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

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The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,349,580 in 2025 vs 212,812,405 people in Brazil in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,332,078 people compared to 213,964,342 in Brazil.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 91.7 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Brazil is the 7th.
  • The countries together account for 2.6% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 2.57% for Brazil.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.5% per year vs +0.56% in Brazil.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.33M (22.1% decline), while Brazil has grown from 187M to 214M (14.6% growth).

Albania vs Brazil: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Brazil
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Brazil
2100 1,007,401 164,266,855
2099 1,020,801 165,476,254
2098 1,034,604 166,696,264
2097 1,048,803 167,929,414
2096 1,063,434 169,170,182
2095 1,078,498 170,418,279
2094 1,094,070 171,673,285
2093 1,110,138 172,929,867
2092 1,126,699 174,196,660
2091 1,143,691 175,465,250
2090 1,161,098 176,741,676
2089 1,178,925 178,016,467
2088 1,197,085 179,298,655
2087 1,215,294 180,582,637
2086 1,233,850 181,869,555
2085 1,252,611 183,154,436
2084 1,271,550 184,439,572
2083 1,290,612 185,726,230
2082 1,309,713 187,015,781
2081 1,328,652 188,304,247
2080 1,347,569 189,585,345
2079 1,366,124 190,860,450
2078 1,384,697 192,128,265
2077 1,403,421 193,387,405
2076 1,421,800 194,635,237
2075 1,440,364 195,871,705
2074 1,459,118 197,098,086
2073 1,477,286 198,312,538
2072 1,495,509 199,508,048
2071 1,513,666 200,684,948
2070 1,531,671 201,838,290
2069 1,549,614 202,969,511
2068 1,567,665 204,078,136
2067 1,585,847 205,156,343
2066 1,603,642 206,210,336
2065 1,621,885 207,233,670
2064 1,640,153 208,223,021
2063 1,658,561 209,184,325
2062 1,676,857 210,111,930
2061 1,695,153 211,000,165
2060 1,713,670 211,851,790
2059 1,732,288 212,667,148
2058 1,750,766 213,439,165
2057 1,769,493 214,172,487
2056 1,788,106 214,860,969
2055 1,807,040 215,511,064
2054 1,826,070 216,119,176
2053 1,845,139 216,684,051
2052 1,864,095 217,203,400
2051 1,882,592 217,673,624
2050 1,901,517 218,102,997
2049 1,920,402 218,492,176
2048 1,939,175 218,825,106
