NUTS statistical regions of Albania

The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is a geographical standard used by Albania in order to divide its territory into regions at three different levels of specified classes of its population codified by the Albanian Institute of Statistics (INSTAT). Albania is a recognised candidate country for membership of the European Union (EU) and thus part of the classification.^[1] The three hierarchical levels are known as NUTS-1, NUTS-2 and NUTS-3, moving from larger to smaller territorial divisions.^[2]

Overall

Level	Division	#
NUTS 1	Albania
NUTS 2	Regions	3
NUTS 3	Counties	12

Regions

The NUTS codes are as follows:^[3][4]

NUTS-1	Code	NUTS-2	Code	NUTS-3	Code
Albania	AL0
		Northern Albania	AL01	Dibër County	AL011
				Durrës County	AL012
				Kukës County	AL013
				Lezhë County	AL014
				Shkodër County	AL015
		Central Albania	AL02	Elbasan County	AL021
				Tirana County	AL022
		Southern Albania	AL03
				Berat County	AL031
				Fier County	AL032
				Gjirokastër County	AL033
				Korçë County	AL034
				Vlorë County	AL035