Romania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3841 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3885 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3945 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3979 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3998 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4005 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4021 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4067 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4101 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.413 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4156 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4169 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4186 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4216 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.423 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4245 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4259 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4274 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4296 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3979 units per person | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4235 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4204 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4216 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4222 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4261 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4322 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4293 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4363 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4357 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4367 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4363 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4402 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4421 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4352 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4337 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4335 units per person | -0.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.4335 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5147 units per person, 84% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.4335 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5074 units per person, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3997 units per person | 0.3841 units per person | 0.413 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4201 units per person | 0.3979 units per person | 0.4296 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4284 units per person | 0.4204 units per person | 0.4367 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4368 units per person | 0.4335 units per person | 0.4421 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 125,405 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,415 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 267,679 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 254,147 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 873,154 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7448 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Romania?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Romania was 0.4335 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4421 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3841 units per person in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Romania ranks 112th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.