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Albania vs North Macedonia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Albania has a population of 2.71M (ranked 141/197), compared with 1.79M in North Macedonia (ranked 150/197). Albania's land area is 10,579 sq mi versus 9,737 sq mi for North Macedonia (ranked 143rd vs. 145th).

By GDP, Albania ranks 112/197 ($27.2B) and North Macedonia ranks 138/197 ($16.7B). By GDP per capita, Albania ranks 86/197 ($10,012), while North Macedonia ranks 88/197 ($9,310).

Main facts and rankings

Albania North Macedonia
Population
2694925
1783115
Population rank 141/197 150/197
GDP
$27.2B
2024
$16.7B
2024
GDP rank 112/197 138/197
GDP per capita
$10,012
2024
$9,310
2024
GDP per capita rank 86/197 88/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$23,488
2024
$26,587
2024
Government debt
$15.1B
2024
$9.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
54.3%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,572
2024
$5,105
2024
Government debt per person rank 76/185 78/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,376
2025
$8,472
2025
Land area
10,579 sq mi
2025
9,737 sq mi
2025
Population density
256.6 ppl/mi²
2024
184 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.35
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
37.8 years
2024
41.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
77.7 years
2025

Albania and North Macedonia: Comparison Charts

Albania and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP
Albania

North Macedonia
Year GDP
Albania North Macedonia
1980 $1,578,102,105 -
1981 $1,808,177,156 -
1982 $1,861,163,170 -
1983 $1,881,412,587 -
1984 $1,857,337,995 -
1985 $1,897,050,117 -
1986 $2,097,326,250 -
1987 $2,080,796,250 -
1988 $2,051,236,250 -
1989 $2,253,090,000 -
1990 $2,028,553,750 $4,699,646,643
1991 $1,099,559,028 $4,938,775,510
1992 $652,174,991 $2,436,849,342
1993 $1,185,315,468 $2,682,456,897
1994 $1,880,950,864 $3,559,608,640
1995 $2,905,092,799 $4,707,041,315
1996 $3,234,486,232 $4,642,021,256
1997 $2,293,666,030 $3,912,986,091
1998 $2,600,356,999 $3,765,745,023
1999 $3,283,941,510 $3,863,619,285
2000 $3,584,570,165 $3,772,859,034
2001 $4,059,064,033 $3,709,636,031
2002 $4,515,003,117 $4,018,365,747
2003 $5,801,712,040 $4,946,296,599
2004 $7,406,645,793 $5,682,784,472
2005 $8,256,658,250 $6,258,602,873
2006 $9,150,528,132 $6,861,226,972
2007 $11,116,937,870 $8,336,474,974
2008 $13,258,506,375 $9,909,552,435
2009 $12,335,540,656 $9,401,736,825
2010 $12,086,545,641 $9,407,170,321
2011 $12,973,755,875 $10,494,626,768
2012 $12,246,499,748 $9,745,261,301
2013 $12,796,985,886 $10,817,702,346
2014 $13,296,322,588 $11,362,265,253
2015 $11,470,171,827 $10,064,519,963
2016 $11,988,668,785 $10,672,467,073
2017 $13,258,268,436 $11,307,067,070
2018 $15,379,508,330 $12,683,068,114
2019 $15,585,111,614 $12,606,338,449
2020 $15,241,455,556 $12,361,036,914
2021 $18,032,009,220 $14,000,283,827
2022 $19,017,244,117 $13,932,436,550
2023 $23,547,180,412 $15,763,604,288
2024 $27,177,735,528 $16,685,236,492

Albania and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP per capita
Albania

North Macedonia
Year GDP per capita
Albania North Macedonia
1980 $591 -
1981 $663 -
1982 $668 -
1983 $662 -
1984 $639 -
1985 $640 -
1986 $694 -
1987 $675 -
1988 $653 -
1989 $698 -
1990 $617 $2,277
1991 $337 $2,402
1992 $200.9 $1,199
1993 $367 $1,337
1994 $586 $1,786
1995 $911 $2,355
1996 $1,021 $2,307
1997 $729 $1,960
1998 $831 $1,876
1999 $1,056 $1,915
2000 $1,160 $1,862
2001 $1,326 $1,823
2002 $1,480 $1,989
2003 $1,909 $2,445
2004 $2,447 $2,819
2005 $2,742 $3,121
2006 $3,058 $3,440
2007 $3,743 $4,204
2008 $4,499 $5,026
2009 $4,214 $4,800
2010 $4,149 $4,833
2011 $4,466 $5,417
2012 $4,222 $5,050
2013 $4,420 $5,626
2014 $4,602 $5,925
2015 $3,982 $5,263
2016 $4,168 $5,598
2017 $4,614 $5,955
2018 $5,365 $6,714
2019 $5,460 $6,719
2020 $5,371 $6,660
2021 $6,413 $7,621
2022 $6,846 $7,606
2023 $8,575 $8,624
2024 $10,012 $9,310

Albania vs. North Macedonia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Albania

