Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Kosovo
Kosovo: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 7.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Kosovo, 2006–2017
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
Kosovo recorded 7.1% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Kosovo peaked at 10.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2012.
That places Kosovo 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7.5% | — |
| 2011 | 10.6% | +41.0% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -41.9% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | +22.7% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 6.1% | 10.6% | 4 |
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)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 37.9% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 17.6% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 30.8% (2024)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 41.9% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 24.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Kosovo?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Kosovo was 7.1% in 2017, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2012.
- How does Kosovo rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Kosovo ranks 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2017.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount