The current population of Albania is 2,342,445 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 2,377,128 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Albania is ranked 145/197 by population and was ranked 133rd in 2006.
- Albania's population peaked in 1990 at 3.29M people and has been in decline since.
- Albania accounts for 0.03% of the world's population.
- Since 2006, population has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (-21.7% decline in 20 years).
- The UN estimates that Albania's population is going to decline by -18.6% to 1.91M people by 2050.
- For the last 20 years, Albania has had an average decline rate of -1.09% per year.
Albania population clock
Albania
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World
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
2342445
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8280917972
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| Population rank | 145/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | N/A |
| One net population change |
14.2 minutes
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0.41 seconds
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| One birth every |
21.3 minutes
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0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
26.1 minutes
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0.52 seconds
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| Daily growth/decline | -101 | +213,016 |
| Annual growth/decline | -36,967 | +77,751,015 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -1.53% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 194/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
21.5 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -24,472 | N/A |
Albania population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,608,800 | - |
| 1961 | 1,659,800 | 3.17% |
| 1962 | 1,711,319 | 3.1% |
| 1963 | 1,762,621 | 3% |
| 1964 | 1,814,135 | 2.92% |
| 1965 | 1,864,791 | 2.79% |
| 1966 | 1,914,573 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | 1,965,598 | 2.67% |
| 1968 | 2,022,272 | 2.88% |
| 1969 | 2,081,695 | 2.94% |
| 1970 | 2,135,479 | 2.58% |
| 1971 | 2,187,853 | 2.45% |
| 1972 | 2,243,126 | 2.53% |
| 1973 | 2,296,752 | 2.39% |
| 1974 | 2,350,124 | 2.32% |
| 1975 | 2,404,831 | 2.33% |
| 1976 | 2,458,526 | 2.23% |
| 1977 | 2,513,546 | 2.24% |
| 1978 | 2,566,266 | 2.1% |
| 1979 | 2,617,832 | 2.01% |
| 1980 | 2,671,997 | 2.07% |
| 1981 | 2,726,056 | 2.02% |
| 1982 | 2,784,278 | 2.14% |
| 1983 | 2,843,960 | 2.14% |
| 1984 | 2,904,429 | 2.13% |
| 1985 | 2,964,762 | 2.08% |
| 1986 | 3,022,635 | 1.95% |
| 1987 | 3,083,605 | 2.02% |
| 1988 | 3,142,336 | 1.9% |
| 1989 | 3,227,943 | 2.72% |
| 1990 | 3,286,542 | 1.82% |
| 1991 | 3,266,790 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 3,247,039 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 3,227,287 | -0.61% |
| 1994 | 3,207,536 | -0.61% |
| 1995 | 3,187,784 | -0.62% |
| 1996 | 3,168,033 | -0.62% |
| 1997 | 3,148,281 | -0.62% |
| 1998 | 3,128,530 | -0.63% |
| 1999 | 3,108,778 | -0.63% |
| 2000 | 3,089,027 | -0.64% |
| 2001 | 3,060,173 | -0.93% |
| 2002 | 3,051,010 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 3,039,616 | -0.37% |
| 2004 | 3,026,939 | -0.42% |
| 2005 | 3,011,487 | -0.51% |
| 2006 | 2,992,547 | -0.63% |
| 2007 | 2,970,017 | -0.75% |
| 2008 | 2,947,314 | -0.76% |
| 2009 | 2,927,519 | -0.67% |
| 2010 | 2,913,021 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 2,905,195 | -0.27% |
| 2012 | 2,860,708 | -1.53% |
| 2013 | 2,816,902 | -1.53% |
| 2014 | 2,773,767 | -1.53% |
| 2015 | 2,731,293 | -1.53% |
| 2016 | 2,689,469 | -1.53% |
| 2017 | 2,648,285 | -1.53% |
| 2018 | 2,607,733 | -1.53% |
| 2019 | 2,567,801 | -1.53% |
| 2020 | 2,528,480 | -1.53% |
| 2021 | 2,489,762 | -1.53% |
| 2022 | 2,451,636 | -1.53% |
| 2023 | 2,414,095 | -1.53% |
| 2024 | 2,377,128 | -1.53% |
| 2025 | 2,359,884 | -0.73% |
| 2026 | 2,342,445 | -0.74% |
| 2027 | 2,325,583 | -0.72% |
| 2028 | 2,308,931 | -0.72% |
| 2029 | 2,292,108 | -0.73% |
| 2030 | 2,275,057 | -0.74% |
| 2031 | 2,258,025 | -0.75% |
| 2032 | 2,241,237 | -0.74% |
| 2033 | 2,224,113 | -0.76% |
| 2034 | 2,206,455 | -0.79% |
| 2035 | 2,188,805 | -0.8% |
| 2036 | 2,171,011 | -0.81% |
| 2037 | 2,152,744 | -0.84% |
| 2038 | 2,134,317 | -0.86% |
| 2039 | 2,115,391 | -0.89% |
| 2040 | 2,096,231 | -0.91% |
| 2041 | 2,077,210 | -0.91% |
| 2042 | 2,058,255 | -0.91% |
| 2043 | 2,039,438 | -0.91% |
| 2044 | 2,020,787 | -0.91% |
| 2045 | 2,002,071 | -0.93% |
| 2046 | 1,983,055 | -0.95% |
| 2047 | 1,964,257 | -0.95% |
| 2048 | 1,945,501 | -0.95% |
| 2049 | 1,926,519 | -0.98% |
| 2050 | 1,907,462 | -0.99% |
Albania has a population of 2.34M as of 2026, compared to 2.69M in 2016, 2.99M in 2006, and 3.17M in 1996.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to decrease by an average of 1.29% per year. Albania is ranked 194th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Albania will have 1,983,055 people (-15.3% decline) with a rank change from 145th to 148th.
By the year 2100, Albania's population is projected to decline by 56.9% to 1.01M people.
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Albania population statistics
|
Albania
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 80.1 years | 73.8 years |
| Average age | 39.9 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 37.8 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.35 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 224.7 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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