♦ Romania has registered the fourth smallest weight in the European Union of employees between the ages of 55 and 64 in the total workforce.
In 2023, Romania was among the Member States of the European Union with the lowest share of employees between the ages of 55 and 64 in the total workforce, with only 15.5%. Only Poland (15.3%), Luxembourg and Malta (both by 11.9%) registered lower values, shows the data of a Eurofound report – the European Foundation for improving the working and life conditions, an EU agency that aims to provide information, counseling and analysis on the working conditions, employment and social policies in the Member States. Countries in western and northern Europe, such as Germany (23.7%), Italy (22.4%) and Baltic countries, have high weights of the elderly. In contrast, the states of Eastern and South-East Europe, including Romania, Poland and Bulgaria, have lower percentages, ie an earlier withdrawal of employees in this age category.
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