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Albania vs Ireland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Albania has a population of 2.71M (ranked 141/197), compared with 5.38M in Ireland (ranked 120/197). Albania's land area is 10,579 sq mi versus 26,599 sq mi for Ireland (ranked 143rd vs. 119th).

By GDP, Albania ranks 112/197 ($27.2B) and Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B). By GDP per capita, Albania ranks 86/197 ($10,012), while Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316).

Main facts and rankings

Albania Ireland
Population
2694925
5474763
Population rank 141/197 121/197
GDP
$27.2B
2024
$577B
2024
GDP rank 112/197 26/197
GDP per capita
$10,012
2024
$107,316
2024
GDP per capita rank 86/197 4/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$23,488
2024
$131,175
2024
Government debt
$15.1B
2024
$237B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
54.3%
2025
36.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,572
2024
$44,121
2024
Government debt per person rank 76/185 11/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,376
2025
$44,579
2025
Land area
10,579 sq mi
2025
26,599 sq mi
2025
Population density
256.6 ppl/mi²
2024
202.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.35
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
37.8 years
2024
39.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Albania and Ireland: Comparison Charts

Albania and Ireland economies compared

GDP
Albania

Ireland
Year GDP
Albania Ireland
1960 - $1,998,550,222
1961 - $2,151,772,980
1962 - $2,329,372,972
1963 - $2,505,073,358
1964 - $2,851,091,646
1965 - $3,035,655,794
1966 - $3,198,820,904
1967 - $3,445,739,915
1968 - $3,378,701,147
1969 - $3,902,721,632
1970 - $4,395,995,086
1971 - $5,098,250,287
1972 - $6,318,060,582
1973 - $7,481,173,066
1974 - $7,896,860,615
1975 - $9,483,808,362
1976 - $9,453,756,015
1977 - $11,248,340,431
1978 - $14,647,996,074
1979 - $18,319,334,300
1980 $1,578,102,105 $21,747,855,640
1981 $1,808,177,156 $20,670,190,138
1982 $1,861,163,170 $21,474,754,080
1983 $1,881,412,587 $20,766,047,764
1984 $1,857,337,995 $20,106,648,455
1985 $1,897,050,117 $21,270,013,326
1986 $2,097,326,250 $28,714,571,852
1987 $2,080,796,250 $33,920,518,493
1988 $2,051,236,250 $37,772,897,421
1989 $2,253,090,000 $39,238,392,678
1990 $2,028,553,750 $49,305,632,408
1991 $1,099,559,028 $49,787,502,852
1992 $652,174,991 $55,918,538,121
1993 $1,185,315,468 $52,417,477,614
1994 $1,880,950,864 $57,097,656,066
1995 $2,905,092,799 $69,139,823,232
1996 $3,234,486,232 $75,790,785,030
1997 $2,293,666,030 $82,856,648,758
1998 $2,600,356,999 $90,199,410,116
1999 $3,283,941,510 $98,893,958,263
2000 $3,584,570,165 $100,207,610,430
2001 $4,059,064,033 $109,346,669,230
2002 $4,515,003,117 $128,596,035,288
2003 $5,801,712,040 $164,670,771,260
2004 $7,406,645,793 $194,372,115,041
2005 $8,256,658,250 $211,876,989,656
2006 $9,150,528,132 $232,180,617,162
2007 $11,116,937,870 $270,079,279,420
2008 $13,258,506,375 $275,447,471,451
2009 $12,335,540,656 $236,443,117,248
2010 $12,086,545,641 $221,985,621,538
2011 $12,973,755,875 $241,337,364,610
2012 $12,246,499,748 $227,270,922,957
2013 $12,796,985,886 $243,301,556,085
2014 $13,296,322,588 $266,787,238,499
2015 $11,470,171,827 $302,391,428,540
2016 $11,988,668,785 $305,733,136,181
2017 $13,258,268,436 $348,532,394,024
2018 $15,379,508,330 $395,461,216,460
2019 $15,585,111,614 $407,124,824,065
2020 $15,241,455,556 $436,555,518,400
2021 $18,032,009,220 $531,306,516,908
2022 $19,017,244,117 $548,570,250,342
2023 $23,547,180,412 $551,394,889,340
2024 $27,177,735,528 $577,389,475,010

