Labour Force (Total) fell 5.92% to 8.38 mil in Romania in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Romania reached an all time high of 12.3 mil in 1992 and an all time low of 8.38 mil in 2021. When compared to Romania's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Bulgaria amounted to 3.29 mil, 4.91 mil in Hungary, 0.810 mil in Moldova and 20.5 mil in Ukraine in 2021.
Romania has been ranked 62nd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 11 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | mil | 4.50 | 4.58 | 4.61 | 4.64 | 4.66 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | mil | 3.33 | 3.27 | 3.36 | 3.34 | 3.39 | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | mil | 5.31 | 5.35 | 5.39 | 5.43 | 5.42 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | mil | 4.81 | 4.81 | 4.79 | 4.77 | 4.78 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | mil | 4.61 | 4.67 | 4.71 | 4.74 | 4.77 | ||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | mil | 1.03 | 1.02 | 0.942 | 0.816 | 0.907 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | mil | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | mil | 9.11 | 8.92 | 9.06 | 9.00 | 8.97 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 75.0 | 75.0 | 74.8 | 74.8 | 74.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | mil | 3.14 | 3.23 | 3.25 | 3.27 | 3.26 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | mil | 2.74 | 2.76 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.74 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | mil | 30.8 | 31.9 | 32.9 | 33.4 | 33.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | mil | 21.6 | 21.5 | 21.3 | 21.2 | 21.1 |
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