Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24 … female ages national in Kosovo
Kosovo: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24 … female ages national was 13.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Kosovo, 2000–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2024, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Kosovo stood at 13.4%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 221.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Kosovo peaked at 13.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2015.
Kosovo ranks 137th of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24 … female ages national in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.7% | — |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -63.5% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +18.0% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +37.0% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +25.6% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +21.8% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +22.8% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | +11.9% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 13.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.9%, 50% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 13.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.4%, 51% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.7% | 7.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 6.4% | 13.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
More work & labour data for Kosovo
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 7.7% (2024)
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 18.3% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 53.6% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 22.5% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 37.9% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 17.6% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 30.8% (2024)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 41.9% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 24.4% (2024)
- Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 23.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Kosovo?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Kosovo was 13.4% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2015.
- How does Kosovo rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Kosovo ranks 137th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 221.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.