Albania and Ireland economies compared

GDP per capita
Albania

Ireland
Year GDP per capita
Albania Ireland
1960 - $707
1961 - $762
1962 - $821
1963 - $878
1964 - $995
1965 - $1,055
1966 - $1,107
1967 - $1,187
1968 - $1,159
1969 - $1,331
1970 - $1,487
1971 - $1,704
1972 - $2,080
1973 - $2,424
1974 - $2,517
1975 - $2,973
1976 - $2,920
1977 - $3,427
1978 - $4,400
1979 - $5,430
1980 $591 $6,372
1981 $663 $5,986
1982 $668 $6,161
1983 $662 $5,915
1984 $639 $5,692
1985 $640 $6,012
1986 $694 $8,112
1987 $675 $9,582
1988 $653 $10,716
1989 $698 $11,176
1990 $617 $14,031
1991 $337 $14,087
1992 $200.9 $15,714
1993 $367 $14,657
1994 $586 $15,903
1995 $911 $19,158
1996 $1,021 $20,836
1997 $729 $22,551
1998 $831 $24,295
1999 $1,056 $26,338
2000 $1,160 $26,335
2001 $1,326 $28,282
2002 $1,480 $32,705
2003 $1,909 $41,204
2004 $2,447 $47,754
2005 $2,742 $50,933
2006 $3,058 $54,329
2007 $3,743 $61,396
2008 $4,499 $61,353
2009 $4,214 $52,133
2010 $4,149 $48,679
2011 $4,466 $52,693
2012 $4,222 $49,412
2013 $4,420 $52,619
2014 $4,602 $57,278
2015 $3,982 $64,312
2016 $4,168 $64,193
2017 $4,614 $72,198
2018 $5,365 $80,739
2019 $5,460 $81,810
2020 $5,371 $86,623
2021 $6,413 $103,962
2022 $6,846 $105,235
2023 $8,575 $103,888
2024 $10,012 $107,316

Albania vs. Ireland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Albania

Ireland
Year Life expectancy, years
Albania Ireland
1950 44.5 65.6
1951 45.3 64.8
1952 46.3 67.2
1953 47.4 67.9
1954 48.4 68
1955 49.6 68
1956 50.8 69
1957 52.3 69
1958 53.7 69.3
1959 55.1 69.4
1960 56.4 70.2
1961 57.5 69.6
1962 58.5 69.9
1963 59.5 70.2
1964 60.4 70.4
1965 61.3 70.6
1966 62.1 70.2
1967 63 71.2
1968 63.8 70.9
1969 64.5 70.8
1970 65.2 70.8
1971 65.9 71.6
1972 66.5 71
1973 67.1 71.2
1974 67.6 71.1
1975 68.1 71.7
1976 68.6 71.8
1977 69 71.9
1978 69.4 71.9
1979 69.6 72.2
1980 69.9 72.5
1981 70.1 72.9
1982 70.4 73.2
1983 70.7 73.2
1984 71 73.6
1985 71.3 73.6
1986 71.7 73.6
1987 72 74.4
1988 72.2 74.4
1989 72.5 74.5
1990 72.7 74.8
1991 73 75
1992 73.3 75.4
1993 73.6 75.3
1994 73.8 75.8
1995 74 75.5
1996 74.1 75.8
1997 73.4 76
1998 74.4 76.2
1999 74.6 76.1
2000 74.8 76.5
2001 75.1 77.1
2002 75.3 77.6
2003 75.6 78.1
2004 76 78.5
2005 76.4 78.9
2006 77 79.2
2007 77.7 79.6
2008 78.2 79.8
2009 78.5 80.1
2010 78.4 80.6
2011 78.3 80.7
2012 78.1 80.9
2013 78 81.1
2014 78 81.4
2015 78.4 81.5
2016 78.6 81.7
2017 78.9 82.1
2018 79.2 82.1
2019 79.5 82.4
2020 77.8 82.4
2021 76.8 81.9
2022 78.8 82.1
2023 79.6 82.4
2024 79.8 82.6
2025 80 82.7

