Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Kosovo
Kosovo: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 37.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Kosovo, 2006–2017
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Kosovo is 37.2%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 174.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Kosovo peaked at 37.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2006.
That places Kosovo 14th out of 31 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 13.6% | — |
| 2011 | 18.8% | +38.5% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 37.2% | +79.0% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 37.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 55.0%, 68% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 37.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.1%, 1.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 18.8% | 37.2% | 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 insurance -1st quintile in Kosovo?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Kosovo was 37.2% in 2017, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 37.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2006.
- How does Kosovo rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
- Kosovo ranks 14th out of 31 countries with data for 2017.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 174.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount