Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Romania

Employment in agriculture in Romania in 2025 — 10.9%. Ranked 104 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 19.6 pp.

2025 10.9% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 104of 182
Period maximum 33.6%2000
Period minimum 10.9%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Romania, 1991–202501020304019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 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%
Change over the period: −19.6 pp Annual average: -0.58 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Romania

Romania 10.9%
World 25.8%
Eastern Europe computed 6.1%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Romania, by year Romania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10.9 −0.3 pp
2024 11.3 −0.7 pp
2023 11.9 +0.7 pp
2022 11.3 −0.5 pp
2021 11.8 −0.5 pp
2020 12.3 −0.5 pp
2019 12.8 −0.8 pp
2018 13.6 −0.3 pp
2017 13.9 −0.2 pp
2016 14.1 −1.9 pp
2015 16 −2.2 pp
2014 18.2 −0.7 pp
2013 18.9 −0.4 pp
2012 19.3 +0.4 pp
2011 18.9 −1.5 pp
2010 20.4 +1.6 pp
2009 18.8 +0.3 pp
2008 18.5 −0.7 pp
2007 19.2 −0.9 pp
2006 20.1 −1.4 pp
2005 21.5 −0.2 pp
2004 21.7 −4.6 pp
2003 26.3 −0 pp
2002 26.3 −6.5 pp
2001 32.8 −0.8 pp
2000 33.6 +1.2 pp
1999 32.4 +2 pp
1998 30.4 +1.1 pp
1997 29.3 −0.2 pp
1996 29.5 −2.4 pp
1995 31.8 +1.2 pp
1994 30.6 −0.1 pp
1993 30.8 +0 pp
1992 30.7 +0.1 pp
1991 30.6

Eastern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.