Public sector employment in Kosovo
Kosovo: Public sector employment was 109.04 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Public sector employment in Kosovo, 2000–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, public sector employment in Kosovo stood at 109.04.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employment in Kosovo peaked at 117 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80.24, in 2000.
Kosovo ranks 38th of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Public sector employment in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.24 | — |
| 2012 | 109.05 | +35.9% |
| 2013 | 106.08 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 100.8 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 96.33 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 99.26 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 100.58 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 106.08 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 99.19 | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 99.04 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 107.63 | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 111.88 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 117 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 109.04 | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.24 | 80.24 | 80.24 | 1 |
| 2010s | 102.17 | 96.33 | 109.05 | 8 |
| 2020s | 108.92 | 99.04 | 117 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 35 Paraguay 224.52 compare
- 36 Albania 177.93 compare
- 37 Trinidad and Tobago 132.21 compare
- 39 Timor-Leste 89.61 compare
- 40 Brunei Darussalam 67.43 compare
- 41 Saint Lucia 18.66 compare
More work & labour data for Kosovo
- CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 135.14 (2025)
- CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 3.86 (2025)
- Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 37.95 (2024)
- Does the Law Prohibit Discrimination in Employment Based on Gender? 1 (2023)
- Is There Legislation on Sexual Harassment in Employment? 1 (2023)
- Are There Criminal Penalties or Civil Remedies For Sexual Harassment 1 (2023)
- CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 32.11 (2025)
- Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 174.61 (2024)
- Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 26.9 (2024)
- Employment 423.84 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector employment in Kosovo?
- Public sector employment in Kosovo was 109.04 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest public sector employment recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 117 in 2023.
- What is the lowest public sector employment recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.24 in 2000.
- How does Kosovo rank for public sector employment?
- Kosovo ranks 38th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public sector employment rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The employed comprise all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were in one of the following categories: a) paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work); or b) self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work). For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.