Albania's unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate) was 9.09% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 6.43 percentage points from 15.52% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 9.09% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 11.32% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 15.52% | 2014 |
| Highest | 28.3% | 1992 |
| Lowest | 4.98% | 2002 |
| Average since 2015 | 12.1% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 10.9% | 1990 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Albania's unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate) fell 0.71 percentage points on 2023 (from 9.81% to 9.09%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.48 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.98 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 17.8 percentage points in 1992 and the biggest yearly fall was 14.92 percentage points in 2002. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.67 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 80% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Albania had the 10th highest value of the 22 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | 9.09% | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 5.56% | 2025 |
Closest to Albania in the 2024 ranking
- Montenegro — 7th of 22: 12.32%
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 8th of 22: 11.9%
- Oman — 9th of 22: 9.7%
- Bahamas, The — 11th of 22: 8.43%
- Mauritius — 12th of 22: 8.13%
- Sri Lanka — 13th of 22: 6.96%
What this measures
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
Limitations: The criteria for people considered to be seeking work, and the treatment of people temporarily laid off or seeking work for the first time, vary across countries. In many cases it is especially difficult to measure employment and unemployment in agriculture. The timing of a survey can maximize the effects of seasonal unemployment in agriculture. And informal sector employment is difficult to quantify where informal activities are not tracked.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 35 values
| Year | Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.09 |
| 2023 | 9.81 |
| 2022 | 11.24 |
| 2021 | 11.68 |
| 2020 | 11.85 |
| 2019 | 11.32 |
| 2018 | 11.88 |
| 2017 | 12.5 |
| 2016 | 14.47 |
| 2015 | 17.12 |
| 2014 |
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate) in nearby economies
- Armenia — 9.44% (2023)
- Austria — 5.45% (2025)
- Azerbaijan — 6.5% (2022)
- Belarus — 2.15% (2025)
- Belgium — 5.64% (2025)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 13.96% (2025)
- Bulgaria — 3.34% (2025)
- Croatia — 4.28% (2025)
- Cyprus
More social protection & labor data for Albania
- Net migration — -24,230 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin — 21,447 (2025)
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) — 8.43% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 34.24% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 43.92% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 39.28% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 71.99% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Albania's unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate)?
- 9.09% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is down 1.81 percentage points from 10.9% in 1990. The highest value was 28.3% in 1992 and the lowest 4.98% in 2002.
- How does Albania rank?
- 10th highest of 22 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate) unusual for Albania?
- In 2024, Albania's unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate) fell 0.71 percentage points on 2023 (from 9.81% to 9.09%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.48 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.98 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.FE.NE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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