Share of employment in agriculture in Romania
Romania: Share of employment in agriculture was 10.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture in Romania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of employment in agriculture in Romania stood at 10.9%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture in Romania peaked at 33.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2025.
That places Romania 107th 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.
Share of employment in agriculture in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
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 share of employment in agriculture in Romania?
- Share of employment in agriculture in Romania was 10.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for share of employment in agriculture?
- Romania ranks 107th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture 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, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employment in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.