The active population of Romania is 8.18 million people, of which 7.68 million are employed, another 496,000 people are unemployed (mostly men), according to census data published by the National Institute of Statistics.
The inactive population comprises 10.8 million people, of which pensioners and social workers account for two-fifths (39.5%) and pupils and students almost a third (32.0%).
Census data therefore shows that only 7.6 million Romanians have an occupation in 2022, while 11.3 million people are inactive or unemployed.
Romania’s active population has decreased by 1.1 million people over the past 10 years, according to 2022 census data. The data shows a worrying trend: Romania’s population decrease occurs in the area of active people, while the inactive population remains constant, according to one analysis Economics.
