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

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The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,349,580 in 2025 vs 175,686,899 people in Bangladesh in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,332,078 people compared to 178,936,470 in Bangladesh.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 76.7 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Bangladesh is the 8th.
  • The countries together account for 2.18% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 2.15% for Bangladesh.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.5% per year vs +0.97% in Bangladesh.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.33M (22.1% decline), while Bangladesh has grown from 146M to 179M (22.2% growth).

Albania vs Bangladesh: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Bangladesh
2100 1,007,401 210,401,264
2099 1,020,801 211,451,904
2098 1,034,604 212,482,204
2097 1,048,803 213,486,272
2096 1,063,434 214,465,968
2095 1,078,498 215,426,907
2094 1,094,070 216,370,356
2093 1,110,138 217,275,808
2092 1,126,699 218,153,712
2091 1,143,691 218,982,674
2090 1,161,098 219,784,878
2089 1,178,925 220,540,401
2088 1,197,085 221,259,520
2087 1,215,294 221,938,165
2086 1,233,850 222,588,012
2085 1,252,611 223,185,997
2084 1,271,550 223,744,949
2083 1,290,612 224,275,716
2082 1,309,713 224,766,094
2081 1,328,652 225,240,154
2080 1,347,569 225,667,518
2079 1,366,124 226,061,595
2078 1,384,697 226,391,523
2077 1,403,421 226,699,126
2076 1,421,800 226,957,140
2075 1,440,364 227,161,614
2074 1,459,118 227,317,797
2073 1,477,286 227,438,605
2072 1,495,509 227,505,726
2071 1,513,666 227,524,423
2070 1,531,671 227,497,506
2069 1,549,614 227,428,570
2068 1,567,665 227,305,014
2067 1,585,847 227,121,107
2066 1,603,642 226,880,763
2065 1,621,885 226,584,072
2064 1,640,153 226,238,210
2063 1,658,561 225,824,534
2062 1,676,857 225,352,036
2061 1,695,153 224,813,409
2060 1,713,670 224,219,163
2059 1,732,288 223,571,928
2058 1,750,766 222,858,175
2057 1,769,493 222,085,438
2056 1,788,106 221,276,251
2055 1,807,040 220,407,778
2054 1,826,070 219,514,298
2053 1,845,139 218,569,959
2052 1,864,095 217,587,835
2051 1,882,592 216,556,487
2050 1,901,517 215,492,158
2049 1,920,402 214,402,257
2048 1,939,175 213,277,451
2047 1,957,603 212,116,827
