RO · 2022 · lfsa_ergan

Employment rates by citizenship

Romania, 2022

Employment rates by citizenship
54.4%
Romania, 2022
▲ 3.6% vs 2021 (52.5%)
Analysis

In 2022, Romania's employment rates by citizenship increased by 3.6% compared to 2021, reaching 54.4%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 64.9%.

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 2.5% (from 55.8% in 2017).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#25 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
83.8%
EU-27: 64.9%
Romania timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025