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Albania vs Poland statistics compared

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Albania has a population of 2.71M (ranked 141/197), compared with 36.6M in Poland (ranked 42/197). Albania's land area is 10,579 sq mi versus 118,252 sq mi for Poland (ranked 143rd vs. 69th).

By GDP, Albania ranks 112/197 ($27.2B) and Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B). By GDP per capita, Albania ranks 86/197 ($10,012), while Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023).

Main facts and rankings

Albania Poland
Population
2694925
36176920
Population rank 141/197 46/197
GDP
$27.2B
2024
$915B
2024
GDP rank 112/197 21/197
GDP per capita
$10,012
2024
$25,023
2024
GDP per capita rank 86/197 48/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$23,488
2024
$50,378
2024
Government debt
$15.1B
2024
$506B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
54.3%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,572
2024
$13,833
2024
Government debt per person rank 76/185 41/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,376
2025
$19,229
2025
Land area
10,579 sq mi
2025
118,252 sq mi
2025
Population density
256.6 ppl/mi²
2024
309 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.35
2023
1.16
2023
Median age
37.8 years
2024
42.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
79 years
2025

Albania and Poland: Comparison Charts

Albania and Poland economies compared

GDP
Albania

Poland
Year GDP
Albania Poland
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 $65,977,748,211
1991 $1,099,559,028 $85,500,935,935
1992 $652,174,991 $94,337,050,693
1993 $1,185,315,468 $96,043,157,273
1994 $1,880,950,864 $110,803,635,288
1995 $2,905,092,799 $142,838,527,115
1996 $3,234,486,232 $160,813,026,223
1997 $2,293,666,030 $159,893,964,917
1998 $2,600,356,999 $175,282,269,667
1999 $3,283,941,510 $170,704,452,715
2000 $3,584,570,165 $172,953,527,033
2001 $4,059,064,033 $191,823,200,371
2002 $4,515,003,117 $199,694,463,256
2003 $5,801,712,040 $218,561,225,998
2004 $7,406,645,793 $256,268,656,145
2005 $8,256,658,250 $306,999,913,151
2006 $9,150,528,132 $345,897,630,736
2007 $11,116,937,870 $429,715,132,138
2008 $13,258,506,375 $535,612,030,672
2009 $12,335,540,656 $440,891,472,247
2010 $12,086,545,641 $478,111,630,684
2011 $12,973,755,875 $527,848,543,023
2012 $12,246,499,748 $498,148,649,703
2013 $12,796,985,886 $518,179,836,405
2014 $13,296,322,588 $542,134,167,179
2015 $11,470,171,827 $480,054,118,583
2016 $11,988,668,785 $473,259,623,976
2017 $13,258,268,436 $528,356,723,263
2018 $15,379,508,330 $594,616,632,477
2019 $15,585,111,614 $602,683,770,145
2020 $15,241,455,556 $605,914,186,118
2021 $18,032,009,220 $689,170,171,187
2022 $19,017,244,117 $695,607,522,885
2023 $23,547,180,412 $812,451,128,979
2024 $27,177,735,528 $914,696,430,325

Albania and Poland economies compared

GDP per capita
Albania

Poland
Year GDP per capita
Albania Poland
1980 $591 -
1981 $663 -
1982 $668 -
1983 $662 -
1984 $639 -
1985 $640 -
1986 $694 -
1987 $675 -
1988 $653 -
1989 $698 -
1990 $617 $1,731
1991 $337 $2,236
1992 $200.9 $2,459
1993 $367 $2,497
1994 $586 $2,875
1995 $911 $3,701
1996 $1,021 $4,164
1997 $729 $4,137
1998 $831 $4,534
1999 $1,056 $4,416
2000 $1,160 $4,521
2001 $1,326 $5,015
2002 $1,480 $5,223
2003 $1,909 $5,721
2004 $2,447 $6,712
2005 $2,742 $8,044
2006 $3,058 $9,069
2007 $3,743 $11,273
2008 $4,499 $14,049
2009 $4,214 $11,556
2010 $4,149 $12,568
2011 $4,466 $13,868
2012 $4,222 $13,087
2013 $4,420 $13,622
2014 $4,602 $14,262
2015 $3,982 $12,638
2016 $4,168 $12,464
2017 $4,614 $13,913
2018 $5,365 $15,658
2019 $5,460 $15,875
2020 $5,371 $16,151
2021 $6,413 $18,636
2022 $6,846 $18,891
2023 $8,575 $22,145
2024 $10,012 $25,023

