Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Romania, 2026
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2026 (year-to-date through 1 January 2026): Value (as of 1 January 2026) — 536.2 thousand people. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — Eurostat.
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2026: data as of 1 January 2026
- Value: 536.2 thousand people
- Change vs 2025: +22.3 thousand people (+4.34 %)
- Position in history: below the 29-year average (average — 599.9138 thousand people)
- Series maximum — 828.8 thousand people in 2002 (24 years ago)
- Series minimum — 354.4 thousand people in 2019 (7 years ago)
- Value date: 1 January 2026
- Source: Eurostat
Dynamics over neighbouring years
| Year | Value, thousand people |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 424.9 |
| 2018 | 368.4 |
| 2019 | 354.4 |
| 2020 | 470 |
| 2021 | 486.4 |
| 2022 | 478.1 |
| 2023 | 475.5 |
| 2024 | 478.5 |
| 2025 | 513.9 |
| 2026 | 536.2 |
Full history and interactive chart
Complete series for Romania — on the Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment page.
Other years
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2011
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2012
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2013
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2014
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2015
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2016
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2017
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2018
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2019
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2020
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2021
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2022
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2023
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2024
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in 2025