Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Albania
Albania: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 9.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Albania, 1996–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Albania is 9.6%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Albania peaked at 14.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2008.
That places Albania 81st out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 7.5% | — |
| 2002 | 8.4% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -19.6% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | +84.5% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -24.7% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -26.6% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 7.2% | 9.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 7.8% | 14.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 1 |
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 relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Albania?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Albania was 9.6% in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2008.
- How does Albania rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Albania ranks 81st out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 50% of the median.