Albania — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Albania, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Albania was 10.93% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 30.01% in 1992. The lowest was 10.30% in 1991 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.17% per year.
Albania ranks 35 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 19%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 5.58%, so Albania sits above it. It peaked in 1992 and has fallen 64% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 36%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 6 of 49 economies; Spain (10.38%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 191% in 1992. That is 12% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1991 level: doubled by 1992.
World ranking. Climbed: 50th of 187 in 1991 → 13th of 187 in 2000 → 32nd of 187 in 2010 → 46th of 187 in 2020 → 32nd of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.93% | +0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 10.69% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 10.67% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 10.79% | -0.7 pp |
| 2021 | 11.47% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 11.64% | +0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 11.47% | -0.8 pp |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -1.3 pp |
| 2017 | 13.62% | -1.8 pp |
| 2016 | 15.42% | -1.8 pp |
| 2015 | 17.19% | -0.9 pp |
| 2014 | 18.06% | +2.2 pp |
| 2013 | 15.87% | +2.5 pp |
| 2012 | 13.38% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 13.48% | -0.6 pp |
| 2010 | 14.09% | +0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 13.67% | +0.6 pp |
| 2008 | 13.06% | -2.9 pp |
| 2007 | 15.97% | +0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 15.63% | -0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 15.97% | -0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 16.31% | -0.7 pp |
| 2003 | 16.99% | -0.9 pp |
| 2002 | 17.89% | -0.7 pp |
| 2001 | 18.57% | -0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 19.02% | -1.8 pp |
| 1999 | 20.84% | +0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 20.04% | +3.2 pp |
| 1997 | 16.87% | +2.9 pp |
| 1996 | 13.93% | -0.7 pp |
| 1995 | 14.61% | -6.2 pp |
| 1994 | 20.84% | -4.4 pp |
| 1993 | 25.25% | -4.8 pp |
| 1992 | 30.01% | +19.7 pp |
| 1991 | 10.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Albania’s Unemployment in 1992?
30.01% (1992). 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 total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Albania’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +6.0% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.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: 10.93%; 2024: 10.69%; 2023: 10.67%; 2022: 10.79%; 2021: 11.47%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment 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.