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

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The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,349,580 in 2025 vs 21,003,705 people in Chad in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,332,078 people compared to 21,855,137 in Chad.

Population statistics:

  • Chad's population is 9.37 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Chad is the 64th.
  • The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.26% for Chad.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.5% per year vs +3.63% in Chad.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.33M (22.1% decline), while Chad has grown from 10.7M to 21.9M (104.1% growth).

Albania vs Chad: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Chad
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Chad
2100 1,007,401 70,311,013
2099 1,020,801 69,986,866
2098 1,034,604 69,662,155
2097 1,048,803 69,277,239
2096 1,063,434 68,889,445
2095 1,078,498 68,502,128
2094 1,094,070 68,110,775
2093 1,110,138 67,684,792
2092 1,126,699 67,233,921
2091 1,143,691 66,781,244
2090 1,161,098 66,290,702
2089 1,178,925 65,798,812
2088 1,197,085 65,317,154
2087 1,215,294 64,800,745
2086 1,233,850 64,278,192
2085 1,252,611 63,727,856
2084 1,271,550 63,168,104
2083 1,290,612 62,596,574
2082 1,309,713 62,040,380
2081 1,328,652 61,434,119
2080 1,347,569 60,826,765
2079 1,366,124 60,198,617
2078 1,384,697 59,555,772
2077 1,403,421 58,918,103
2076 1,421,800 58,275,388
2075 1,440,364 57,618,555
2074 1,459,118 56,965,122
2073 1,477,286 56,292,259
2072 1,495,509 55,597,279
2071 1,513,666 54,903,565
2070 1,531,671 54,214,047
2069 1,549,614 53,520,311
2068 1,567,665 52,818,046
2067 1,585,847 52,125,908
2066 1,603,642 51,388,975
2065 1,621,885 50,658,129
2064 1,640,153 49,900,784
2063 1,658,561 49,155,513
2062 1,676,857 48,403,186
2061 1,695,153 47,648,039
2060 1,713,670 46,859,349
2059 1,732,288 46,066,772
2058 1,750,766 45,285,757
2057 1,769,493 44,507,961
2056 1,788,106 43,722,007
2055 1,807,040 42,925,488
2054 1,826,070 42,142,940
2053 1,845,139 41,351,412
2052 1,864,095 40,559,038
2051 1,882,592 39,768,198
2050 1,901,517 38,981,624
2049 1,920,402 38,210,212
2048 1,939,175 37,418,176
2047 1,957,603 36,648,598
2046 1,976,486 35,880,269
2045 1,995,320 35,104,973
2044 2,013,616 34,352,050
2043 2,032,321 33,590,931
2042 2,050,944 32,837,006
2041 2,069,916 32,086,067
2040 2,088,692 31,362,066
2039 2,107,936 30,621,558
2038 2,126,229 29,886,177
2037 2,144,493 29,155,330
2036 2,162,466 28,422,010
2035 2,179,783 27,709,891
2034 2,197,495 27,003,635
2033 2,214,803 26,292,134
2032 2,231,467 25,581,739
2031 2,248,104 24,875,542
2030 2,265,270 24,183,856
2029 2,281,932 23,494,522
2028 2,298,632 22,809,219
2027 2,314,980 22,131,874
2026 2,332,078 21,562,855
2025 2,349,580 21,003,705
2024 2,377,128 20,299,123
2023 2,411,658 19,319,064
2022 2,451,636 18,455,316
2021 2,489,762 17,828,273
2020 2,528,480 17,224,679
2019 2,567,801 16,685,223
2018 2,607,733 16,156,531
2017 2,648,285 15,622,759
2016 2,689,469 15,114,655
2015 2,731,293 14,647,621
2014 2,773,767 14,188,678
2013 2,816,902 13,691,079
2012 2,860,708 13,210,998
2011 2,905,195 12,754,997
2010 2,913,021 12,312,575
2009 2,927,519 11,893,754
2008 2,947,314 11,476,296
2007 2,970,017 11,081,660
2006 2,992,547 10,706,424
2005 3,011,487 10,328,092
2004 3,026,939 9,920,036
2003 3,039,616 9,487,833
2002 3,051,010 9,116,192
2001 3,060,173 8,804,124
2000 3,089,027 8,512,093
1999 3,108,778 8,222,705
1998 3,128,530 7,938,840
1997 3,148,281 7,670,366
1996 3,168,033 7,410,108
1995 3,187,784 7,089,064
1994 3,207,536 6,783,450
1993 3,227,287 6,629,146
1992 3,247,039 6,474,656
1991 3,266,790 6,205,676
1990 3,286,542 5,982,833
1989 3,227,943 5,819,586
1988 3,142,336 5,625,602
1987 3,083,605 5,438,309
1986 3,022,635 5,251,069
1985 2,964,762 5,096,269
1984 2,904,429 5,045,145
1983 2,843,960 4,979,130
1982 2,784,278 4,738,483
1981 2,726,056 4,520,959
1980 2,671,997 4,515,453
1979 2,617,832 4,505,384
1978 2,566,266 4,411,366
1977 2,513,546 4,331,667
1976 2,458,526 4,251,297
1975 2,404,831 4,167,234
1974 2,350,124 4,078,356
1973 2,296,752 3,985,909
1972 2,243,126 3,893,252
1971 2,187,853 3,807,316
1970 2,135,479 3,727,828
1969 2,081,695 3,651,113
1968 2,022,272 3,578,231
1967 1,965,598 3,508,512
1966 1,914,573 3,440,903
1965 1,864,791 3,374,220
1964 1,814,135 3,307,479
1963 1,762,621 3,240,905
1962 1,711,319 3,175,598
1961 1,659,800 3,111,947
1960 1,608,800 3,049,838

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/chad | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Chad gained 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 357,391 people (a 13.3% decline), while Chad's population increased by 6,740,482 people (a 44.6% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Chad was ranked 76th in 2006 and ranked 64th 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 Chad will increase by 78.4% to 38,981,624 people and rank change from 64th to 52nd.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.3M 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
Chad
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Chad
2100 -1.31% 0.46%
2099 -1.33% 0.47%
2098 -1.35% 0.56%
2097 -1.38% 0.56%
2096 -1.4% 0.57%
2095 -1.42% 0.57%
2094 -1.45% 0.63%
2093 -1.47% 0.67%
2092 -1.49% 0.68%
2091 -1.5% 0.74%
2090 -1.51% 0.75%
2089 -1.52% 0.74%
2088 -1.5% 0.8%
2087 -1.5% 0.81%
2086 -1.5% 0.86%
2085 -1.49% 0.89%
2084 -1.48% 0.91%
2083 -1.46% 0.9%
2082 -1.43% 0.99%
2081 -1.4% 1%
2080 -1.36% 1.04%
2079 -1.34% 1.08%
2078 -1.33% 1.08%
2077 -1.29% 1.1%
2076 -1.29% 1.14%
2075 -1.29% 1.15%
2074 -1.23% 1.2%
2073 -1.22% 1.25%
2072 -1.2% 1.26%
2071 -1.18% 1.27%
2070 -1.16% 1.3%
2069 -1.15% 1.33%
2068 -1.15% 1.33%
2067 -1.11% 1.43%
2066 -1.12% 1.44%
2065 -1.11% 1.52%
2064 -1.11% 1.52%
2063 -1.09% 1.55%
2062 -1.08% 1.58%
2061 -1.08% 1.68%
2060 -1.07% 1.72%
2059 -1.06% 1.72%
2058 -1.06% 1.75%
2057 -1.04% 1.8%
2056 -1.05% 1.86%
2055 -1.04% 1.86%
2054 -1.03% 1.91%
2053 -1.02% 1.95%
2052 -0.98% 1.99%
2051 -1% 2.02%
2050 -0.98% 2.02%
2049 -0.97% 2.12%
2048 -0.94% 2.1%
2047 -0.96% 2.14%
2046 -0.94% 2.21%
2045 -0.91% 2.19%
2044 -0.92% 2.27%
2043 -0.91% 2.3%
2042 -0.92% 2.34%
2041 -0.9% 2.31%
2040 -0.91% 2.42%
2039 -0.86% 2.46%
2038 -0.85% 2.51%
2037 -0.83% 2.58%
2036 -0.79% 2.57%
2035 -0.81% 2.62%
2034 -0.78% 2.71%
2033 -0.75% 2.78%
2032 -0.74% 2.84%
2031 -0.76% 2.86%
2030 -0.73% 2.93%
2029 -0.73% 3%
2028 -0.71% 3.06%
2027 -0.73% 2.64%
2026 -0.74% 2.66%
2025 -1.16% 3.47%
2024 -1.43% 5.07%
2023 -1.63% 4.68%
2022 -1.53% 3.52%
2021 -1.53% 3.5%
2020 -1.53% 3.23%
2019 -1.53% 3.27%
2018 -1.53% 3.42%
2017 -1.53% 3.36%
2016 -1.53% 3.19%
2015 -1.53% 3.23%
2014 -1.53% 3.63%
2013 -1.53% 3.63%
2012 -1.53% 3.58%
2011 -0.27% 3.59%
2010 -0.5% 3.52%
2009 -0.67% 3.64%
2008 -0.76% 3.56%
2007 -0.75% 3.5%
2006 -0.63% 3.66%
2005 -0.51% 4.11%
2004 -0.42% 4.56%
2003 -0.37% 4.08%
2002 -0.3% 3.54%
2001 -0.93% 3.43%
2000 -0.64% 3.52%
1999 -0.63% 3.58%
1998 -0.63% 3.5%
1997 -0.62% 3.51%
1996 -0.62% 4.53%
1995 -0.62% 4.51%
1994 -0.61% 2.33%
1993 -0.61% 2.39%
1992 -0.6% 4.33%
1991 -0.6% 3.72%
1990 1.82% 2.81%
1989 2.72% 3.45%
1988 1.9% 3.44%
1987 2.02% 3.57%
1986 1.95% 3.04%
1985 2.08% 1.01%
1984 2.13% 1.33%
1983 2.14% 5.08%
1982 2.14% 4.81%
1981 2.02% 0.12%
1980 2.07% 0.22%
1979 2.01% 2.13%
1978 2.1% 1.84%
1977 2.24% 1.89%
1976 2.23% 2.02%
1975 2.33% 2.18%
1974 2.32% 2.32%
1973 2.39% 2.38%
1972 2.53% 2.26%
1971 2.45% 2.13%
1970 2.58% 2.1%
1969 2.94% 2.04%
1968 2.88% 1.99%
1967 2.67% 1.96%
1966 2.67% 1.98%
1965 2.79% 2.02%
1964 2.92% 2.05%
1963 3% 2.06%
1962 3.1% 2.05%
1961 3.17% 2.04%

