Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Albania
Albania: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 77.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Albania, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Albania recorded 77.0% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Albania peaked at 77.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 59.7%, in 2013.
That places Albania 45th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.5% | — |
| 1991 | 73.3% | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 74.5% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 73.2% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 72.0% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 70.3% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 69.1% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 70.8% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 69.7% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 68.1% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 67.4% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 66.5% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 66.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 65.2% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 64.3% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 63.3% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 62.4% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 61.5% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 60.5% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 62.9% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 63.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 68.1% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 64.4% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 59.7% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 61.3% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 68.3% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 69.7% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 69.0% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 69.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 73.2% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 75.5% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 76.2% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 77.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.0% | 68.1% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.0% | 60.5% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 59.7% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 69.0% | 77.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Albania?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Albania was 77.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.7% in 2013.
- How does Albania rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Albania ranks 45th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.