Slum population in Albania
2.7% of the urban population of Albania lived in slums in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Albania, 2022
2.7%
Change from 2020
−0.1percentage points
World, 2022
23.2%
Position in 2022
117th of 181
Slum population in Albania over time
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% of urban population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Albania | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.7% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | – |
| 2018 | 5.3% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | – |
| 2014 | 10.3% | – |
| 2012 | 12.9% | – |
| 2010 | 15.4% | – |
| 2008 | 17.9% | – |
| 2006 | 20.5% | – |
| 2004 | 23.0% | – |
| 2002 | 25.5% | – |
| 2000 | 28.1% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 2.8% in 2020, a change of −0.1 percentage points.
- Since 2002, when it was 25.5%, the figure has changed by −22.8 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Albania has the 117th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.
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All statistics for Albania
Urban population share
58.9%
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Housing cost overburden rate
2.6%
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Overcrowding rate
52.6%
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Home ownership rate
94.6%
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Inability to keep home adequately warm
33.6%
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Average household size
3.1 people per household
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