Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244): Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) was 10.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), 2000–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) is 10.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) peaked at 57.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2023.
That places Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 26th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.6% | — |
| 2001 | 57.0% | +390.2% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 49.7% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 39.7% | -20.1% |
| 2005 | 41.4% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 44.9% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 46.3% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 47.5% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 45.4% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | -32.0% |
| 2013 | 29.8% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 35.3% | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 30.3% | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | -19.9% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | -40.7% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | +2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +390.2% | 11.6% | 57.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.9% | 11.6% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 25.1% | 35.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 10.5% | 25.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
- 23 Cape Verde 11.3% compare
- 24 Northern Mariana Islands 11.2% compare
- 25 Dominica 11.0%
- 26 Kosovo 10.8% compare
- 28 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.7% compare
- 29 Nepal 10.7% compare
More work & labour data for Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 7.7% (2024)
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 18.3% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 53.6% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 22.5% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 37.9% (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, female (%) 17.6% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 24.4% (2024)
- Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 23.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) was 10.8% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2023.
- How does Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) rank for unemployment, total (% of total labor force)?
- Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 26th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment, total (% of total labor force) rising or falling in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.