Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244): Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 was 10.83 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) stood at 10.83.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) peaked at 57 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10.53, in 2023.
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 12th of 69 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.63 | — |
| 2001 | 57 | +390.2% |
| 2002 | 55 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 49.7 | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 39.7 | -20.1% |
| 2005 | 41.4 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 44.9 | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 46.3 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 47.5 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 45.4 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 30.88 | -32.0% |
| 2013 | 29.77 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 35.26 | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 32.84 | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 27.49 | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 30.34 | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 27.76 | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 25.07 | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 25.46 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 20.39 | -19.9% |
| 2022 | 12.09 | -40.7% |
| 2023 | 10.53 | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 10.83 | +2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +390.2% | 11.63 | 57 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.85 | 11.63 | 57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.93 | 25.07 | 35.26 | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.86 | 10.53 | 25.46 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
More health data for Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate -3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -5.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -5.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0295 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) was 10.83 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The highest recorded value was 57 in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.53 in 2023.
- How does Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) rank for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
- Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 12th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 rising or falling in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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