Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Albania
19.7% of people in Albania lived below the national poverty line in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest since 2012.
Albania, 2022
19.7%
Change from 2021
−0.9percentage points
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Albania over time
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Albania
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Albania |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 19.7% |
| 2021 | 20.6% |
| 2020 | 22.0% |
| 2019 | 21.8% |
| 2018 | 23.0% |
| 2017 | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 23.7% |
| 2012 | 14.3% |
| 2008 | 12.4% |
| 2005 | 18.5% |
| 2002 | 25.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.9 percentage points from 20.6% in 2021.
- Since 2002, when it was 25.4%, the figure has changed by −5.7 percentage points.
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At-risk-of-poverty rate
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Poverty or social exclusion rate
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Income inequality (Gini)
30.4 (0 to 100)
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Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
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Severe material and social deprivation
31.2%
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