Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Kosovo
Kosovo: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national was 24.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Kosovo, 2000–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Kosovo is 24.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Kosovo peaked at 30.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2022.
Kosovo ranks 165th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.2% | — |
| 2012 | 21.9% | -27.5% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 24.4% | +9.3% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 24.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.6%, 63% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 24.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.5%, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.2% | 30.2% | 30.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 20.2% | 26.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 19.7% | 24.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 162 South Korea 24.7% compare
- 163 Algeria 24.6% compare
- 164 Bosnia and Herzegovina 24.6% compare
- 165 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 24.4% compare
- 167 Greece 24.3% compare
- 168 Romania 23.8% compare
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, female (% of female population ages) 22.5% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 53.6% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 37.9% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 30.8% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 17.6% (2024)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 41.9% (2024)
- Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 23.8% (2024)
- Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 16.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Kosovo?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Kosovo was 24.4% 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 Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2022.
- How does Kosovo rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Kosovo ranks 165th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kosovo 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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About this data
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.