Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020) in Romania
Romania: Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020) was 135 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
135
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
10th
of 47 countries
All-time high
477
in 2002
All-time low
135
in 2020
Years of data
22
1999–2020
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Romania, 1999–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Romania stood at 135. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Romania peaked at 477 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 135, in 2020.
Romania ranks 10th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020) in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 350 | — |
| 2000 | 423 | +20.9% |
| 2001 | 371 | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 477 | +28.6% |
| 2003 | 428 | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 471 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 397 | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 416 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 321 | -22.8% |
| 2008 | 238 | -25.9% |
| 2009 | 215 | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 225 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 271 | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 277 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 295 | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 258 | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 274 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 265 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 186 | -29.8% |
| 2018 | 167 | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 150 | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 135 | -10.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 135 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63, 2.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Romania's 135 is above the median for high income countries, which is 60, 2.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 350 | 350 | 350 | 1 |
| 2000s | 375.7 | 215 | 477 | 10 |
| 2010s | 236.8 | 150 | 295 | 10 |
| 2020s | 135 | 135 | 135 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 7 Germany 492 compare
- 8 United Kingdom 318 compare
- 8 United Kingdom 318 compare
- 10 Serbia 135 compare
- 10 Serbia 135 compare
- 13 Belgium 118 compare
- 13 North Macedonia 118 compare
- 13 North Macedonia 118 compare
More work & labour data for Romania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7777 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7486 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1264 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 10,932 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,465 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,408 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,360 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 10,768 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Romania?
- Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Romania was 135 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 477 in 2002.
- What is the lowest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 135 in 2020.
- How does Romania rank for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data?
- Romania ranks 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is long-term unemployment by sex - annual data rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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