2026-07-01http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/412240This note presents 9 stylized facts that emerge related to the evolution of poverty and inequality over the 2002 to 2012 period, especially from 2008 to 2012, as well as some insights into the drivers of poverty changes. It complements existing work on monitoring and understanding shared prosperity – the second corporate goal of the World Bank along with reducing poverty - in Albania and the Western Balkans. Albania poverty estimates are based on the Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS). The LSMS is conducted by the Albania Statistics Office (INSTAT) with donor funding and has been carried out in 2002, 2005, 2008 and recently in 2012.application/pdftext/plainCC BY 3.0 IGOhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/World BankREGIONAL POVERTY LINESLIVING STANDARDSGROWTH RATESPOVERTY POVERTYRISKSHOUSEHOLD SIZECONSUMPTION EXPENDITURESCAPITA INCOMEPOVERTY LINEECONOMIC GROWTHNATIONAL ACCOUNTSSQUARED POVERTY GAPPOVERTY LEVELSINCOMEURBAN POVERTYPOVERTY ESTIMATESPOVERTY RATESPUBLIC SECTORANNUAL GROWTH RATENATIONAL POVERTY LINECONSUMPTION DATALABOR FORCEHOUSINGHEALTH CAREPOVERTY CHANGESMEAN GROWTHNATIONAL POVERTYPOINT ESTIMATESPOOR PEOPLEEXTREME POVERTY LINEANNUAL GROWTHCONSUMPTION AGGREGATENATIONAL POVERTY RATECONSUMPTION GROWTHSOCIAL ASSISTANCERURAL POPULATIONRURAL POORMEASURESREGIONECONOMIC SHOCKNON-POOR HOUSEHOLDSPOVERTY REDUCTIONLABOR MARKETREGIONAL POVERTYPER CAPITA INCOMEPOPULATION GROUPEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTHOUSEHOLD HEADFOOD POVERTY LINEPOVERTY GAPGROWTH EFFECTINCOME GROWTHGINI INDEXPOVERTY INCIDENCETRANSFERSINTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINEHOUSEHOLD INCOMEPER CAPITA GROWTHPOVERTY STATUSDATA ISSUESPOOR INDIVIDUALSHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURESOCIAL PROTECTIONPROGRAMMATIC POVERTY ASSESSMENTPOVERTY HEADCOUNT RATEPENSION INCOMEHOUSEHOLD HEADSUNEMPLOYMENTPOVERTY LINESCONSUMPTIONPOVERTY INCREASESREGIONAL AVERAGEREDUCING POVERTYECONOMIC PERFORMANCEPOPULATION SHAREFEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDSFOOD POVERTYREDUCTION IN POVERTYPOVERTY MEASUREMENTHIGHER INEQUALITYSAFETY NETRURAL POVERTYURBAN AREASAGRICULTURAL SECTOREMPLOYMENT STATUSEDUCATION LEVELRURALURBAN POORPOVERTY SEVERITYPRIVATE TRANSFERSCONSUMPTION SMOOTHINGECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESPOOR POPULATIONDISTRIBUTION EFFECTCOASTAL REGIONSPER CAPITA EXPENDITUREREGIONSGROWTH RATEMOUNTAIN AREASEXTREME POVERTYHIGH POVERTYACCESS TO SERVICESRURAL AREASPOVERTYCOASTAL REGIONHEADCOUNT POVERTYGINI COEFFICIENTINCIDENCE OF POVERTYHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTIONRELATIVE CONTRIBUTIONCONSUMER PRICE INDEXDECLINE IN POVERTYPOVERTY RATEPOORWELFARE MONITORINGPOVERTY ASSESSMENTPRIMARY EDUCATIONDEVELOPMENT INDICATORSCENTRAL REGIONINEQUALITYPOVERTY INCREASEGROWTHPOOR HOUSEHOLDSReport