Electricity at Home in Albania: 1800 to Today (and Tomorrow)

Electricity at home measures the quiet transformation of daily life, tracking the transition from darkness to illuminated rooms across generations. For Albania, the story across three centuries is below — every value is a statistical fact about the lives actually lived there. Behind these figures lie the changing realities of households, chores, and the lengthening of the evening hours available for reading, work, and rest. This metric records the fundamental infrastructure that supports modern human survival and comfort within the home.

The historical trajectory unfolds across decades of gradual and then rapid development. In the 1800s estimate, the share stood at 0, ticking upward by tiny fractions through the 1810s estimate, 1820s estimate, 1830s estimate, 1840s estimate, 1850s estimate, 1860s estimate, 1870s estimate, 1880s estimate, and 1890s estimate. Progress accelerated through the 1900s estimate of 2 %, the 1910s estimate, the 1920s estimate, the 1930s estimate, and the 1940s estimate, eventually reaching 85 in the 1950s, 90 in the 1960s, 95 in the 1970s, and 100 in the 1980s. Universal access has since been maintained through the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and the 2020s, where electricity at home in Albania stands at 100 % — ranking #1 of 157 countries.

If you were born in Albania across these changing eras, your domestic environment shifted profoundly, from completely unlit dwellings to a fully electrified modern standard that is projected to continue indefinitely through the 2030s projection, 2040s projection, 2050s projection, 2060s projection, 2070s projection, 2080s projection, 2090s projection, and 2100s projection. This complete coverage shapes every aspect of contemporary existence, defining what it means to dwell, connect, and thrive in the modern state. Keep exploring to see where do YOU rank among everyone ever born? →