Albania vs. Poland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Albania

Poland
Year Life expectancy, years
Albania Poland
1950 44.5 58.3
1951 45.3 58.9
1952 46.3 59.7
1953 47.4 61.3
1954 48.4 62.3
1955 49.6 63.1
1956 50.8 63.4
1957 52.3 64.4
1958 53.7 64.9
1959 55.1 66.4
1960 56.4 67.1
1961 57.5 67.8
1962 58.5 68
1963 59.5 68.3
1964 60.4 68.9
1965 61.3 69.4
1966 62.1 69.7
1967 63 69.9
1968 63.8 69.8
1969 64.5 69.8
1970 65.2 69.6
1971 65.9 69.8
1972 66.5 70.1
1973 67.1 70.7
1974 67.6 70.7
1975 68.1 70.6
1976 68.6 70.4
1977 69 70.3
1978 69.4 70.4
1979 69.6 70.2
1980 69.9 70.5
1981 70.1 70.6
1982 70.4 70.9
1983 70.7 70.8
1984 71 70.6
1985 71.3 70.5
1986 71.7 70.6
1987 72 70.8
1988 72.2 70.8
1989 72.5 70.8
1990 72.7 70.6
1991 73 70.7
1992 73.3 70.9
1993 73.6 71.3
1994 73.8 71.7
1995 74 72
1996 74.1 72.3
1997 73.4 72.6
1998 74.4 72.8
1999 74.6 73.2
2000 74.8 73.6
2001 75.1 74.2
2002 75.3 74.5
2003 75.6 74.8
2004 76 74.9
2005 76.4 75.1
2006 77 75.3
2007 77.7 75.4
2008 78.2 75.6
2009 78.5 75.9
2010 78.4 76.3
2011 78.3 76.6
2012 78.1 76.8
2013 78 77.1
2014 78 77.3
2015 78.4 77.6
2016 78.6 77.6
2017 78.9 77.7
2018 79.2 77.6
2019 79.5 77.9
2020 77.8 76.6
2021 76.8 75.6
2022 78.8 77.9
2023 79.6 78.6
2024 79.8 78.8
2025 80 79

Albania and Poland population clocks and comparison

Population
Albania

Poland
Year Population
Albania Poland
1960 1,608,800 29,637,450
1961 1,659,800 29,964,000
1962 1,711,319 30,308,500
1963 1,762,621 30,712,000
1964 1,814,135 31,139,450
1965 1,864,791 31,444,950
1966 1,914,573 31,681,000
1967 1,965,598 31,987,155
1968 2,022,272 32,294,655
1969 2,081,695 32,548,300
1970 2,135,479 32,664,300
1971 2,187,853 32,783,500
1972 2,243,126 33,055,650
1973 2,296,752 33,357,200
1974 2,350,124 33,678,899
1975 2,404,831 34,015,199
1976 2,458,526 34,356,300
1977 2,513,546 34,689,050
1978 2,566,266 34,965,600
1979 2,617,832 35,247,217
1980 2,671,997 35,574,150
1981 2,726,056 35,898,587
1982 2,784,278 36,230,481
1983 2,843,960 36,571,808
1984 2,904,429 36,904,134
1985 2,964,762 37,201,885
1986 3,022,635 37,456,119
1987 3,083,605 37,668,045
1988 3,142,336 37,824,487
1989 3,227,943 37,961,529
1990 3,286,542 38,110,782
1991 3,266,790 38,246,193
1992 3,247,039 38,363,667
1993 3,227,287 38,461,408
1994 3,207,536 38,542,652
1995 3,187,784 38,594,998
1996 3,168,033 38,624,370
1997 3,148,281 38,649,660
1998 3,128,530 38,663,481
1999 3,108,778 38,660,271
2000 3,089,027 38,258,629
2001 3,060,173 38,248,076
2002 3,051,010 38,230,364
2003 3,039,616 38,204,570
2004 3,026,939 38,182,222
2005 3,011,487 38,165,445
2006 2,992,547 38,141,267
2007 2,970,017 38,120,560
2008 2,947,314 38,125,759
2009 2,927,519 38,151,603
2010 2,913,021 38,042,794
2011 2,905,195 38,063,255
2012 2,900,401 38,063,164
2013 2,895,092 38,040,196
2014 2,889,104 38,011,735
2015 2,880,703 37,986,412
2016 2,876,101 37,970,087
2017 2,873,457 37,974,826
2018 2,866,376 37,974,750
2019 2,854,191 37,965,475
2020 2,837,849 37,515,748
2021 2,811,666 36,981,559
2022 2,777,689 36,821,749
2023 2,745,972 36,687,353
2024 2,714,617 36,554,707

