Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Albania
Albania: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 8,620 people in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Albania, 1996–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Albania recorded 8,620 people for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in 2020.
The figure is up 23.2% on the previous year and down 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Albania peaked at 127,981 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6,994 people, in 2019.
Albania ranks 102nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Albania, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 94,022 people | — |
| 2002 | 127,981 people | +36.1% |
| 2005 | 79,811 people | -37.6% |
| 2008 | 24,383 people | -69.4% |
| 2012 | 51,338 people | +110.5% |
| 2014 | 101,968 people | +98.6% |
| 2015 | 30,450 people | -70.1% |
| 2016 | 30,677 people | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 38,253 people | +24.7% |
| 2018 | 26,339 people | -31.1% |
| 2019 | 6,994 people | -73.4% |
| 2020 | 8,620 people | +23.2% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 8,620 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88,601 people, 10% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Albania's 8,620 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23,791 people, 36% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94,022 people | 94,022 people | 94,022 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 77,392 people | 24,383 people | 127,981 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 40,860 people | 6,994 people | 101,968 people | 7 |
| 2020s | 8,620 people | 8,620 people | 8,620 people | 1 |
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 number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Albania?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Albania was 8,620 people in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 127,981 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,994 people in 2019.
- How does Albania rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- Albania ranks 102nd out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.