At-risk-of-poverty rate: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys … poverty in Albania
Albania: At-risk-of-poverty rate: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys … poverty was 13.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
13.0%
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
36th
of 49 countries
All-time high
19.8%
in 2017
All-time low
12.1%
in 2024
Years of data
9
2017–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Albania, 2017–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Albania recorded 13.0% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in 2025.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Albania peaked at 19.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2024.
That places Albania 36th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
At-risk-of-poverty rate: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys … poverty 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% |
| 2025 | 13.0% | +7.4% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 13.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.1%, 86% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.8% | 16.9% | 19.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 12.1% | 16.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 34 Iceland 13.4% compare
- 35 Greece 13.1% compare
- 37 Portugal 12.6% compare
- 38 Netherlands 12.4% compare
- 38 Netherlands 12.4% compare
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 13.0% in 2025, 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 36th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. 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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