Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Albania
Albania: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) was 46.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Albania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Albania recorded 46.0% for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Albania peaked at 66.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2025.
That places Albania 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 61.9% | — |
| 1992 | 61.5% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 61.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 61.4% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 61.2% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 60.8% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 60.2% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 59.8% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 59.2% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 58.7% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 58.3% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 57.7% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 57.1% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 57.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 57.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 56.8% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 66.3% | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 65.2% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 62.4% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 63.8% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 66.8% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 61.7% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 56.2% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 51.9% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 51.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 51.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 49.1% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 50.2% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 46.9% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 46.4% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 46.0% | -0.9% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 46.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.5%, 1.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Albania's 46.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.0%, 5.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.8% | 59.2% | 61.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 59.2% | 56.8% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 51.0% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 46.0% | 51.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
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 vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Albania?
- Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Albania was 46.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 66.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2025.
- How does Albania rank for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment)?
- Albania ranks 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.