Severe material and social deprivation in Albania
31.2% of people in Albania were severely materially and socially deprived in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2017.
Albania, 2025
31.2%
Change from 2024
−1.6percentage points
European Union, 2025
6.3%
Position in 2025
1st of 31
Severe material and social deprivation in Albania over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Albania | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.2% | 6.3% |
| 2024 | 32.8% | 6.4% |
| 2023 | 34.8% | 6.8% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | 6.7% |
| 2021 | 39.0% | 6.3% |
| 2020 | 38.9% | 6.7% |
| 2019 | 42.5% | 6.7% |
| 2018 | 46.7% | 7.1% |
| 2017 | 51.4% | 7.8% |
| 2016 | – | 9.0% |
| 2015 | – | 9.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.6 percentage points from 32.8% in 2024.
- Since 2017, when it was 51.4%, the figure has changed by −20.2 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Albania has the highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 6.3%.
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Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
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Gini index
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