At-risk-of-poverty rate: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys … included poverty in Albania
Albania: At-risk-of-poverty rate: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys … included poverty was 26.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
26.8%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
46th
of 49 countries
All-time high
33.2%
in 2017
All-time low
25.1%
in 2023
Years of data
9
2017–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Albania, 2017–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Albania stood at 26.8%.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Albania peaked at 33.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 2023.
That places Albania 46th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
At-risk-of-poverty rate: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys … included poverty in Albania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 33.2% | — |
| 2018 | 31.6% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 28.9% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 25.1% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 26.2% | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 26.8% | +2.3% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 26.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.8%, 84% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.5% | 29.6% | 33.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 25.1% | 28.9% | 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 included in) in Albania?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Albania was 26.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 2023.
- How does Albania rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)?
- Albania ranks 46th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. 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 included in 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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