Romania Self-Employment Rate (2025)
Romania's Self-Employment Rate: 834.2 thousand persons in 2025, -103.1 YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ESGAN2), 2005–2025.
Romania (2025)
834.2
thousand persons
-103.1 YoY
YoY Change
-103.1
thousand persons
Trend
down
Series length
18
years of data
Data
| Year | thousand persons | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 834.2 | -103.1pp |
| 2024 | 937.3 | +62.8pp |
| 2023 | 874.5 | -48.6pp |
| 2022 | 923.1 | -7.5pp |
| 2021 | 930.6 | -479.8pp |
| 2020 | 1,410.4 | -44.5pp |
| 2019 | 1,454.9 | -48.8pp |
| 2018 | 1,503.7 | -69.1pp |
| 2017 | 1,572.8 | +41.2pp |
| 2016 | 1,531.6 | -125pp |
| 2015 | 1,656.6 | -111.8pp |
| 2014 | 1,768.4 | -30.9pp |
| 2013 | 1,799.3 | -24.3pp |
| 2012 | 1,823.6 | +42.4pp |
| 2011 | 1,781.2 | -188pp |
| 2010 | 1,969.2 | +47.7pp |
| 2009 | 1,921.5 | -24.9pp |
| 2008 | 1,946.4 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Romania recorded 834.2 thousand persons in 2025. The most recent year-on-year change was -103.1pp. The historical series (2005–2025) shows a peak of 1969.2 in 2010 and a trough of 834.2 in 2025.
Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology ensuring cross-country comparability.
The chart above shows the full historical trend; the table below lists annual values with year-on-year changes.
Frequently Asked Questions
This indicator tracks romania self-employment rate in Romania, published by Eurostat. Data covers 2005–2025 at annual frequency using harmonised methodology.
The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Data is updated annual.
The series peaked at 1969.2 thousand persons in 2010 and reached its lowest recorded value of 834.2 in 2025. The latest reading of 834.2 in 2025 represents a year-on-year change of -103.1pp.