Number of people employed in agriculture in Romania
Romania: Number of people employed in agriculture was 843,304 people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people employed in agriculture in Romania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Romania recorded 843,304 people for number of people employed in agriculture in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Romania peaked at 2.86 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 843,304 people, in 2025.
That places Romania 82nd out of 186 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.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Romania, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.50 million people | — |
| 1992 | 2.55 million people | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 2.56 million people | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 2.56 million people | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 2.66 million people | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 2.49 million people | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 2.52 million people | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.62 million people | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 2.78 million people | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 2.86 million people | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 2.80 million people | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 2.20 million people | -21.3% |
| 2003 | 2.23 million people | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.82 million people | -18.5% |
| 2005 | 1.80 million people | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.67 million people | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 1.60 million people | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.55 million people | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.43 million people | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 1.64 million people | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 1.50 million people | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 1.53 million people | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.49 million people | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.44 million people | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.28 million people | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 1.13 million people | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 1.14 million people | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.11 million people | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.05 million people | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 984,578 people | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 940,046 people | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 899,826 people | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 935,988 people | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 878,790 people | -6.1% |
| 2025 | 843,304 people | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.58 million people | 2.49 million people | 2.78 million people | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.00 million people | 1.43 million people | 2.86 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 million people | 1.05 million people | 1.64 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 913,755 people | 843,304 people | 984,578 people | 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 number of people employed in agriculture in Romania?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Romania was 843,304 people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.86 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 843,304 people in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Romania ranks 82nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.