Human Development Index in Albania

Albania: Human Development Index was 0.81 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
0.81
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
50th
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.81
in 2023
All-time low
0.622
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Human Development Index in Albania, 1990–2023

00.20.40.60.81990200620231990: 0.6541991: 0.6381992: 0.6221993: 0.6241994: 0.6291995: 0.6381996: 0.6471997: 0.6451998: 0.6591999: 0.6712000: 0.6822001: 0.6912002: 0.6972003: 0.7052004: 0.712005: 0.7232006: 0.7322007: 0.7422008: 0.7492009: 0.7562010: 0.7692011: 0.7812012: 0.792013: 0.7932014: 0.7972015: 0.7972016: 0.7972017: 0.7982018: 0.8012019: 0.8052020: 0.7942021: 0.7942022: 0.8062023: 0.81

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Albania recorded 0.81 for human development index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human development index in Albania peaked at 0.81 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.622, in 1992.

Albania ranks 50th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6427 0.622 0.671 10
2000s 0.7187 0.682 0.756 10
2010s 0.7928 0.769 0.805 10
2020s 0.801 0.794 0.81 4

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 47 Belarus 0.824 compare
  2. 48 North Macedonia 0.815 compare
  3. 49 Armenia 0.811 compare
  4. 51 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.804 compare
  5. 52 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.799 compare
  6. 53 Azerbaijan 0.789 compare

See the full ranking of 72 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is human development index in Albania?
Human development index in Albania was 0.81 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest human development index recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 0.81 in 2023.
What is the lowest human development index recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.622 in 1992.
How does Albania rank for human development index?
Albania ranks 50th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
Is human development index rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Human Development Index
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
72 places, 2,260 data points, 1990–2023
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