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Population in Albania compared to Australia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,349,580 in 2025 vs 27,614,411 people in Australia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,332,078 people compared to 28,010,980 in Australia.

Population statistics:

  • Australia's population is 12 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Australia is the 55th.
  • The countries together account for 0.37% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.34% for Australia.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.5% per year vs +1.49% in Australia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.33M (22.1% decline), while Australia has grown from 20.5M to 28M (37% growth).

Albania vs Australia: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Australia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Australia
2100 1,007,401 44,268,623
2099 1,020,801 44,045,424
2098 1,034,604 43,816,219
2097 1,048,803 43,573,042
2096 1,063,434 43,335,272
2095 1,078,498 43,106,279
2094 1,094,070 42,884,039
2093 1,110,138 42,648,686
2092 1,126,699 42,410,825
2091 1,143,691 42,168,735
2090 1,161,098 41,927,939
2089 1,178,925 41,695,112
2088 1,197,085 41,454,360
2087 1,215,294 41,226,316
2086 1,233,850 41,005,658
2085 1,252,611 40,792,190
2084 1,271,550 40,580,657
2083 1,290,612 40,356,871
2082 1,309,713 40,140,558
2081 1,328,652 39,916,925
2080 1,347,569 39,703,296
2079 1,366,124 39,489,029
2078 1,384,697 39,273,623
2077 1,403,421 39,056,566
2076 1,421,800 38,845,418
2075 1,440,364 38,632,596
2074 1,459,118 38,418,045
2073 1,477,286 38,207,153
2072 1,495,509 37,999,068
2071 1,513,666 37,792,119
2070 1,531,671 37,578,242
2069 1,549,614 37,359,215
2068 1,567,665 37,138,635
2067 1,585,847 36,919,449
2066 1,603,642 36,701,629
2065 1,621,885 36,492,733
2064 1,640,153 36,290,454
2063 1,658,561 36,076,918
2062 1,676,857 35,866,124
2061 1,695,153 35,656,154
2060 1,713,670 35,450,525
2059 1,732,288 35,244,589
2058 1,750,766 35,027,089
2057 1,769,493 34,817,156
2056 1,788,106 34,607,988
2055 1,807,040 34,393,278
2054 1,826,070 34,179,940
2053 1,845,139 33,970,136
2052 1,864,095 33,760,935
2051 1,882,592 33,546,695
2050 1,901,517 33,330,712
2049 1,920,402 33,115,090
2048 1,939,175 32,887,237
