Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Romania
Romania: Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in was 16.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16.4%
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
2nd
of 43 countries
All-time high
16.4%
in 2025
All-time low
7.3%
in 2019
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Romania, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Romania is 16.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Romania peaked at 16.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2019.
Romania ranks 2nd of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 10.3% | — |
| 2007 | 10.0% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | +23.2% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +53.8% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | +14.2% |
| 2025 | 16.4% | +7.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 16.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.8%, 2.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Romania's 16.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.6%, 2.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 9.9% | 10.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 7.3% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 8.0% | 16.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 1 Montenegro 17.7% compare
- 3 Belgium 11.9% compare
- 4 France 10.8% compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10.3% compare
- 5 United Kingdom 10.3% 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 population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Romania?
- Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Romania was 16.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population in jobless private households - % of persons living in recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in jobless private households - % of persons living in recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2019.
- How does Romania rank for population in jobless private households - % of persons living in?
- Romania ranks 2nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in jobless private households - % of persons living in rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in private households where no-one is employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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