RO · 2021 · tespm080
Youth unemployment ratio (age group 15-24)
Romania, 2021
Youth unemployment ratio (age group 15-24)
5.60
Romania, 2021
▲ 7.7% vs 2020 (5.20)
Analysis
In 2021, Romania's youth unemployment ratio (age group 15-24) increased by 7.7% compared to 2020, reaching 5.60.
Romania accounts for 86.2% of the EU-27 total of 6.50.
Romania ranks 16th 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 3.4% (from 5.80 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm080, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
86.2%
EU-27: 6.50
Romania timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tespm080