Proportion of urban population living in slums in Albania
Albania: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 20.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Albania, 2008–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 20.8% for proportion of urban population living in slums in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.1% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Albania peaked at 32.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 2020.
Albania ranks 76th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 32.8% | — |
| 2014 | 26.2% | -20.1% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | -15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.8% | 32.8% | 32.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 24.5% | 26.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 1 |
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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 urban population living in slums in Albania?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Albania was 20.8% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 2020.
- How does Albania rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Albania ranks 76th out of 210 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of urban population living in slums (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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