Albania — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Albania, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Albania was 64.26% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 69.36% in 1992. The lowest was 52.42% in 2013 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.03% per year.
Albania ranks 74 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 40%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 60.12%, so Albania sits above it. It peaked in 1992 and has fallen 7% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 16%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 13 of 49 economies; Azerbaijan (63.29%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 9% in 2011. That is 6% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 77th of 187 in 1990 → 94th of 187 in 2000 → 137th of 187 in 2010 → 101st of 187 in 2020 → 73rd of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64.26% | +0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 64.01% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 63.88% | +1.7 pp |
| 2022 | 62.16% | +2.5 pp |
| 2021 | 59.68% | +0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 59.37% | -0.9 pp |
| 2019 | 60.31% | +1.0 pp |
| 2018 | 59.3% | +1.2 pp |
| 2017 | 58.06% | +0.7 pp |
| 2016 | 57.31% | +1.8 pp |
| 2015 | 55.5% | +2.1 pp |
| 2014 | 53.42% | +1.0 pp |
| 2013 | 52.42% | -4.6 pp |
| 2012 | 57% | -2.9 pp |
| 2011 | 59.94% | +4.7 pp |
| 2010 | 55.2% | +0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 54.99% | +1.8 pp |
| 2008 | 53.19% | -1.1 pp |
| 2007 | 54.28% | -1.1 pp |
| 2006 | 55.35% | -1.1 pp |
| 2005 | 56.43% | -1.1 pp |
| 2004 | 57.5% | -1.1 pp |
| 2003 | 58.56% | -1.1 pp |
| 2002 | 59.61% | -0.5 pp |
| 2001 | 60.13% | -1.0 pp |
| 2000 | 61.16% | -0.9 pp |
| 1999 | 62.06% | -1.7 pp |
| 1998 | 63.71% | -1.2 pp |
| 1997 | 64.96% | +1.5 pp |
| 1996 | 63.47% | -1.3 pp |
| 1995 | 64.73% | -1.9 pp |
| 1994 | 66.6% | -1.3 pp |
| 1993 | 67.88% | -1.5 pp |
| 1992 | 69.36% | +1.0 pp |
| 1991 | 68.31% | +4.6 pp |
| 1990 | 63.69% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Albania’s Labor participation in 1991?
68.31% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Albania’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +0.9% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 64.26%; 2024: 64.01%; 2023: 63.88%; 2022: 62.16%; 2021: 59.68%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.