Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Albania
Albania: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 8.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Albania, 1980–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Albania stood at 8.4%.
That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and down 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Albania peaked at 26.5% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1982.
Albania ranks 45th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.6% | — |
| 1981 | 5.1% | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 3.6% | -29.4% |
| 1983 | 4.4% | +22.2% |
| 1984 | 5.7% | +29.5% |
| 1985 | 6.7% | +17.5% |
| 1986 | 6.4% | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 6.1% | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 7.0% | +14.8% |
| 1989 | 7.3% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 9.5% | +30.1% |
| 1991 | 9.1% | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 26.5% | +191.2% |
| 1993 | 22.3% | -15.8% |
| 1994 | 18.4% | -17.5% |
| 1995 | 12.9% | -29.9% |
| 1996 | 12.3% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 14.9% | +21.1% |
| 1998 | 17.7% | +18.8% |
| 1999 | 18.4% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 16.8% | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 16.4% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | -71.9% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | +225.0% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | -54.5% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | +110.2% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | +15.7% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | -11.0% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 8.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Albania's 8.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +225.0% | 4.6% | 15.0% |
| 1992 | +191.2% | 9.1% | 26.5% |
| 2006 | +110.2% | 6.6% | 13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.8% | 3.6% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 9.1% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 4.6% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 11.5% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 8.4% | 11.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More reference data data for Albania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2845 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0261 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.954 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6439 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.142 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Albania?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Albania was 8.4% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 1992.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1982.
- How does Albania rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Albania ranks 45th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.