Albania Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Albania vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Albania	World
1960	19.8	22.5
1961	19.7	22.5
1962	19.5	22.4
1963	19.4	22.2
1964	19.3	22
1965	19.2	21.8
1966	19.1	21.7
1967	19	21.6
1968	19	21.5
1969	19	21.5
1970	19	21.4
1971	19.1	21.4
1972	19.3	21.5
1973	19.4	21.5
1974	19.6	21.6
1975	19.8	21.7
1976	20	21.9
1977	20.3	22
1978	20.6	22.2
1979	20.9	22.3
1980	21.2	22.5
1981	21.5	22.6
1982	21.8	22.7
1983	22	22.9
1984	22.3	23
1985	22.6	23.2
1986	22.8	23.3
1987	23.1	23.4
1988	23.4	23.6
1989	23.7	23.8
1990	24	23.9
1991	24.3	24.1
1992	24.7	24.3
1993	25.1	24.5
1994	25.5	24.7
1995	25.8	25
1996	26.2	25.2
1997	26.5	25.4
1998	26.8	25.7
1999	27	25.9
2000	27.2	26.1
2001	27.5	26.3
2002	28	26.5
2003	28.5	26.7
2004	29.1	27
2005	29.6	27.2
2006	30.2	27.4
2007	30.8	27.6
2008	31.4	27.8
2009	32	28
2010	32.6	28.2
2011	33.1	28.4
2012	33.4	28.6
2013	33.7	28.9
2014	34	29.1
2015	34.3	29.3
2016	34.6	29.5
2017	34.9	29.8
2018	35.3	30
2019	35.8	30.3
2020	36.2	30.6
2021	36.7	30.8
2022	37.1	31
2023	37.4	31.3
2024	37.8	31.6
2025	38.3	31.9
2026	38.8	32.1
2027	39.4	32.3
2028	39.9	32.6
2029	40.5	32.8
2030	41.1	33
2031	41.6	33.2
2032	42.2	33.4
2033	42.8	33.6
2034	43.4	33.8
2035	44	34
2036	44.6	34.2
2037	45.2	34.4
2038	45.7	34.6
2039	46.3	34.8
2040	46.9	35
2041	47.5	35.2
2042	48	35.4
2043	48.6	35.6
2044	49.1	35.8
2045	49.7	36
2046	50.2	36.2
2047	50.7	36.4
2048	51.2	36.6
2049	51.6	36.8
2050	52.1	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Albania was 19.8 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 37.8 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 91st for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Albania ranks 60th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Albania is expected to increase to around 52.1 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Albania demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Albania
	Male	Female
0-4	2.63%	2.45%
5-9	2.96%	2.72%
10-14	3.18%	2.9%
15-19	3.11%	2.85%
20-24	3.52%	3.29%
25-29	4.07%	3.96%
30-34	4.21%	4.13%
35-39	3.68%	3.39%
40-44	2.83%	2.94%
45-49	2.51%	2.92%
50-54	2.71%	3.2%
55-59	2.95%	3.37%
60-64	3.15%	3.46%
65-69	2.78%	3.06%
70-74	2.07%	2.29%
75-79	1.42%	1.58%
80+	1.65%	2.07%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Albania has low demographic potential with 46% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 137/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Albania			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	87.5%	77.2%	10.3%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	89%	78.9%	10.2%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	89.7%	79.7%	9.95%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	89.9%	80.1%	9.78%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	89.9%	80.2%	9.63%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	89.8%	80.2%	9.52%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	89.7%	80.3%	9.42%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	89.6%	80.2%	9.35%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	89.3%	80%	9.29%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	88.7%	79.5%	9.23%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	87.7%	78.6%	9.17%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	86.5%	77.4%	9.1%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	85.1%	76%	9.04%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	83.5%	74.5%	9.01%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	81.7%	72.7%	8.99%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	79.8%	70.9%	8.99%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	77.8%	68.8%	8.99%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	75.8%	66.8%	9.01%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	73.9%	64.9%	9.04%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	72.3%	63.3%	8.97%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	70.7%	61.9%	8.82%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	69.4%	60.7%	8.69%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	