Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244): Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) was 23.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), 2000–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) stood at 23.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 66.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) peaked at 71.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2023.
That places Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 37th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.6% | — |
| 2012 | 63.8% | +95.9% |
| 2013 | 68.4% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 71.7% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 65.4% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 63.5% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 63.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 60.4% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 57.3% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 46.5% | -18.9% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | -41.8% |
| 2023 | 22.6% | -16.6% |
| 2024 | 23.8% | +5.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +95.9% | 32.6% | 63.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.6% | 32.6% | 32.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 60.4% | 71.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 22.6% | 57.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
More work & labour data for Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
- 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, 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) was 23.8% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2023.
- How does Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) rank for unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24)?
- Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 37th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.8%. 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, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.