Romania Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Romania unemployment rate for 2023 was 5.60%, a 0.02% decline from 2022.
  • Romania unemployment rate for 2022 was 5.61%, a 0.02% increase from 2021.
  • Romania unemployment rate for 2021 was 5.59%, a 0.56% increase from 2020.
  • Romania unemployment rate for 2020 was 5.04%, a 1.12% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 27.99%
Botswana 23.38%
Gabon 20.36%
Namibia 19.42%
Libya 18.74%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.67%
Jordan 17.94%
Iraq 15.53%
Montenegro 15.25%
North Macedonia 13.08%
Guyana 12.43%
Algeria 11.81%
Albania 11.58%
Lebanon 11.57%
St. Lucia 11.09%
Bosnia 10.42%
Samoa 9.75%
Colombia 9.57%
Turkey 9.41%
Iran 9.10%
Serbia 8.68%
Equatorial Guinea 8.67%
Armenia 8.59%
Costa Rica 8.30%
Belize 8.26%
Brazil 7.95%
Suriname 7.70%
Mauritius 6.06%
Paraguay 5.78%
Azerbaijan 5.64%
Romania 5.60%
Dominican Republic 5.56%
Venezuela 5.53%
Kazakhstan 4.85%
Peru 4.82%
China 4.67%
Jamaica 4.42%
Fiji 4.33%
Bulgaria 4.30%
Maldives 4.13%
Turkmenistan 4.12%
Malaysia 3.86%
Belarus 3.57%
Ecuador 3.37%
Russia 3.33%
Mexico 2.81%
Guatemala 2.71%
Tonga 2.30%
Cuba 1.16%
Thailand 0.91%
Romania Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 5.60% -0.02%
2022 5.61% 0.02%
2021 5.59% 0.56%
2020 5.04% 1.12%
2019 3.91% -0.28%
2018 4.19% -0.74%
2017 4.93% -0.97%
2016 5.90% -0.91%
2015 6.81% 0.01%
2014 6.80% -0.29%
2013 7.10% 0.30%
2012 6.79% -0.38%
2011 7.18% 0.22%
2010 6.96% 0.10%
2009 6.86% 1.07%
2008 5.79% -0.63%
2007 6.41% -0.86%
2006 7.27% 0.10%
2005 7.17% -0.55%
2004 7.72% 0.77%
2003 6.95% -1.16%
2002 8.11% 1.55%
2001 6.56% -0.41%
2000 6.97% 0.73%
1999 6.24% 0.61%
1998 5.63% 0.12%
1997 5.52% -1.23%
1996 6.74% -1.27%
1995 8.01% -0.16%
1994 8.17% -0.07%
1993 8.24% -0.02%
1992 8.26% 0.02%
1991 8.24% 0.02%