Belgium vs Romania: Unemployed population — Unemployment

Belgium
339.27 Persons
in 2025
Romania
500.27 Persons
in 2025
Belgium rank
20th
Romania rank
18th

Unemployed population — Unemployment over time

  • Belgium
  • Romania
0200400600800195619902025

How they compare

Romania currently reports 500.27 Persons against 339.27 Persons in Belgium, a difference of 161 Persons.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.5 times Belgium's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 20th and Romania ranks 18th of 35 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 375.1 Persons 789.92 Persons 414.82 Persons Romania
2000s 350.73 Persons 727.65 Persons 376.92 Persons Romania
2010s 370.13 Persons 555.62 Persons 185.49 Persons Romania
2020s 306.7 Persons 463.69 Persons 156.99 Persons Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployed population — unemployment, Belgium or Romania?
Romania, at 500.27 Persons against 339.27 Persons in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in unemployed population — unemployment between Belgium and Romania?
161 Persons, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Romania?
27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Romania rank globally for unemployed population — unemployment?
Belgium ranks 20th and Romania ranks 18th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Unemployed population — Unemployment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
48 places, 2,160 data points, 1955–2025
Last refreshed

The infra-annual dataflow on the unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.