Share of population living below national poverty lines in Albania
Albania: Share of population living below national poverty lines was 19.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Albania, 2002–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2022, share of population living below national poverty lines in Albania stood at 19.7%.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living below national poverty lines in Albania peaked at 25.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2008.
Albania ranks 31st of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 25.4% | — |
| 2005 | 18.5% | -27.2% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | -33.0% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +65.7% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 12.4% | 25.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 14.3% | 23.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 19.7% | 22.0% | 3 |
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 population living below national poverty lines in Albania?
- Share of population living below national poverty lines in Albania was 19.7% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2008.
- How does Albania rank for share of population living below national poverty lines?
- Albania ranks 31st out of 70 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of population living below national poverty lines rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living below national poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.