Unemployment rate in Albania
Albania: Unemployment rate was 10.93 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Albania, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Albania recorded 10.93 for unemployment rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Albania peaked at 30.01 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10.3, in 1991.
That places Albania 35th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.3 | — |
| 1992 | 30.01 | +191.2% |
| 1993 | 25.25 | -15.8% |
| 1994 | 20.84 | -17.5% |
| 1995 | 14.61 | -29.9% |
| 1996 | 13.93 | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 16.87 | +21.1% |
| 1998 | 20.04 | +18.8% |
| 1999 | 20.84 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 19.02 | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 18.57 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 17.89 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 16.98 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 16.31 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 15.97 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 15.63 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 15.97 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 13.06 | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 13.67 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 14.09 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 13.48 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 13.38 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 15.87 | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 18.05 | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 17.19 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 15.42 | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 13.62 | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 12.3 | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 11.47 | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 11.64 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 11.47 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 10.79 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 10.67 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 10.69 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 10.93 | +2.2% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 10.93 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.63, 1.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Albania's 10.93 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.56, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +191.2% | 10.3 | 30.01 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.19 | 10.3 | 30.01 | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.31 | 13.06 | 19.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.49 | 11.47 | 18.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.03 | 10.67 | 11.64 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 32 New Caledonia 11.17 compare
- 33 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.04 compare
- 34 Lebanon 10.98 compare
- 36 Nepal 10.46 compare
- 37 Spain 10.38 compare
- 38 Mauritania 10.32 compare
More work & labour data for Albania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.31 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.32 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.29 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.217 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,083 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 580.32 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 580.03 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 604.96 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,185 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Albania?
- Unemployment rate in Albania was 10.93 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 30.01 in 1992.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3 in 1991.
- How does Albania rank for unemployment rate?
- Albania ranks 35th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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