Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Albania

Labor force in Albania in 2025 — 1,259,172 people. Ranked 134 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 10.6%.

2025 1.26M people −0.48% vs 2024
World rank 134of 182
Period maximum 1.53M people1992
Period minimum 1.18M people2013

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Albania, 1990–20251.1M1.2M1.3M1.4M1.5M1.6M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 1,408,834 people1991: 1,508,188 people1992: 1,527,908 people1993: 1,491,699 people1994: 1,460,475 people1995: 1,416,048 people1996: 1,384,852 people1997: 1,414,713 people1998: 1,386,216 people1999: 1,349,592 people2000: 1,329,781 people2001: 1,305,821 people2002: 1,304,298 people2003: 1,290,479 people2004: 1,275,726 people2005: 1,259,700 people2006: 1,241,897 people2007: 1,222,005 people2008: 1,201,455 people2009: 1,247,208 people2010: 1,259,163 people2011: 1,376,922 people2012: 1,299,606 people2013: 1,184,290 people2014: 1,194,487 people2015: 1,227,883 people2016: 1,254,637 people2017: 1,256,406 people2018: 1,267,869 people2019: 1,273,761 people2020: 1,238,064 people2021: 1,227,911 people2022: 1,261,497 people2023: 1,278,064 people2024: 1,265,271 people2025: 1,259,172 people
Change over the period: −149,662 (−10.62%) Average annual rate: -0.32 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Albania 1.26M people
World 3.74B people
Europe & Central Asia 429M people
Southern Europe computed 70.74M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.38B people
Labor force — Albania, by year Albania All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 1.26M −6,099 −0.48%
2024 1.27M −12,793 −1%
2023 1.28M +16,567 +1.31%
2022 1.26M +33,586 +2.74%
2021 1.23M −10,153 −0.82%
2020 1.24M −35,697 −2.8%
2019 1.27M +5,892 +0.46%
2018 1.27M +11,463 +0.91%
2017 1.26M +1,769 +0.14%
2016 1.25M +26,754 +2.18%
2015 1.23M +33,396 +2.8%
2014 1.19M +10,197 +0.86%
2013 1.18M −115,316 −8.87%
2012 1.3M −77,316 −5.62%
2011 1.38M +117,759 +9.35%
2010 1.26M +11,955 +0.96%
2009 1.25M +45,753 +3.81%
2008 1.2M −20,550 −1.68%
2007 1.22M −19,892 −1.6%
2006 1.24M −17,803 −1.41%
2005 1.26M −16,026 −1.26%
2004 1.28M −14,753 −1.14%
2003 1.29M −13,819 −1.06%
2002 1.3M −1,523 −0.12%
2001 1.31M −23,960 −1.8%
2000 1.33M −19,811 −1.47%
1999 1.35M −36,624 −2.64%
1998 1.39M −28,497 −2.01%
1997 1.41M +29,861 +2.16%
1996 1.38M −31,196 −2.2%
1995 1.42M −44,427 −3.04%
1994 1.46M −31,224 −2.09%
1993 1.49M −36,209 −2.37%
1992 1.53M +19,720 +1.31%
1991 1.51M +99,354 +7.05%
1990 1.41M

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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