Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Kosovo
Kosovo: Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total was 0.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Kosovo, 2002–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total labor force in working age.
Analysis
In 2017, labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Kosovo stood at 0.6%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.5% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Kosovo peaked at 0.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2012.
That places Kosovo 86th out of 111 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.6% | — |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +28.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -35.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 83 Azerbaijan 0.6% compare
- 84 Costa Rica 0.6% compare
- 85 Philippines 0.6% compare
- 86 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.6% compare
- 88 Mongolia 0.6% compare
- 89 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% compare
More reference data data for Kosovo
- Rule of Law - Governance score 57.86 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.0521 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 59.64 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.1596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 60.4 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.3219 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Control of Corruption - Governance score 42.7 0-100 (2024)
- Control of Corruption - Governance estimate -0.2547 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate -0.2229 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Regulatory Quality - Governance score 51.35 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Kosovo?
- Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Kosovo was 0.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2012.
- How does Kosovo rank for labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total?
- Kosovo ranks 86th out of 111 countries with data for 2017.
- Is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. 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 Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).