Unemployment rate by disability in Romania
Romania: Unemployment rate by disability was 1.12 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate by disability in Romania, 2007–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Romania recorded 1.12 for unemployment rate by disability in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 76.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate by disability in Romania peaked at 6.87 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.79, in 2018.
Romania ranks 52nd of 54 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Unemployment rate by disability in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6.87 | — |
| 2008 | 4.8 | -30.1% |
| 2009 | 4.84 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 5.33 | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 5.01 | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 4.77 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 4.65 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 4.73 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 4.44 | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 4.58 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 3.49 | -23.8% |
| 2018 | 0.79 | -77.4% |
| 2019 | 2.21 | +179.7% |
| 2020 | 2.28 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.98 | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 1.64 | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 1.13 | -31.1% |
| 2024 | 1.12 | -0.9% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1.12 is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.08, 18% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1.12 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.19, 18% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate by disability in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +179.7% | 0.79 | 2.21 |
| 2018 | -77.4% | 3.49 | 0.79 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5 | 4.8 | 6.87 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4 | 0.79 | 5.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 | 1.12 | 2.28 | 5 |
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 unemployment rate by disability in Romania?
- Unemployment rate by disability in Romania was 1.12 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate by disability recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.87 in 2007.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate by disability recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.79 in 2018.
- How does Romania rank for unemployment rate by disability?
- Romania ranks 52nd out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate by disability rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate by disability. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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