Fertility rates in Albania and Poland

Fertility rate
Albania

Poland
Year Fertility rate
Albania Poland
1960 6.38 2.98
1961 6.27 2.83
1962 6.11 2.72
1963 5.93 2.7
1964 5.71 2.57
1965 5.47 2.52
1966 5.33 2.34
1967 5.31 2.33
1968 5.32 2.24
1969 5.29 2.2
1970 5.16 2.2
1971 5.08 2.25
1972 4.98 2.24
1973 4.83 2.26
1974 4.7 2.26
1975 4.57 2.27
1976 4.37 2.3
1977 4.2 2.23
1978 4 2.21
1979 3.78 2.28
1980 3.59 2.28
1981 3.47 2.24
1982 3.42 2.34
1983 3.32 2.42
1984 3.28 2.37
1985 3.21 2.33
1986 3.14 2.22
1987 3.11 2.15
1988 3.07 2.13
1989 3.03 2.08
1990 3.01 2.06
1991 2.96 2.07
1992 2.89 1.95
1993 2.81 1.87
1994 2.8 1.81
1995 2.76 1.62
1996 2.67 1.59
1997 2.54 1.51
1998 2.42 1.44
1999 2.31 1.37
2000 2.22 1.37
2001 2.14 1.31
2002 2 1.25
2003 2.01 1.22
2004 1.89 1.23
2005 1.79 1.24
2006 1.69 1.27
2007 1.63 1.31
2008 1.62 1.39
2009 1.64 1.4
2010 1.65 1.41
2011 1.68 1.33
2012 1.72 1.33
2013 1.74 1.29
2014 1.72 1.32
2015 1.63 1.32
2016 1.56 1.39
2017 1.49 1.48
2018 1.42 1.46
2019 1.4 1.44
2020 1.37 1.39
2021 1.37 1.33
2022 1.36 1.29
2023 1.35 1.16

Albania and Poland demographics compared

Median age
Albania

Poland
Year Median age, years
Albania Poland
1960 19.8 26.6
1961 19.7 26.8
1962 19.5 26.9
1963 19.4 27.1
1964 19.3 27.3
1965 19.2 27.5
1966 19.1 27.7
1967 19 27.8
1968 19 28
1969 19 28.1
1970 19 28.2
1971 19.1 28.4
1972 19.3 28.5
1973 19.4 28.5
1974 19.6 28.6
1975 19.8 28.6
1976 20 28.7
1977 20.3 28.9
1978 20.6 29.1
1979 20.9 29.3
1980 21.2 29.5
1981 21.5 29.8
1982 21.8 30.1
1983 22 30.3
1984 22.3 30.6
1985 22.6 30.8
1986 22.8 31.1
1987 23.1 31.4
1988 23.4 31.7
1989 23.7 32.1
1990 24 32.4
1991 24.3 32.6
1992 24.7 32.9
1993 25.1 33.2
1994 25.5 33.5
1995 25.8 33.9
1996 26.2 34.2
1997 26.5 34.4
1998 26.8 34.7
1999 27 35
2000 27.2 35.2
2001 27.5 35.5
2002 28 35.8
2003 28.5 36
2004 29.1 36.3
2005 29.6 36.6
2006 30.2 36.9
2007 30.8 37.2
2008 31.4 37.5
2009 32 37.8
2010 32.6 38.1
2011 33.1 38.2
2012 33.4 38.4
2013 33.7 38.7
2014 34 39
2015 34.3 39.3
2016 34.6 39.7
2017 34.9 40
2018 35.3 40.4
2019 35.8 40.8
2020 36.2 41.1
2021 36.7 41.5
2022 37.1 41.9
2023 37.4 42.4
2024 37.8 42.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Albania Poland
GNI, Atlas method
$23.6B
2024
$788B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
50.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.09%
2023
4.31%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.74%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
189,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.54%
2025
-6.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
2.81%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
59.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
26.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2020
22.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2020
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires
1
2025
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
749
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$197B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$6.52B
2024
$223B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.27B
2024
$8.69B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,658,000
2020
88,515,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
35.9%
2020
2.63%
2020
Banked people share
46.1%
2024
86.1%
2024

Energy

Albania Poland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
781 kg
2023
2,639 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.2
2023
$17.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.59 megatons
2023
286.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.67 tons
2023
7.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.1%
2022
84.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2021
15.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
36.8%
2023
3.47%
2023
Net energy imports use share
22.7%
2023
48.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,540 kWh
2023
4,382 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
98.6%
2011
17.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2023
2.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Albania Poland
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
-24,472
2024
-238,062
2024
Urban population
65.4%
2024
60.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.3
2025
74.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
53
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.39
2023
0.8
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.7
2019
9.4
2019
Visa free countries
122
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.7%
2023
99.8%
2021
English speaking
16%
2025
49.1%
2023
People using the Internet
83.1%
2023
88.6%
2024

Health

Albania Poland
Government health expenditure per capita
$414
2022
$1,544
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$212.4
2022
$249.9
2023
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
79 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.45%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.88
2020
3.39
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.6 years
2021
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
4.4
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.6%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.9%
2022
23.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.47 liters
2020
11.7 liters
2020

Territory

Albania Poland
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
3,897 sq mi
2024
3,235 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,033 sq mi
2025
56,294 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,046 sq mi
2025
36,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,451 mi
2018
267,065 mi
2024

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