Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line in Albania
Albania: Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line was 16.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line in Albania, 1996–2020
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Albania recorded 16.4% for poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line in Albania peaked at 25.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2019.
Albania ranks 80th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 20.4% | — |
| 2002 | 22.4% | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | -17.6% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | +34.4% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | -20.5% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.4% | 20.4% | 20.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 17.3% | 22.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 16.3% | 25.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.4% | 1 |
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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 poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line in Albania?
- Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line in Albania was 16.4% in 2020, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2019.
- How does Albania rank for poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line?
- Albania ranks 80th out of 123 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line is the percentage of a population living in poverty according to the World Bank's Societal Poverty Line. The Societal Poverty Line is expressed in purchasing power adjusted 2021 U.S. dollars and defined as max($3.00, $1.30 + 0.5*Median). This means that when the national median is sufficiently low, the Societal Poverty line is equivalent to the extreme poverty line, $3.00. For countries with a sufficiently high national median, the Societal Poverty Line grows as countries’ median income grows.