{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ro-youth-unemployment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ro-youth-unemployment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ro-youth-unemployment-rate/","title":"Romania Youth Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"Romania's Youth Unemployment Rate: 26.1 % of active youth (15–24) in 2025, +2.2pp YoY. Eurostat (UNE_RT_A), 2009–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Romania","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Romania","temporal_coverage":"2009/2025","unit":"% of active youth (15–24)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Romania Youth Unemployment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/UNE_RT_A/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2009–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"17"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Romania"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Romania (2025)","value":"26.1","unit":"% of active youth (15–24)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+2.2pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+2.2pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"17","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Romania Youth Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":17,"observations":[{"period":"2009","value":24.8},{"period":"2010","value":28},{"period":"2011","value":29.4},{"period":"2012","value":28.2},{"period":"2013","value":29.6},{"period":"2014","value":30},{"period":"2015","value":27.3},{"period":"2016","value":25.9},{"period":"2017","value":23},{"period":"2018","value":20.5},{"period":"2019","value":21},{"period":"2020","value":21.6},{"period":"2021","value":21},{"period":"2022","value":22.8},{"period":"2023","value":21.8},{"period":"2024","value":23.9},{"period":"2025","value":26.1}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of active youth (15–24)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"26.1","yoyChange":"+2.2pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"23.9","yoyChange":"+2.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"21.8","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"22.8","yoyChange":"+1.8pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"21.0","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"21.6","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"21.0","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"20.5","yoyChange":"-2.5pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"23.0","yoyChange":"-2.9pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"25.9","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"27.3","yoyChange":"-2.7pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"30.0","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"29.6","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"28.2","yoyChange":"-1.2pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"29.4","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"28.0","yoyChange":"+3.2pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"24.8","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks youth unemployment (under-25) in Romania from 2005 to present. Show the severity of the post-2008 crisis and the recovery trajectory. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2009–2025 (17 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 30 % of active youth (15–24) in 2014 and reached its lowest recorded value of 20.5 in 2018. The latest reading of 26.1 in 2025 represents a change of +2.2pp."}]}