{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ro-self-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ro-self-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ro-self-employment-rate/","title":"Romania Self-Employed Persons (2025)","description":"Romania's Self-Employed Persons: 834.2 thousand persons in 2025, -11.0% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ESGAN2), 2008–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Romania","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Romania","temporal_coverage":"2008/2025","unit":"thousand persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Romania Self-Employed Persons","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ESGAN2/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2008–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"18"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Romania"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Romania (2025)","value":"834.2","unit":"thousand persons","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-11.0% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-11.0%","unit":"thousand persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Romania Self-Employed Persons"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2008","value":1946.4},{"period":"2009","value":1921.5},{"period":"2010","value":1969.2},{"period":"2011","value":1781.2},{"period":"2012","value":1823.6},{"period":"2013","value":1799.3},{"period":"2014","value":1768.4},{"period":"2015","value":1656.6},{"period":"2016","value":1531.6},{"period":"2017","value":1572.8},{"period":"2018","value":1503.7},{"period":"2019","value":1454.9},{"period":"2020","value":1410.4},{"period":"2021","value":930.6},{"period":"2022","value":923.1},{"period":"2023","value":874.5},{"period":"2024","value":937.3},{"period":"2025","value":834.2}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousand persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"834.2","yoyChange":"-11.0%"},{"year":"2024","value":"937.3","yoyChange":"+7.2%"},{"year":"2023","value":"874.5","yoyChange":"-5.3%"},{"year":"2022","value":"923.1","yoyChange":"-0.8%"},{"year":"2021","value":"930.6","yoyChange":"-34.0%"},{"year":"2020","value":"1410.4","yoyChange":"-3.1%"},{"year":"2019","value":"1454.9","yoyChange":"-3.2%"},{"year":"2018","value":"1503.7","yoyChange":"-4.4%"},{"year":"2017","value":"1572.8","yoyChange":"+2.7%"},{"year":"2016","value":"1531.6","yoyChange":"-7.5%"},{"year":"2015","value":"1656.6","yoyChange":"-6.3%"},{"year":"2014","value":"1768.4","yoyChange":"-1.7%"},{"year":"2013","value":"1799.3","yoyChange":"-1.3%"},{"year":"2012","value":"1823.6","yoyChange":"+2.4%"},{"year":"2011","value":"1781.2","yoyChange":"-9.5%"},{"year":"2010","value":"1969.2","yoyChange":"+2.5%"},{"year":"2009","value":"1921.5","yoyChange":"-1.3%"},{"year":"2008","value":"1946.4","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of self-employed persons in Romania from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2008–2025 (18 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 1,969.2 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 change of -103.1."}]}