At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Albania
Albania: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 12.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
12.1%
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
37th
of 47 countries
All-time high
19.8%
in 2017
All-time low
12.1%
in 2024
Years of data
8
2017–2024
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Albania, 2017–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Albania recorded 12.1% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
That places Albania 37th out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Albania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.8% | — |
| 2018 | 19.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.8% | 16.9% | 19.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 12.1% | 16.6% | 5 |
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 at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Albania?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Albania was 12.1% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2024.
- How does Albania rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Albania ranks 37th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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