North Macedonia
Year Life expectancy, years
Albania North Macedonia
1950 44.5 50.6
1951 45.3 48.5
1952 46.3 52.5
1953 47.4 53.2
1954 48.4 55.7
1955 49.6 55.4
1956 50.8 58.5
1957 52.3 55.7
1958 53.7 60.3
1959 55.1 59.5
1960 56.4 60.5
1961 57.5 61.8
1962 58.5 59.3
1963 59.5 61.4
1964 60.4 61.5
1965 61.3 62.6
1966 62.1 63.5
1967 63 63.8
1968 63.8 64.6
1969 64.5 64
1970 65.2 65
1971 65.9 65.2
1972 66.5 65.6
1973 67.1 67.1
1974 67.6 67.1
1975 68.1 67.3
1976 68.6 67.9
1977 69 68.2
1978 69.4 69.1
1979 69.6 69.2
1980 69.9 69.1
1981 70.1 69.4
1982 70.4 69.8
1983 70.7 69.7
1984 71 70.2
1985 71.3 70.2
1986 71.7 70.3
1987 72 70.4
1988 72.2 70.5
1989 72.5 71.1
1990 72.7 71.3
1991 73 71.8
1992 73.3 71.3
1993 73.6 71.7
1994 73.8 71.5
1995 74 72
1996 74.1 71.9
1997 73.4 71.9
1998 74.4 71.8
1999 74.6 72.3
2000 74.8 72.6
2001 75.1 73
2002 75.3 72.7
2003 75.6 73
2004 76 73.4
2005 76.4 73.6
2006 77 73.8
2007 77.7 73.7
2008 78.2 74.4
2009 78.5 74.5
2010 78.4 75
2011 78.3 75.1
2012 78.1 75
2013 78 75.6
2014 78 75.6
2015 78.4 75.6
2016 78.6 75.6
2017 78.9 76.2
2018 79.2 76.9
2019 79.5 76.8
2020 77.8 74.5
2021 76.8 73.3
2022 78.8 76.6
2023 79.6 77.4
2024 79.8 77.5
2025 80 77.7

Albania and North Macedonia population clocks and comparison

Population
Albania

North Macedonia
Year Population
Albania North Macedonia
1960 1,608,800 1,435,059
1961 1,659,800 1,455,171
1962 1,711,319 1,471,745
1963 1,762,621 1,488,737
1964 1,814,135 1,510,900
1965 1,864,791 1,533,466
1966 1,914,573 1,557,349
1967 1,965,598 1,582,492
1968 2,022,272 1,608,930
1969 2,081,695 1,636,345
1970 2,135,479 1,664,208
1971 2,187,853 1,691,216
1972 2,243,126 1,717,395
1973 2,296,752 1,743,816
1974 2,350,124 1,770,545
1975 2,404,831 1,797,972
1976 2,458,526 1,825,830
1977 2,513,546 1,853,138
1978 2,566,266 1,879,847
1979 2,617,832 1,906,523
1980 2,671,997 1,933,038
1981 2,726,056 1,959,065
1982 2,784,278 1,978,956
1983 2,843,960 1,991,901
1984 2,904,429 2,003,399
1985 2,964,762 2,014,331
1986 3,022,635 2,024,732
1987 3,083,605 2,035,157
1988 3,142,336 2,045,737
1989 3,227,943 2,055,649
1990 3,286,542 2,063,689
1991 3,266,790 2,055,994
1992 3,247,039 2,032,523
1993 3,227,287 2,006,854
1994 3,207,536 1,992,666
1995 3,187,784 1,998,534
1996 3,168,033 2,012,553
1997 3,148,281 1,996,869
1998 3,128,530 2,007,523
1999 3,108,778 2,017,142
2000 3,089,027 2,026,350
2001 3,060,173 2,034,882
2002 3,051,010 2,020,157
2003 3,039,616 2,022,725
2004 3,026,939 2,016,186
2005 3,011,487 2,005,330
2006 2,992,547 1,994,287
2007 2,970,017 1,982,933
2008 2,947,314 1,971,493
2009 2,927,519 1,958,782
2010 2,913,021 1,946,298
2011 2,905,195 1,937,398
2012 2,900,401 1,929,821
2013 2,895,092 1,922,716
2014 2,889,104 1,917,557
2015 2,880,703 1,912,430
2016 2,876,101 1,906,313
2017 2,873,457 1,898,657
2018 2,866,376 1,889,051
2019 2,854,191 1,876,262
2020 2,837,849 1,856,124
2021 2,811,666 1,837,114
2022 2,777,689 1,831,712
2023 2,745,972 1,827,816
2024 2,714,617 1,792,179

