Unemployed population — Unemployment in Romania
Romania: Unemployed population — Unemployment was 500.27 Persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployed population — Unemployment in Romania, 1999–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployed population — unemployment in Romania stood at 500.27 Persons.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed population — unemployment in Romania peaked at 884.05 Persons in 2002 and was at its lowest, 353.38 Persons, in 2019.
Romania ranks 18th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 789.92 Persons | 789.92 Persons | 789.92 Persons | 1 |
| 2000s | 727.65 Persons | 575.58 Persons | 884.05 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 555.62 Persons | 353.38 Persons | 659.42 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 463.69 Persons | 450.93 Persons | 500.27 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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 unemployed population — unemployment in Romania?
- Unemployed population — unemployment in Romania was 500.27 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 884.05 Persons in 2002.
- What is the lowest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 353.38 Persons in 2019.
- How does Romania rank for unemployed population — unemployment?
- Romania ranks 18th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed population — unemployment rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.