The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,377,128 in 2024 vs 1,408,975,000 people in China in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,342,445 people compared to 1,402,614,510 in China.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 599 times bigger than Albania's.
- Albania is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while China is the 2nd.
- The countries together account for 17% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 16.9% for China.
- For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.53% per year vs +0.3% in China.
- Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (21.7% decline), while China has grown from 1.31B to 1.4B (6.99% growth).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 39.2% of the population in Albania and 34.8% in China.
Albania vs China: live population counter
Albania
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China
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|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
2342445
|
1402614510
|
| Population rank | 145/197 | 2/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 16.9% |
| One net population change |
14.2 minutes
|
18.2 seconds
|
| One birth every |
21.3 minutes
|
3.5 seconds
|
| One death every |
26.1 minutes
|
2.84 seconds
|
| One migration net change every |
21.5 minutes
|
1.65 minutes
|
| Annual migration change | -24,472 | -318,992 |
| Daily growth/decline | -101 | -4,753 |
| Annual growth/decline | -36,967 | -1,735,000 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -1.53% | -0.12% |
| Population growth rate rank | 194/197 | 174/197 |
Albania and China: population history and growth rate by year chart
Albania
Population
Growth rate
China
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Albania
|
China
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Albania
|
China
|
|
| 1960 | 1,608,800 | 667,070,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,659,800 | 660,330,000 | 3.17% | -1.01% |
| 1962 | 1,711,319 | 665,770,000 | 3.1% | 0.82% |
| 1963 | 1,762,621 | 682,335,000 | 3% | 2.49% |
| 1964 | 1,814,135 | 698,355,000 | 2.92% | 2.35% |
| 1965 | 1,864,791 | 715,185,000 | 2.79% | 2.41% |
| 1966 | 1,914,573 | 735,400,000 | 2.67% | 2.83% |
| 1967 | 1,965,598 | 754,550,000 | 2.67% | 2.6% |
| 1968 | 2,022,272 | 774,510,000 | 2.88% | 2.65% |
| 1969 | 2,081,695 | 796,025,000 | 2.94% | 2.78% |
| 1970 | 2,135,479 | 818,315,000 | 2.58% | 2.8% |
| 1971 | 2,187,853 | 841,105,000 | 2.45% | 2.78% |
| 1972 | 2,243,126 | 862,030,000 | 2.53% | 2.49% |
| 1973 | 2,296,752 | 881,940,000 | 2.39% | 2.31% |
| 1974 | 2,350,124 | 900,350,000 | 2.32% | 2.09% |
| 1975 | 2,404,831 | 916,395,000 | 2.33% | 1.78% |
| 1976 | 2,458,526 | 930,685,000 | 2.23% | 1.56% |
| 1977 | 2,513,546 | 943,455,000 | 2.24% | 1.37% |
| 1978 | 2,566,266 | 956,165,000 | 2.1% | 1.35% |
| 1979 | 2,617,832 | 969,005,000 | 2.01% | 1.34% |
| 1980 | 2,671,997 | 981,235,000 | 2.07% | 1.26% |
| 1981 | 2,726,056 | 993,885,000 | 2.02% | 1.29% |
| 1982 | 2,784,278 | 1,008,630,000 | 2.14% | 1.48% |
| 1983 | 2,843,960 | 1,023,310,000 | 2.14% | 1.46% |
| 1984 | 2,904,429 | 1,036,825,000 | 2.13% | 1.32% |
| 1985 | 2,964,762 | 1,051,040,000 | 2.08% | 1.37% |
| 1986 | 3,022,635 | 1,066,790,000 | 1.95% | 1.5% |
| 1987 | 3,083,605 | 1,084,035,000 | 2.02% | 1.62% |
| 1988 | 3,142,336 | 1,101,630,000 | 1.9% | 1.62% |
| 1989 | 3,227,943 | 1,118,650,000 | 2.72% | 1.54% |
| 1990 | 3,286,542 | 1,135,185,000 | 1.82% | 1.48% |
| 1991 | 3,266,790 | 1,150,780,000 | -0.6% | 1.37% |
| 1992 | 3,247,039 | 1,164,970,000 | -0.6% | 1.23% |
| 1993 | 3,227,287 | 1,178,440,000 | -0.61% | 1.16% |
| 1994 | 3,207,536 | 1,191,835,000 | -0.61% | 1.14% |
| 1995 | 3,187,784 | 1,204,855,000 | -0.62% | 1.09% |
| 1996 | 3,168,033 | 1,217,550,000 | -0.62% | 1.05% |
| 1997 | 3,148,281 | 1,230,075,000 | -0.62% | 1.03% |
| 1998 | 3,128,530 | 1,241,935,000 | -0.63% | 0.96% |
| 1999 | 3,108,778 | 1,252,735,000 | -0.63% | 0.87% |
