Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Romania
Romania: Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies was 1.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Romania, 2016–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Romania is 1.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Romania peaked at 4.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2025.
That places Romania 30th out of 32 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4.7% | — |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -30.6% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +88.0% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -25.5% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -22.9% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | -21.4% |
| 2025 | 1.8% | -18.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.1%, 35% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%, 36% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.5% | 4.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 1.8% | 4.7% | 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 unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Romania?
- Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Romania was 1.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies?
- Romania ranks 30th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.7%. 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 rates by sex, age and other typologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).