Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Albania
Albania: Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 was 52.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Albania, 2002–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Albania is 52.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Albania peaked at 52.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2007.
Albania ranks 81st of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 43.7% | — |
| 2004 | 39.0% | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 39.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 30.7% | -22.5% |
| 2008 | 39.4% | +28.3% |
| 2009 | 38.9% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 39.4% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 43.2% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 38.0% | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 37.2% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 39.0% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 43.4% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 45.2% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 46.9% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 46.0% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 46.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 50.1% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 51.2% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 52.1% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.5% | 30.7% | 43.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 37.2% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.1% | 46.0% | 52.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 78 Liechtenstein 52.1% compare
- 79 Portugal 52.1% compare
- 80 Brunei Darussalam 52.1% compare
- 82 United Arab Emirates 52.0% compare
- 83 Slovenia 51.9% compare
- 84 Uruguay 51.8% compare
More work & labour data for Albania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.31 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.32 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.29 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.217 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,083 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 580.32 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 580.03 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 604.96 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,185 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Albania?
- Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Albania was 52.1% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2007.
- How does Albania rank for female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024?
- Albania ranks 81st out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are employed. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.