Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Albania
Albania: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national was 38.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Albania, 2002–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2024, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Albania stood at 38.8%.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Albania peaked at 50.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2013.
Albania ranks 89th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 50.2% | — |
| 2007 | 30.2% | -39.9% |
| 2008 | 33.1% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 34.6% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 33.6% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 44.1% | +31.1% |
| 2012 | 36.2% | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 27.6% | -23.9% |
| 2014 | 29.0% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 31.3% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 31.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 36.6% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 35.7% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 36.2% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 38.3% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 37.7% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 38.8% | +2.9% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 38.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.6%, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Albania's 38.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.5%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -39.9% | 50.2% | 30.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.0% | 30.2% | 50.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 27.6% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 35.7% | 38.8% | 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 labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Albania?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Albania was 38.8% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2013.
- How does Albania rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Albania ranks 89th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.