68.1%	59.5%	8.56%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	66.8%	58.4%	8.46%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	65.6%	57.2%	8.39%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	64.8%	56.3%	8.45%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	64%	55.5%	8.53%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	63.1%	54.5%	8.56%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	62.4%	53.8%	8.56%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	61.9%	53.3%	8.58%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	61.5%	52.8%	8.69%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	61.1%	52.2%	8.86%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	60.8%	51.7%	9.08%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	60.6%	51.2%	9.36%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	60.4%	50.7%	9.66%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	60.3%	50.3%	9.99%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	60.2%	49.8%	10.3%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	59.9%	49.3%	10.6%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	59.5%	48.6%	10.9%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	59.1%	47.8%	11.3%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	58.6%	47%	11.6%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	57.8%	45.8%	12%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	56.7%	44.3%	12.4%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	55.6%	42.8%	12.8%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	54.5%	41.3%	13.3%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	53.4%	39.7%	13.7%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	52.4%	38.1%	14.3%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	51.4%	36.6%	14.8%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	50.5%	35.2%	15.3%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	49.5%	33.7%	15.8%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	48.4%	32.2%	16.2%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	47.4%	30.8%	16.5%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	46.6%	29.8%	16.9%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	46.2%	28.9%	17.3%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	46.1%	28.3%	17.8%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	46.1%	27.7%	18.3%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	46%	27.2%	18.9%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	46.2%	26.7%	19.4%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	46.5%	26.4%	20.1%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	47%	26.1%	21%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	47.7%	25.9%	21.8%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	48.4%	25.8%	22.7%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	49.3%	25.7%	23.5%	54%	39%	15%
2023	50%	25.6%	24.5%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	51%	25.4%	25.5%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Albania decreased from 54.5% to 51% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Albania working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Albania	World
1960	53.3%	57.6%
1961	52.9%	57.5%
1962	52.7%	57.4%
1963	52.7%	57.2%
1964	52.7%	57%
1965	52.7%	56.9%
1966	52.7%	56.8%
1967	52.7%	56.9%
1968	52.8%	56.9%
1969	53%	56.9%
1970	53.3%	57%
1971	53.6%	57.1%
1972	54%	57.2%
1973	54.5%	57.3%
1974	55%	57.3%
1975	55.6%	57.4%
1976	56.2%	57.5%
1977	56.9%	57.7%
1978	57.5%	58%
1979	58%	58.4%
1980	58.6%	58.7%
1981	59%	59%
1982	59.5%	59.3%
1983	59.9%	59.6%
1984	60.4%	59.9%
1985	60.7%	60.1%
1986	61%	60.4%
1987	61.3%	60.5%
1988	61.6%	60.7%
1989	61.8%	60.8%
1990	61.9%	60.9%
1991	62.1%	61%
1992	62.2%	61.1%
1993	62.3%	61.2%
1994	62.3%	61.3%
1995	62.4%	61.5%
1996	62.4%	61.7%
1997	62.5%	61.9%
1998	62.7%	62.2%
1999	62.9%	62.5%
2000	63.1%	62.8%
2001	63.4%	63.1%
2002	63.8%	63.4%
2003	64.3%	63.7%
2004	64.7%	64%
2005	65.2%	64.3%
2006	65.6%	64.5%
2007	66%	64.7%
2008	66.5%	64.9%
2009	66.9%	65%
2010	67.4%	65.1%
2011	67.8%	65.2%
2012	68.2%	65.2%
2013	68.4%	65.2%