Albania and Ireland population clocks and comparison

Population
Albania

Ireland
Year Population
Albania Ireland
1960 1,608,800 2,828,600
1961 1,659,800 2,824,400
1962 1,711,319 2,836,050
1963 1,762,621 2,852,650
1964 1,814,135 2,866,550
1965 1,864,791 2,877,300
1966 1,914,573 2,888,800
1967 1,965,598 2,902,450
1968 2,022,272 2,915,550
1969 2,081,695 2,932,650
1970 2,135,479 2,957,250
1971 2,187,853 2,992,050
1972 2,243,126 3,036,850
1973 2,296,752 3,085,950
1974 2,350,124 3,137,500
1975 2,404,831 3,189,550
1976 2,458,526 3,238,050
1977 2,513,546 3,282,200
1978 2,566,266 3,329,100
1979 2,617,832 3,373,750
1980 2,671,997 3,412,800
1981 2,726,056 3,453,000
1982 2,784,278 3,485,800
1983 2,843,960 3,510,600
1984 2,904,429 3,532,423
1985 2,964,762 3,538,082
1986 3,022,635 3,539,690
1987 3,083,605 3,540,057
1988 3,142,336 3,524,949
1989 3,227,943 3,511,009
1990 3,286,542 3,513,974
1991 3,266,790 3,534,235
1992 3,247,039 3,558,430
1993 3,227,287 3,576,261
1994 3,207,536 3,590,386
1995 3,187,784 3,608,841
1996 3,168,033 3,637,510
1997 3,148,281 3,674,171
1998 3,128,530 3,712,696
1999 3,108,778 3,754,786
2000 3,089,027 3,805,174
2001 3,060,173 3,866,243
2002 3,051,010 3,931,947
2003 3,039,616 3,996,521
2004 3,026,939 4,070,262
2005 3,011,487 4,159,914
2006 2,992,547 4,273,591
2007 2,970,017 4,398,942
2008 2,947,314 4,489,544
2009 2,927,519 4,535,375
2010 2,913,021 4,560,155
2011 2,905,195 4,580,084
2012 2,900,401 4,599,533
2013 2,895,092 4,623,816
2014 2,889,104 4,657,740
2015 2,880,703 4,701,957
2016 2,876,101 4,762,722
2017 2,873,457 4,827,445
2018 2,866,376 4,898,022
2019 2,854,191 4,976,456
2020 2,837,849 5,039,747
2021 2,811,666 5,110,585
2022 2,777,689 5,212,836
2023 2,745,972 5,307,600
2024 2,714,617 5,380,257

Fertility rates in Albania and Ireland

Fertility rate
Albania

Ireland
Year Fertility rate
Albania Ireland
1960 6.38 3.78
1961 6.27 3.78
1962 6.11 3.92
1963 5.93 4.01
1964 5.71 4.07
1965 5.47 4.04
1966 5.33 3.94
1967 5.31 3.84
1968 5.32 3.77
1969 5.29 3.83
1970 5.16 3.85
1971 5.08 3.93
1972 4.98 3.84
1973 4.83 3.71
1974 4.7 3.59
1975 4.57 3.37
1976 4.37 3.29
1977 4.2 3.24
1978 4 3.21
1979 3.78 3.21
1980 3.59 3.21
1981 3.47 3.05
1982 3.42 2.94
1983 3.32 2.74
1984 3.28 2.58
1985 3.21 2.48
1986 3.14 2.44
1987 3.11 2.32
1988 3.07 2.17
1989 3.03 2.08
1990 3.01 2.11
1991 2.96 2.08
1992 2.89 1.99
1993 2.81 1.9
1994 2.8 1.85
1995 2.76 1.84
1996 2.67 1.88
1997 2.54 1.93
1998 2.42 1.94
1999 2.31 1.9
2000 2.22 1.89
2001 2.14 1.94
2002 2 1.97
2003 2.01 1.96
2004 1.89 1.93
2005 1.79 1.86
2006 1.69 1.91
2007 1.63 2.01
2008 1.62 2.06
2009 1.64 2.06
2010 1.65 2.05
2011 1.68 2.03
2012 1.72 1.98
2013 1.74 1.93
2014 1.72 1.89
2015 1.63 1.85
2016 1.56 1.81
2017 1.49 1.77
2018 1.42 1.75
2019 1.4 1.71
2020 1.37 1.63
2021 1.37 1.78
2022 1.36 1.54
2023 1.35 1.5