| 2000 | 3,089,027 | 1,262,645,000 | -0.64% | 0.79% |
| 2001 | 3,060,173 | 1,271,850,000 | -0.93% | 0.73% |
| 2002 | 3,051,010 | 1,280,400,000 | -0.3% | 0.67% |
| 2003 | 3,039,616 | 1,288,400,000 | -0.37% | 0.62% |
| 2004 | 3,026,939 | 1,296,075,000 | -0.42% | 0.6% |
| 2005 | 3,011,487 | 1,303,720,000 | -0.51% | 0.59% |
| 2006 | 2,992,547 | 1,311,020,000 | -0.63% | 0.56% |
| 2007 | 2,970,017 | 1,317,885,000 | -0.75% | 0.52% |
| 2008 | 2,947,314 | 1,324,655,000 | -0.76% | 0.51% |
| 2009 | 2,927,519 | 1,331,260,000 | -0.67% | 0.5% |
| 2010 | 2,913,021 | 1,337,705,000 | -0.5% | 0.48% |
| 2011 | 2,905,195 | 1,345,035,000 | -0.27% | 0.55% |
| 2012 | 2,860,708 | 1,354,190,000 | -1.53% | 0.68% |
| 2013 | 2,816,902 | 1,363,240,000 | -1.53% | 0.67% |
| 2014 | 2,773,767 | 1,371,860,000 | -1.53% | 0.63% |
| 2015 | 2,731,293 | 1,379,860,000 | -1.53% | 0.58% |
| 2016 | 2,689,469 | 1,387,790,000 | -1.53% | 0.57% |
| 2017 | 2,648,285 | 1,396,215,000 | -1.53% | 0.61% |
| 2018 | 2,607,733 | 1,402,760,000 | -1.53% | 0.47% |
| 2019 | 2,567,801 | 1,407,745,000 | -1.53% | 0.36% |
| 2020 | 2,528,480 | 1,411,100,000 | -1.53% | 0.24% |
| 2021 | 2,489,762 | 1,412,360,000 | -1.53% | 0.09% |
| 2022 | 2,451,636 | 1,412,175,000 | -1.53% | -0.01% |
| 2023 | 2,414,095 | 1,410,710,000 | -1.53% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,377,128 | 1,408,975,000 | -1.53% | -0.12% |
| 2025 | 2,359,884 | 1,405,773,318 | -0.73% | -0.23% |
| 2026 | 2,342,445 | 1,402,614,510 | -0.74% | -0.22% |
| 2027 | 2,325,583 | 1,399,403,406 | -0.72% | -0.23% |
| 2028 | 2,308,931 | 1,395,886,569 | -0.72% | -0.25% |
| 2029 | 2,292,108 | 1,392,060,666 | -0.73% | -0.27% |
| 2030 | 2,275,057 | 1,387,961,846 | -0.74% | -0.29% |
| 2031 | 2,258,025 | 1,383,588,794 | -0.75% | -0.32% |
| 2032 | 2,241,237 | 1,378,934,346 | -0.74% | -0.34% |
| 2033 | 2,224,113 | 1,374,007,012 | -0.76% | -0.36% |
| 2034 | 2,206,455 | 1,368,825,481 | -0.79% | -0.38% |
| 2035 | 2,188,805 | 1,363,415,793 | -0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2036 | 2,171,011 | 1,357,772,486 | -0.81% | -0.41% |
| 2037 | 2,152,744 | 1,351,902,859 | -0.84% | -0.43% |
| 2038 | 2,134,317 | 1,345,840,038 | -0.86% | -0.45% |
| 2039 | 2,115,391 | 1,339,558,174 | -0.89% | -0.47% |
| 2040 | 2,096,231 | 1,333,028,062 | -0.91% | -0.49% |
| 2041 | 2,077,210 | 1,326,251,398 | -0.91% | -0.51% |
| 2042 | 2,058,255 | 1,319,222,019 | -0.91% | -0.53% |
| 2043 | 2,039,438 | 1,311,956,934 | -0.91% | -0.55% |
| 2044 | 2,020,787 | 1,304,437,340 | -0.91% | -0.57% |
| 2045 | 2,002,071 | 1,296,592,737 | -0.93% | -0.6% |
| 2046 | 1,983,055 | 1,288,357,014 | -0.95% | -0.64% |
| 2047 | 1,964,257 | 1,279,723,262 | -0.95% | -0.67% |
| 2048 | 1,945,501 | 1,270,661,954 | -0.95% | -0.71% |
| 2049 | 1,926,519 | 1,261,120,581 | -0.98% | -0.75% |
| 2050 | 1,907,462 | 1,251,102,086 | -0.99% | -0.79% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while China gained 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost -347,024 (a 12.9% decline), while China's population increased by 14,824,510 (a 1.07% growth).
Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. China was ranked 1st in 2006 and ranked 2nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Albania's population will shrink by 18.6% to 1,907,462 people with a rank change from 145th to 148th. The population of China will decrease by 10.8% to 1,251,102,086 people and will still be ranked 2nd.
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Population differences between Albania and China
|
Albania
|
China
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 80.1 years | 79 years |
| Average age | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Median age | 37.8 years | 40.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 50.9:49.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.35 births per woman | 1 births per woman |
| Population density | 224.7 ppl/mi² | 389 ppl/mi² |
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