2047 1,957,603 32,671,939
2046 1,976,486 32,443,408
2045 1,995,320 32,220,633
2044 2,013,616 32,001,023
2043 2,032,321 31,780,612
2042 2,050,944 31,556,888
2041 2,069,916 31,336,104
2040 2,088,692 31,119,045
2039 2,107,936 30,906,074
2038 2,126,229 30,686,214
2037 2,144,493 30,471,145
2036 2,162,466 30,247,954
2035 2,179,783 30,023,790
2034 2,197,495 29,801,152
2033 2,214,803 29,576,548
2032 2,231,467 29,349,199
2031 2,248,104 29,115,445
2030 2,265,270 28,877,548
2029 2,281,932 28,638,212
2028 2,298,632 28,388,452
2027 2,314,980 28,135,058
2026 2,332,078 27,879,933
2025 2,349,580 27,614,411
2024 2,377,128 27,194,286
2023 2,411,658 26,659,922
2022 2,451,636 26,018,721
2021 2,489,762 25,685,412
2020 2,528,480 25,649,248
2019 2,567,801 25,334,826
2018 2,607,733 24,963,258
2017 2,648,285 24,592,588
2016 2,689,469 24,190,907
2015 2,731,293 23,815,995
2014 2,773,767 23,475,686
2013 2,816,902 23,128,129
2012 2,860,708 22,733,465
2011 2,905,195 22,340,024
2010 2,913,021 22,031,750
2009 2,927,519 21,691,653
2008 2,947,314 21,249,199
2007 2,970,017 20,827,622
2006 2,992,547 20,450,966
2005 3,011,487 20,176,844
2004 3,026,939 19,932,722
2003 3,039,616 19,720,737
2002 3,051,010 19,495,210
2001 3,060,173 19,274,701
2000 3,089,027 19,028,802
1999 3,108,778 18,812,264
1998 3,128,530 18,607,584
1997 3,148,281 18,423,037
1996 3,168,033 18,224,767
1995 3,187,784 18,004,882
1994 3,207,536 17,805,468
1993 3,227,287 17,634,808
1992 3,247,039 17,478,635
1991 3,266,790 17,284,036
1990 3,286,542 17,065,128
1989 3,227,943 16,814,416
1988 3,142,336 16,532,164
1987 3,083,605 16,263,874
1986 3,022,635 16,018,350
1985 2,964,762 15,788,312
1984 2,904,429 15,579,391
1983 2,843,960 15,393,472
1982 2,784,278 15,184,247
1981 2,726,056 14,923,260
1980 2,671,997 14,692,000
1979 2,617,832 14,514,000
1978 2,566,266 14,358,000
1977 2,513,546 14,192,000
1976 2,458,526 14,033,000
1975 2,404,831 13,893,000
1974 2,350,124 13,723,000
1973 2,296,752 13,380,000
1972 2,243,126 13,177,000
1971 2,187,853 12,937,000
1970 2,135,479 12,507,000
1969 2,081,695 12,263,000
1968 2,022,272 12,009,000
1967 1,965,598 11,799,000
1966 1,914,573 11,651,000
1965 1,864,791 11,388,000
1964 1,814,135 11,167,000
1963 1,762,621 10,950,000
1962 1,711,319 10,742,000
1961 1,659,800 10,483,000
1960 1,608,800 10,276,477

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Australia gained 3,739,941 people (a 18.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 357,391 people (a 13.3% decline), while Australia's population increased by 3,820,073 people (a 15.8% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Australia was ranked 54th in 2006 and ranked 55th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Albania's population will shrink by 18.5% to 1,901,517 people with a rank change from 144th to 148th. The population of Australia will increase by 19% to 33,330,712 people and rank change from 55th to 59th.

Australia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 44.3M people, while Albania's population already peaked in 1990 at 3.29M people and is projected to decrease to 1.01M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Albania
Factual

Projection
Australia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Australia
2100 -1.31% 0.51%
2099 -1.33% 0.52%
2098 -1.35% 0.56%
2097 -1.38% 0.55%
2096 -1.4% 0.53%
2095 -1.42% 0.52%
2094 -1.45% 0.55%
2093 -1.47% 0.56%
2092 -1.49% 0.57%
2091 -1.5% 0.57%
2090 -1.51% 0.56%
2089 -1.52% 0.58%
2088 -1.5% 0.55%
2087 -1.5% 0.54%
2086 -1.5% 0.52%
2085 -1.49% 0.52%
2084 -1.48% 0.55%
2083 -1.46% 0.54%
2082 -1.43% 0.56%
2081 -1.4% 0.54%
2080 -1.36% 0.54%
2079 -1.34% 0.55%
2078 -1.33% 0.56%
2077 -1.29% 0.54%
2076 -1.29% 0.55%
2075 -1.29% 0.56%
2074 -1.23% 0.55%
2073 -1.22% 0.55%
2072 -1.2% 0.55%
2071 -1.18% 0.57%
2070 -1.16% 0.59%
2069 -1.15% 0.59%
2068 -1.15% 0.59%
2067 -1.11% 0.59%
2066 -1.12% 0.57%
2065 -1.11% 0.56%
2064 -1.11% 0.59%
2063 -1.09% 0.59%
2062 -1.08% 0.59%
2061 -1.08% 0.58%
2060 -1.07% 0.58%
2059 -1.06% 0.62%
2058 -1.06% 0.6%
2057 -1.04% 0.6%
2056 -1.05% 0.62%
2055 -1.04% 0.62%
2054 -1.03% 0.62%
2053 -1.02% 0.62%
2052 -0.98% 0.64%
2051 -1% 0.65%
2050 -0.98% 0.65%
2049 -0.97% 0.69%
2048 -0.94% 0.66%
2047 -0.96% 0.7%
2046 -0.94% 0.69%
2045 -0.91% 0.69%
2044 -0.92% 0.69%
2043 -0.91% 0.71%
2042 -0.92% 0.7%
2041 -0.9% 0.7%
2040 -0.91% 0.69%
2039 -0.86% 0.72%
2038 -0.85% 0.71%
2037 -0.83% 0.74%
2036 -0.79% 0.75%
2035 -0.81% 0.75%
2034 -0.78% 0.76%
2033 -0.75% 0.77%
2032 -0.74% 0.8%
2031 -0.76% 0.82%
2030 -0.73% 0.84%
2029 -0.73% 0.88%
2028 -0.71% 0.9%
2027 -0.73% 0.92%
2026 -0.74% 0.96%
2025 -1.16% 1.54%
2024 -1.43% 2%
2023 -1.63% 2.46%
2022 -1.53% 1.3%
2021 -1.53% 0.14%
2020 -1.53% 1.24%
2019 -1.53% 1.49%
2018 -1.53% 1.51%
2017 -1.53% 1.66%
2016 -1.53% 1.57%
2015 -1.53% 1.45%
2014 -1.53% 1.5%
2013 -1.53% 1.74%
2012 -1.53% 1.76%
2011 -0.27% 1.4%
2010 -0.5% 1.57%
2009 -0.67% 2.08%
2008 -0.76% 2.02%
2007 -0.75% 1.84%
2006 -0.63% 1.36%
2005 -0.51% 1.22%
2004 -0.42% 1.07%
2003 -0.37% 1.16%
2002 -0.3% 1.14%
2001 -0.93% 1.29%
2000 -0.64% 1.15%
1999 -0.63% 1.1%
1998 -0.63% 1%
1997 -0.62% 1.09%
1996 -0.62% 1.22%
1995 -0.62% 1.12%
1994 -0.61% 0.97%
1993 -0.61% 0.89%
1992 -0.6% 1.13%
1991 -0.6% 1.28%
1990 1.82% 1.49%
1989 2.72% 1.71%
1988 1.9% 1.65%
1987 2.02% 1.53%
1986 1.95% 1.46%
1985 2.08% 1.34%
1984 2.13% 1.21%
1983 2.14% 1.38%
1982 2.14% 1.75%
1981 2.02% 1.57%
1980 2.07% 1.23%
1979 2.01% 1.09%
1978 2.1% 1.17%
1977 2.24% 1.13%
1976 2.23% 1.01%
1975 2.33% 1.24%
1974 2.32% 2.56%
1973 2.39% 1.54%
1972 2.53% 1.86%
1971 2.45% 3.44%
1970 2.58% 1.99%
1969 2.94% 2.12%
1968 2.88% 1.78%
1967 2.67% 1.27%
1966 2.67% 2.31%
1965 2.79% 1.98%
1964 2.92% 1.98%
1963 3% 1.94%
1962 3.1% 2.47%
1961 3.17% 2.01%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Albania declined by 1.16%, while Australia's population grew by 1.54%.