2047 1,957,603 219,107,600
2046 1,976,486 219,337,375
2045 1,995,320 219,518,678
2044 2,013,616 219,643,532
2043 2,032,321 219,714,087
2042 2,050,944 219,730,173
2041 2,069,916 219,688,816
2040 2,088,692 219,589,786
2039 2,107,936 219,450,960
2038 2,126,229 219,263,564
2037 2,144,493 219,033,555
2036 2,162,466 218,758,565
2035 2,179,783 218,441,478
2034 2,197,495 218,079,673
2033 2,214,803 217,677,081
2032 2,231,467 217,230,117
2031 2,248,104 216,739,295
2030 2,265,270 216,202,357
2029 2,281,932 215,618,762
2028 2,298,632 214,992,547
2027 2,314,980 214,315,680
2026 2,332,078 213,593,266
2025 2,349,580 212,812,405
2024 2,377,128 211,998,573
2023 2,411,658 211,140,729
2022 2,451,636 210,306,415
2021 2,489,762 209,550,294
2020 2,528,480 208,660,842
2019 2,567,801 207,455,459
2018 2,607,733 206,107,261
2017 2,648,285 204,703,445
2016 2,689,469 203,218,114
2015 2,731,293 201,675,532
2014 2,773,767 200,085,127
2013 2,816,902 198,478,299
2012 2,860,708 196,876,111
2011 2,905,195 195,284,734
2010 2,913,021 193,701,929
2009 2,927,519 192,079,951
2008 2,947,314 190,367,302
2007 2,970,017 188,552,320
2006 2,992,547 186,653,106
2005 3,011,487 184,688,101
2004 3,026,939 182,675,143
2003 3,039,616 180,622,688
2002 3,051,010 178,503,484
2001 3,060,173 176,301,203
2000 3,089,027 174,018,282
1999 3,108,778 171,641,543
1998 3,128,530 169,159,655
1997 3,148,281 166,661,659
1996 3,168,033 164,202,549
1995 3,187,784 161,735,073
1994 3,207,536 159,265,006
1993 3,227,287 156,794,577
1992 3,247,039 154,275,079
1991 3,266,790 151,724,256
1990 3,286,542 149,143,223
1989 3,227,943 146,502,972
1988 3,142,336 143,826,357
1987 3,083,605 141,104,944
1986 3,022,635 138,336,370
1985 2,964,762 135,515,595
1984 2,904,429 132,658,864
1983 2,843,960 129,790,077
1982 2,784,278 126,923,155
1981 2,726,056 124,063,109
1980 2,671,997 121,207,461
1979 2,617,832 118,380,821
1978 2,566,266 115,600,942
1977 2,513,546 112,875,292
1976 2,458,526 110,213,349
1975 2,404,831 107,619,565
1974 2,350,124 105,089,675
1973 2,296,752 102,600,976
1972 2,243,126 100,146,797
1971 2,187,853 97,739,273
1970 2,135,479 95,375,651
1969 2,081,695 93,045,777
1968 2,022,272 90,741,240
1967 1,965,598 88,446,124
1966 1,914,573 86,139,359
1965 1,864,791 83,817,583
1964 1,814,135 81,488,595
1963 1,762,621 79,164,235
1962 1,711,319 76,865,323
1961 1,659,800 74,605,447
1960 1,608,800 72,388,126

