Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Albania
Albania: Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) was 33.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
33.9%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
25th
of 49 countries
All-time high
35.6%
in 2018
All-time low
32.0%
in 2022
Years of data
9
2017–2025
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Albania, 2017–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Albania is 33.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Albania peaked at 35.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2022.
That places Albania 25th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Albania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 35.2% | — |
| 2018 | 35.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 33.7% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 34.3% | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 33.9% | -1.2% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 33.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.9%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.3% | 35.0% | 35.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 32.0% | 34.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 22 Lithuania 34.1% compare
- 22 Montenegro 34.1% compare
- 22 Lithuania 34.1% compare
- 25 Spain 33.9% compare
- 27 North Macedonia 33.0% compare
- 27 North Macedonia 33.0% 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 persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Albania?
- Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Albania was 33.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2022.
- How does Albania rank for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included)?
- Albania ranks 25th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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