Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Romania
Romania: Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) was 12.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Romania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Romania recorded 12.8% for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Romania peaked at 35.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2025.
Romania ranks 105th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 31.3% | — |
| 1992 | 31.3% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 31.4% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 31.2% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 31.9% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 30.4% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 30.3% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 31.7% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 33.9% | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 35.8% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 34.8% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | -18.3% |
| 2003 | 28.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 22.6% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 12.8% | -2.6% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 12.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.2%, 4.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Romania's 12.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.7%, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.5% | 30.3% | 33.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 20.3% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 14.9% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 12.8% | 14.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 102 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.3% compare
- 103 Kazakhstan 13.0% compare
- 104 Sao Tome and Principe 12.9% compare
- 106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.7% compare
- 107 Cape Verde 12.6% compare
- 108 Belarus 12.5% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Romania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 676.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1768 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4783 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Romania?
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Romania was 12.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)?
- Romania ranks 105th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).