Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Albania
Albania: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 51.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Albania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Albania stood at 51.5%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Albania peaked at 51.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 2012.
Albania ranks 123rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 37.4% | — |
| 1992 | 37.6% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 37.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 37.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 37.9% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 38.4% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 39.0% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 39.4% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 39.9% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 40.4% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 40.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 41.4% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 42.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 41.6% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 41.5% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 42.3% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 42.0% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 33.1% | -21.1% |
| 2009 | 34.4% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 37.2% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 37.2% | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 42.8% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 43.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 46.5% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 47.9% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 47.3% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 49.5% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 48.2% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 50.7% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 51.1% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 51.5% | +0.8% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 51.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.5%, 75% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Albania's 51.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.8%, 58% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.3% | 37.4% | 39.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 40.0% | 33.1% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 32.2% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 47.3% | 51.5% | 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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Albania?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Albania was 51.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 2012.
- How does Albania rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Albania ranks 123rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.