Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Albania
Albania: Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 was 57.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Albania, 1960–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 57.3% for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Albania peaked at 57.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2003.
That places Albania 79th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36.3% | — |
| 1989 | 46.8% | +28.6% |
| 1990 | 45.2% | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 44.5% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 44.2% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 36.5% | -17.4% |
| 1995 | 32.5% | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 30.7% | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 43.6% | +41.8% |
| 1998 | 44.1% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 43.4% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 44.3% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 49.3% | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 27.2% | -44.9% |
| 2004 | 27.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | +34.5% |
| 2008 | 45.7% | +24.3% |
| 2009 | 46.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 46.9% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 52.5% | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 43.9% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 49.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 51.3% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 52.9% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 52.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 56.4% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 56.7% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 57.3% | +0.9% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 57.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.2%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Albania's 57.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.9%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -44.9% | 49.3% | 27.2% |
| 1997 | +41.8% | 30.7% | 43.6% |
| 2007 | +34.5% | 27.3% | 36.7% |
| 1989 | +28.6% | 36.3% | 46.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.3% | 36.3% | 36.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 46.8% | 46.8% | 46.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 40.5% | 30.7% | 45.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 27.2% | 49.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 43.9% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 52.2% | 57.3% | 5 |
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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 labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Albania?
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Albania was 57.3% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2003.
- How does Albania rank for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025?
- Albania ranks 79th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. 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 labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.