Urban Development in Albania 49 indicators covering urban development for Albania. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population in the largest city 38.7% 2025 up 29.9% 42nd Population density 88.02 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 14.4% 114th PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 15.51 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 14.7% 114th Population in largest city 535,702 2025 up 19.2% 144th Crude steelmaking capacity 0.9 Tonnes 2025 unchanged 64th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 22.76 Hectares 2020 up 28.2% 120th PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 100.0% 2017 down 0.0% 1st Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 7.45 million Number 2024 up 142.2% 37th Dollar value of all resources made available to strengthen 2.49 million 2023 up 8.3% 67th Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 13.77 Million euro 2024 up 455.2% 38th Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 114 Number 2024 down 70.8% 48th Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 2.1% 2023 down 77.2% 47th At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 26.8% 2023 down 18.8% 32nd Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type 0.9 Average 2023 up 12.5% 47th Total housing costs in pps 123.7 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 2023 up 1.5% 47th Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and 8.6% 2023 down 34.4% 42nd Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 9.9% 2022 up 7.6% 1st At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation 147 Thousand persons 2022 unchanged 33rd Seat capacity of passenger railway vehicles by type of vehicles 1.39 Thousand 2024 down 41.1% 43rd Seat/berth capacity of passenger railway vehicles 1.39 Thousand 2024 down 41.1% 43rd Severe material deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 319 Thousand persons 2022 down 17.8% 11th Average number of rooms per person by degree of urbanization 0.8 Average 2022 unchanged 45th Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 382 Thousand persons 2022 down 13.6% 25th At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of 28.2% 2022 down 14.5% 25th Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of 9.4% 2022 down 27.1% 39th Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status 2.1% 2023 down 77.2% 47th Housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity) 2.0% 2023 down 80.4% 44th Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization 51.0% 2022 down 15.8% 2nd Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight 16,556 Number 2024 down 1.7% 50th Severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status 12.7% 2023 down 43.3% 3rd Children (aged 0 to 17) living in a dwelling with a leaking roof 21.2% 2023 down 32.1% 10th Financial burden of the total housing cost 26.0% 2023 down 38.7% 23rd Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by age, sex and by 79.3% 2023 up 16.6% 34th Prison capacity and number of persons held 5,747 Number 2024 up 25.6% 25th Children (aged 0 to 17) having neither a bath, nor a shower in their 4.1% 2023 down 31.7% 4th Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 7.45 million Number 2024 up 142.2% 37th Material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 54.2% 2022 down 17.1% 1st New trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross 378 Number 2023 — 40th Trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross weight 3,650 Number 2024 down 51.3% 40th Semi-trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross 7,978 Number 2024 up 23.5% 35th Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 401 Thousand persons 2022 down 33.9% 19th Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of 45.3% 2022 down 23.1% 1st Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization 37.0% 2022 down 27.7% 1st New semi-trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum 539 Number 2024 up 55.3% 29th Persons living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors 18.4% 2023 down 38.9% 17th Persons considering their dwelling as too dark by level of disability 2.5% 2023 down 53.7% 42nd Severe housing deprivation rate by level of disability (activity) 15.8% 2023 down 42.3% 5th Persons with no bath or shower in their dwelling by level of 3.7% 2023 down 47.1% 5th Transport equipment indicators — Available seat capacity for schedule 411.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2016 up 54.6% 34th