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Latest value 10.93% observation period 2025
Previous 10.69% 2024
Change +2.2% between the two most recent observations
Observations 35 1991–2025

History

Unemployment rate in Albania, 1991–2025, measured in % of labour force. The highest recorded value is 30.01% and the lowest is 10.30%.

1996: 13.93 % of labour force 1996 1997: 16.87 % of labour force 1998: 20.04 % of labour force 1999: 20.84 % of labour force 2000: 19.02 % of labour force 2000 2001: 18.57 % of labour force 2002: 17.89 % of labour force 2003: 16.98 % of labour force 2004: 16.31 % of labour force 2004 2005: 15.97 % of labour force 2006: 15.63 % of labour force 2007: 15.97 % of labour force 2008: 13.06 % of labour force 2008 2009: 13.67 % of labour force 2010: 14.09 % of labour force 2011: 13.48 % of labour force 2012: 13.38 % of labour force 2012 2013: 15.87 % of labour force 2014: 18.05 % of labour force 2015: 17.19 % of labour force 2016: 15.42 % of labour force 2016 2017: 13.62 % of labour force 2018: 12.30 % of labour force 2019: 11.47 % of labour force 2020: 11.64 % of labour force 2020 2021: 11.47 % of labour force 2022: 10.79 % of labour force 2023: 10.67 % of labour force 2024: 10.69 % of labour force 2024 2025: 10.93 % of labour force

What this measures

Modelled ILO estimate of unemployment as a share of the total labour force.

Full series

Observation periodValue ProducerRetrieved
2025 10.93% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2024 10.69% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2023 10.67% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2022 10.79% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2021 11.47% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2020 11.64% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2019 11.47% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2018 12.30% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2017 13.62% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2016 15.42% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2015 17.19% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2014 18.05% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2013 15.87% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2012 13.38% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2011 13.48% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2010 14.09% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2009 13.67% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2008 13.06% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2007 15.97% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2006 15.63% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2005 15.97% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2004 16.31% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2003 16.98% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2002 17.89% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2001 18.57% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2000 19.02% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
1999 20.84% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
1998 20.04% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
1997 16.87% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
1996 13.93% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
1995 14.61% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
1994 20.84% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
1993 25.25% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
1992 30.01% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
1991 10.30% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026

Unit: % of labour force · Frequency: Yearly · Source: World Bank Open Data · Get this as JSON