🇦🇱 Population of Albania

2,832,439
Current Population of Albania
-8,700
Net population growth this year
103.38
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2023 the population of Albania reached 2,832,439, of which 1,410,884 people are male and 1,421,555 female. The country has a population density of 103.3812 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of -0.307% for the year. According to the latest data, Albania is set to decrease its population size by -4,138 people next year. Making the total population count of Albania 2,826,020 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Albania (1950 - 2023)

Between 1950 and 2023 the population of Albania grown from 1,252,582 people to 2,832,439. An increase of the population size by 126.13% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 1,252,582 642,458 610,124 36,215 45.718 2.891%
1951 1,289,168 660,758 628,410 36,957 47.0533 2.867%
1952 1,326,948 679,660 647,288 38,605 48.4323 2.91%
1953 1,366,744 699,664 667,080 40,986 49.8848 2.999%
1954 1,409,005 721,024 687,981 43,536 51.4273 3.09%
1955 1,453,730 743,744 709,987 45,915 53.0597 3.159%
1956 1,500,624 767,676 732,948 47,872 54.7713 3.19%
1957 1,549,571 792,740 756,830 50,022 56.5578 3.228%
1958 1,600,983 819,160 781,823 52,801 58.4343 3.298%
1959 1,655,020 847,054 807,966 55,274 60.4066 3.34%
1960 1,711,189 876,178 835,012 57,064 62.4567 3.335%
1961 1,769,079 906,308 862,770 58,715 64.5696 3.319%
1962 1,828,232 937,254 890,978 59,592 66.7287 3.26%
1963 1,888,302 968,862 919,440 60,547 68.9211 3.207%
1964 1,949,013 1,000,956 948,056 60,875 71.137 3.124%
1965 2,009,789 1,033,178 976,611 60,678 73.3553 3.019%
1966 2,070,688 1,065,524 1,005,164 61,121 75.5781 2.952%
1967 2,132,442 1,098,384 1,034,058 62,387 77.832 2.926%
1968 2,195,466 1,131,964 1,063,503 63,661 80.1324 2.9%
1969 2,259,799 1,166,277 1,093,522 65,004 82.4804 2.877%
1970 2,324,731 1,200,944 1,123,787 64,860 84.8504 2.79%
1971 2,389,812 1,235,697 1,154,115 65,302 87.2258 2.733%
1972 2,455,172 1,270,565 1,184,607 65,417 89.6113 2.665%
1973 2,520,436 1,305,354 1,215,082 65,113 91.9934 2.584%
1974 2,585,452 1,339,929 1,245,522 64,917 94.3664 2.511%
1975 2,650,122 1,374,137 1,275,985 64,424 96.7268 2.431%
1976 2,713,560 1,407,481 1,306,079 62,452 99.0423 2.302%
1977 2,774,795 1,439,507 1,335,288 60,018 101.2773 2.163%
1978 2,833,314 1,469,882 1,363,431 57,019 103.4132 2.013%
1979 2,888,763 1,498,389 1,390,374 53,880 105.437 1.865%
1980 2,941,652 1,525,259 1,416,392 51,897 107.3674 1.764%
1981 2,992,388 1,550,580 1,441,809 49,577 109.2192 1.657%
1982 3,041,179 1,574,389 1,466,791 48,004 111.0 1.578%
1983 3,087,911 1,596,627 1,491,284 45,460 112.7057 1.472%
1984 3,131,726 1,616,850 1,514,876 42,169 114.3049 1.347%
1985 3,171,725 1,634,581 1,537,144 37,830 115.7648 1.193%
1986 3,207,128 1,649,478 1,557,650 32,976 117.057 1.028%
1987 3,237,676 1,661,445 1,576,231 28,120 118.172 0.869%
1988 3,263,019 1,670,265 1,592,754 22,565 119.097 0.692%
1989 3,282,182 1,675,402 1,606,779 15,761 119.7964 0.48%
1990 3,295,066 1,676,902 1,618,163 10,007 120.2666 0.304%
1991 3,302,081 1,675,168 1,626,914 4,025 120.5227 0.122%
1992 3,303,739 1,670,550 1,633,189 -710 120.5832 -0.021%
1993 3,300,711 1,663,515 1,637,195 -5,347 120.4727 -0.162%
1994 3,293,999 1,654,796 1,639,203 -8,077 120.2277 -0.245%
1995 3,284,364 1,644,902 1,639,462 -11,192 119.876 -0.341%
1996 3,271,331 1,633,759 1,637,572 -14,874 119.4004 -0.455%
1997 3,253,719 1,620,795 1,632,924 -20,350 118.7575 -0.625%
1998 3,232,175 1,606,618 1,625,558 -22,737 117.9712 -0.703%
1999 3,208,260 1,592,223 1,616,037 -25,094 117.0983 -0.782%
2000 3,182,020 1,577,592 1,604,429 -27,385 116.1406 -0.861%
2001 3,153,612 1,562,949 1,590,663 -29,432 115.1037 -0.933%
2002 3,123,551 1,548,482 1,575,069 -30,690 114.0065 -0.983%
2003 3,092,991 1,534,566 1,558,425 -30,430 112.8911 -0.984%
2004 3,062,622 1,521,272 1,541,351 -30,307 111.7827 -0.99%
2005 3,032,634 1,508,427 1,524,207 -29,670 110.6882 -0.978%
2006 3,003,387 1,496,029 1,507,358 -28,824 109.6207 -0.96%
2007 2,976,084 1,484,648 1,491,436 -25,783 108.6241 -0.866%
2008 2,951,689 1,474,662 1,477,027 -23,006 107.7337 -0.779%
2009 2,930,541 1,466,053 1,464,488 -19,289 106.9619 -0.658%
2010 2,913,400 1,459,102 1,454,297 -14,995 106.3362 -0.515%
2011 2,900,654 1,453,895 1,446,759 -10,496 105.871 -0.362%
2012 2,892,193 1,450,370 1,441,822 -6,426 105.5622 -0.222%
2013 2,887,014 1,448,110 1,438,905 -3,932 105.3732 -0.136%
2014 2,884,102 1,446,732 1,437,370 -1,892 105.2669 -0.066%
2015 2,882,480 1,445,782 1,436,698 -1,351 105.2077 -0.047%
2016 2,881,063 1,444,664 1,436,399 -1,484 105.156 -0.052%
2017 2,879,355 1,443,175 1,436,180 -1,932 105.0936 -0.067%
2018 2,877,013 1,441,209 1,435,804 -2,752 105.0081 -0.096%
2019 2,873,884 1,438,686 1,435,198 -3,507 104.8939 -0.122%
2020 2,866,848 1,433,767 1,433,082 -10,563 104.6371 -0.368%
2021 2,854,710 1,425,955 1,428,755 -13,714 104.1941 -0.48%
2022 2,842,321 1,417,813 1,424,507 -11,064 103.7419 -0.389%
2023 2,832,439 1,410,884 1,421,555 -8,700 103.3812 -0.307%

