Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Albania

Albania: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
8th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2012
All-time low
0.1%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2002–2019

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Albania, 2002–2019

0.10.20.30.40.50.62002201020192002: 0.144 % of total youth labor force2003: 0.146 % of total youth labor force2004: 0.125 % of total youth labor force2005: 0.121 % of total youth labor force2008: 0.218 % of total youth labor force2009: 0.27 % of total youth labor force2011: 0.242 % of total youth labor force2012: 0.575 % of total youth labor force2013: 0.335 % of total youth labor force2014: 0.438 % of total youth labor force2015: 0.533 % of total youth labor force2016: 0.444 % of total youth labor force2017: 0.499 % of total youth labor force2018: 0.496 % of total youth labor force2019: 0.531 % of total youth labor force

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

Analysis

In 2019, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Albania stood at 0.5%.

That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 96.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Albania peaked at 0.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2005.

Albania ranks 8th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Albania, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force) in Albania, 2002 to 2019.
Year % of total youth labor force Change
2002 0.1%
2003 0.1% +1.9%
2004 0.1% -14.7%
2005 0.1% -3.0%
2008 0.2% +80.0%
2009 0.3% +23.7%
2011 0.2% -10.2%
2012 0.6% +137.1%
2013 0.3% -41.6%
2014 0.4% +30.4%
2015 0.5% +21.8%
2016 0.4% -16.6%
2017 0.5% +12.2%
2018 0.5% -0.6%
2019 0.5% +7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 6
2010s 0.5% 0.2% 0.6% 9

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 5 South Africa 0.6% compare
  2. 6 Greece 0.5% compare
  3. 7 Italy 0.5% compare
  4. 9 Georgia 0.5% compare
  5. 10 Spain 0.5% compare
  6. 11 Gambia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Albania?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Albania was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2012.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
How does Albania rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total?
Albania ranks 8th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is up 96.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force)
Unit
% of total youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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