2046 1,976,486 210,921,144
2045 1,995,320 209,698,915
2044 2,013,616 208,449,015
2043 2,032,321 207,172,388
2042 2,050,944 205,861,265
2041 2,069,916 204,515,400
2040 2,088,692 203,145,429
2039 2,107,936 201,737,174
2038 2,126,229 200,264,237
2037 2,144,493 198,741,429
2036 2,162,466 197,150,036
2035 2,179,783 195,501,296
2034 2,197,495 193,791,174
2033 2,214,803 191,991,968
2032 2,231,467 190,143,732
2031 2,248,104 188,210,205
2030 2,265,270 186,214,224
2029 2,281,932 184,170,034
2028 2,298,632 182,089,419
2027 2,314,980 179,975,298
2026 2,332,078 177,839,282
2025 2,349,580 175,686,899
2024 2,377,128 173,562,364
2023 2,411,658 171,466,990
2022 2,451,636 169,384,897
2021 2,489,762 167,658,854
2020 2,528,480 166,298,024
2019 2,567,801 164,913,055
2018 2,607,733 163,523,103
2017 2,648,285 162,186,147
2016 2,689,469 160,811,932
2015 2,731,293 159,383,179
2014 2,773,767 157,964,929
2013 2,816,902 156,532,141
2012 2,860,708 155,070,101
2011 2,905,195 153,591,076
2010 2,913,021 152,201,981
2009 2,927,519 150,873,714
2008 2,947,314 149,474,264
2007 2,970,017 147,989,278
2006 2,992,547 146,405,973
2005 3,011,487 144,715,786
2004 3,026,939 142,902,856
2003 3,039,616 140,970,351
2002 3,051,010 138,933,658
2001 3,060,173 136,805,810
2000 3,089,027 134,544,304
1999 3,108,778 132,108,065
1998 3,128,530 129,622,332
1997 3,148,281 127,198,069
1996 3,168,033 124,862,179
1995 3,187,784 122,600,370
1994 3,207,536 120,343,179
1993 3,227,287 118,132,360
1992 3,247,039 115,952,192
1991 3,266,790 113,787,109
1990 3,286,542 111,633,717
1989 3,227,943 109,433,799
1988 3,142,336 107,216,008
1987 3,083,605 104,959,291
1986 3,022,635 102,635,572
1985 2,964,762 100,253,825
1984 2,904,429 97,814,966
1983 2,843,960 95,335,155
1982 2,784,278 92,814,507
1981 2,726,056 90,303,105
1980 2,671,997 88,016,432
1979 2,617,832 85,935,072
1978 2,566,266 83,889,655
1977 2,513,546 81,867,264
1976 2,458,526 79,855,318
1975 2,404,831 77,854,351
1974 2,350,124 75,839,348
1973 2,296,752 73,722,294
1972 2,243,126 71,641,519
1971 2,187,853 70,276,758
1970 2,135,479 69,058,894
1969 2,081,695 67,294,133
1968 2,022,272 65,408,276
1967 1,965,598 63,510,929
1966 1,914,573 61,669,806
1965 1,864,791 59,902,519
1964 1,814,135 58,178,374
1963 1,762,621 56,504,402
1962 1,711,319 54,881,146
1961 1,659,800 53,310,348
1960 1,608,800 51,828,660

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 Bangladesh gained 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 357,391 people (a 13.3% decline), while Bangladesh's population increased by 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Bangladesh was ranked 8th in 2006 and still ranked 8th 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 Bangladesh will increase by 20.4% to 215,492,158 people and rank change from 8th to 10th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M 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
Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Bangladesh
2100 -1.31% -0.5%
2099 -1.33% -0.48%
2098 -1.35% -0.47%
2097 -1.38% -0.46%
2096 -1.4% -0.45%
2095 -1.42% -0.44%
2094 -1.45% -0.42%
2093 -1.47% -0.4%
2092 -1.49% -0.38%
2091 -1.5% -0.36%
2090 -1.51% -0.34%
2089 -1.52% -0.33%
2088 -1.5% -0.31%
2087 -1.5% -0.29%
2086 -1.5% -0.27%
2085 -1.49% -0.25%
2084 -1.48% -0.24%
2083 -1.46% -0.22%
2082 -1.43% -0.21%
2081 -1.4% -0.19%
2080 -1.36% -0.17%
2079 -1.34% -0.15%
2078 -1.33% -0.14%
2077 -1.29% -0.11%
2076 -1.29% -0.09%
2075 -1.29% -0.07%
2074 -1.23% -0.05%
2073 -1.22% -0.03%
2072 -1.2% -0.008%
2071 -1.18% 0.01%
2070 -1.16% 0.03%
2069 -1.15% 0.05%
2068 -1.15% 0.08%
2067 -1.11% 0.11%
2066 -1.12% 0.13%
2065 -1.11% 0.15%
2064 -1.11% 0.18%
2063 -1.09% 0.21%
2062 -1.08% 0.24%
2061 -1.08% 0.27%
2060 -1.07% 0.29%
2059 -1.06% 0.32%
2058 -1.06% 0.35%
2057 -1.04% 0.37%
2056 -1.05% 0.39%
2055 -1.04% 0.41%
2054 -1.03% 0.43%
2053 -1.02% 0.45%
2052 -0.98% 0.48%
2051 -1% 0.49%
2050 -0.98% 0.51%
2049 -0.97% 0.53%
2048 -0.94% 0.55%
2047 -0.96% 0.57%
2046 -0.94% 0.58%
2045 -0.91% 0.6%
2044 -0.92% 0.62%
2043 -0.91% 0.64%
2042 -0.92% 0.66%
2041 -0.9% 0.67%
2040 -0.91% 0.7%
2039 -0.86% 0.74%
2038 -0.85% 0.77%
2037 -0.83% 0.81%
2036 -0.79% 0.84%
2035 -0.81% 0.88%
2034 -0.78% 0.94%
2033 -0.75% 0.97%
2032 -0.74% 1.03%
2031 -0.76% 1.07%
2030 -0.73% 1.11%
2029 -0.73% 1.14%
2028 -0.71% 1.17%
2027 -0.73% 1.2%
2026 -0.74% 1.23%
2025 -1.16% 1.22%
2024 -1.43% 1.22%
2023 -1.63% 1.23%
2022 -1.53% 1.03%
2021 -1.53% 0.82%
2020 -1.53% 0.84%
2019 -1.53% 0.85%
2018 -1.53% 0.82%
2017 -1.53% 0.85%
2016 -1.53% 0.9%
2015 -1.53% 0.9%
2014 -1.53% 0.92%
2013 -1.53% 0.94%
2012 -1.53% 0.96%
2011 -0.27% 0.91%
2010 -0.5% 0.88%
2009 -0.67% 0.94%
2008 -0.76% 1%
2007 -0.75% 1.08%
2006 -0.63% 1.17%
2005 -0.51% 1.27%
2004 -0.42% 1.37%
2003 -0.37% 1.47%
2002 -0.3% 1.56%
2001 -0.93% 1.68%
2000 -0.64% 1.84%
1999 -0.63% 1.92%
1998 -0.63% 1.91%
1997 -0.62% 1.87%
1996 -0.62% 1.84%
1995 -0.62% 1.88%
1994 -0.61% 1.87%
1993 -0.61% 1.88%
1992 -0.6% 1.9%
1991 -0.6% 1.93%
1990 1.82% 2.01%
1989 2.72% 2.07%
1988 1.9% 2.15%
1987 2.02% 2.26%
1986 1.95% 2.38%
1985 2.08% 2.49%
1984 2.13% 2.6%
1983 2.14% 2.72%
1982 2.14% 2.78%
1981 2.02% 2.6%
1980 2.07% 2.42%
1979 2.01% 2.44%
1978 2.1% 2.47%
1977 2.24% 2.52%
1976 2.23% 2.57%
1975 2.33% 2.66%
1974 2.32% 2.87%
1973 2.39% 2.9%
1972 2.53% 1.94%
1971 2.45% 1.76%
1970 2.58% 2.62%
1969 2.94% 2.88%
1968 2.88% 2.99%
1967 2.67% 2.99%
1966 2.67% 2.95%
1965 2.79% 2.96%
1964 2.92% 2.96%
1963 3% 2.96%
1962 3.1% 2.95%
1961 3.17% 2.86%

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 Bangladesh's population grew by 1.22%.

Live population counters

Albania Bangladesh
Current population
2332078
178936470
Population rank 144/197 8/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 2.15%
One net population change
19.1 minutes
14.9 seconds
One birth every
21.8 minutes
9.09 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
35.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline -75 +5,821
Annual growth/decline -27,548 +2,124,535
Annual growth/decline rate -1.16% +1.22%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 84/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
1.31 minutes
Annual migration change -24,230 -402,100
Net migration rank 156/196 194/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 2,906,338
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 24/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 139/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Bangladesh
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - -402,100
2024 3,979 -24,472 2,583,129 -473,362
2023 4,612 -25,357 2,630,818 -549,918
2022 3,913 -16,426 2,633,258 -549,990
2021 623 -32,848 2,363,487 -994,722
2020 3,682 -16,680 2,355,279 -1,002,522
2019 8,432 -23,094 2,433,952 -1,016,796
2018 9,187 -15,032 2,391,853 -1,029,069
2017 10,707 -14,901 2,348,293 -1,037,176
2016 12,332 -9,347 2,356,056 -918,770
2015 14,164 -20,500 2,329,544 -909,223
2014 16,185 -21,706 2,305,499 -889,222
2013 17,234 -20,681 2,312,293 -862,944
2012 17,565 -19,845 2,304,652 -829,875
2011 17,564 -18,630 2,332,126 -848,910
2010 18,404 -51,907 2,408,597 -1,113,727
2009 19,336 -51,657 2,511,746 -1,150,194
2008 19,526 -50,619 2,595,770 -1,158,420
2007 20,286 -49,770 2,666,175 -1,133,553
2006 21,732 -48,882 2,725,786 -1,091,865
2005 24,390 -48,893 2,783,029 -1,036,635
2004 26,989 -48,654 2,849,626 -970,264
2003 29,907 -48,517 2,881,857 -896,335
2002 30,189 -45,178 2,907,604 -819,909
2001 33,573 -48,070 2,905,755 -737,740
2000 36,741 -60,531 2,867,543 -512,422
1999 40,047 -63,093 2,803,597 -286,256
1998 43,884 -66,087 2,740,993 -286,966
1997 46,979 -66,188 2,667,979 -273,442
1996 52,745 -68,076 2,531,581 -254,239
1995 56,784 -69,785 2,477,509 -231,304
1994 59,086 -70,165 2,475,098 -206,958
1993 60,602 -68,445 2,425,139 -271,677
1992 63,376 -66,538 2,453,664 -246,914
1991 65,639 -63,689 2,354,255 -230,852
1990 67,355 -60,173 2,587,558 -404,105
1989 66,351 -38,835 2,623,347 -406,910
1988 64,616 658 2,614,570 -395,408
1987 63,334 -3,250 2,661,768 -367,475
1986 61,925 -2,309 2,685,152 -331,992
1985 60,798 -183 2,698,231 -287,872
1984 59,396 64 2,713,094 -245,693
1983 57,647 66 2,694,172 -201,909
1982 56,443 -225 2,705,822 -156,729
1981 54,595 -374 2,658,613 -184,884
1980 53,803 -601 2,615,497 -515,918
1979 54,139 -1,871 2,570,404 -507,354
1978 55,463 3,230 2,514,509 -486,721
1977 56,319 -1,417 2,475,502 -458,491
1976 56,428 -1,684 2,431,754 -424,970
1975 56,920 -2,610 2,385,302 -390,212
1974 56,133 -1,880 2,312,418 -277,545
1973 55,439 -1,419 2,276,471 -77,324
1972 54,966 -1,588 2,231,204 -269,033
1971 53,797 -911 542,747 224,369
1970 52,293 92 1,742,287 -73,719
1969 51,407 2,665 1,985,984 -125,010
1968 49,258 10,490 1,918,686 -7,970
1967 46,494 12,252 1,860,743 23,164
1966 44,507 11,858 1,794,530 3,758
1965 43,953 9,617 1,688,652 47,610
1964 44,205 6,604 1,686,591 25,426
1963 44,040 4,091 1,612,749 23,215
1962 43,124 2,325 1,584,035 26,533
1961 41,802 829 1,504,524 26,503
1960 40,436 13,734 1,418,810 13,580

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 Bangladesh 74.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 24,425,669 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a loss of 8,481,548 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 2,906,338 people or 1.7% in Bangladesh.

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
Bangladesh
City Population
Dhaka 16.8M
Chittagong 3.23M
Narayanganj 968K
Khulna 929K
Sylhet 480K
Rajshahi 448K
Bogra 401K
Barisal 328K
Rangpur 294K
Brahmanbaria 268K

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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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