Statements that can be derived from Albania's population data

  • Albania has a population of 2,832,439 people, as of July 1, 2023.
  • Albania's population is equivalent to 0.04% of the total world population.
  • In 2023, Albania's population will decrease with -8,700 people.
  • In 2023, 8,000 more people will emigrate from Albania than immigrate to the country.
  • The median age of the population in Albania is 37.85 years.
  • In Albania there are 103.38 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 7.98 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Albania.
  • In Albania, 1,410,884 of the total population are male, and 1,421,555 are female.

Future Population of Albania (2023 - 2100)

Albania's population is set to decrease in the future from 2,832,439 people to 1,097,162 people. A decrease of the population size by -12.41% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2023 2,832,439 1,410,884 1,421,555 -8,700 103.3812 -0.307%
2024 2,826,020 1,406,141 1,419,879 -4,138 103.1469 -0.146%
2025 2,821,626 1,402,730 1,418,896 -4,649 102.9866 -0.165%
2026 2,816,694 1,399,137 1,417,557 -5,215 102.8066 -0.185%
2027 2,811,110 1,395,311 1,415,800 -5,953 102.6028 -0.212%
2028 2,804,771 1,391,196 1,413,575 -6,725 102.3714 -0.24%
2029 2,797,599 1,386,756 1,410,843 -7,619 102.1096 -0.272%
2030 2,789,598 1,382,003 1,407,596 -8,383 101.8176 -0.301%
2031 2,780,747 1,376,914 1,403,833 -9,320 101.4945 -0.335%
2032 2,770,957 1,371,439 1,399,518 -10,260 101.1372 -0.37%
2033 2,760,238 1,365,594 1,394,645 -11,177 100.746 -0.405%
2034 2,748,602 1,359,380 1,389,222 -12,096 100.3213 -0.44%
2035 2,736,080 1,352,809 1,383,272 -12,948 99.8642 -0.473%
2036 2,722,651 1,345,868 1,376,783 -13,911 99.3741 -0.511%
2037 2,708,322 1,338,559 1,369,764 -14,746 98.8511 -0.544%
2038 2,693,123 1,330,889 1,362,234 -15,652 98.2963 -0.581%
2039 2,677,082 1,322,871 1,354,211 -16,430 97.7109 -0.614%
2040 2,660,261 1,314,542 1,345,719 -17,212 97.0969 -0.647%
2041 2,642,682 1,305,905 1,336,777 -17,946 96.4553 -0.679%
2042 2,624,352 1,296,950 1,327,401 -18,715 95.7862 -0.713%
2043 2,605,326 1,287,714 1,317,611 -19,337 95.0918 -0.742%
2044 2,585,680 1,278,242 1,307,439 -19,953 94.3748 -0.772%
2045 2,565,420 1,268,521 1,296,900 -20,568 93.6353 -0.802%
2046 2,544,581 1,258,565 1,286,016 -21,110 92.8747 -0.83%
2047 2,523,233 1,248,413 1,274,820 -21,586 92.0955 -0.855%
2048 2,501,416 1,238,077 1,263,339 -22,048 91.2992 -0.881%
2049 2,479,150 1,227,555 1,251,594 -22,484 90.4865 -0.907%
2050 2,456,472 1,216,866 1,239,607 -22,871 89.6588 -0.931%
2051 2,433,447 1,206,039 1,227,408 -23,180 88.8184 -0.953%
2052 2,410,095 1,195,078 1,215,017 -23,524 87.9661 -0.976%
