Human Development & Quality of Life in Albania
HDI 0.810 · UNDP rank 71 · latest published data
A 2023 HDI of 0.810 puts Albania at UNDP rank 71, classified as very high human development. The aggregate hides useful detail: Distribution materially changes the headline, with IHDI 0.705 and a 13.0% loss from HDI. The profile also records that education combines 14.5 expected years of schooling with 10.2 mean years already attained.
What sits inside Albania's HDI
The 2023 HDI profile for Albania rests on life expectancy of 79.6, schooling measures of 14.5 expected years and 10.2 mean years, plus GNI per capita of $17,627 in 2021 PPP dollars. The page keeps those components visible so the composite index is not read in isolation.
Inequality changes the headline
In Albania's profile, IHDI shows the effect of inequality on health, education and income achievements, the page keeps this distribution measure distinct from broader quality-of-life evidence.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
When reading this profile, Albania has additional UNDP measures of GDI 0.963, GII 0.107, PHDI 0.755. They are related indicators, but they should not be combined into one country score.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
No dated comparable life-satisfaction figure is included for Albania in this release.
What Albania's numbers say together
For a fuller view of Albania, the page shows IHDI 0.705 with a 13.0% loss; PHDI 0.755 after a 6.8% adjustment; GDI 0.963. They are related indicators, but they should not be combined into one country score.
HDI for Albania stands at 0.810 in 2023, with UNDP rank 71. It is a development benchmark based on three dimensions, not an all-purpose national score.
The IHDI is 0.705, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 13.0% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.963 in group 2; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.755, with a 6.8% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Albania's HDI?
In the Human Development Report 2025, Albania is listed at HDI 0.810 for 2023, rank 71.
How does inequality affect Albania's HDI?
After the inequality adjustment, Albania's index falls to 0.705; UNDP quantifies the overall loss at 13.0%.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
Looking at the published indicators, a subjective well-being figure for Albania is published only when the source supplies a usable observation.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. The HDI calculation does not include every aspect of quality of life. Life satisfaction is shown only as a separate subjective well-being measure.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the development indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
Primary source for 2023 HDI and its components, plus IHDI, GDI, GII and PHDI where reported.
Report edition underlying the 2023 human-development indices and ranking.
Data note: Reference years are shown with each indicator; unavailable observations remain unfilled.