Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Albania

Youth unemployment in Albania in 2025 — 25.57%. Ranked 157 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 9.88 pp.

2025 25.57% −0.02 pp vs 2024
World rank 157of 182
Period maximum 45.62%1992
Period minimum 15.69%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Albania, 1991–2025020406019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 15.69%1992: 45.62%1993: 38.82%1994: 32.4%1995: 23.01%1996: 22.07%1997: 26.61%1998: 31.78%1999: 33.21%2000: 30.43%2001: 29.82%2002: 28.77%2003: 27.52%2004: 26.61%2005: 26.24%2006: 25.88%2007: 26.65%2008: 26.61%2009: 27.36%2010: 30.87%2011: 22.7%2012: 28.87%2013: 31.21%2014: 39.55%2015: 39.63%2016: 35.92%2017: 31.18%2018: 28.11%2019: 26.94%2020: 26.42%2021: 27.09%2022: 24.54%2023: 25.41%2024: 25.58%2025: 25.57%
Change over the period: +9.88 pp Annual average: 0.29 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Albania

Albania 25.57%
World 13.41%
Southern Europe computed 22.09%
Youth unemployment — Albania, by year Albania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 25.57 −0.02 pp
2024 25.58 +0.17 pp
2023 25.41 +0.87 pp
2022 24.54 −2.55 pp
2021 27.09 +0.67 pp
2020 26.42 −0.52 pp
2019 26.94 −1.17 pp
2018 28.11 −3.08 pp
2017 31.18 −4.73 pp
2016 35.92 −3.71 pp
2015 39.63 +0.07 pp
2014 39.55 +8.35 pp
2013 31.21 +2.34 pp
2012 28.87 +6.17 pp
2011 22.7 −8.17 pp
2010 30.87 +3.51 pp
2009 27.36 +0.75 pp
2008 26.61 −0.04 pp
2007 26.65 +0.77 pp
2006 25.88 −0.37 pp
2005 26.24 −0.36 pp
2004 26.61 −0.91 pp
2003 27.52 −1.26 pp
2002 28.77 −1.04 pp
2001 29.82 −0.62 pp
2000 30.43 −2.78 pp
1999 33.21 +1.43 pp
1998 31.78 +5.17 pp
1997 26.61 +4.54 pp
1996 22.07 −0.93 pp
1995 23.01 −9.4 pp
1994 32.4 −6.42 pp
1993 38.82 −6.8 pp
1992 45.62 +29.93 pp
1991 15.69 —

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.