2014	68.4%	65.2%
2015	68.5%	65.1%
2016	68.5%	65.1%
2017	68.4%	65%
2018	68.3%	64.9%
2019	68%	64.9%
2020	67.7%	64.8%
2021	67.4%	64.9%
2022	67%	64.9%
2023	66.7%	65%
2024	66.2%	65.1%
2025	65.8%	65.2%
2026	65.3%	65.3%
2027	65%	65.4%
2028	64.7%	65.4%
2029	64.5%	65.4%
2030	64.3%	65.4%
2031	64.1%	65.4%
2032	63.9%	65.4%
2033	63.7%	65.4%
2034	63.4%	65.3%
2035	63.2%	65.2%
2036	63%	65%
2037	62.9%	64.9%
2038	62.8%	64.7%
2039	62.7%	64.6%
2040	62.6%	64.5%
2041	62.6%	64.4%
2042	62.5%	64.3%
2043	62.5%	64.2%
2044	62.5%	64.1%
2045	62.4%	63.9%
2046	62.3%	63.8%
2047	62.2%	63.7%
2048	62%	63.6%
2049	61.7%	63.4%
2050	61.4%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Albania changed from 64.7% to 66.2% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	Albania	World
1960	41.2%	37.4%
1961	41.7%	37.5%
1962	42%	37.6%
1963	42.2%	37.8%
1964	42.3%	38%
1965	42.3%	38%
1966	42.3%	38%
1967	42.3%	38%
1968	42.3%	37.9%
1969	42.1%	37.8%
1970	41.8%	37.7%
1971	41.5%	37.6%
1972	41.1%	37.5%
1973	40.6%	37.3%
1974	40%	37.2%
1975	39.4%	37.1%
1976	38.7%	36.9%
1977	38%	36.7%
1978	37.3%	36.3%
1979	36.7%	35.9%
1980	36.3%	35.5%
1981	35.8%	35.2%
1982	35.4%	34.9%
1983	35%	34.6%
1984	34.6%	34.3%
1985	34.2%	34%
1986	33.8%	33.8%
1987	33.4%	33.6%
1988	33.1%	33.4%
1989	32.9%	33.2%
1990	32.7%	33%
1991	32.4%	32.9%
1992	32.2%	32.7%
1993	31.9%	32.5%
1994	31.6%	32.3%
1995	31.4%	32.1%
1996	31.1%	31.8%
1997	30.8%	31.5%
1998	30.5%	31.1%
1999	30%	30.8%
2000	29.6%	30.4%
2001	29%	30%
2002	28.3%	29.6%
2003	27.5%	29.2%
2004	26.7%	28.8%
2005	25.9%	28.5%
2006	25%	28.1%
2007	24.2%	27.9%
2008	23.4%	27.6%
2009	22.5%	27.5%
2010	21.7%	27.3%
2011	20.9%	27.1%
2012	20.3%	27%
2013	19.8%	26.9%
2014	19.4%	26.8%
2015	19%	26.6%
2016	18.6%	26.5%
2017	18.3%	26.4%
2018	18%	26.2%
2019	17.7%	26%
2020	17.5%	25.8%
2021	17.4%	25.6%
2022	17.2%	25.3%
2023	17%	25%
2024	16.8%	24.7%
2025	16.6%	24.4%
2026	16.3%	24.1%
2027	16%	23.8%
2028	15.6%	23.4%
2029	15.2%	23.1%
2030	14.8%	22.8%
2031	14.4%	22.6%
2032	14.1%	22.3%
2033	13.8%	22.1%
2034	13.6%	21.9%
2035	13.3%	21.7%
2036	13.1%	21.6%
2037	12.8%	21.5%
2038	12.6%	21.4%
2039	12.3%	21.3%
2040	12.1%	21.2%
2041	11.9%	21.1%
2042	11.7%	21%
2043	11.5%	21%
2044	11.3%	20.9%
2045	11.2%	20.8%
2046	11.1%	20.7%
2047	11%	20.7%
2048	10.9%	20.6%
2049	10.8%	20.5%
2050	10.7%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Albania decreased from 26.7% to 16.8% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Albania	World
1960	5.49%	4.97%
1961	5.37%	4.99%
1962	5.25%	5.01%
1963	5.15%	5.02%
1964	5.07%	5.04%
1965	5.01%	5.08%
1966	4.97%	5.12%
1967	4.93%	5.16%
1968	4.91%	5.2%
1969	4.89%	5.24%
1970	4.88%	5.28%
1971	4.88%	5.32%
1972	4.89%	5.37%
1973	4.91%	5.42%
1974	4.95%	5.47%
1975	5%	5.53%
1976	5.06%	5.59%
1977	5.12%	5.65%
1978	5.2%	5.71%
1979	5.21%	5.77%
1980	5.17%	5.81%
1981	5.13%	5.81%
1982	5.09%	5.8%
1983	5.07%	5.79%
1984	5.07%	5.8%
1985	5.13%	5.82%
1986	5.2%	5.86%
1987	5.25%	5.91%
1988	5.27%	5.95%
1989	5.3%	6.01%
1990	5.38%	6.07%
1991	5.5%	6.14%
1992	5.65%	6.21%
1993	5.83%	6.29%
1994	6.02%	6.37%
1995	6.23%	6.45%
1996	6.44%	6.53%
1997	6.64%	6.61%
1998	6.85%	6.68%
1999	7.08%	6.76%
2000	7.33%	6.84%
2001	7.61%	6.92%
2002	7.91%	7.01%
2003	8.24%	7.1%
2004	8.59%	7.18%
2005	8.96%	7.26%
2006	9.36%	7.34%
2007	9.77%	7.41%
2008	10.2%	7.47%
2009	10.6%	7.52%
2010	10.9%	7.58%
2011	11.2%	7.66%
2012	11.5%	7.78%
2013	11.8%	7.92%
2014	12.2%	8.08%
2015	12.5%	8.26%
2016	12.9%	8.45%
2017	13.3%	8.65%
2018	13.7%	8.88%
2019	14.2%	9.1%
2020	14.8%	9.33%
2021	15.3%	9.53%
2022	15.8%	9.74%
2023	16.3%	9.98%
2024	16.9%	10.2%
2025	17.6%	10.4%
2026	18.3%	10.6%
2027	19%	10.8%
2028	19.7%	11.1%
2029	20.3%	11.5%
2030	20.9%	11.7%
2031	21.4%	12%
2032	22%	12.3%
2033	22.5%	12.6%
2034	23%	12.8%
2035	23.5%	13.1%
2036	23.9%	13.4%
2037	24.3%	13.7%
2038	24.7%	13.9%
2039	25%	14.1%
2040	25.3%	14.3%
2041	25.5%	14.5%
2042	25.8%	14.7%
2043	26%	14.9%
2044	26.2%	15%
2045	26.4%	15.2%
2046	26.6%	15.4%
2047	26.9%	15.7%
2048	27.1%	15.9%
2049	27.5%	16.1%
2050	27.9%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Albania increased from 8.59% to 16.9% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.