Romania Unemployment Rate 1991-2023

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Romania unemployment rate for 2022 was 5.44%, a 0.15% decline from 2021.
  • Romania unemployment rate for 2021 was 5.59%, a 0.56% increase from 2020.
  • Romania unemployment rate for 2020 was 5.03%, a 1.12% increase from 2019.
  • Romania unemployment rate for 2019 was 3.91%, a 0.28% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 29.81%
Gabon 21.47%
Namibia 20.85%
Botswana 20.68%
Libya 20.68%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.98%
Jordan 17.87%
St. Lucia 17.36%
Iraq 15.55%
Montenegro 15.40%
North Macedonia 15.08%
Bosnia 14.05%
Lebanon 12.64%
Armenia 12.56%
Guyana 12.36%
Albania 11.81%
Algeria 11.55%
Costa Rica 11.45%
Iran 10.96%
Colombia 10.73%
Samoa 10.31%
Turkey 10.03%
Belize 9.69%
Serbia 9.47%
Brazil 9.46%
Equatorial Guinea 8.69%
Suriname 8.64%
Mauritius 7.23%
Dominican Republic 7.12%
Paraguay 6.89%
Jamaica 6.05%
Azerbaijan 5.46%
Romania 5.44%
Venezuela 5.33%
Turkmenistan 5.02%
Kazakhstan 5.01%
China 4.89%
Maldives 4.88%
Bulgaria 4.40%
Fiji 4.33%
Belarus 4.17%
Ecuador 3.96%
Malaysia 3.73%
Peru 3.66%
Mexico 3.31%
Tonga 3.01%
Guatemala 2.57%
Cuba 1.39%
Thailand 0.86%
Romania Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 5.44% -0.15%
2021 5.59% 0.56%
2020 5.03% 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% -0.30%
2013 7.10% 0.31%
2012 6.79% -0.39%
2011 7.18% 0.22%
2010 6.96% 0.10%
2009 6.86% 1.07%
2008 5.79% -0.62%
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% 0.11%
1997 5.52% -1.22%
1996 6.74% -1.27%
1995 8.01% -0.16%
1994 8.17% -0.20%
1993 8.37% 0.11%
1992 8.26% 0.18%
1991 8.08% 0.18%