Romania - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Romania was 42.55 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 46.65 in 2001, while its lowest value was 42.55 in 2021.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 46.16
1991 46.22
1992 46.29
1993 46.27
1994 46.26
1995 46.27
1996 45.55
1997 46.52
1998 46.35
1999 46.56
2000 46.60
2001 46.65
2002 45.85
2003 45.32
2004 45.28
2005 44.95
2006 45.07
2007 44.93
2008 44.58
2009 44.51
2010 43.76
2011 44.27
2012 43.98
2013 43.77
2014 43.64
2015 42.99
2016 42.88
2017 43.31
2018 43.07
2019 42.90
2020 42.77
2021 42.55

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Romania was 8,450,335 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12,265,530 in 1992 and a minimum value of 8,450,335 in 2021.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 12,189,070
1991 12,211,410
1992 12,265,530
1993 12,226,030
1994 12,170,130
1995 12,069,600
1996 11,722,780
1997 11,967,380
1998 11,810,410
1999 11,808,630
2000 11,774,060
2001 11,444,080
2002 10,351,150
2003 10,039,550
2004 10,001,010
2005 9,689,945
2006 9,849,487
2007 9,673,315
2008 9,453,124
2009 9,346,652
2010 9,356,885
2011 9,176,559
2012 9,226,931
2013 9,192,862
2014 9,225,876
2015 9,129,459
2016 8,951,574
2017 9,099,360
2018 9,043,536
2019 9,017,990
2020 8,957,512
2021 8,450,335

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure