Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Albania
Albania: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) was 42.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
42.1%
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
1st
of 48 countries
All-time high
51.8%
in 2017
All-time low
42.1%
in 2023
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Albania, 2017–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Albania recorded 42.1% for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Albania ranks 1st of 48 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 51.8% | — |
| 2018 | 49.0% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 46.2% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 43.4% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 46.6% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 44.5% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 42.1% | -5.4% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 42.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.0%, 2.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Albania's 42.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.0%, 1.6× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.0% | 46.2% | 51.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 42.1% | 46.6% | 4 |
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 in multidimensional poverty in Albania?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Albania was 42.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.1% in 2023.
- How does Albania rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Albania ranks 1st out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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