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

GeoRank.org/population/albania/brazil | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Brazil gained 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 357,391 people (a 13.3% decline), while Brazil's population increased by 10,746,228 people (a 5.29% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Brazil was ranked 5th in 2006 and ranked 7th 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 Brazil will increase by 1.93% to 218,102,997 people and rank change from 7th to 9th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M 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
Brazil
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Brazil
2100 -1.31% -0.73%
2099 -1.33% -0.73%
2098 -1.35% -0.73%
2097 -1.38% -0.73%
2096 -1.4% -0.73%
2095 -1.42% -0.73%
2094 -1.45% -0.73%
2093 -1.47% -0.73%
2092 -1.49% -0.72%
2091 -1.5% -0.72%
2090 -1.51% -0.72%
2089 -1.52% -0.72%
2088 -1.5% -0.71%
2087 -1.5% -0.71%
2086 -1.5% -0.7%
2085 -1.49% -0.7%
2084 -1.48% -0.69%
2083 -1.46% -0.69%
2082 -1.43% -0.68%
2081 -1.4% -0.68%
2080 -1.36% -0.67%
2079 -1.34% -0.66%
2078 -1.33% -0.65%
2077 -1.29% -0.64%
2076 -1.29% -0.63%
2075 -1.29% -0.62%
2074 -1.23% -0.61%
2073 -1.22% -0.6%
2072 -1.2% -0.59%
2071 -1.18% -0.57%
2070 -1.16% -0.56%
2069 -1.15% -0.54%
2068 -1.15% -0.53%
2067 -1.11% -0.51%
2066 -1.12% -0.49%
2065 -1.11% -0.48%
2064 -1.11% -0.46%
2063 -1.09% -0.44%
2062 -1.08% -0.42%
2061 -1.08% -0.4%
2060 -1.07% -0.38%
2059 -1.06% -0.36%
2058 -1.06% -0.34%
2057 -1.04% -0.32%
2056 -1.05% -0.3%
2055 -1.04% -0.28%
2054 -1.03% -0.26%
2053 -1.02% -0.24%
2052 -0.98% -0.22%
2051 -1% -0.2%
2050 -0.98% -0.18%
2049 -0.97% -0.15%
2048 -0.94% -0.13%
2047 -0.96% -0.1%
2046 -0.94% -0.08%
2045 -0.91% -0.06%
2044 -0.92% -0.03%
2043 -0.91% -0.007%
2042 -0.92% 0.02%
2041 -0.9% 0.05%
2040 -0.91% 0.06%
2039 -0.86% 0.09%
2038 -0.85% 0.11%
2037 -0.83% 0.13%
2036 -0.79% 0.15%
2035 -0.81% 0.17%
2034 -0.78% 0.18%
2033 -0.75% 0.21%
2032 -0.74% 0.23%
2031 -0.76% 0.25%
2030 -0.73% 0.27%
2029 -0.73% 0.29%
2028 -0.71% 0.32%
2027 -0.73% 0.34%
2026 -0.74% 0.37%
2025 -1.16% 0.38%
2024 -1.43% 0.41%
2023 -1.63% 0.4%
2022 -1.53% 0.36%
2021 -1.53% 0.43%
2020 -1.53% 0.58%
2019 -1.53% 0.65%
2018 -1.53% 0.69%
2017 -1.53% 0.73%
2016 -1.53% 0.76%
2015 -1.53% 0.79%
2014 -1.53% 0.81%
2013 -1.53% 0.81%
2012 -1.53% 0.81%
2011 -0.27% 0.82%
2010 -0.5% 0.84%
2009 -0.67% 0.9%
2008 -0.76% 0.96%
2007 -0.75% 1.02%
2006 -0.63% 1.06%
2005 -0.51% 1.1%
2004 -0.42% 1.14%
2003 -0.37% 1.19%
2002 -0.3% 1.25%
2001 -0.93% 1.31%
2000 -0.64% 1.38%
1999 -0.63% 1.47%
1998 -0.63% 1.5%
1997 -0.62% 1.5%
1996 -0.62% 1.53%
1995 -0.62% 1.55%
1994 -0.61% 1.58%
1993 -0.61% 1.63%
1992 -0.6% 1.68%
1991 -0.6% 1.73%
1990 1.82% 1.8%
1989 2.72% 1.86%
1988 1.9% 1.93%
1987 2.02% 2%
1986 1.95% 2.08%
1985 2.08% 2.15%
1984 2.13% 2.21%
1983 2.14% 2.26%
1982 2.14% 2.31%
1981 2.02% 2.36%
1980 2.07% 2.39%
1979 2.01% 2.4%
1978 2.1% 2.41%
1977 2.24% 2.42%
1976 2.23% 2.41%
1975 2.33% 2.41%
1974 2.32% 2.43%
1973 2.39% 2.45%
1972 2.53% 2.46%
1971 2.45% 2.48%
1970 2.58% 2.5%
1969 2.94% 2.54%
1968 2.88% 2.59%
1967 2.67% 2.68%
1966 2.67% 2.77%
1965 2.79% 2.86%
1964 2.92% 2.94%
1963 3% 2.99%
1962 3.1% 3.03%
1961 3.17% 3.06%

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 Brazil's population grew by 0.38%.

