Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Kosovo

Kosovo: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural was 0.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.4%
Change on year
up 21.5%
World rank
2nd
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2008
All-time low
0.3%
in 2013
Years of data
13
2002–2017

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Kosovo, 2002–2017

00.20.40.62002200920172002: 0.473 % of rural labor force in working age2004: 0.391 % of rural labor force in working age2005: 0.417 % of rural labor force in working age2008: 0.53 % of rural labor force in working age2009: 0.498 % of rural labor force in working age2010: 0.474 % of rural labor force in working age2011: 0.466 % of rural labor force in working age2012: 0.367 % of rural labor force in working age2013: 0.295 % of rural labor force in working age2014: 0.401 % of rural labor force in working age2015: 0.369 % of rural labor force in working age2016: 0.365 % of rural labor force in working age2017: 0.443 % of rural labor force in working age

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

Analysis

Kosovo recorded 0.4% for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in 2017.

The figure is up 21.5% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Kosovo peaked at 0.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2013.

That places Kosovo 2nd out of 94 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Kosovo, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age) in Kosovo, 2002 to 2017.
Year % of rural labor force in working age Change
2002 0.5%
2004 0.4% -17.4%
2005 0.4% +6.6%
2008 0.5% +27.3%
2009 0.5% -6.1%
2010 0.5% -5.0%
2011 0.5% -1.5%
2012 0.4% -21.2%
2013 0.3% -19.8%
2014 0.4% +36.2%
2015 0.4% -8.0%
2016 0.4% -1.1%
2017 0.4% +21.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 5
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 8

Countries ranked near Kosovo

  1. 1 Gambia 0.5% compare
  2. 2 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.4% compare
  3. 4 South Africa 0.3% compare
  4. 5 Croatia 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Kosovo?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Kosovo was 0.4% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Kosovo?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2008.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Kosovo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
How does Kosovo rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural?
Kosovo ranks 2nd out of 94 countries with data for 2017.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Kosovo?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kosovo data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age)
Unit
% of rural labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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