People not using improved drinking water sources in Albania
Albania: People not using improved drinking water sources was 84,257 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved drinking water sources in Albania, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved drinking water sources in Albania is 84,257 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Albania peaked at 109,657 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 84,257 people, in 2024.
That places Albania 97th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Albania, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 109,657 people | — |
| 2001 | 107,573 people | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 105,190 people | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 102,889 people | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 100,628 people | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 98,429 people | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 96,299 people | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 94,247 people | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 92,292 people | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 90,455 people | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 88,730 people | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 87,628 people | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 87,138 people | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 86,774 people | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 86,514 people | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 86,358 people | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 86,471 people | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 86,752 people | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 87,030 people | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 87,274 people | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 87,517 people | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 86,618 people | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 85,739 people | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 85,053 people | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 84,257 people | -0.9% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 84,257 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,603 people, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Albania's 84,257 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,187 people, 38.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99,766 people | 90,455 people | 109,657 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 87,067 people | 86,358 people | 88,730 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,837 people | 84,257 people | 87,517 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Albania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6356 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8208 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.434 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Albania?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Albania was 84,257 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 109,657 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 84,257 people in 2024.
- How does Albania rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Albania ranks 97th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.