Albania vs Greece: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Albania
8.4%
in 2024
Greece
8.8%
in 2025
Albania rank
45th
Greece rank
42nd
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time
- Albania
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 8.8% against 8.4% in Albania, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 45th and Greece ranks 42nd of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.8% | 7.1% | 1.3% | Greece |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 9.9% | 6.3% | Albania |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 9.7% | 3.3% | Albania |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 21.6% | 7.1% | Greece |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 12.8% | 2.4% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates, Albania or Greece?
- Greece, at 8.8% against 8.4% in Albania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates between Albania and Greece?
- 0.4%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Greece?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Albania and Greece rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Albania ranks 45th and Greece ranks 42nd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.