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Albania vs Serbia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Albania has a population of 2.71M (ranked 141/197), compared with 6.59M in Serbia (ranked 109/197). Albania's land area is 10,579 sq mi versus 32,467 sq mi for Serbia (ranked 143rd vs. 111th).

By GDP, Albania ranks 112/197 ($27.2B) and Serbia ranks 75/197 ($89.1B). By GDP per capita, Albania ranks 86/197 ($10,012), while Serbia ranks 74/197 ($13,524).

Main facts and rankings

Albania Serbia
Population
2694925
6541064
Population rank 141/197 110/197
GDP
$27.2B
2024
$89.1B
2024
GDP rank 112/197 75/197
GDP per capita
$10,012
2024
$13,524
2024
GDP per capita rank 86/197 74/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$23,488
2024
$31,867
2024
Government debt
$15.1B
2024
$39.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
54.3%
2025
44.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,572
2024
$6,015
2024
Government debt per person rank 76/185 74/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,376
2025
$11,469
2025
Land area
10,579 sq mi
2025
32,467 sq mi
2025
Population density
256.6 ppl/mi²
2024
202.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.35
2023
1.61
2023
Median age
37.8 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
77.1 years
2025

Albania and Serbia: Comparison Charts

Albania and Serbia economies compared

GDP
Albania

Serbia
Year GDP
Albania Serbia
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 -
1991 $1,099,559,028 -
1992 $652,174,991 -
1993 $1,185,315,468 -
1994 $1,880,950,864 -
1995 $2,905,092,799 $17,921,892,655
1996 $3,234,486,232 $23,277,430,168
1997 $2,293,666,030 $27,153,408,995
1998 $2,600,356,999 $21,004,077,441
1999 $3,283,941,510 $20,878,694,851
2000 $3,584,570,165 $7,326,373,882
2001 $4,059,064,033 $13,599,378,662
2002 $4,515,003,117 $17,930,583,571
2003 $5,801,712,040 $23,593,044,418
2004 $7,406,645,793 $26,845,632,342
2005 $8,256,658,250 $28,334,256,181
2006 $9,150,528,132 $33,298,057,362
2007 $11,116,937,870 $44,888,028,946
2008 $13,258,506,375 $54,220,641,202
2009 $12,335,540,656 $46,955,984,410
2010 $12,086,545,641 $43,536,629,233
2011 $12,973,755,875 $51,251,098,408
2012 $12,246,499,748 $45,103,269,969
2013 $12,796,985,886 $50,455,529,604
2014 $13,296,322,588 $49,114,321,280
2015 $11,470,171,827 $41,297,410,635
2016 $11,988,668,785 $42,225,495,910
2017 $13,258,268,436 $45,972,834,714
2018 $15,379,508,330 $52,787,520,249
2019 $15,585,111,614 $53,864,693,665
2020 $15,241,455,556 $55,874,017,669
2021 $18,032,009,220 $66,159,884,073
2022 $19,017,244,117 $66,797,564,758
2023 $23,547,180,412 $81,342,660,752
2024 $27,177,735,528 $89,083,506,277

Albania and Serbia economies compared

GDP per capita
Albania

Serbia
Year GDP per capita
Albania Serbia
1980 $591 -
1981 $663 -
1982 $668 -
1983 $662 -
1984 $639 -
1985 $640 -
1986 $694 -
1987 $675 -
1988 $653 -
1989 $698 -
1990 $617 -
1991 $337 -
1992 $200.9 -
1993 $367 -
1994 $586 -
1995 $911 $2,349
1996 $1,021 $3,054
1997 $729 $3,574
1998 $831 $2,775
1999 $1,056 $2,769
2000 $1,160 $975
2001 $1,326 $1,812
2002 $1,480 $2,391
2003 $1,909 $3,154
2004 $2,447 $3,597
2005 $2,742 $3,808
2006 $3,058 $4,493
2007 $3,743 $6,081
2008 $4,499 $7,377
2009 $4,214 $6,414
2010 $4,149 $5,971
2011 $4,466 $7,082
2012 $4,222 $6,263
2013 $4,420 $7,040
2014 $4,602 $6,887
2015 $3,982 $5,820
2016 $4,168 $5,982
2017 $4,614 $6,548
2018 $5,365 $7,560
2019 $5,460 $7,756
2020 $5,371 $8,099
2021 $6,413 $9,681
2022 $6,846 $10,023
2023 $8,575 $12,282
2024 $10,012 $13,524

