Romania Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Romania youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 22.59%, a 1.58% increase from 2021.
  • Romania youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 21.00%, a 3.68% increase from 2020.
  • Romania youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 17.32%, a 0.55% increase from 2019.
  • Romania youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 16.77%, a 0.47% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Libya 50.45%
South Africa 49.83%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 43.82%
Botswana 43.52%
Jordan 41.91%
Namibia 38.97%
Gabon 36.90%
North Macedonia 32.44%
Algeria 32.01%
Bosnia 31.89%
Iraq 31.76%
St. Lucia 30.78%
Costa Rica 30.74%
Albania 28.20%
Montenegro 28.06%
Suriname 26.60%
Guyana 25.48%
Serbia 24.25%
Lebanon 23.94%
Iran 22.83%
Romania 22.59%
Mauritius 21.76%
Colombia 21.04%
Brazil 20.68%
Samoa 20.35%
Turkey 19.25%
Armenia 19.02%
Jamaica 18.06%
Belize 17.93%
Equatorial Guinea 16.53%
Fiji 16.01%
Maldives 15.14%
China 14.85%
Paraguay 14.51%
Russia 14.37%
Azerbaijan 13.58%
Dominican Republic 12.89%
Venezuela 10.98%
Bulgaria 10.77%
Malaysia 10.39%
Belarus 10.27%
Turkmenistan 8.99%
Ecuador 8.40%
Peru 8.04%
Tonga 7.03%
Mexico 6.52%
Guatemala 6.28%
Thailand 5.39%
Kazakhstan 3.82%
Cuba 3.09%
Tuvalu 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Nauru 0.00%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Romania Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 22.59% 1.58%
2021 21.00% 3.68%
2020 17.32% 0.55%
2019 16.77% 0.47%
2018 16.30% -2.06%
2017 18.37% -2.24%
2016 20.60% -1.03%
2015 21.64% -2.36%
2014 23.99% 0.27%
2013 23.72% 1.20%
2012 22.52% -1.28%
2011 23.80% 1.91%
2010 21.89% 0.88%
2009 21.01% 2.17%
2008 18.84% -1.51%
2007 20.34% -1.26%
2006 21.60% 1.25%
2005 20.35% -2.03%
2004 22.38% 2.89%
2003 19.49% -2.70%
2002 22.19% 4.57%
2001 17.62% -0.20%
2000 17.82% 0.50%
1999 17.32% 0.49%
1998 16.82% -0.54%
1997 17.37% -2.97%
1996 20.33% -0.72%
1995 21.05% -1.42%
1994 22.47% -1.22%
1993 23.69% -1.14%
1992 24.83% -0.14%
1991 24.97% 24.97%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%