Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Albania

Female labor force participation rate in Albania in 2025 — 58.57%. Ranked 56 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 5.1 pp.

2025 58.57% +0.41 pp vs 2024
World rank 56of 182
Period maximum 60.36%1992
Period minimum 43.78%2013

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Albania, 1990–202540455055606519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 53.47%1991: 59.05%1992: 60.36%1993: 58.56%1994: 57.04%1995: 54.82%1996: 53.35%1997: 55.15%1998: 53.71%1999: 51.82%2000: 50.83%2001: 49.68%2002: 49.09%2003: 48.46%2004: 47.85%2005: 47.24%2006: 46.65%2007: 46.08%2008: 45.51%2009: 45.96%2010: 46.84%2011: 52.56%2012: 48.94%2013: 43.78%2014: 43.96%2015: 47.12%2016: 49.89%2017: 49.74%2018: 51.41%2019: 52.93%2020: 52.25%2021: 52.52%2022: 56.41%2023: 57.96%2024: 58.15%2025: 58.57%
Change over the period: +5.1 pp Annual average: 0.15 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Albania

Albania 58.57%
World 48.94%
Southern Europe computed 47.22%
Female labor force participation rate — Albania, by year Albania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 58.57 +0.41 pp
2024 58.15 +0.19 pp
2023 57.96 +1.56 pp
2022 56.41 +3.88 pp
2021 52.52 +0.27 pp
2020 52.25 −0.68 pp
2019 52.93 +1.53 pp
2018 51.41 +1.67 pp
2017 49.74 −0.15 pp
2016 49.89 +2.77 pp
2015 47.12 +3.16 pp
2014 43.96 +0.17 pp
2013 43.78 −5.15 pp
2012 48.94 −3.63 pp
2011 52.56 +5.73 pp
2010 46.84 +0.88 pp
2009 45.96 +0.44 pp
2008 45.51 −0.56 pp
2007 46.08 −0.58 pp
2006 46.65 −0.59 pp
2005 47.24 −0.6 pp
2004 47.85 −0.62 pp
2003 48.46 −0.63 pp
2002 49.09 −0.59 pp
2001 49.68 −1.15 pp
2000 50.83 −0.99 pp
1999 51.82 −1.89 pp
1998 53.71 −1.44 pp
1997 55.15 +1.8 pp
1996 53.35 −1.47 pp
1995 54.82 −2.22 pp
1994 57.04 −1.52 pp
1993 58.56 −1.8 pp
1992 60.36 +1.31 pp
1991 59.05 +5.58 pp
1990 53.47

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.