Fertility & birth rates in Albania and Greece

Fertility rate in Albania vs Greece by year

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Albania

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Year	Fertility rate
	Albania	Greece
2023	1.35	1.32
2022	1.36	1.32
2021	1.37	1.43
2020	1.37	1.39
2019	1.4	1.34
2018	1.42	1.35
2017	1.49	1.35
2016	1.56	1.38
2015	1.63	1.33
2014	1.72	1.3
2013	1.74	1.29
2012	1.72	1.34
2011	1.68	1.4
2010	1.65	1.48
2009	1.64	1.5
2008	1.62	1.5
2007	1.63	1.41
2006	1.69	1.4
2005	1.79	1.34
2004	1.89	1.31
2003	2.01	1.29
2002	2	1.28
2001	2.14	1.25
2000	2.22	1.25
1999	2.31	1.23
1998	2.42	1.24
1997	2.54	1.27
1996	2.67	1.26
1995	2.76	1.28
1994	2.8	1.33
1993	2.81	1.32
1992	2.89	1.36
1991	2.96	1.37
1990	3.01	1.39
1989	3.03	1.4
1988	3.07	1.5
1987	3.11	1.5
1986	3.14	1.6
1985	3.21	1.67
1984	3.28	1.83
1983	3.32	1.94
1982	3.42	2.03
1981	3.47	2.09
1980	3.59	2.23
1979	3.78	2.26
1978	4	2.28
1977	4.2	2.27
1976	4.37	2.35
1975	4.57	2.33
1974	4.7	2.38
1973	4.83	2.27
1972	4.98	2.32
1971	5.08	2.32
1970	5.16	2.4
1969	5.29	2.36
1968	5.32	2.42
1967	5.31	2.45
1966	5.33	2.32
1965	5.47	2.25
1964	5.71	2.24
1963	5.93	2.14
1962	6.11	2.16
1961	6.27	2.13
1960	6.38	2.23

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Albania was 1.35 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.32 in Greece in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Albania vs Greece population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Albania

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Year	Natural population change
	Albania	Greece
2023	4,615	-56,200
2022	3,913	-63,665
2021	623	-58,131
2020	3,682	-46,004
2019	8,432	-41,814
2018	9,187	-33,272
2017	10,707	-36,566
2016	12,332	-25,862
2015	14,164	-29,216
2014	16,185	-20,696
2013	17,234	-17,545
2012	17,565	-16,568
2011	17,564	-4,441
2010	18,404	5,560
2009	19,336	8,886
2008	19,526	11,077
2007	20,286	2,210
2006	21,732	6,612
2005	24,390	2,197
2004	26,989	0
2003	29,907	-1,093
2002	30,189	0
2001	33,573	0
2000	36,741	-1,081
1999	40,047	-2,153
1998	43,884	-2,144
1997	46,979	2,133
1996	52,745	0
1995	56,784	1,056
1994	59,086	6,307
1993	60,602	4,185
1992	63,376	6,239
1991	65,639	6,192
1990	67,355	8,157
1989	66,351	9,080
1988	64,616	15,055
1987	63,334	10,001
1986	61,925	20,931
1985	60,798	22,849
1984	59,396	37,604
1983	57,647	42,341
1982	56,443	50,906
1981	54,595	54,484
1980	53,803	60,748
1979	54,139	65,882
1978	55,463	64,124
1977	56,319	59,574
1976	56,428	65,236
1975	56,920	61,516
1974	56,133	68,111
1973	55,439	59,824
1972	54,966	64,887
1971	53,797	67,116
1970	52,293	71,222
1969	51,407	82,464
1968	49,258	87,408
1967	46,494	91,183
1966	44,507	86,998
1965	43,953	83,793
1964	44,205	83,402
1963	44,040	81,404
1962	43,124	85,327
1961	41,802	86,500
1960	40,436	96,648

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.19% in Albania and -0.54% in Greece.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.32% in Albania and -0.39% in Greece.