Albania and Ireland demographics compared

Median age
Albania

Ireland
Year Median age, years
Albania Ireland
1960 19.8 30.1
1961 19.7 29.8
1962 19.5 29.5
1963 19.4 29.2
1964 19.3 28.9
1965 19.2 28.6
1966 19.1 28.2
1967 19 28
1968 19 27.8
1969 19 27.6
1970 19 27.4
1971 19.1 27.1
1972 19.3 26.9
1973 19.4 26.7
1974 19.6 26.5
1975 19.8 26.5
1976 20 26.4
1977 20.3 26.5
1978 20.6 26.5
1979 20.9 26.5
1980 21.2 26.5
1981 21.5 26.6
1982 21.8 26.7
1983 22 26.9
1984 22.3 27.1
1985 22.6 27.3
1986 22.8 27.6
1987 23.1 27.9
1988 23.4 28.4
1989 23.7 28.8
1990 24 29.2
1991 24.3 29.6
1992 24.7 29.9
1993 25.1 30.2
1994 25.5 30.6
1995 25.8 30.9
1996 26.2 31.3
1997 26.5 31.6
1998 26.8 31.9
1999 27 32.2
2000 27.2 32.5
2001 27.5 32.7
2002 28 33
2003 28.5 33.2
2004 29.1 33.4
2005 29.6 33.4
2006 30.2 33.4
2007 30.8 33.4
2008 31.4 33.5
2009 32 33.9
2010 32.6 34.3
2011 33.1 34.8
2012 33.4 35.2
2013 33.7 35.6
2014 34 36
2015 34.3 36.4
2016 34.6 36.8
2017 34.9 37.1
2018 35.3 37.4
2019 35.8 37.8
2020 36.2 38.2
2021 36.7 38.6
2022 37.1 38.9
2023 37.4 39.4
2024 37.8 39.7

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Finance

Albania Ireland
GNI, Atlas method
$23.6B
2024
$419B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
23.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.09%
2023
2.9%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.74%
2023
0.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.54%
2025
+1.69%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
4.27%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
61.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
30.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
83.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2020
24.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2020
3.7%
2023
Number of billionaires
1
2025
11
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
43
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$110B
2018
Total reserves including gold
$6.52B
2024
$12.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.27B
2024
$600M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,658,000
2020
10,951,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
35.9%
2020
0.68%
2020
Banked people share
46.1%
2024
98.3%
2024

Energy

Albania Ireland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
781 kg
2023
2,470 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.2
2023
$50.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.59 megatons
2023
32.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.67 tons
2023
6.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.1%
2022
82.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2021
12.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
36.8%
2023
8.94%
2023
Net energy imports use share
22.7%
2023
85.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,540 kWh
2023
6,149 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
98.6%
2011
37.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2023
3.88%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Albania Ireland
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-24,472
2024
+39,059
2024
Urban population
65.4%
2024
64.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.3
2025
93.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
77
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
87
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.39
2023
0.65
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.7
2019
3.1
2019
Visa free countries
122
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.7%
2023
99%
2003
English speaking
16%
2025
98.4%
2023
People using the Internet
83.1%
2023
96.5%
2023

Health

Albania Ireland
Government health expenditure per capita
$414
2022
$6,448
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$212.4
2022
$688
2022
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.45%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.88
2020
4.06
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.6 years
2021
31.6 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
3.8
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
29.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.6%
2024
3.6%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
87
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.9%
2022
19.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.47 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Albania Ireland
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
3,897 sq mi
2024
4,944 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,033 sq mi
2025
16,174 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,046 sq mi
2025
3,066 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,451 mi
2018
62,031 mi
2018

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