Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Albania
Albania: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 49.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Albania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Albania is 49.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Albania peaked at 49.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 2012.
Albania ranks 127th 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, total (% of total employment) in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 37.6% | — |
| 1992 | 37.3% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 37.3% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 37.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 37.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 38.3% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 38.6% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 38.9% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 39.4% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 39.9% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 40.4% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 40.9% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 41.4% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 41.4% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 42.1% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 41.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 39.8% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 41.7% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 43.3% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 38.9% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 36.9% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 42.1% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 41.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 44.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 45.7% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 46.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 47.9% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 47.0% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 49.4% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 49.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.1% | 37.3% | 39.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 41.1% | 39.8% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 36.9% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 46.2% | 49.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Albania?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Albania was 49.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 2012.
- How does Albania rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Albania ranks 127th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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, total (% of total 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.