Unemployment rate in Romania, 2026
Unemployment rate in 2026 (year-to-date through 1 January 2026): Annual value (as of 1 January 2026) — 5.95 % экономически активного населения. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — International Monetary Fund.
Unemployment rate in 2026: data as of 1 January 2026
- Value: 5.95 % экономически активного населения
- Change vs 2025: −0.1667 % экономически активного населения (−2.72 %)
- Position in history: below the 42-year average (average — 6.747 % экономически активного населения)
- Series maximum — 10.994 % экономически активного населения in 1994 (32 years ago)
- Series minimum — 3.4 % экономически активного населения in 1990 (36 years ago)
- Value date: 1 January 2026
- Source: International Monetary Fund
Dynamics over neighbouring years
| Year | Value, % экономически активного населения |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.0917 |
| 2018 | 5.25 |
| 2019 | 4.8917 |
| 2020 | 6.075 |
| 2021 | 5.6083 |
| 2022 | 5.625 |
| 2023 | 5.5667 |
| 2024 | 5.4333 |
| 2025 | 6.1167 |
| 2026 | 5.95 |
Full history and interactive chart
Complete series for Romania — on the Unemployment rate page.
Other years
- Unemployment rate in 2011
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- Unemployment rate in 2015
- Unemployment rate in 2016
- Unemployment rate in 2017
- Unemployment rate in 2018
- Unemployment rate in 2019
- Unemployment rate in 2020
- Unemployment rate in 2021
- Unemployment rate in 2022
- Unemployment rate in 2023
- Unemployment rate in 2024
- Unemployment rate in 2025