Albania Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Albania unemployment rate for 2022 was 11.63%, a 0.96% decline from 2021.
  • Albania unemployment rate for 2021 was 12.59%, a 0.24% decline from 2020.
  • Albania unemployment rate for 2020 was 12.83%, a 1.36% increase from 2019.
  • Albania unemployment rate for 2019 was 11.47%, a 0.83% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 28.84%
Botswana 23.62%
Gabon 20.61%
Namibia 19.99%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 19.55%
Libya 19.30%
Jordan 19.19%
St. Lucia 15.77%
Iraq 15.32%
Montenegro 15.25%
North Macedonia 14.43%
Bosnia 12.66%
Algeria 12.49%
Guyana 12.30%
Lebanon 11.75%
Albania 11.63%
Costa Rica 11.32%
Colombia 10.55%
Turkey 10.43%
Samoa 10.04%
Brazil 9.23%
Iran 8.82%
Serbia 8.68%
Belize 8.67%
Armenia 8.59%
Equatorial Guinea 8.58%
Suriname 8.23%
Paraguay 6.75%
Mauritius 6.32%
Azerbaijan 5.65%
Venezuela 5.62%
Romania 5.61%
Dominican Republic 5.50%
Jamaica 5.50%
China 4.98%
Kazakhstan 4.86%
Fiji 4.56%
Maldives 4.39%
Bulgaria 4.27%
Turkmenistan 4.13%
Russia 3.87%
Peru 3.85%
Ecuador 3.76%
Malaysia 3.63%
Belarus 3.57%
Mexico 3.26%
Guatemala 3.05%
Tonga 2.43%
Cuba 1.25%
Thailand 0.94%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Nauru 0.00%
Albania Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 11.63% -0.96%
2021 12.59% -0.24%
2020 12.83% 1.36%
2019 11.47% -0.83%
2018 12.30% -1.32%
2017 13.62% -1.80%
2016 15.42% -1.77%
2015 17.19% -0.86%
2014 18.05% 2.18%
2013 15.87% 2.49%
2012 13.38% -0.10%
2011 13.48% -0.61%
2010 14.09% 0.42%
2009 13.67% 0.61%
2008 13.06% -2.91%
2007 15.97% 0.34%
2006 15.63% -0.34%
2005 15.97% -0.34%
2004 16.31% -0.68%
2003 16.99% -0.91%
2002 17.90% -0.68%
2001 18.58% -0.45%
2000 19.03% -1.81%
1999 20.84% 0.79%
1998 20.05% 3.17%
1997 16.88% 2.95%
1996 13.93% -0.68%
1995 14.61% -6.23%
1994 20.84% -4.42%
1993 25.26% -4.76%
1992 30.02% 19.71%
1991 10.31% 10.31%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%