RO · 2021 · lfsa_ergan

Employment rates by citizenship

Romania, 2021

Employment rates by citizenship
52.5%
Romania, 2021
▼ 7.1% vs 2020 (56.5%)
Analysis

In 2021, Romania's employment rates by citizenship decreased by 7.1% compared to 2020, reaching 52.5%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 63.4%.

Romania ranks 25th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 1.5% (from 53.3% in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#25 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
82.8%
EU-27: 63.4%
Romania timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025