Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Albania
Albania: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 86.59 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Albania, 2007–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 86.59 % for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in 2024.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Albania peaked at 93.15 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 81.79 %, in 2021.
That places Albania 8th out of 68 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 86.46 % | — |
| 2008 | 85.92 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 86.32 % | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 86.86 % | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 91.75 % | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 93.15 % | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 92.99 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 87.93 % | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 86.53 % | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 86.11 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 84.36 % | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 84.14 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 82.56 % | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 82.86 % | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 81.79 % | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 82.87 % | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 82.51 % | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 86.59 % | +4.9% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 86.59 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.92 %, 1.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Albania's 86.59 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.92 %, 2.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.23 % | 85.92 % | 86.46 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 87.64 % | 82.56 % | 93.15 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.32 % | 81.79 % | 86.59 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More agriculture & rural data for Albania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.148 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,923 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4113 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Albania?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Albania was 86.59 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 93.15 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.79 % in 2021.
- How does Albania rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Albania ranks 8th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total AFS employment — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.