Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Romania
Romania: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 10.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Romania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Romania is 10.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Romania peaked at 33.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2025.
That places Romania 107th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 30.6% | — |
| 1992 | 30.7% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 30.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 30.6% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 31.8% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 29.5% | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 29.3% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 30.4% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 32.4% | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 33.6% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 32.8% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 26.3% | -19.8% |
| 2003 | 26.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 21.7% | -17.4% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 10.9% | -2.8% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 10.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.4%, 4.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Romania's 10.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.3%, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.7% | 29.3% | 32.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 18.5% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 12.8% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 10.9% | 12.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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 (% of total employment) in Romania?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Romania was 10.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Romania ranks 107th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. 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 (% of total 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).