Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Albania
Albania: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 9.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Albania, 1996–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2020, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Albania stood at 9.6%.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Albania peaked at 14.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2008.
That places Albania 90th out of 130 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 7.5% | — |
| 2002 | 8.4% | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | +83.3% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -24.5% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -26.5% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +11.6% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 9.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 65% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Albania's 9.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 7.2% | 9.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 7.8% | 14.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More infrastructure data for Albania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.49 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 165,380 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.92 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0696 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 165,380 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.05 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Albania?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Albania was 9.6% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2008.
- How does Albania rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Albania ranks 90th out of 130 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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