Number of people living in extreme poverty in Albania
Albania: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 2.52 million people in 2020. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Albania, 1996–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2020, number of people living in extreme poverty in Albania stood at 2.52 million people. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Albania peaked at 3.07 million people in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2.52 million people, in 2020.
Albania ranks 106th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Albania, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3.07 million people | — |
| 2002 | 2.92 million people | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 2.93 million people | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.92 million people | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.81 million people | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 2.67 million people | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 2.70 million people | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.66 million people | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 2.61 million people | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.58 million people | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.56 million people | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.52 million people | -1.6% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 2.52 million people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.37 million people, 15% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Albania's 2.52 million people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.39 million people, 30% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.07 million people | 3.07 million people | 3.07 million people | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.93 million people | 2.92 million people | 2.93 million people | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.66 million people | 2.56 million people | 2.81 million people | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.52 million people | 2.52 million people | 2.52 million people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More poverty & inequality data for Albania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,170 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.5922 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.47 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Albania?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Albania was 2.52 million people in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 million people in 1996.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.52 million people in 2020.
- How does Albania rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Albania ranks 106th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.