Population living in slums in Albania
Albania: Population living in slums was 2.7% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Population living in slums in Albania, 2000–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Albania recorded 2.7% for population living in slums in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 79.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Albania peaked at 28.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2022.
That places Albania 119th out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population living in slums in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.1% | — |
| 2002 | 25.5% | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | -20.2% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -24.3% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -32.1% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -47.2% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.0% | 17.9% | 28.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 5.3% | 15.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 2 |
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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 population living in slums in Albania?
- Population living in slums in Albania was 2.7% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2022.
- How does Albania rank for population living in slums?
- Albania ranks 119th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), published as part of Population living in slums (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population living in slums is the proportion of the urban population living in slum households. A slum household is defined as a group of individuals living under the same roof lacking one or more of the following conditions: access to improved water, access to improved sanitation, sufficient living area, housing durability, and security of tenure, as adopted in the Millennium Development Goal Target 7.D. The successor, the Sustainable Development Goal 11.1.1, considers inadequate housing (housing affordability) to complement the above definition of slums/informal settlements.