Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 in Romania
Romania: Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 was 141 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
141
Change on year
up 22.6%
World rank
10th
of 47 countries
All-time high
207
in 2002
All-time low
108
in 2018
Years of data
22
1999–2020
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Romania, 1999–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Romania recorded 141 for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in 2020.
That represents a change of up 22.6% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Romania peaked at 207 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 108, in 2018.
That places Romania 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 190 | — |
| 2000 | 162 | -14.7% |
| 2001 | 173 | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 207 | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 159 | -23.2% |
| 2004 | 207 | +30.2% |
| 2005 | 167 | -19.3% |
| 2006 | 182 | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 168 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 167 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 156 | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 137 | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 160 | +16.8% |
| 2012 | 136 | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 129 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 153 | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 164 | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 138 | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 110 | -20.3% |
| 2018 | 108 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 115 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 141 | +22.6% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 141 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52, 2.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Romania's 141 is above the median for high income countries, which is 58, 2.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 190 | 190 | 190 | 1 |
| 2000s | 174.8 | 156 | 207 | 10 |
| 2010s | 135 | 108 | 164 | 10 |
| 2020s | 141 | 141 | 141 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 7 United Kingdom 335 compare
- 7 United Kingdom 335 compare
- 9 Sweden 176 compare
- 11 Portugal 136 compare
- 12 Greece 134 compare
- 13 Netherlands 123 compare
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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 unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Romania?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Romania was 141 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 207 in 2002.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 108 in 2018.
- How does Romania rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
- Romania ranks 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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