Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Kosovo
Kosovo: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 37.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Kosovo, 2006–2017
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2017, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Kosovo stood at 37.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 138.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Kosovo peaked at 37.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2006.
Kosovo ranks 16th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 15.5% | — |
| 2011 | 24.4% | +56.9% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | +23.6% |
| 2017 | 37.0% | +40.4% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 37.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.7%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 37.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 55.9%, 66% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 21.3% | 37.0% | 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 protection and labor in Kosovo?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Kosovo was 37.0% in 2017, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2006.
- How does Kosovo rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
- Kosovo ranks 16th out of 36 countries with data for 2017.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.3%. 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 Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount