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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,377,128 in 2024 vs 211,998,573 people in Brazil in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,342,753 people compared to 213,824,938 in Brazil.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 91.3 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 2.61% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 2.58% for Brazil.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.53% per year vs +0.6% in Brazil.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (21.7% 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 1,012,012 164,294,719
2099 1,025,473 165,504,324
2098 1,039,339 166,724,540
2097 1,053,604 167,957,900
2096 1,068,302 169,198,878
2095 1,083,434 170,447,187
2094 1,099,077 171,702,406
2093 1,115,220 172,959,201
2092 1,131,856 174,226,209
2091 1,148,926 175,495,014
2090 1,166,413 176,771,657
2089 1,184,321 178,046,664
2088 1,202,564 179,329,069
2087 1,220,857 180,613,269
2086 1,239,498 181,900,405
2085 1,258,345 183,185,504
2084 1,277,370 184,470,859
2083 1,296,519 185,757,734
2082 1,315,707 187,047,504
2081 1,334,733 188,336,189
2080 1,353,737 189,617,504
2079 1,372,377 190,892,825
2078 1,391,035 192,160,856
2077 1,409,844 193,420,209
2076 1,428,308 194,668,253
2075 1,446,956 195,904,930
2074 1,465,797 197,131,520
2073 1,484,047 198,346,178
2072 1,502,354 199,541,890
2071 1,520,594 200,718,990
2070 1,538,681 201,872,528
2069 1,556,707 203,003,940
2068 1,574,841 204,112,753
2067 1,593,106 205,191,144
2066 1,610,982 206,245,316
2065 1,629,308 207,268,823
2064 1,647,661 208,258,342
2063 1,666,152 209,219,808
2062 1,684,532 210,147,571
2061 1,702,912 211,035,957
2060 1,721,513 211,887,727
2059 1,740,217 212,703,223
2058 1,758,780 213,475,371
2057 1,777,592 214,208,817
2056 1,796,291 214,897,416
2055 1,815,311 215,547,622
2054 1,834,428 216,155,836
2053 1,853,584 216,720,807
2052 1,872,627 217,240,244
2051 1,891,209 217,710,548
2050 1,910,221 218,139,994
2049 1,929,192 218,529,238
2048 1,948,051 218,862,226
2047 1,966,563 219,144,767
2046 1,985,533 219,374,582
2045 2,004,453 219,555,915
2044 2,022,832 219,680,790
2043 2,041,623 219,751,357
2042 2,060,331 219,767,446
2041 2,079,391 219,726,082
2040 2,098,252 219,627,035
2039 2,117,584 219,488,186
2038 2,135,961 219,300,758
2037 2,154,309 219,070,710
2036 2,172,363 218,795,673
2035 2,189,761 218,478,532
2034 2,207,553 218,116,666
2033 2,224,941 217,714,006
2032 2,241,680 217,266,965
2031 2,258,394 216,776,060
2030 2,275,638 216,239,032
2029 2,292,376 215,655,337
2028 2,309,153 215,029,016
2027 2,325,576 214,352,035
2026 2,342,753 213,629,498
2025 2,360,334 212,848,504
2024 2,377,128 211,998,573
2023 2,414,095 211,140,729
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 346,716 people (a 12.9% decline), while Brazil's population increased by 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% 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 1,910,221 people with a rank change from 144th to 148th. The population of Brazil will increase by 2.02% to 218,139,994 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 -0.71% 0.4%
2024 -1.53% 0.41%
2023 -1.53% 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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Albania declined by 1.53%, while Brazil's population grew by 0.41%.

Live population counters

Albania Brazil
Current population
2342753
213824938
Population rank 144/197 7/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 2.58%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
36.8 seconds
One birth every
21.3 minutes
12.1 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
21.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline -101 +2,350
Annual growth/decline -36,967 +857,844
Annual growth/decline rate -1.53% +0.41%
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 - -24,472 - -225,510
2023 4,615 -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 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 30% of the population change in Albania is from natural causes (a gain of 83,840 people) and 70% is from migration (a loss of 195,891 people). In Brazil 89.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 14,004,164 people) and 10.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,708,894 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 (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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