Birth rate in Albania vs Greece by year

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Albania

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Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Albania	Greece
2023	10.2	6.8
2022	10.3	7.3
2021	10.5	8.1
2020	10.5	7.9
2019	10.8	7.8
2018	10.9	8.1
2017	11.4	8.2
2016	11.9	8.6
2015	12.4	8.5
2014	13.1	8.5
2013	13.1	8.6
2012	12.9	9.1
2011	12.4	9.6
2010	12.4	10.3
2009	12.3	10.6
2008	12.2	10.7
2007	12.4	10.1
2006	13	10.2
2005	13.9	9.8
2004	14.7	9.6
2003	15.6	9.6
2002	15.6	9.5
2001	16.6	9.4
2000	17.5	9.6
1999	18.5	9.4
1998	19.6	9.4
1997	20.8	9.6
1996	22.1	9.5
1995	23.3	9.6
1994	23.9	9.9
1993	24.2	9.7
1992	25	10
1991	25.6	9.9
1990	26.1	10
1989	26.2	10.1
1988	26.2	10.7
1987	26.3	10.6
1986	26.3	11.3
1985	26.5	11.7
1984	26.5	12.7
1983	26.4	13.5
1982	26.6	14
1981	26.5	14.5
1980	26.8	15.4
1979	27.5	15.5
1978	28.5	15.5
1977	29.4	15.4
1976	30.1	16
1975	31	15.7
1974	31.5	16.1
1973	32	15.4
1972	32.6	15.9
1971	33.1	16
1970	33.4	16.5
1969	34	17.6
1968	34.1	18.4
1967	33.8	18.8
1966	33.9	18
1965	34.8	17.7
1964	36.4	18
1963	37.9	17.5
1962	39.1	18
1961	40.3	17.9
1960	41	18.9

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 10.2 in Albania and 6.8 in Greece, compared with 41 and 18.9, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Factual

UN forecast

Greece

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UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Albania	Greece
2100	10%	11.4%
2099	10%	11.4%
2098	10%	11.5%
2097	10%	11.6%
2096	10%	11.6%
2095	9.99%	11.7%
2094	9.96%	11.8%
2093	9.92%	11.8%
2092	9.88%	11.9%
2091	9.83%	11.9%
2090	9.77%	12%
2089	9.7%	12%
2088	9.64%	12%
2087	9.56%	12%
2086	9.49%	12%
2085	9.43%	12%
2084	9.37%	12%
2083	9.31%	11.9%
2082	9.26%	11.9%
2081	9.22%	11.8%
2080	9.19%	11.7%
2079	9.17%	11.6%
2078	9.16%	11.6%
2077	9.16%	11.5%
2076	9.17%	11.4%
2075	9.2%	11.3%
2074	9.24%	11.3%
2073	9.28%	11.2%
2072	9.33%	11.2%
2071	9.39%	11.2%
2070	9.46%	11.2%
2069	9.54%	11.2%
2068	9.62%	11.2%
2067	9.71%	11.3%
2066	9.81%	11.3%
2065	9.9%	11.4%
2064	10%	11.5%
2063	10.1%	11.6%
2062	10.2%	11.7%
2061	10.3%	11.8%
2060	10.3%	11.9%
2059	10.4%	12%
2058	10.4%	12.1%
2057	10.5%	12.1%
2056	10.5%	12.2%
2055	10.6%	12.2%
2054	10.6%	12.3%
2053	10.6%	12.3%
2052	10.7%	12.2%
2051	10.7%	12.2%
2050	10.8%	12.1%
2049	10.8%	12%
2048	10.9%	11.9%
2047	11%	11.8%
2046	11.1%	11.7%
2045	11.3%	11.6%
2044	11.4%	11.5%
2043	11.6%	11.4%
2042	11.8%	11.2%
2041	12%	11.2%
2040	12.2%	11.1%
2039	12.4%	11%
2038	12.7%	11%
2037	12.9%	10.9%
2036	13.2%	11%
2035	13.4%	11%
2034	13.7%	11.1%
2033	14%	11.2%
2032	14.3%	11.4%
2031	14.6%	11.6%
2030	15%	11.8%
2029	15.4%	12%
2028	15.8%	12.2%
2027	16.2%	12.4%
2026	16.5%	12.7%
2025	16.7%	13%
2024	16.8%	13.2%
2023	17%	13.6%
2022	17.2%	13.8%
2021	17.4%	14%
2020	17.5%	14.2%
2019	17.7%	14.3%
2018	18%	14.4%
2017	18.3%	14.4%
2016	18.6%	14.4%
2015	19%	14.5%
2014	19.4%	14.6%
2013	19.8%	14.7%
2012	20.3%	14.7%
2011	20.9%	14.6%
2010	21.7%	14.6%
2009	22.5%	14.6%
2008	23.4%	14.6%
2007	24.2%	14.7%
2006	25%	14.8%
2005	25.9%	15%
2004	26.7%	15.2%
2003	27.5%	15.4%
2002	28.3%	15.6%
2001	29%	15.7%
2000	29.6%	15.8%
1999	30%	16%
1998	30.5%	16.2%
1997	30.8%	16.5%
1996	31.1%	16.9%
1995	31.4%	17.3%
1994	31.6%	17.8%
1993	31.9%	18.2%
1992	32.2%	18.6%
1991	32.4%	18.9%
1990	32.7%	19.4%
1989	32.9%	19.9%
1988	33.1%	20.5%
1987	33.4%	20.9%
1986	33.8%	21.4%
1985	34.2%	21.9%
1984	34.6%	22.4%
1983	35%	22.8%
1982	35.4%	23.2%
1981	35.8%	23.6%
1980	36.3%	23.4%
1979	36.7%	23.2%
1978	37.3%	23.5%
1977	38%	23.6%
1976	38.7%	23.8%
1975	39.4%	24%
1974	40%	24.3%
1973	40.6%	24.5%
1972	41.1%	24.8%
1971	41.5%	25.1%
1970	41.8%	24.8%
1969	42.1%	25.2%
1968	42.3%	25.2%
1967	42.3%	25.3%
1966	42.3%	25.5%
1965	42.3%	25.3%
1964	42.3%	25.9%
1963	42.2%	26%
1962	42%	26.1%
1961	41.7%	26.4%
1960	41.2%	26.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.8% of the population in Albania and 13.2% in Greece in 2024, compared to 32.7% and 19.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Albania and Greece compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Albania vs Greece

