Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Albania
Albania: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line was 19.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Albania, 2002–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 19.7% for proportion of population living below the national poverty line in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Albania peaked at 25.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2008.
That places Albania 31st out of 73 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 25.4% | — |
| 2005 | 18.5% | -27.2% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | -33.0% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +65.7% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 12.4% | 25.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 14.3% | 23.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 19.7% | 22.0% | 3 |
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 proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Albania?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Albania was 19.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2008.
- How does Albania rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Albania ranks 31st out of 73 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of population living below the national poverty line rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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