Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Albania
Albania: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 102.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Albania, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
Albania recorded 102.0% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Albania peaked at 116.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 71.1%, in 2012.
That places Albania 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 85.1% | — |
| 1992 | 71.9% | -15.5% |
| 1993 | 72.9% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 72.3% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 80.1% | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 74.8% | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 75.2% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 82.7% | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 81.7% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 81.2% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 88.1% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 88.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 89.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 89.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 90.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 90.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 90.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 101.7% | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 107.7% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 106.3% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 78.5% | -26.2% |
| 2012 | 71.1% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 80.9% | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 75.2% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 102.3% | +36.0% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 81.4% | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 96.1% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 116.3% | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 108.6% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 107.0% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 107.0% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 102.0% | -4.7% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 102.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 125.3%, 81% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Albania's 102.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.4% | 71.9% | 85.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 91.7% | 81.2% | 107.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 71.1% | 106.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.2% | 96.1% | 116.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More gender data for Albania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 395.13 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.37 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,277 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,277 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2733 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 13,104 people (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 13,984 people (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 13,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 14,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 13,321 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Albania?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Albania was 102.0% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 116.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.1% in 2012.
- How does Albania rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Albania ranks 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.