Romania Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Romania labor force participation rate for 2022 was 25.50%, a 1.33% decline from 2021.
  • Romania labor force participation rate for 2021 was 26.83%, a 2.9% decline from 2020.
  • Romania labor force participation rate for 2020 was 29.73%, a 0.1% increase from 2019.
  • Romania labor force participation rate for 2019 was 29.63%, a 0.13% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 59.26%
Brazil 56.39%
Peru 55.95%
Paraguay 55.91%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.22%
Guatemala 51.60%
Belize 49.54%
China 48.42%
Maldives 47.24%
Azerbaijan 46.59%
Ecuador 45.87%
Dominican Republic 45.81%
Colombia 44.45%
Malaysia 44.44%
Mexico 44.37%
Guyana 44.06%
Turkey 43.85%
Samoa 43.43%
Costa Rica 42.97%
Kazakhstan 42.24%
Belarus 41.96%
Cuba 41.17%
Fiji 39.26%
Thailand 39.14%
Botswana 38.81%
Armenia 38.25%
Lebanon 35.53%
Suriname 34.40%
Albania 34.16%
Serbia 32.72%
Jamaica 32.72%
Mauritius 32.30%
Montenegro 30.26%
South Africa 29.82%
Turkmenistan 29.44%
Russia 29.16%
Bosnia 28.50%
North Macedonia 28.41%
Equatorial Guinea 28.13%
Tonga 28.06%
Namibia 27.71%
Iraq 26.32%
Venezuela 26.13%
Jordan 25.80%
Romania 25.50%
Algeria 22.78%
Bulgaria 22.20%
Iran 21.97%
Gabon 18.04%
Libya 16.78%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Nauru 0.00%
Romania Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 25.50% -1.33%
2021 26.83% -2.90%
2020 29.73% 0.10%
2019 29.63% 0.13%
2018 29.50% -0.45%
2017 29.95% 1.92%
2016 28.04% -3.24%
2015 31.28% 1.71%
2014 29.56% -0.51%
2013 30.07% -0.47%
2012 30.54% -0.17%
2011 30.71% -0.50%
2010 31.21% 0.29%
2009 30.93% 0.52%
2008 30.41% -0.11%
2007 30.52% -0.04%
2006 30.56% -0.68%
2005 31.24% -4.84%
2004 36.08% 2.14%
2003 33.94% -3.42%
2002 37.36% -2.29%
2001 39.65% -1.67%
2000 41.32% -1.39%
1999 42.71% -2.23%
1998 44.94% -1.22%
1997 46.16% -3.79%
1996 49.95% -3.28%
1995 53.23% -0.88%
1994 54.11% -0.55%
1993 54.66% -0.23%
1992 54.88% 1.14%
1991 53.74% 53.74%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%