Can same-sex couples adopt in Albania?

Limited (step-child / single)

Joint adoption is not open to same-sex couples; step-child or single-person adoption is.

Albania is one of 27 countries classified “Limited (step-child / single)” for same-sex adoption — 18% of the 147 with data. (Also searched as LGBT adoption.)

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: LGBTQ adoption
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

North Macedonia
Limited (step-child / single) Joint adoption is not open to same-sex couples; step-child or single-person adoption is.
Montenegro
Limited (step-child / single) Joint adoption is not open to same-sex couples; step-child or single-person adoption is.
Serbia
Limited (step-child / single) Joint adoption is not open to same-sex couples; step-child or single-person adoption is.
Greece
Joint adoption legal Same-sex couples can jointly petition to adopt.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Limited (step-child / single) Joint adoption is not open to same-sex couples; step-child or single-person adoption is.
Bulgaria
Limited (step-child / single) Joint adoption is not open to same-sex couples; step-child or single-person adoption is.

Other laws in Albania

Same-Sex Activity
Legal
Age of Consent
14–15
Sex Work
Illegal
Pornography
Illegal
Incest Laws
Criminal offense
Marriage Age
18+

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