Romania Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 24.96%, a 0.54% decline from 2022.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 63.80%
Paraguay 56.84%
Brazil 54.49%
Peru 54.21%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.37%
Guatemala 51.88%
Belize 49.71%
China 48.32%
Maldives 47.64%
Azerbaijan 46.74%
Ecuador 45.60%
Dominican Republic 45.41%
Mexico 44.74%
Colombia 44.56%
Guyana 44.54%
Malaysia 44.26%
Turkey 44.06%
Samoa 43.52%
Kazakhstan 42.26%
Belarus 42.04%
Cuba 41.50%
Fiji 39.77%
Thailand 39.52%
Costa Rica 39.10%
Botswana 38.83%
Armenia 38.35%
Lebanon 35.64%
Suriname 34.74%
Jamaica 33.87%
Mauritius 33.84%
Albania 33.82%
Serbia 31.86%
Montenegro 31.35%
South Africa 31.21%
Turkmenistan 29.66%
Bosnia 28.76%
Equatorial Guinea 28.59%
North Macedonia 28.31%
Tonga 28.28%
Namibia 28.13%
Russia 27.99%
Venezuela 27.22%
Iraq 26.66%
Jordan 26.03%
Romania 24.96%
Algeria 23.26%
Bulgaria 22.87%
Iran 22.44%
Gabon 18.30%
Libya 17.12%
Romania Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 24.96% -0.54%
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% 1.14%