Social Development in Albania 155 indicators covering social development for Albania. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Freedom of Expression Score 7 2025 unchanged 19th Civil Rights Score 8 2025 unchanged 12th Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 19.2% 2030 down 17.2% 74th Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 433,000 2030 down 20.0% 119th Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 34.7% 2020 up 2.8% 107th Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 51.1% 2020 up 4.0% 107th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 17.1% 2020 down 10.5% 182nd Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 48.9% 2020 down 3.9% 80th Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 16.5% 2020 up 6.6% 61st Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 9.3% 2020 down 9.6% 140th Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 19.86 2020 down 20.3% 114th Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure 9.15 2020 down 20.3% 114th Average daily intake in grams of alcohol, population 9.7 2020 down 24.3% 93rd Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place 0 2010 — 4th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence 19.4% 2030 down 16.0% 57th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) 19.2% 2030 down 17.2% 65th Tobacco MPOWER overview: Monitor, Protect people, Offer help, Warn of 5 2024 unchanged 1st Tobacco Raise taxes: Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of 290 2024 up 12.4% 60th Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products 0 2024 — 104th Age of democracy 17 years 2018 up 142.9% 77th Homicides, by sex of the victim 9 homicides 2024 down 25.0% 93rd Homicide rate by sex of the victim 3.12 homicides per 100,000 population 2024 down 63.3% 74th Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 10.93 2025 down 36.5% 16th Press Freedom Index 30.59 2021 down 0.9% 98th Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees 58.0% 2025 up 13.3% 18th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption 1.74 2016 down 2.8% 89th Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes 300 2024 unchanged 3rd HICP - HOUSING, WATER, ELECTRICITY, GAS AND OTHER FUELS 4.3 2022 up 168.8% 12th HICP - All-items excluding housing, water, elect., gas and other fuels 6.7 2022 up 103.0% 2nd HICP - Mineral waters, soft drinks, fruit and vegetable juices 4 2022 up 4,100.0% 21st Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (DST) 1.7 2014 up 6.2% 51st Annual budget for tobacco control in currency reported 1.68 million 2022 unchanged 60th Homicide rate from firearms 0.8892 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 71.3% 35th Homicides by firearm 25 homicides 2023 down 72.2% 41st Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner 0.0725 homicides per 100,000 population 2024 down 48.0% 29th ← Previous Page 3 of 3