Fertility rates in Albania and North Macedonia

Fertility rate
Albania

North Macedonia
Year Fertility rate
Albania North Macedonia
1960 6.38 3.83
1961 6.27 3.62
1962 6.11 3.5
1963 5.93 3.62
1964 5.71 3.56
1965 5.47 3.52
1966 5.33 3.43
1967 5.31 3.33
1968 5.32 3.22
1969 5.29 3.1
1970 5.16 3.01
1971 5.08 2.93
1972 4.98 2.87
1973 4.83 2.72
1974 4.7 2.7
1975 4.57 2.69
1976 4.37 2.62
1977 4.2 2.49
1978 4 2.42
1979 3.78 2.4
1980 3.59 2.36
1981 3.47 2.29
1982 3.42 2.29
1983 3.32 2.25
1984 3.28 2.24
1985 3.21 2.25
1986 3.14 2.25
1987 3.11 2.32
1988 3.07 2.32
1989 3.03 2.25
1990 3.01 2.27
1991 2.96 2.31
1992 2.89 2.28
1993 2.81 2.26
1994 2.8 2.23
1995 2.76 2.13
1996 2.67 2.06
1997 2.54 1.92
1998 2.42 1.89
1999 2.31 1.77
2000 2.22 1.86
2001 2.14 1.73
2002 2 1.79
2003 2.01 1.75
2004 1.89 1.52
2005 1.79 1.5
2006 1.69 1.46
2007 1.63 1.46
2008 1.62 1.47
2009 1.64 1.5
2010 1.65 1.6
2011 1.68 1.46
2012 1.72 1.5
2013 1.74 1.5
2014 1.72 1.5
2015 1.63 1.49
2016 1.56 1.5
2017 1.49 1.43
2018 1.42 1.42
2019 1.4 1.34
2020 1.37 1.31
2021 1.37 1.6
2022 1.36 1.6
2023 1.35 1.5

Albania and North Macedonia demographics compared

Median age
Albania

North Macedonia
Year Median age, years
Albania North Macedonia
1960 19.8 21.8
1961 19.7 21.8
1962 19.5 21.9
1963 19.4 21.9
1964 19.3 21.9
1965 19.2 21.9
1966 19.1 22
1967 19 22.2
1968 19 22.4
1969 19 22.6
1970 19 22.8
1971 19.1 23.1
1972 19.3 23.3
1973 19.4 23.6
1974 19.6 23.9
1975 19.8 24.2
1976 20 24.5
1977 20.3 24.8
1978 20.6 25.2
1979 20.9 25.5
1980 21.2 25.9
1981 21.5 26.2
1982 21.8 26.5
1983 22 26.8
1984 22.3 27.2
1985 22.6 27.5
1986 22.8 27.8
1987 23.1 28
1988 23.4 28.3
1989 23.7 28.6
1990 24 28.9
1991 24.3 29.2
1992 24.7 29.6
1993 25.1 29.9
1994 25.5 30.3
1995 25.8 30.5
1996 26.2 30.8
1997 26.5 31
1998 26.8 31.2
1999 27 31.5
2000 27.2 31.9
2001 27.5 32.2
2002 28 32.6
2003 28.5 32.8
2004 29.1 33.2
2005 29.6 33.5
2006 30.2 33.9
2007 30.8 34.3
2008 31.4 34.7
2009 32 35.1
2010 32.6 35.5
2011 33.1 36
2012 33.4 36.4
2013 33.7 36.9
2014 34 37.3
2015 34.3 37.8
2016 34.6 38.3
2017 34.9 38.8
2018 35.3 39.4
2019 35.8 39.9
2020 36.2 40.3
2021 36.7 40.7
2022 37.1 40.9
2023 37.4 41.3
2024 37.8 41.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Albania North Macedonia
GNI, Atlas method
$23.6B
2024
$15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
39.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.09%
2023
3.3%
2002
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.74%
2023
1.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.54%
2025
-5.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
12.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
63.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2020
22.9%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2020
1.9%
2019
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$6.52B
2024
$5.25B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.27B
2024
$458M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,658,000
2020
118,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
35.9%
2020
3.52%
2020
Banked people share
46.1%
2024
84.3%
2024

Energy

Albania North Macedonia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
781 kg
2023
1,450 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.2
2023
$16.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.59 megatons
2023
8.76 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.67 tons
2023
4.79 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.1%
2022
82.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2021
19.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
36.8%
2023
7.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
22.7%
2023
63.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,540 kWh
2023
3,320 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
98.6%
2011
31%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2023
23.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Albania North Macedonia
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-24,472
2024
-5,728
2024
Urban population
65.4%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.3
2025
57.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
63
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.39
2023
1.53
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.7
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
122
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.7%
2023
97.6%
2012
English speaking
16%
2025
5%
2025
People using the Internet
83.1%
2023
87.2%
2023

Health

Albania North Macedonia
Government health expenditure per capita
$414
2022
$562
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$212.4
2022
$225.9
2022
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
77.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.45%
2022
0.002%
2018
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.88
2020
2.96
2020
Age at first childbirth
26.6 years
2021
27.4 years
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
3.3
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
28.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.6%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
32
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.47 liters
2020
4.36 liters
2020

Territory

Albania North Macedonia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
3,897 sq mi
2024
5,433 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,033 sq mi
2025
4,830 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,046 sq mi
2025
3,867 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,451 mi
2018
8,812 mi
2017

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