Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Albania
Albania: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 31.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Albania, 1996–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Albania stood at 31.1%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Albania peaked at 73.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2020.
That places Albania 60th out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.6% | 71.6% | 71.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.4% | 58.7% | 73.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 34.0% | 60.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 31.1% | 31.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More reference data data for Albania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0261 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2845 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 170.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 977.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 37.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 3,963 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Albania?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Albania was 31.1% in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2020.
- How does Albania rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Albania ranks 60th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.