Unemployment rate,Percent in Romania
Romania: Unemployment rate,Percent was 3.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3.3%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
58th
of 71 countries
All-time high
11.4%
in 1999
All-time low
2.9%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1992–2025
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 3.7% on the previous year and down 36.3% 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 58th 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.
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 |
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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 58th 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 36.3%. 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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