2053 2,386,456 1,183,995 1,202,461 -23,755 87.1033 -0.995%
2054 2,362,612 1,172,825 1,189,787 -23,932 86.233 -1.013%
2055 2,338,671 1,161,617 1,177,054 -23,950 85.3592 -1.024%
2056 2,314,636 1,150,371 1,164,265 -24,120 84.4819 -1.042%
2057 2,290,462 1,139,059 1,151,403 -24,228 83.5996 -1.058%
2058 2,266,228 1,127,705 1,138,523 -24,240 82.7151 -1.07%
2059 2,241,969 1,116,319 1,125,650 -24,278 81.8297 -1.083%
2060 2,217,671 1,104,883 1,112,788 -24,318 80.9428 -1.097%
2061 2,193,330 1,093,390 1,099,940 -24,364 80.0544 -1.111%
2062 2,168,946 1,081,835 1,087,111 -24,403 79.1644 -1.125%
2063 2,144,514 1,070,209 1,074,304 -24,462 78.2726 -1.141%
2064 2,119,999 1,058,488 1,061,511 -24,569 77.3779 -1.159%
2065 2,095,344 1,046,642 1,048,702 -24,740 76.478 -1.181%
2066 2,070,485 1,034,643 1,035,843 -24,975 75.5707 -1.206%
2067 2,045,423 1,022,479 1,022,944 -25,152 74.6559 -1.23%
2068 2,020,143 1,010,138 1,010,006 -25,408 73.7332 -1.258%
2069 1,994,581 997,586 996,994 -25,717 72.8002 -1.289%
2070 1,968,690 984,810 983,880 -26,063 71.8553 -1.324%
2071 1,942,411 971,780 970,631 -26,496 70.8961 -1.364%
2072 1,915,726 958,482 957,245 -26,873 69.9221 -1.403%
2073 1,888,653 944,934 943,719 -27,274 68.934 -1.444%
2074 1,861,203 931,153 930,050 -27,627 67.9321 -1.484%
2075 1,833,355 917,134 916,221 -28,068 66.9157 -1.531%
2076 1,805,098 902,880 902,218 -28,447 65.8843 -1.576%
2077 1,776,443 888,407 888,036 -28,862 64.8384 -1.625%
2078 1,747,379 873,717 873,662 -29,267 63.7776 -1.675%
2079 1,717,915 858,829 859,086 -29,660 62.7022 -1.727%
2080 1,688,101 843,787 844,314 -29,967 61.614 -1.775%
2081 1,657,949 828,598 829,352 -30,337 60.5135 -1.83%
2082 1,627,496 813,295 814,201 -30,569 59.402 -1.878%
2083 1,596,837 797,938 798,899 -30,750 58.283 -1.926%
2084 1,566,007 782,536 783,471 -30,910 57.1577 -1.974%
2085 1,535,081 767,134 767,946 -30,942 56.0289 -2.016%
2086 1,504,140 751,784 752,356 -30,941 54.8996 -2.057%
2087 1,473,235 736,514 736,721 -30,868 53.7716 -2.095%
2088 1,442,424 721,353 721,071 -30,754 52.6471 -2.132%
2089 1,411,764 706,323 705,441 -30,566 51.528 -2.165%
2090 1,381,307 691,434 689,874 -30,347 50.4164 -2.197%
2091 1,351,092 676,699 674,394 -30,083 49.3135 -2.227%
2092 1,321,193 662,144 659,048 -29,717 48.2222 -2.249%
2093 1,291,701 647,806 643,896 -29,265 47.1458 -2.266%
2094 1,262,630 633,692 628,938 -28,878 46.0848 -2.287%
2095 1,233,974 619,786 614,188 -28,435 45.0388 -2.304%
2096 1,205,778 606,096 599,682 -27,956 44.0097 -2.319%
2097 1,178,009 592,606 585,402 -27,582 42.9962 -2.342%
2098 1,150,650 579,302 571,348 -27,137 41.9976 -2.359%
2099 1,123,709 566,177 557,532 -26,744 41.0143 -2.38%
2100 1,097,162 553,210 543,952 -26,349 40.0454 -2.402%

