Albania vs Lesotho: Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults
Albania
25.6%
in 2024
Lesotho
24.7%
in 2024
Albania rank
29th
Lesotho rank
31st
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults over time
- Albania
- Lesotho
How they compare
Albania currently reports 25.6% against 24.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lesotho ahead.
Albania ranks 29th and Lesotho ranks 31st of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.9% | 21.9% | 8.0% | Albania |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 22.5% | 5.1% | Albania |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 23.9% | 7.6% | Albania |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 26.0% | 0.2% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate: young vs. older adults, Albania or Lesotho?
- Albania, at 25.6% against 24.7% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate: young vs. older adults between Albania and Lesotho?
- 0.9%, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Lesotho?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Albania and Lesotho rank globally for unemployment rate: young vs. older adults?
- Albania ranks 29th and Lesotho ranks 31st of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the labor force aged 15-24 without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.