Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region in Romania
Romania: Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region was 3.3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region in Romania, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth employment rate by nuts 2 region in Romania is 3.3, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 26.7% on the previous year and down 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employment rate by nuts 2 region in Romania peaked at 18.1 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.3, in 2025.
Romania ranks 32nd of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.32 | 9.1 | 17.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.11 | 7.3 | 9.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 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 youth employment rate by nuts 2 region in Romania?
- Youth employment rate by nuts 2 region in Romania was 3.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth employment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1 in 1999.
- What is the lowest youth employment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for youth employment rate by nuts 2 region?
- Romania ranks 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth employment rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.7%. 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 Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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