Albania vs. Serbia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Albania

Serbia
Year Life expectancy, years
Albania Serbia
1950 44.5 55.1
1951 45.3 55.6
1952 46.3 57.4
1953 47.4 59.8
1954 48.4 60.7
1955 49.6 61.3
1956 50.8 61.9
1957 52.3 63.2
1958 53.7 64.3
1959 55.1 65.2
1960 56.4 65.7
1961 57.5 66.3
1962 58.5 67
1963 59.5 67.4
1964 60.4 68
1965 61.3 68.7
1966 62.1 69.4
1967 63 70.1
1968 63.8 70.1
1969 64.5 70
1970 65.2 69.7
1971 65.9 69.7
1972 66.5 70
1973 67.1 70.5
1974 67.6 71.1
1975 68.1 71.6
1976 68.6 71.9
1977 69 71.8
1978 69.4 71.4
1979 69.6 71.2
1980 69.9 71.1
1981 70.1 71.1
1982 70.4 71
1983 70.7 71.1
1984 71 71.2
1985 71.3 71.4
1986 71.7 71.6
1987 72 71.9
1988 72.2 72
1989 72.5 72.3
1990 72.7 72.2
1991 73 71.9
1992 73.3 71.6
1993 73.6 71.9
1994 73.8 72.3
1995 74 72.7
1996 74.1 72.9
1997 73.4 72.9
1998 74.4 72.3
1999 74.6 70
2000 74.8 72.3
2001 75.1 72.3
2002 75.3 72.6
2003 75.6 72.7
2004 76 72.9
2005 76.4 73.1
2006 77 73.4
2007 77.7 73.7
2008 78.2 73.9
2009 78.5 74.1
2010 78.4 74.4
2011 78.3 74.7
2012 78.1 75.1
2013 78 75.3
2014 78 75.5
2015 78.4 75.7
2016 78.6 75.7
2017 78.9 75.8
2018 79.2 76
2019 79.5 76.1
2020 77.8 74.5
2021 76.8 72.9
2022 78.8 75.5
2023 79.6 76.8
2024 79.8 76.9
2025 80 77.1

Albania and Serbia population clocks and comparison

Population
Albania

Serbia
Year Population
Albania Serbia
1960 1,608,800 6,638,992
1961 1,659,800 6,689,077
1962 1,711,319 6,740,264
1963 1,762,621 6,787,950
1964 1,814,135 6,832,855
1965 1,864,791 6,876,624
1966 1,914,573 6,927,969
1967 1,965,598 6,966,522
1968 2,022,272 7,007,586
1969 2,081,695 7,123,249
1970 2,135,479 7,164,993
1971 2,187,853 7,211,716
1972 2,243,126 7,252,012
1973 2,296,752 7,283,902
1974 2,350,124 7,326,043
1975 2,404,831 7,368,717
1976 2,458,526 7,418,973
1977 2,513,546 7,462,783
1978 2,566,266 7,504,017
1979 2,617,832 7,541,997
1980 2,671,997 7,709,544
1981 2,726,056 7,736,787
1982 2,784,278 7,763,335
1983 2,843,960 7,788,100
1984 2,904,429 7,813,549
1985 2,964,762 7,835,902
1986 3,022,635 7,853,824
1987 3,083,605 7,868,027
1988 3,142,336 7,884,218
1989 3,227,943 7,893,787
1990 3,286,542 7,897,937
1991 3,266,790 7,595,636
1992 3,247,039 7,604,063
1993 3,227,287 7,614,328
1994 3,207,536 7,622,711
1995 3,187,784 7,628,264
1996 3,168,033 7,622,185
1997 3,148,281 7,598,538
1998 3,128,530 7,567,745
1999 3,108,778 7,540,401
2000 3,089,027 7,516,346
2001 3,060,173 7,503,433
2002 3,051,010 7,500,031
2003 3,039,616 7,480,591
2004 3,026,939 7,463,157
2005 3,011,487 7,440,769
2006 2,992,547 7,411,569
2007 2,970,017 7,381,579
2008 2,947,314 7,350,222
2009 2,927,519 7,320,807
2010 2,913,021 7,291,436
2011 2,905,195 7,236,519
2012 2,900,401 7,201,497
2013 2,895,092 7,166,553
2014 2,889,104 7,131,787
2015 2,880,703 7,095,383
2016 2,876,101 7,058,322
2017 2,873,457 7,020,858
2018 2,866,376 6,982,604
2019 2,854,191 6,945,235
2020 2,837,849 6,899,126
2021 2,811,666 6,834,326
2022 2,777,689 6,664,449
2023 2,745,972 6,623,183
2024 2,714,617 6,587,202

