Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Albania
Albania: Distribution of population poverty thresholds was 1.74 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Albania, 1996–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Albania recorded 1.74 million for distribution of population poverty thresholds in 2020. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Albania peaked at 1.74 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 818,304, in 2002.
Albania ranks 90th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 900,034 | 900,034 | 900,034 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.04 million | 818,304 | 1.22 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.45 million | 1.13 million | 1.70 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.74 million | 1.74 million | 1.74 million | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Albania
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 5 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.35 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,170 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 25.47 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.107 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.48 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0841 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0841 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1014 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1973 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population poverty thresholds in Albania?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Albania was 1.74 million in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 818,304 in 2002.
- How does Albania rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds?
- Albania ranks 90th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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