List of counties of Albania by Human Development Index

This article presents a list of counties of Albania by Human Development Index (HDI), which is a comparative measure of life expectancy, education, literacy, standard of living, per capita income and overall well-being of the citizens in each counties of Albania.

Human Development Index

Methodology

Introduced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 1990, the Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic of education, income and longevity indices, calculated in order to measure social and economic development within countries. It consists of a number between 0 and 1, comprising five tiers of human development—very low, low, medium, high, or very high—wherein the development is considered higher when closer to 1. According to the latest Human Development Report, published in 2025 and reflecting data from 2023, Albania placed List of countries by Human Development Index 71 among 193 countries with an HDI value of 0.810.

RankCountyHDI (2023) Very high human development1 Tirana0.8602 Vlorë0.8403 Durrës0.8404 Gjirokastër0.8335 Korçë0.8286 Shkodër0.8217 Elbasan0.8208 Berat0.819 – (average)0.8109 Lezhë0.80610 Fier0.804 High human development11 Dibër0.79012 Kukës0.789 Source:

See also Counties of Albania List of countries by Human Development Index

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