Unemployment rate,Percent in Romania
Romania: Unemployment rate,Percent was 3.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate,Percent in Romania, 1992–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Romania recorded 3.3% for unemployment rate,percent in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Romania peaked at 11.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2023.
Romania ranks 57th of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Unemployment rate,Percent in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5.5% | — |
| 1993 | 9.2% | +69.0% |
| 1994 | 11.0% | +19.2% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | -22.1% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 9.3% | +23.4% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | +22.8% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | -19.5% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | -25.8% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -20.6% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +57.7% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -29.4% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +9.5% |
| 2025 | 3.3% | +4.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 3.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%, 66% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Romania's 3.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.2%, 63% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate,Percent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +69.0% | 5.5% | 9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 5.5% | 11.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 4.0% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.0% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More reference data data for Romania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.75 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate,percent in Romania?
- Unemployment rate,percent in Romania was 3.3% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- Romania ranks 57th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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