Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Romania's youth unemployment rate stands at 24.54% as of 2025-12-31, up from 23.63% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Romania's youth unemployment rate was 24.54%, up from 23.63% in 2024.
In 2024, Romania's youth unemployment rate was 23.63%, up from 21.7% in 2023.
In 2023, Romania's youth unemployment rate was 21.7%, down from 22.87% in 2022.
In 2022, Romania's youth unemployment rate was 22.87%, up from 21.15% in 2021.
In 2021, Romania's youth unemployment rate was 21.15%, up from 17.58% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.54% | +0.914% |
| 2024 | 23.63% | +1.93% |
| 2023 | 21.7% | -1.17% |
| 2022 | 22.87% | +1.72% |
| 2021 | 21.15% | +3.57% |
| 2020 | 17.58% | +0.441% |
| 2019 | 17.14% | +0.536% |
| 2018 | 16.61% | -2.12% |
| 2017 | 18.73% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 21.02% | -1% |
| 2015 | 22.03% | -2.34% |
| 2014 | 24.36% | +0.347% |
| 2013 | 24.02% | +1.21% |
| 2012 | 22.81% | -1.25% |
| 2011 | 24.06% | +1.88% |
| 2010 | 22.18% | +0.73% |
| 2009 | 21.45% | +2.24% |
| 2008 | 19.21% | -1.43% |
| 2007 | 20.64% | -1.11% |
| 2006 | 21.75% | +1.19% |
| 2005 | 20.56% | -2.61% |
| 2004 | 23.16% | +3.49% |
| 2003 | 19.68% | -3.01% |
| 2002 | 22.69% | +4.91% |
| 2001 | 17.78% | -0.177% |
| 2000 | 17.95% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 17.55% | +0.242% |
| 1998 | 17.31% | -0.672% |
| 1997 | 17.98% | -3.93% |
| 1996 | 21.91% | -0.576% |
| 1995 | 22.49% | -1.64% |
| 1994 | 24.12% | -1.48% |
| 1993 | 25.61% | -1.42% |
| 1992 | 27.02% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 27.22% | — |
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Romania's youth unemployment rate is 24.54% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 23.63% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 27.22% (1991); the lowest is 16.61% (2018), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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