Abstract
In this paper we try to analyze the trend of emigration, the evolution of middle age and the flow of unemployment in Albania. The statistical analyses show that in recent years there is a significant increase in emigration flow accompanied by a slight decline in unemployment and it turns out that according to Gallup (2020) Albanians rank first in the Balkans for the desire to leave Albania. The increase in the flow of emigrants on the one hand has a positive effect on the growth of remittances but on the other hand has a direct negative impact on the economy as much as 0.6% - 0.9% of GDP. Other results of this study show that emigration affects the “aging of the local population, it reduces the young and skilled labor force and increases the number of retirees, accompanied by a deterioration in the ratio of contributors and pensioners moving away from the previous ratio of 4 to 1 in 1990 to 1.5 to 1 in 2019 and to a projected ratio of 1.2 to 1 in 2030. Furthermore, the emigration flow is leading to a reduction of students in schools, and as a consequence leads to the closure of many primary schools, forcing dozens of teachers into unemployment and substantially reducing the number of university students by quite a bit.
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