Unemployment rate — all countries

Unemployment rate — Albania

Unemployment rate in Albania in 2025 — 10.93%. Ranked 151 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 0.62 pp.

2025 10.93% +0.24 pp vs 2024
World rank 151of 182
Period maximum 30.01%1992
Period minimum 10.3%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force

Unemployment rate — Albania, 1991–202501020304019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 10.3%1992: 30.01%1993: 25.25%1994: 20.84%1995: 14.61%1996: 13.93%1997: 16.87%1998: 20.04%1999: 20.84%2000: 19.02%2001: 18.57%2002: 17.89%2003: 16.99%2004: 16.31%2005: 15.97%2006: 15.63%2007: 15.97%2008: 13.06%2009: 13.67%2010: 14.09%2011: 13.48%2012: 13.38%2013: 15.87%2014: 18.06%2015: 17.19%2016: 15.42%2017: 13.62%2018: 12.3%2019: 11.47%2020: 11.64%2021: 11.47%2022: 10.79%2023: 10.67%2024: 10.69%2025: 10.93%
Change over the period: +0.62 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Albania 10.93%
World 4.79%
Southern Europe computed 8.11%
Unemployment rate — Albania, by year Albania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10.93 +0.24 pp
2024 10.69 +0.02 pp
2023 10.67 −0.12 pp
2022 10.79 −0.69 pp
2021 11.47 −0.16 pp
2020 11.64 +0.17 pp
2019 11.47 −0.84 pp
2018 12.3 −1.31 pp
2017 13.62 −1.8 pp
2016 15.42 −1.78 pp
2015 17.19 −0.86 pp
2014 18.06 +2.19 pp
2013 15.87 +2.49 pp
2012 13.38 −0.11 pp
2011 13.48 −0.61 pp
2010 14.09 +0.41 pp
2009 13.67 +0.61 pp
2008 13.06 −2.91 pp
2007 15.97 +0.34 pp
2006 15.63 −0.34 pp
2005 15.97 −0.34 pp
2004 16.31 −0.68 pp
2003 16.99 −0.91 pp
2002 17.89 −0.68 pp
2001 18.57 −0.45 pp
2000 19.02 −1.81 pp
1999 20.84 +0.79 pp
1998 20.04 +3.17 pp
1997 16.87 +2.94 pp
1996 13.93 −0.68 pp
1995 14.61 −6.23 pp
1994 20.84 −4.42 pp
1993 25.25 −4.76 pp
1992 30.01 +19.7 pp
1991 10.3

About the indicator

The share of the labor force that is unemployed, on the ILO definition: a person counts as unemployed if they held no job in the reference period, actively looked for one and were available to start work. People who are not looking for work are not part of the labor force, so in countries with mass withdrawal from the labor force low unemployment does not mean high employment; the employment ratio and labor force participation fill in the rest of the picture.

Important: The data are ILO modeled estimates harmonized to a common definition; they can differ from the national figures of employment services.

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