Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Albania
Albania: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 19.93 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Albania, 1996–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Albania stood at 19.93. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Albania peaked at 60.98 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 19.93, in 2020.
Albania ranks 63rd of 120 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.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 58.61 | — |
| 2002 | 60.98 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 49.99 | -18.0% |
| 2008 | 43.44 | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 45.9 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 46.49 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 32.77 | -29.5% |
| 2016 | 32.87 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 32.66 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 24.13 | -26.1% |
| 2019 | 21.49 | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 19.93 | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.61 | 58.61 | 58.61 | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.47 | 43.44 | 60.98 | 3 |
| 2010s | 33.76 | 21.49 | 46.49 | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.93 | 19.93 | 19.93 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 60 North Macedonia 20.5 compare
- 61 Paraguay 20.47 compare
- 62 Republic of Moldova 20.44 compare
- 64 Panama 19.8 compare
- 65 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 17.36 compare
- 66 Jordan 15.3 compare
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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 25.47 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.107 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Albania?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Albania was 19.93 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 60.98 in 2002.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.93 in 2020.
- How does Albania rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Albania ranks 63rd out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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