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Albania	Greece
2023	7	5
2022	8	10
2021	14	9
2020	7	7
2019	7	5
2018	7	5
2017	8	5
2016	8	5
2015	9	5
2014	10	4
2013	10	4
2012	10	4
2011	9	4
2010	9	4
2009	9	3
2008	10	3
2007	10	3
2006	11	3
2005	12	3
2004	13	3
2003	13	3
2002	14	3
2001	14	3
2000	15	4
1999	17	4
1998	18	4
1997	21	4
1996	20	4
1995	21	5
1994	22	5
1993	24	5
1992	26	6
1991	28	6
1990	30	7
1989	31	7
1988	32	7
1987	33	9
1986	35	8
1985	38	9

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 7 deaths per 100,000 live births in Albania, compared to 5 deaths in Greece.

Under-five mortality rates

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Greece

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Albania	Greece
2023	0.94%	0.37%
2022	0.94%	0.38%
2021	0.95%	0.39%
2020	0.94%	0.4%
2019	0.94%	0.41%
2018	0.93%	0.42%
2017	0.93%	0.43%
2016	0.94%	0.43%
2015	0.96%	0.43%
2014	0.99%	0.42%
2013	1.05%	0.41%
2012	1.12%	0.4%
2011	1.22%	0.4%
2010	1.33%	0.39%
2009	1.45%	0.4%
2008	1.58%	0.4%
2007	1.71%	0.41%
2006	1.85%	0.43%
2005	2%	0.46%
2004	2.14%	0.49%
2003	2.29%	0.52%
2002	2.43%	0.56%
2001	2.57%	0.6%
2000	2.71%	0.64%
1999	2.84%	0.69%
1998	2.98%	0.73%
1997	3.11%	0.77%
1996	3.24%	0.81%
1995	3.36%	0.85%
1994	3.49%	0.88%
1993	3.62%	0.91%
1992	3.76%	0.95%
1991	3.9%	0.99%
1990	4.08%	1.05%
1989	4.28%	1.11%
1988	4.51%	1.19%
1987	4.79%	1.27%
1986	5.11%	1.37%
1985	5.48%	1.46%
1984	5.9%	1.54%
1983	6.37%	1.62%
1982	6.9%	1.71%
1981	7.49%	1.83%
1980	8.12%	1.96%
1979	8.84%	2.09%
1978	9.62%	2.24%
1977	-	2.38%
1976	-	2.51%
1975	-	2.62%
1974	-	2.7%
1973	-	2.76%
1972	-	2.84%
1971	-	2.96%
1970	-	3.13%
1969	-	3.33%
1968	-	3.54%
1967	-	3.73%
1966	-	3.86%
1965	-	3.97%
1964	-	4.1%
1963	-	4.25%
1962	-	4.39%
1961	-	4.51%
1960	-	4.62%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.94% in Albania and 0.37% in Greece. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.