Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Romania
Romania: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 8.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Romania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Romania is 8.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Romania peaked at 31.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2025.
Romania ranks 97th of 186 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.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 29.7% | — |
| 1992 | 29.9% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 29.9% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 29.9% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 31.8% | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 28.2% | -11.2% |
| 1997 | 27.9% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 28.7% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 30.4% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 30.8% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 30.3% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 23.6% | -21.9% |
| 2003 | 23.3% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | -22.5% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 8.4% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.6% | 27.9% | 31.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 16.2% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 10.1% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.4% | 9.4% | 6 |
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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 share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Romania?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Romania was 8.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Romania ranks 97th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.