Foreign workforce in Romania by country of origin
Cojocariu Eugen, 30.09.2025, 16:33
The number of foreign nationals with a valid temporary residence permit for employment purposes, on May 31, 2025, stood at 119,668, data released by the General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI) show. Of these, 103,492 were men (almost 86.5%) and 16,176 were women (about 13.5%).
”Top 10”, by country of origin:
| 2025 | ||
| No. | Country of origin | Overall number of persons |
| 1 | Nepal | 39,723 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 20,704 |
| 3 | India | 10,906 |
| 4 | Türkiye | 7,610 |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 7,506 |
| 6 | Egypt | 3,422 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 3,387 |
| 8 | Vietnam | 3,174 |
| 9 | Philippines | 2,877 |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 2,803 |
| 11 | Other countries | 17,556 |
| Overall number | 119,668 | |
The number of foreign nationals holding a valid temporary residence permit for employment purposes, on December 31, in the 2020-2024 period, was as follows:
31.12.2020 – 25,635
31.12.2021 – 33,666
31.12.2022 – 51,580
31.12.2023 – 74,398
31.12.2024 – 100,298