Poland vs Romania: Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19)
Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) over time
- Poland
- Romania
How they compare
Poland currently reports 541.26 against 500.27 in Romania, a difference of 40.99.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Poland ranks 20th and Romania ranks 23rd of 72 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment (current ilo definition - icls19), Poland or Romania?
- Poland, at 541.26 against 500.27 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment (current ilo definition - icls19) between Poland and Romania?
- 40.99, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Romania?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2025.
- How do Poland and Romania rank globally for unemployment (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Poland ranks 20th and Romania ranks 23rd of 72 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. The unemployed comprise all persons of working age who were: a) without work during the reference period, i.e. were not in paid employment or self-employment; b) currently available for work, i.e. were available for paid employment or self-employment during the reference period; and c) seeking work, i.e. had taken specific steps in a specified recent period to seek paid employment or self-employment. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.