Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Kosovo

Kosovo: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male was 0.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
down 48.9%
World rank
102nd
of 108 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2015
All-time low
0.3%
in 2008
Years of data
15
2002–2017

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Kosovo, 2002–2017

0.40.60.812002200920172002: 0.37 % of male youth labor force2003: 0.347 % of male youth labor force2004: 0.422 % of male youth labor force2005: 0.354 % of male youth labor force2007: 0.989 % of male youth labor force2008: 0.312 % of male youth labor force2009: 0.428 % of male youth labor force2010: 0.426 % of male youth labor force2011: 0.461 % of male youth labor force2012: 0.455 % of male youth labor force2013: 0.529 % of male youth labor force2014: 0.429 % of male youth labor force2015: 1 % of male youth labor force2016: 1 % of male youth labor force2017: 0.511 % of male youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male youth labor force.

Analysis

In 2017, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Kosovo stood at 0.5%.

That represents a change of down 48.9% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Kosovo peaked at 1.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2008.

Kosovo ranks 102nd of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Kosovo, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force) in Kosovo, 2002 to 2017.
Year % of male youth labor force Change
2002 0.4%
2003 0.3% -6.3%
2004 0.4% +21.6%
2005 0.4% -15.9%
2007 1.0% +179.1%
2008 0.3% -68.5%
2009 0.4% +37.2%
2010 0.4% -0.3%
2011 0.5% +8.2%
2012 0.5% -1.4%
2013 0.5% +16.2%
2014 0.4% -18.8%
2015 1.0% +132.9%
2016 1.0% +0.0%
2017 0.5% -48.9%

Kosovo compared with similar countries

  • Kosovo's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 65% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Kosovo's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 70% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Kosovo 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.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +179.1% 0.4% 1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.3% 1.0% 7
2010s 0.6% 0.4% 1.0% 8

Countries ranked near Kosovo

  1. 99 Montenegro 0.5% compare
  2. 100 Spain 0.5% compare
  3. 101 Albania 0.5% compare
  4. 102 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.5% compare
  5. 104 Italy 0.5% compare
  6. 105 Greece 0.5% compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Kosovo?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Kosovo was 0.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Kosovo?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Kosovo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2008.
How does Kosovo rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male?
Kosovo ranks 102nd out of 108 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Kosovo?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. 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 Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force)
Unit
% of male youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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