Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Albania
Albania: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 0.3409 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Albania, 1996–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Albania is 0.3409, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 25.2% on the previous year and down 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Albania peaked at 4.19 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2724, in 2019.
Albania ranks 88th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.97 | 2.97 | 2.97 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.56 | 0.8273 | 4.19 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.49 | 0.2724 | 3.68 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3409 | 0.3409 | 0.3409 | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Albania
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 5 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.35 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,170 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 25.47 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.107 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.48 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0841 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0841 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1014 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1973 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Albania?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Albania was 0.3409 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.19 in 2002.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2724 in 2019.
- How does Albania rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Albania ranks 88th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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