Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Kosovo
Kosovo: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 37.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Kosovo, 2000–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Kosovo is 37.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Kosovo peaked at 52.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 2012.
That places Kosovo 195th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.9% | — |
| 2002 | 52.8% | +20.2% |
| 2003 | 50.3% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 48.7% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 52.5% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 46.5% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 46.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 48.1% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | -30.4% |
| 2013 | 36.5% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 37.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 33.5% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 37.2% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 35.7% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 33.7% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 34.6% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 34.0% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 35.6% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 37.9% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.7% | 43.9% | 52.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 33.5% | 37.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 33.7% | 37.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
More work & labour data for Kosovo
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 10.8% (2024)
- 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)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 41.9% (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)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 24.4% (2024)
- Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 23.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Kosovo?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Kosovo was 37.9% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 2012.
- How does Kosovo rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Kosovo ranks 195th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.