RO · 2021 · tesem070

Youth employment rate (age group 20-29)

Romania, 2021

Youth employment rate (age group 20-29)
54.9
Romania, 2021
▼ 7.1% vs 2020 (59.1)
Analysis

In 2021, Romania's youth employment rate (age group 20-29) decreased by 7.1% compared to 2020, reaching 54.9.

Romania accounts for 87.4% of the EU-27 total of 62.8.

Romania ranks 23rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 2.5% (from 56.3 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tesem070, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#23 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
87.4%
EU-27: 62.8
Romania timeline (last 15 years)
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