Subjective poverty by sex and age in Albania
Albania: Subjective poverty by sex and age was 40.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
40.8%
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
4th
of 47 countries
All-time high
65.9%
in 2017
All-time low
40.8%
in 2025
Years of data
9
2017–2025
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Albania, 2017–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subjective poverty by sex and age in Albania is 40.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by sex and age in Albania peaked at 65.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 40.8%, in 2025.
Albania ranks 4th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Albania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 65.9% | — |
| 2018 | 62.7% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 57.9% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 56.9% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 55.3% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 46.2% | -14.8% |
| 2024 | 42.5% | -8.0% |
| 2025 | 40.8% | -4.0% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 40.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.7%, 2.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.2% | 57.9% | 65.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 40.8% | 56.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 1 Greece 67.2% compare
- 2 North Macedonia 43.7% compare
- 2 North Macedonia 43.7% compare
- 5 Montenegro 37.9% compare
- 6 Bulgaria 36.1% compare
- 7 Türkiye 32.1% compare
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 subjective poverty by sex and age in Albania?
- Subjective poverty by sex and age in Albania was 40.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8% in 2025.
- How does Albania rank for subjective poverty by sex and age?
- Albania ranks 4th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by sex and age rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Subjective poverty by sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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