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Results from the 2024 Albania Household MigrationSurveyPublic Disclosure Authorized Disclaimer © International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank 1818 H Street NW Washington DC 20433 Internet:www.worldbank.org Some rights reserved This work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. The findings, interpre-tations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, itsBoard of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors,denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on thepart of The World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance ofsuch boundaries. Rights and Permissions The material in this work is subject to copyright. Because The World Bank encourages dissemination of itsknowledge, this work may be reproduced, in whole or in part, for noncommercial purposes as long as fullattribution to this work is given. Any queries on rights and licenses, including subsidiary rights, should be addressed to World Bank Publi-cations, The World Bank Group, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA; fax: 202-522-2625; email: pubrights@worldbank.org. InternationalMigration in Albania: Results from the 2024 Albania Household Migration Survey November 2025 Acknowledgments This report is authored by a World Bank team led by Daniel Garrote-Sanchez and Mauro Testaverde,and including Laurent Bossavie, Matthew Chase Martin, Helly D. Mehta, and Juna Miluka. Thiswork presents the main findings of the Albania Household Migration Survey 2024, which was de-signed and implemented as a cooperation between the World Bank and the Albania Institute ofStatistics (INSTAT). The survey was made possible thanks to the financial support from the task “Second Phase of theEurope 2020 TF Supporting the Effective Reintegration of Returnees in the Western Balkans” ledby Valerie Morrica, financed by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Neighborhoodand Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR). The material reflects consultations and a validation workshop conducted in Albania, where theteam received feedback and inputs from government representatives, development partners, in-ternational donors, academia, civil society organizations, and key sectoral experts. The team would like to acknowledge the outstanding collaboration and dialogue with INSTAT, in-cluding its General Director, Ms. Elsa Dhuli, Elona Sevrani, Helda Mitre, Klajd Shuka, Anisa Omuri,Eriona Dhamo, Edlira Subashi, Blerta Muja, Indrit Mustafa, Saber Hasmujaj, Gladiola Baja, LiljanaBoci, Anisa Caka, Maldi Dema, Adela Duka, Denis Kristo, and Nexhmije Lecini. The team wouldalso like to sincerely thank all the stakeholders met for their time, inputs and valuable insights,particularly colleagues from the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), and the In-ternational Organization for Migration (IOM), who led efforts on a companion qualitative surveyon current migrants and returnees in Albania that complements the understanding of migrationchallenges and opportunities in the country. The team appreciates managerial support and guidance from Xiaoqing Yu (Country Director, West-ern Balkans Country Unit) Paolo Belli (Practice Manager, Social protection and Jobs for Europe andCentral Asia), Massimiliano Paolucci (Country Manager for Albania), and Emanuel Salinas Munoz(former Country Manager for Albania and Country Manager for Iraq) at the World Bank. During thepreparation of the report, the team also received insightful comments and useful material fromWorld Bank colleagues including Matthew Dornan, Jeremy Lebow, Pascale Schnitzer and MicheleZini. Contents Overview11 3.1. Pre-departure333.1.1. Labor Market Outcomes Before Migration333.1.2. Pre Departure Services and Arrangements353.1.3. Expected Earnings Abroad413.2. The Migration Experience453.2.1. Costs of Migration453.2.2. Borrowing to Finance Migration Costs473.2.3. Labor Market Outcomes of Migrants Abroad493.2.4. Spending and Savings of Migrants Abroad553.2.5. Migrants’ Vulnerabilities Abroad553.2.6. Migrants’ Remittances Patterns583.2.7. Migration and Human Capital Accumulation663.2.8 Migration Duration and Plans703.3. Return phase in Albania723.3.1. Prevalence and profile of return migration723.3.2. Reintegration of return migrants in the Albanian labor market75 Bibliography A1. Methodological Annex A1.1. Sampling Frame95 Table of Figures Figure 1. Share of migrant households in Albania24Figure 2. Percentage of households with current and return migrants by prefecture25Figure 3. Comparison of migrant and non-migrant households25Figure 4. The role of remittances27Figure 5. Age distribution by migration status27Figure 6. Age distribution of migrants currently abroad by destination country28Figure 7. Age