Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Albania

Youth unemployment in Albania in 2025 — 25.57%. Ranked 157 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 9.88 pp.

2025 25.57% −0.02 pp vs 2024
World rank 157of 182
Period maximum 45.62%1992
Period minimum 15.69%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Albania, 1991–2025020406019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 15.69%1992: 45.62%1993: 38.82%1994: 32.4%1995: 23.01%1996: 22.07%1997: 26.61%1998: 31.78%1999: 33.21%2000: 30.43%2001: 29.82%2002: 28.77%2003: 27.52%2004: 26.61%2005: 26.24%2006: 25.88%2007: 26.65%2008: 26.61%2009: 27.36%2010: 30.87%2011: 22.7%2012: 28.87%2013: 31.21%2014: 39.55%2015: 39.63%2016: 35.92%2017: 31.18%2018: 28.11%2019: 26.94%2020: 26.42%2021: 27.09%2022: 24.54%2023: 25.41%2024: 25.58%2025: 25.57%
Change over the period: +9.88 pp Annual average: 0.29 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Albania 25.57%
World 13.41%
Southern Europe computed 22.09%
Youth unemployment — Albania, by year Albania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 25.57 −0.02 pp
2024 25.58 +0.17 pp
2023 25.41 +0.87 pp
2022 24.54 −2.55 pp
2021 27.09 +0.67 pp
2020 26.42 −0.52 pp
2019 26.94 −1.17 pp
2018 28.11 −3.08 pp
2017 31.18 −4.73 pp
2016 35.92 −3.71 pp
2015 39.63 +0.07 pp
2014 39.55 +8.35 pp
2013 31.21 +2.34 pp
2012 28.87 +6.17 pp
2011 22.7 −8.17 pp
2010 30.87 +3.51 pp
2009 27.36 +0.75 pp
2008 26.61 −0.04 pp
2007 26.65 +0.77 pp
2006 25.88 −0.37 pp
2005 26.24 −0.36 pp
2004 26.61 −0.91 pp
2003 27.52 −1.26 pp
2002 28.77 −1.04 pp
2001 29.82 −0.62 pp
2000 30.43 −2.78 pp
1999 33.21 +1.43 pp
1998 31.78 +5.17 pp
1997 26.61 +4.54 pp
1996 22.07 −0.93 pp
1995 23.01 −9.4 pp
1994 32.4 −6.42 pp
1993 38.82 −6.8 pp
1992 45.62 +29.93 pp
1991 15.69

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

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