The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,714,617 in 2024 vs 3,164,253 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,694,925 people compared to 3,140,094 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Population statistics:
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 1.17 times bigger than Albania's.
- Albania is ranked the 141st most populous country in the world, while Bosnia and Herzegovina is the 135th.
- The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -0.58% per year vs -1.19% in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Since 2005, the population of Albania has decreased from 3.01M people to 2.69M (10.5% decline), while Bosnia and Herzegovina has declined from 4.1M to 3.14M (23.3% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 38.9% of the population in Albania and 42.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Albania vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: live population counter
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| Current population |
2694925
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3140094
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| Population rank | 141/197 | 135/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
16.8 minutes
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25.2 minutes
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| One birth every |
18.7 minutes
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21.4 minutes
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| One death every |
23 minutes
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12.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
21.5 minutes
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1.95 hours
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| Annual migration change | -24,472 | -4,497 |
| Daily growth/decline | -86 | -57 |
| Annual growth/decline | -31,355 | -20,820 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -1.14% | -0.65% |
| Population growth rate rank | 193/197 | 188/197 |
Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,608,800 | 3,281,381 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,659,800 | 3,348,035 | 3.17% | 2.03% |
| 1962 | 1,711,319 | 3,407,532 | 3.1% | 1.78% |
| 1963 | 1,762,621 | 3,461,942 | 3% | 1.6% |
| 1964 | 1,814,135 | 3,513,441 | 2.92% | 1.49% |
| 1965 | 1,864,791 | 3,562,834 | 2.79% | 1.41% |
| 1966 | 1,914,573 | 3,610,562 | 2.67% | 1.34% |
| 1967 | 1,965,598 | 3,656,223 | 2.67% | 1.26% |
| 1968 | 2,022,272 | 3,698,794 | 2.88% | 1.16% |
| 1969 | 2,081,695 | 3,737,765 | 2.94% | 1.05% |
| 1970 | 2,135,479 | 3,773,247 | 2.58% | 0.95% |
| 1971 | 2,187,853 | 3,809,376 | 2.45% | 0.96% |
| 1972 | 2,243,126 | 3,848,271 | 2.53% | 1.02% |
| 1973 | 2,296,752 | 3,887,376 | 2.39% | 1.02% |
| 1974 | 2,350,124 | 3,926,472 | 2.32% | 1.01% |
| 1975 | 2,404,831 | 3,965,743 | 2.33% | 1% |
| 1976 | 2,458,526 | 4,004,552 | 2.23% | 0.98% |
| 1977 | 2,513,546 | 4,042,124 | 2.24% | 0.94% |
| 1978 | 2,566,266 | 4,078,240 | 2.1% | 0.89% |
| 1979 | 2,617,832 | 4,113,300 | 2.01% | 0.86% |
| 1980 | 2,671,997 | 4,148,426 | 2.07% | 0.85% |
| 1981 | 2,726,056 | 4,184,217 | 2.02% | 0.86% |
| 1982 | 2,784,278 | 4,221,100 | 2.14% | 0.88% |
| 1983 | 2,843,960 | 4,258,728 | 2.14% | 0.89% |
| 1984 | 2,904,429 | 4,295,536 | 2.13% | 0.86% |
| 1985 | 2,964,762 | 4,330,364 | 2.08% | 0.81% |
| 1986 | 3,022,635 | 4,362,115 | 1.95% | 0.73% |
| 1987 | 3,083,605 | 4,390,246 | 2.02% | 0.64% |
| 1988 | 3,142,336 | 4,414,404 | 1.9% | 0.55% |
| 1989 | 3,227,943 | 4,433,983 | 2.72% | 0.44% |
| 1990 | 3,286,542 | 4,448,652 | 1.82% | 0.33% |
| 1991 | 3,266,790 | 4,458,343 | -0.6% | 0.22% |
| 1992 | 3,247,039 | 4,234,616 | -0.6% | -5.02% |
| 1993 | 3,227,287 | 3,904,482 | -0.61% | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 3,207,536 | 3,725,412 | -0.61% | -4.59% |
| 1995 | 3,187,784 | 3,715,564 | -0.62% | -0.26% |
| 1996 | 3,168,033 | 3,875,246 | -0.62% | 4.3% |
| 1997 | 3,148,281 | 4,018,227 | -0.62% | 3.69% |