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

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

In 2025, the population of Albania declined by 1.16%, while Chad's population grew by 3.47%.

Live population counters

Albania Chad
Current population
2332078
21855137
Population rank 144/197 64/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.26%
One net population change
19.1 minutes
44.9 seconds
One birth every
21.8 minutes
35.9 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
2.34 minutes
Daily growth/decline -75 +1,930
Annual growth/decline -27,548 +704,582
Annual growth/decline rate -1.16% +3.47%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 6/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
4.28 minutes
Annual migration change -24,230 -123,104
Net migration rank 156/196 184/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 1,269,673
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 50/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 6.3%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 83/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Chad
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Chad
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - -123,104
2024 3,979 -24,472 653,307 204,040
2023 4,612 -25,357 605,924 496,830
2022 3,913 -16,426 588,060 36,670
2021 623 -32,848 554,851 74,509
2020 3,682 -16,680 541,234 36,605
2019 8,432 -23,094 530,540 -29,451
2018 9,187 -15,032 509,642 46,661
2017 10,707 -14,901 494,304 16,916
2016 12,332 -9,347 483,442 21,540
2015 14,164 -20,500 478,010 -48,918
2014 16,185 -21,706 467,957 20,842
2013 17,234 -20,681 454,517 51,887
2012 17,565 -19,845 444,246 9,514
2011 17,564 -18,630 428,989 29,256
2010 18,404 -51,907 416,177 10,427
2009 19,336 -51,657 401,937 9,108
2008 19,526 -50,619 387,439 36,446
2007 20,286 -49,770 376,732 -11,339
2006 21,732 -48,882 362,027 23,052
2005 24,390 -48,893 352,302 19,281
2004 26,989 -48,654 334,136 110,387
2003 29,907 -48,517 314,740 105,140
2002 30,189 -45,178 302,995 20,400
2001 33,573 -48,070 297,254 3,484
2000 36,741 -60,531 287,173 -3,845
1999 40,047 -63,093 278,264 17,175
1998 43,884 -66,087 270,055 2,232
1997 46,979 -66,188 261,030 3,631
1996 52,745 -68,076 254,589 1,259
1995 56,784 -69,785 234,010 152,232
1994 59,086 -70,165 223,996 986
1993 60,602 -68,445 229,984 -146,386
1992 63,376 -66,538 219,348 6,013
1991 65,639 -63,689 200,102 112,492
1990 67,355 -60,173 191,959 -58,884
1989 66,351 -38,835 188,485 4,924
1988 64,616 658 178,489 16,085
1987 63,334 -3,250 156,797 23,220
1986 61,925 -2,309 152,360 42,093
1985 60,798 -183 145,845 -30,686
1984 59,396 64 151,511 -164,489
1983 57,647 66 144,684 247
1982 56,443 -225 119,121 217,242
1981 54,595 -374 111,907 -13,232
1980 53,803 -601 122,468 -210,126
1979 54,139 -1,871 117,780 -9,974
1978 55,463 3,230 115,084 -34,856
1977 56,319 -1,417 113,498 -34,318
1976 56,428 -1,684 111,324 -29,755
1975 56,920 -2,610 109,315 -22,768
1974 56,133 -1,880 106,898 -15,686
1973 55,439 -1,419 104,418 -10,737
1972 54,966 -1,588 101,142 -9,526
1971 53,797 -911 89,404 -9,153
1970 52,293 92 87,660 -8,931
1969 51,407 2,665 83,413 -8,714
1968 49,258 10,490 79,465 -8,396
1967 46,494 12,252 76,142 -7,771
1966 44,507 11,858 73,123 -6,283
1965 43,953 9,617 70,913 -4,384
1964 44,205 6,604 69,483 -2,518
1963 44,040 4,091 67,414 -1,228
1962 43,124 2,325 65,312 -890
1961 41,802 829 63,639 -760
1960 40,436 13,734 62,003 -672

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

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

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 Chad 86.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,439,314 people) and 13.6% is from migration (a gain of 855,402 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 1,269,673 people or 6.3% in Chad.

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
Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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