Live population counters

Albania Brazil
Current population
2332078
213964342
Population rank 144/197 7/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 2.57%
One net population change
19.1 minutes
38.9 seconds
One birth every
21.8 minutes
12.3 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
21 seconds
Daily growth/decline -75 +2,230
Annual growth/decline -27,548 +813,832
Annual growth/decline rate -1.16% +0.38%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 141/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
2.43 minutes
Annual migration change -24,230 -217,283
Net migration rank 156/196 186/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 1,406,299
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 48/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 163/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Brazil
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Brazil
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - -217,283
2024 3,979 -24,472 1,073,773 -225,510
2023 4,612 -25,357 1,107,434 -240,059
2022 3,913 -16,426 1,054,897 -253,639
2021 623 -32,848 919,507 -208,581
2020 3,682 -16,680 1,146,174 -78,437
2019 8,432 -23,094 1,472,104 -129,216
2018 9,187 -15,032 1,583,935 -230,334
2017 10,707 -14,901 1,610,402 -156,296
2016 12,332 -9,347 1,609,488 -92,989
2015 14,164 -20,500 1,742,275 -173,611
2014 16,185 -21,706 1,757,948 -145,732
2013 17,234 -20,681 1,758,716 -157,228
2012 17,565 -19,845 1,782,516 -179,707
2011 17,564 -18,630 1,815,758 -235,860
2010 18,404 -51,907 1,847,336 -261,539
2009 19,336 -51,657 1,878,542 -220,207
2008 19,526 -50,619 1,908,051 -141,056
2007 20,286 -49,770 1,970,372 -107,481
2006 21,732 -48,882 2,026,119 -90,634
2005 24,390 -48,893 2,083,281 -88,868
2004 26,989 -48,654 2,108,072 -76,661
2003 29,907 -48,517 2,128,819 -55,350
2002 30,189 -45,178 2,207,017 -42,008
2001 33,573 -48,070 2,291,210 -51,600
2000 36,741 -60,531 2,372,043 -45,800
1999 40,047 -63,093 2,450,869 -23,497
1998 43,884 -66,087 2,514,728 21,666
1997 46,979 -66,188 2,531,758 -72,392
1996 52,745 -68,076 2,530,690 -71,943
1995 56,784 -69,785 2,546,195 -69,963
1994 59,086 -70,165 2,532,951 -68,961
1993 60,602 -68,445 2,545,874 -69,070
1992 63,376 -66,538 2,547,698 14,394
1991 65,639 -63,689 2,606,167 -66,600
1990 67,355 -60,173 2,652,959 -30,555
1989 66,351 -38,835 2,717,923 -60,023
1988 64,616 658 2,768,082 -72,825
1987 63,334 -3,250 2,825,485 -77,800
1986 61,925 -2,309 2,880,440 -90,973
1985 60,798 -183 2,912,908 -60,879
1984 59,396 64 2,931,496 -70,035
1983 57,647 66 2,952,335 -76,322
1982 56,443 -225 2,948,552 -90,766
1981 54,595 -374 2,928,262 -65,971
1980 53,803 -601 2,887,768 -38,918
1979 54,139 -1,871 2,836,759 -32,503
1978 55,463 3,230 2,778,815 -23,416
1977 56,319 -1,417 2,715,328 -19,478
1976 56,428 -1,684 2,648,647 -20,612
1975 56,920 -2,610 2,585,130 -25,499
1974 56,133 -1,880 2,524,254 -24,093
1973 55,439 -1,419 2,501,309 -24,071
1972 54,966 -1,588 2,454,698 -23,584
1971 53,797 -911 2,407,319 -23,421
1970 52,293 92 2,362,073 -18,779
1969 51,407 2,665 2,324,190 -7,763
1968 49,258 10,490 2,301,561 -8,856
1967 46,494 12,252 2,307,560 -10,033
1966 44,507 11,858 2,325,332 -9,317
1965 43,953 9,617 2,336,415 -8,824
1964 44,205 6,604 2,338,478 -8,146
1963 44,040 4,091 2,326,400 -8,136
1962 43,124 2,325 2,286,666 -7,171
1961 41,802 829 2,240,178 75
1960 40,436 13,734 2,190,392 4,066

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 Brazil 88.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,319,989 people) and 11.8% is from migration (a loss of 1,788,672 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 1,406,299 people or 0.7% in Brazil.

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
Brazil
City Population
Sao Paulo 11.5M
Rio de Janeiro 6.21M
Brasilia 3M
Fortaleza 2.58M
Salvador 2.42M
Belo Horizonte 2.32M
Manaus 2.3M
Curitiba 1.77M
Recife 1.49M
Goiania 1.44M

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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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