| 1998 | 3,128,530 | 4,089,356 | -0.63% | 1.77% |
| 1999 | 3,108,778 | 4,130,305 | -0.63% | 1% |
| 2000 | 3,089,027 | 4,159,771 | -0.64% | 0.71% |
| 2001 | 3,060,173 | 4,179,438 | -0.93% | 0.47% |
| 2002 | 3,051,010 | 4,188,002 | -0.3% | 0.2% |
| 2003 | 3,039,616 | 4,178,523 | -0.37% | -0.23% |
| 2004 | 3,026,939 | 4,140,987 | -0.42% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 3,011,487 | 4,096,493 | -0.51% | -1.07% |
| 2006 | 2,992,547 | 4,063,272 | -0.63% | -0.81% |
| 2007 | 2,970,017 | 4,013,424 | -0.75% | -1.23% |
| 2008 | 2,947,314 | 3,947,544 | -0.76% | -1.64% |
| 2009 | 2,927,519 | 3,879,794 | -0.67% | -1.72% |
| 2010 | 2,913,021 | 3,811,472 | -0.5% | -1.76% |
| 2011 | 2,905,195 | 3,741,798 | -0.27% | -1.83% |
| 2012 | 2,900,401 | 3,670,113 | -0.17% | -1.92% |
| 2013 | 2,895,092 | 3,610,859 | -0.18% | -1.61% |
| 2014 | 2,889,104 | 3,564,829 | -0.21% | -1.27% |
| 2015 | 2,880,703 | 3,518,541 | -0.29% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 2,876,101 | 3,473,003 | -0.16% | -1.29% |
| 2017 | 2,873,457 | 3,428,682 | -0.09% | -1.28% |
| 2018 | 2,866,376 | 3,387,000 | -0.25% | -1.22% |
| 2019 | 2,854,191 | 3,345,533 | -0.43% | -1.22% |
| 2020 | 2,837,849 | 3,299,349 | -0.57% | -1.38% |
| 2021 | 2,811,666 | 3,244,907 | -0.92% | -1.65% |
| 2022 | 2,777,689 | 3,204,802 | -1.21% | -1.24% |
| 2023 | 2,745,972 | 3,185,073 | -1.14% | -0.62% |
| 2024 | 2,714,617 | 3,164,253 | -1.14% | -0.65% |
| 2025 | 2,694,925 | 3,140,094 | -0.73% | -0.76% |
| 2026 | 2,675,010 | 3,114,242 | -0.74% | -0.82% |
| 2027 | 2,655,754 | 3,088,090 | -0.72% | -0.84% |
| 2028 | 2,636,738 | 3,062,434 | -0.72% | -0.83% |
| 2029 | 2,617,526 | 3,037,868 | -0.73% | -0.8% |
| 2030 | 2,598,055 | 3,013,973 | -0.74% | -0.79% |
| 2031 | 2,578,605 | 2,990,094 | -0.75% | -0.79% |
| 2032 | 2,559,433 | 2,964,774 | -0.74% | -0.85% |
| 2033 | 2,539,878 | 2,937,841 | -0.76% | -0.91% |
| 2034 | 2,519,713 | 2,909,781 | -0.79% | -0.96% |
| 2035 | 2,499,557 | 2,881,541 | -0.8% | -0.97% |
| 2036 | 2,479,237 | 2,854,431 | -0.81% | -0.94% |
| 2037 | 2,458,376 | 2,827,715 | -0.84% | -0.94% |
| 2038 | 2,437,333 | 2,801,180 | -0.86% | -0.94% |
| 2039 | 2,415,720 | 2,773,788 | -0.89% | -0.98% |
| 2040 | 2,393,840 | 2,745,008 | -0.91% | -1.04% |
| 2041 | 2,372,118 | 2,715,219 | -0.91% | -1.09% |
| 2042 | 2,350,472 | 2,685,730 | -0.91% | -1.09% |
| 2043 | 2,328,984 | 2,656,998 | -0.91% | -1.07% |
| 2044 | 2,307,685 | 2,628,409 | -0.91% | -1.08% |
| 2045 | 2,286,312 | 2,599,923 | -0.93% | -1.08% |
| 2046 | 2,264,596 | 2,570,920 | -0.95% | -1.12% |
| 2047 | 2,243,130 | 2,541,510 | -0.95% | -1.14% |
| 2048 | 2,221,710 | 2,512,786 | -0.95% | -1.13% |
| 2049 | 2,200,033 | 2,484,040 | -0.98% | -1.14% |
| 2050 | 2,178,271 | 2,455,167 | -0.99% | -1.16% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Albania decreased by 130,784 people (a 4.34% decline), while Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 577,952 people (a 14.1% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Albania lost -185,778 (a 6.45% decline), while Bosnia and Herzegovina's population decreased by -378,447 (a 10.8% decline).
Albania was ranked 132nd most populous country in 2005 and is 141st in 2025. Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd in 2005 and ranked 135th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Albania's population will shrink by 19.2% to 2,178,271 people with a rank change from 141st to 146th. The population of Bosnia and Herzegovina will decrease by 21.8% to 2,455,167 people and rank change from 135th to 143rd.
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Population differences between Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| Life expectancy | 80 years | 78.2 years |
| Average age | 39.9 years | 44.7 years |
| Median age | 37.8 years | 46.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 47.6:52.4 |
| Fertility rate | 1.35 births per woman | 1.49 births per woman |
| Population density | 256.6 ppl/mi² | 160.1 ppl/mi² |
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