Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Albania
Albania: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region was 39.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
39.4%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
1st
of 45 countries
All-time high
58.3%
in 2017
All-time low
39.4%
in 2025
Years of data
9
2017–2025
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Albania, 2017–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Albania stood at 39.4%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Albania peaked at 58.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 2025.
Albania ranks 1st of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Albania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 58.3% | — |
| 2018 | 53.9% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 50.7% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 46.1% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 46.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 44.5% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 42.1% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 40.5% | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 39.4% | -2.7% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 39.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.3%, 2.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.3% | 50.7% | 58.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 43.2% | 39.4% | 46.6% | 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 persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Albania?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Albania was 39.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 2025.
- How does Albania rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region?
- Albania ranks 1st out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. 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 or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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