Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Kosovo
Kosovo: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) was 19.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Kosovo, 2000–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Kosovo stood at 19.0%.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and down 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Kosovo peaked at 61.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2023.
That places Kosovo 49th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.2% | — |
| 2012 | 55.3% | +119.7% |
| 2013 | 55.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 57.7% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 52.4% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 52.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 53.8% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 49.0% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 48.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 37.8% | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | -43.6% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | -19.3% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | +10.6% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 19.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.5%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 19.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.2%, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Kosovo 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 | +119.7% | 25.2% | 55.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.2% | 25.2% | 25.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 49.0% | 61.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 17.2% | 48.9% | 5 |
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)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 41.9% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 30.8% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 24.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Kosovo?
- Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Kosovo was 19.0% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2023.
- How does Kosovo rank for unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24)?
- Kosovo ranks 49th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, youth total (% of total 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.