At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions) … NUTS in Albania
Albania: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions) … NUTS was 21.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Albania, 2017–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Albania recorded 21.9% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Albania peaked at 27.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 2025.
That places Albania 34th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions) … NUTS in Albania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.1% | — |
| 2018 | 26.3% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 24.5% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 22.7% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 21.9% | -3.5% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 21.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.4%, 90% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.5% | 26.1% | 27.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 21.9% | 25.2% | 6 |
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 21.9% 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 27.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 2025.
- How does Albania rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Albania ranks 34th out of 47 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 19.2%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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