Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Albania
Albania: Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age was 0.1% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
0.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
27th
of 47 countries
All-time high
2.5%
in 2002
All-time low
0.1%
in 2008
Years of data
11
2002–2020
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Albania, 2002–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Albania recorded 0.1% for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Albania peaked at 2.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.
That places Albania 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.5% | — |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -34.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -93.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +650.0% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +177.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -92.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +81.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +58.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -63.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -41.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 34% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.1% | 2.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 2.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 24 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
- 25 Mongolia 0.3% compare
- 26 Montenegro 0.3% compare
- 27 Azerbaijan 0.1%
- 27 Belarus 0.1% compare
- 27 Chile 0.1% compare
- 27 China 0.1% compare
- 27 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
- 27 Kazakhstan 0.1% compare
- 27 Paraguay 0.1% compare
- 27 State of Palestine 0.1% compare
- 27 Thailand 0.1% compare
- 27 Türkiye 0.1% compare
- 27 Ukraine 0.1% compare
- 27 Uruguay 0.1% compare
- 27 Turkey 0.1% 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 employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Albania?
- Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Albania was 0.1% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
- How does Albania rank for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age?
- Albania ranks 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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