Fertility rates in Albania and Serbia

Fertility rate
Albania

Serbia
Year Fertility rate
Albania Serbia
1960 6.38 2.15
1961 6.27 2.13
1962 6.11 2.11
1963 5.93 2.08
1964 5.71 2.07
1965 5.47 2.06
1966 5.33 2.04
1967 5.31 2.02
1968 5.32 2.01
1969 5.29 1.99
1970 5.16 1.97
1971 5.08 1.96
1972 4.98 1.95
1973 4.83 1.94
1974 4.7 1.93
1975 4.57 1.92
1976 4.37 1.91
1977 4.2 1.9
1978 4 1.89
1979 3.78 1.88
1980 3.59 1.86
1981 3.47 1.85
1982 3.42 1.84
1983 3.32 1.83
1984 3.28 1.81
1985 3.21 1.8
1986 3.14 1.78
1987 3.11 1.75
1988 3.07 1.72
1989 3.03 1.69
1990 3.01 1.65
1991 2.96 1.61
1992 2.89 1.57
1993 2.81 1.54
1994 2.8 1.51
1995 2.76 1.47
1996 2.67 1.44
1997 2.54 1.4
1998 2.42 1.37
1999 2.31 1.35
2000 2.22 1.48
2001 2.14 1.58
2002 2 1.57
2003 2.01 1.59
2004 1.89 1.57
2005 1.79 1.45
2006 1.69 1.43
2007 1.63 1.38
2008 1.62 1.4
2009 1.64 1.44
2010 1.65 1.4
2011 1.68 1.4
2012 1.72 1.45
2013 1.74 1.43
2014 1.72 1.46
2015 1.63 1.46
2016 1.56 1.46
2017 1.49 1.49
2018 1.42 1.49
2019 1.4 1.52
2020 1.37 1.48
2021 1.37 1.52
2022 1.36 1.59
2023 1.35 1.61

Albania and Serbia demographics compared

Median age
Albania

Serbia
Year Median age, years
Albania Serbia
1960 19.8 28.7
1961 19.7 29.1
1962 19.5 29.4
1963 19.4 29.8
1964 19.3 30.2
1965 19.2 30.5
1966 19.1 30.8
1967 19 31.1
1968 19 31.4
1969 19 31.7
1970 19 32
1971 19.1 32.2
1972 19.3 32.5
1973 19.4 32.7
1974 19.6 32.8
1975 19.8 33
1976 20 33.2
1977 20.3 33.4
1978 20.6 33.5
1979 20.9 33.7
1980 21.2 33.8
1981 21.5 33.9
1982 21.8 34.1
1983 22 34.4
1984 22.3 34.7
1985 22.6 35
1986 22.8 35.4
1987 23.1 35.7
1988 23.4 36.1
1989 23.7 36.5
1990 24 36.8
1991 24.3 37.1
1992 24.7 37.5
1993 25.1 37.8
1994 25.5 38.2
1995 25.8 38.5
1996 26.2 38.9
1997 26.5 39.2
1998 26.8 39.5
1999 27 39.8
2000 27.2 40.1
2001 27.5 40.3
2002 28 40.5
2003 28.5 40.7
2004 29.1 40.9
2005 29.6 41.1
2006 30.2 41.3
2007 30.8 41.5
2008 31.4 41.7
2009 32 41.9
2010 32.6 42.1
2011 33.1 42.4
2012 33.4 42.6
2013 33.7 42.8
2014 34 43
2015 34.3 43.3
2016 34.6 43.5
2017 34.9 43.7
2018 35.3 44
2019 35.8 44.2
2020 36.2 44.4
2021 36.7 44.5
2022 37.1 44.7
2023 37.4 44.9
2024 37.8 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Albania Serbia
GNI, Atlas method
$23.6B
2024
$76.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
43.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.09%
2023
3.4%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.74%
2023
2.85%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
32,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.54%
2025
-2.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
7.24%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
58.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
23.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
64.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2020
24.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2020
2.4%
2022
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.06B
2011
Total reserves including gold
$6.52B
2024
$30.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.27B
2024
$5.68B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,658,000
2020
446,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
35.9%
2020
5.58%
2020
Banked people share
46.1%
2024
83.3%
2024

Energy

Albania Serbia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
781 kg
2023
2,378 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.2
2023
$12.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.59 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
1.67 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.1%
2022
83%
2022
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2021
27.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
36.8%
2023
7.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
22.7%
2023
42.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,540 kWh
2023
5,090 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
98.6%
2011
35%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2023
32.7%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Albania Serbia
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
-24,472
2024
-8,132
2024
Urban population
65.4%
2024
57.4%
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
5.52 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.3
2025
62.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
35
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.39
2023
1.31
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.7
2019
7.5
2019
Visa free countries
122
2025
134
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.7%
2023
99.3%
2022
English speaking
16%
2025
55%
2025
People using the Internet
83.1%
2023
87.7%
2024

Health

Albania Serbia
Government health expenditure per capita
$414
2022
$903
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$212.4
2022
$330
2022
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
77.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.45%
2022
0.14%
2021
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.88
2020
2.84
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.6 years
2021
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
11
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
5.2
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
23.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.6%
2024
10.5%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
39
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.9%
2022
39.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.47 liters
2020
7.89 liters
2019

Territory

Albania Serbia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
3,897 sq mi
2024
4,929 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,033 sq mi
2025
13,112 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,046 sq mi
2025
10,516 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,451 mi
2018
28,222 mi
2024

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