Labor force, total, per capita in Albania
Albania: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5359 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Albania, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Albania recorded 0.5359 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Albania peaked at 0.5359 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4076 units per person, in 2008.
Albania ranks 35th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Albania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4287 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4617 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4706 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4622 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4553 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4442 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4371 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4494 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4431 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4341 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4305 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4267 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4275 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4246 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4215 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4183 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.415 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4114 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4076 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.426 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4323 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4739 units per person | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4543 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4204 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4306 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4496 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4665 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4744 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4862 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4961 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4896 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4932 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5146 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.53 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5323 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.5359 units per person | +0.7% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.5359 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4696 units per person, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.5359 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5074 units per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4486 units per person | 0.4287 units per person | 0.4706 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4209 units per person | 0.4076 units per person | 0.4305 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4584 units per person | 0.4204 units per person | 0.4961 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5159 units per person | 0.4896 units per person | 0.5359 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More education data for Albania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,080 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,024 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 34,654 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 32,057 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 208,738 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 141,089 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0594 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Albania?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Albania was 0.5359 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5359 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4076 units per person in 2008.
- How does Albania rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Albania ranks 35th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.