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.
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 |
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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.