Population Density of Albania

Today, Albania has a population density of 103.3812 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 45.718 people/km² since the 1950 to 103.3812 people/km² in 2023. In the future, Albania is projected to reach a population density of 40.0454 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of Albania Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of Albania's Population

The population growth rate of Albania currently stands at -0.307% as of July 1, 2023. This is an increase by 0.082 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2023, the population growth rate of Albania will decrease to -0.307%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Albania's population growth is projected to land at a negative rate of -2.402% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of Albania Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 2.891%
1960 3.335%
1970 2.79%
1980 1.764%
1990 0.304%
2000 -0.861%
2010 -0.515%
2020 -0.368%
Year Growth Rate
2030 -0.301%
2040 -0.647%
2050 -0.931%
2060 -1.097%
2070 -1.324%
2080 -1.775%
2090 -2.197%
2100 -2.402%
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Life Expectancy of Albania

Today, Albania has an average life expectancy of 78.061 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 44.7355 years since the 1950 to 78.061 years in 2023. In the future, Albania is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 90.85 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of Albania Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 44,735
1960 54,438
1970 64,823
1980 70,478
1990 73,143
2000 75,404
2010 77,935
2020 76,989
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 81,439
2040 83,229
2050 84,752
2060 86,083
2070 87,331
2080 88,531
2090 89,709
2100 90,850
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Migration to and from Albania

In 2023 Albania will see net migrations of -8,000 people. This means that 8,000 more people will emigrate from Albania than immigrate to the country this year. A decrease of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Albania was -8,000.

Net Migration for Albania Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 16,780
1960 15,540
1970 11,102
1980 -9,135
1990 -52,723
2000 -63,610
2010 -29,330
2020 -9,117
Year Net Migration
2030 -8,000
2040 -8,000
2050 -8,000
2060 -8,000
2070 -8,000
2080 -8,000
2090 -8,000
2100 -8,000
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Births in Albania

In 2023, Albania will see 28,538 babies be born. That is a decrease when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Albania in 2022, when the country saw 28,795 new borns.

Births Albania Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 47,332
1960 69,920
1970 74,660
1980 78,856
1990 81,074
2000 54,861
2010 34,904
2020 29,535
Year Births
2030 26,184
2040 20,740
2050 17,491
2060 15,104
2070 12,188
2080 9,576
2090 7,650
2100 5,651
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Deaths in Albania

In 2023, 29,244 people will die in Albania. That is a decrease of Albania's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 31,863 deaths.

Deaths Albania Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 27,895
1960 28,400
1970 20,896
1980 17,822
1990 18,349
2000 18,628
2010 20,583
2020 30,970
Year Births
2030 26,571
2040 29,961
2050 32,357
2060 31,424
2070 30,246
2080 31,540
2090 29,999
2100 24,001
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Median Age in Albania

The median age of Albania has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of Albania will reach 63.3131 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in Albania Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 19.6474
1960 18.7958
1970 17.6511
1980 19.7811
1990 23.0916
2000 26.3209
2010 32.2557
2020 36.9044
Year Median Age
2030 40.5028
2040 45.2809
2050 49.9936
2060 53.6923
2070 56.5861
2080 59.0422
2090 60.9953
2100 63.3131
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Fertility Rate in Albania

The fertility rate of Albania has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of Albania will reach 1.5663 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in Albania Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 5.963
1960 6.4547
1970 5.1114
1980 3.6143
1990 2.9003
2000 2.231
2010 1.6564
2020 1.3996
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 1.3942
2040 1.4369
2050 1.4685
2060 1.4998
2070 1.5274
2080 1.5473
2090 1.5577
2100 1.5663
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Infant Mortality Rate in Albania

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of Albania while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of Albania has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 220.7641. Today, Albania has a much better infant mortality rate of 7.9797 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when Albania is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 1.3815 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in Albania Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 220.7641
1960 160.0305
1970 87.0812
1980 52.4448
1990 37.8706
2000 23.9447
2010 11.8812
2020 8.8255
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 5.4426
2040 3.9739
2050 3.0892
2060 2.5084
2070 2.1122
2080 1.811
2090 1.581
2100 1.3815
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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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