Live population counters

Albania Australia
Current population
2332078
28010980
Population rank 144/197 55/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.34%
One net population change
19.1 minutes
1.25 minutes
One birth every
21.8 minutes
1.81 minutes
One death every
26.1 minutes
2.81 minutes
Daily growth/decline -75 +1,151
Annual growth/decline -27,548 +420,125
Annual growth/decline rate -1.16% +1.54%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 68/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
3.84 minutes
Annual migration change -24,230 +137,109
Net migration rank 156/196 11/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 8,111,404
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 9/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 30.4%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 18/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Australia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Australia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - 137,109
2024 3,979 -24,472 103,773 138,510
2023 4,612 -25,357 104,641 140,232
2022 3,913 -16,426 111,881 140,972
2021 623 -32,848 138,701 116,768
2020 3,682 -16,680 133,376 44,447
2019 8,432 -23,094 136,808 207,142
2018 9,187 -15,032 157,269 226,412
2017 10,707 -14,901 150,015 255,023
2016 12,332 -9,347 152,403 254,648
2015 14,164 -20,500 150,041 212,350
2014 16,185 -21,706 154,940 200,177
2013 17,234 -20,681 159,584 215,823
2012 17,565 -19,845 161,408 235,776
2011 17,564 -18,630 156,380 197,657
2010 18,404 -51,907 158,628 166,752
2009 19,336 -51,657 160,518 235,628
2008 19,526 -50,619 155,119 275,773
2007 20,286 -49,770 154,124 249,873
2006 21,732 -48,882 132,931 191,985
2005 24,390 -48,893 129,132 131,371
2004 26,989 -48,654 115,610 110,072
2003 29,907 -48,517 118,325 104,437
2002 30,189 -45,178 116,971 108,852
2001 33,573 -48,070 117,575 117,552
2000 36,741 -60,531 119,882 111,186
1999 40,047 -63,093 118,517 92,900
1998 43,884 -66,087 120,949 81,310
1997 46,979 -66,188 121,592 67,661
1996 52,745 -68,076 125,751 82,965
1995 56,784 -69,785 131,436 80,456
1994 59,086 -70,165 131,761 51,941
1993 60,602 -68,445 137,551 23,833
1992 63,376 -66,538 139,829 40,767
1991 65,639 -63,689 138,273 68,847
1990 67,355 -60,173 143,347 100,093
1989 66,351 -38,835 127,789 144,042
1988 64,616 658 127,298 153,330
1987 63,334 -3,250 128,484 136,421
1986 61,925 -2,309 123,342 113,061
1985 60,798 -183 143,674 98,327
1984 59,396 64 123,077 79,617
1983 57,647 66 130,844 73,251
1982 56,443 -225 126,030 111,722
1981 54,595 -374 125,356 121,921
1980 53,803 -601 117,536 89,189
1979 54,139 -1,871 116,112 52,137
1978 55,463 3,230 116,299 45,832
1977 56,319 -1,417 117,793 44,946
1976 56,428 -1,684 115,070 32,792
1975 56,920 -2,610 123,648 25,336
1974 56,133 -1,880 128,996 56,167
1973 55,439 -1,419 136,476 62,928
1972 54,966 -1,588 155,488 54,895
1971 53,797 -911 165,593 223,991
1970 52,293 92 145,081 256,295
1969 51,407 2,665 143,477 108,770
1968 49,258 10,490 132,099 100,963
1967 46,494 12,252 126,249 80,904
1966 44,507 11,858 126,996 110,864
1965 43,953 9,617 122,990 118,891
1964 44,205 6,604 128,420 91,588
1963 44,040 4,091 140,161 73,237
1962 43,124 2,325 143,943 58,315
1961 41,802 829 150,955 64,495
1960 40,436 13,734 141,816 85,707

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 26.5% of the population change in Albania is from natural causes (a gain of 71,631 people) and 73.5% is from migration (a loss of 198,657 people). In Australia 43.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,338,908 people) and 56.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,736,504 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 8,111,404 people or 30.4% in Australia.

Biggest cities by population

Albania
City Population
Tirana 389K
Durres 102K
Elbasan 66.8K
Vlore 66.3K
Kamez 61.7K
Shkoder 61.6K
Fier 52.9K
Korce 43.3K
Berat 40.7K
Sarande 22.6K
Australia
City Population
Sydney 5.45M
Melbourne 5.35M
Brisbane 2.71M
Perth 2.14M
Adelaide 1.39M
Gold Coast 608K
Canberra 381K
Sunshine Coast 284K
Wollongong 262K
Ipswich 233K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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