Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Albania
Albania: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 31.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Albania, 1996–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Albania stood at 31.1%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Albania peaked at 73.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2020.
That places Albania 60th out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 71.6% | — |
| 2002 | 73.2% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 64.4% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 58.7% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 60.4% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 57.4% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | -20.8% |
| 2016 | 44.9% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 44.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.6% | 71.6% | 71.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.4% | 58.7% | 73.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 34.0% | 60.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 31.1% | 31.1% | 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 share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Albania?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Albania was 31.1% in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2020.
- How does Albania rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- Albania ranks 60th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.