Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Kosovo

Kosovo: Employment rate, aged 15-64, total was 0.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.6%
Change on year
down 18.5%
World rank
110th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2013
All-time low
0.5%
in 2003
Years of data
15
2002–2017

Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Kosovo, 2002–2017

00.20.40.60.82002200920172002: 0.536 % of total labor force in working age2003: 0.503 % of total labor force in working age2004: 0.605 % of total labor force in working age2005: 0.582 % of total labor force in working age2007: 0.568 % of total labor force in working age2008: 0.522 % of total labor force in working age2009: 0.531 % of total labor force in working age2010: 0.545 % of total labor force in working age2011: 0.551 % of total labor force in working age2012: 0.669 % of total labor force in working age2013: 0.724 % of total labor force in working age2014: 0.641 % of total labor force in working age2015: 0.681 % of total labor force in working age2016: 0.688 % of total labor force in working age2017: 0.561 % of total labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total labor force in working age.

Analysis

Kosovo recorded 0.6% for employment rate, aged 15-64, total in 2017.

The figure is down 18.5% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Kosovo peaked at 0.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2003.

Kosovo ranks 110th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Kosovo, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age) in Kosovo, 2002 to 2017.
Year % of total labor force in working age Change
2002 0.5%
2003 0.5% -6.2%
2004 0.6% +20.2%
2005 0.6% -3.8%
2007 0.6% -2.3%
2008 0.5% -8.2%
2009 0.5% +1.8%
2010 0.5% +2.6%
2011 0.6% +1.1%
2012 0.7% +21.5%
2013 0.7% +8.1%
2014 0.6% -11.5%
2015 0.7% +6.3%
2016 0.7% +1.0%
2017 0.6% -18.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 7
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 8

Countries ranked near Kosovo

  1. 107 Djibouti 0.7% compare
  2. 108 South Africa 0.7% compare
  3. 109 Georgia 0.6% compare
  4. 110 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Kosovo?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Kosovo was 0.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Kosovo?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Kosovo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2003.
How does Kosovo rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, total?
Kosovo ranks 110th out of 111 countries with data for 2017.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Kosovo?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kosovo data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age)
Unit
% of total labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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