ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Romania

Romania: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 10.9 % in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
10.9 %
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
97th
of 175 countries
All-time high
33.6 %
in 2000
All-time low
10.9 %
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025

ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Romania, 1991–2025

1015202530351991200820251991: 30.6 %1992: 30.7 %1993: 30.8 %1994: 30.6 %1995: 31.8 %1996: 29.5 %1997: 29.3 %1998: 30.4 %1999: 32.4 %2000: 33.6 %2001: 32.8 %2002: 26.3 %2003: 26.3 %2004: 21.7 %2005: 21.5 %2006: 20.1 %2007: 19.2 %2008: 18.5 %2009: 18.8 %2010: 20.4 %2011: 18.9 %2012: 19.3 %2013: 18.9 %2014: 18.2 %2015: 16 %2016: 14.1 %2017: 13.9 %2018: 13.6 %2019: 12.8 %2020: 12.3 %2021: 11.8 %2022: 11.3 %2023: 11.9 %2024: 11.3 %2025: 10.9 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Romania recorded 10.9 % for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Romania peaked at 33.6 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.9 %, in 2025.

Romania ranks 97th of 175 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.

ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Romania, year by year

Annual values for ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Value in Romania, 1991 to 2025.
Year % Change
1991 30.6 %
1992 30.7 % +0.3%
1993 30.8 % +0.3%
1994 30.6 % -0.6%
1995 31.8 % +3.9%
1996 29.5 % -7.2%
1997 29.3 % -0.7%
1998 30.4 % +3.8%
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 % -17.5%
2005 21.5 % -0.9%
2006 20.1 % -6.5%
2007 19.2 % -4.5%
2008 18.5 % -3.6%
2009 18.8 % +1.6%
2010 20.4 % +8.5%
2011 18.9 % -7.4%
2012 19.3 % +2.1%
2013 18.9 % -2.1%
2014 18.2 % -3.7%
2015 16 % -12.1%
2016 14.1 % -11.9%
2017 13.9 % -1.4%
2018 13.6 % -2.2%
2019 12.8 % -5.9%
2020 12.3 % -3.9%
2021 11.8 % -4.1%
2022 11.3 % -4.2%
2023 11.9 % +5.3%
2024 11.3 % -5.0%
2025 10.9 % -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30.68 % 29.3 % 32.4 % 9
2000s 23.88 % 18.5 % 33.6 % 10
2010s 16.61 % 12.8 % 20.4 % 10
2020s 11.58 % 10.9 % 12.3 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Romania?
Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Romania was 10.9 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 33.6 % in 2000.
What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 10.9 % in 2025.
How does Romania rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
Romania ranks 97th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Value
Unit
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Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.