Albania - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Albania was 42.84 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 43.89 in 2011, while its lowest value was 40.57 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 40.57
1991 41.70
1992 42.47
1993 42.92
1994 43.32
1995 43.42
1996 43.02
1997 42.81
1998 42.11
1999 41.41
2000 40.98
2001 40.80
2002 40.82
2003 41.21
2004 41.62
2005 42.02
2006 42.40
2007 42.75
2008 43.08
2009 42.02
2010 42.61
2011 43.89
2012 42.78
2013 41.44
2014 40.67
2015 41.89
2016 42.93
2017 42.21
2018 42.72
2019 43.26
2020 42.62
2021 42.84

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Albania was 1,374,799 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,430,507 in 1992 and a minimum value of 1,192,757 in 2008.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 1,372,760
1991 1,425,546
1992 1,430,507
1993 1,402,132
1994 1,377,915
1995 1,346,025
1996 1,331,220
1997 1,351,935
1998 1,335,443
1999 1,313,894
2000 1,303,495
2001 1,289,947
2002 1,292,501
2003 1,279,039
2004 1,264,823
2005 1,248,964
2006 1,232,873
2007 1,213,497
2008 1,192,757
2009 1,236,994
2010 1,246,913
2011 1,367,478
2012 1,312,423
2013 1,216,267
2014 1,246,721
2015 1,300,316
2016 1,345,277
2017 1,367,557
2018 1,399,364
2019 1,421,853
2020 1,357,373
2021 1,374,799

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure