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621.5 thousand people live below the risk of being poor in the country. These are the data published by the Institute of Statistics for 2020 that speak of a declining rate of risk of being poor compared to 2019, when this indicator was at 659.1 thousand people.
The reduction of this limit, which according to Instat dropped to 21.8% last year, shows that the overall level of disposable household income has increased.
According to the Instat survey on measuring income and living standards in Albania, this indicator refers to people who are at risk of being poor or living in families with low employment intensity is estimated at 43.4%, from 46.2% that was calculated in 2019.
But, despite the improved Instat figures, Albania has the highest poverty rate in the region, while its coverage with social protection is among the lowest.
This is evidenced by the International Monetary Fund in the latest report for Albania according to which the November earthquake and the Covid-19 pandemic increased poverty by 0.8% in the country in 2020, making about 32.6% of the population or a third of it. was considered poor, ie living on less than 5.5. dollars a day. (PHOTO TEMP SHARE)
After Albania according to the IMF report in the Western Balkan countries is listed Kosovo with the largest increase in the poverty rate to 23.4%, followed by Montenegro with 20%, Macedonia 18% and Serbia is estimated to have a poverty rate of 17.4 The lowest% in the region.
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