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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,377,128 in 2024 vs 52,886,363 people in Colombia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,342,753 people compared to 54,105,437 in Colombia.

Population statistics:

  • Colombia's population is 23.1 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Colombia is the 28th.
  • The countries together account for 0.68% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.65% for Colombia.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.53% per year vs +1.25% in Colombia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (21.7% decline), while Colombia has grown from 42.7M to 54.1M (26.7% growth).

Albania vs Colombia: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Colombia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Colombia
2100 1,012,012 47,499,215
2099 1,025,473 47,845,841
2098 1,039,339 48,197,117
2097 1,053,604 48,551,975
2096 1,068,302 48,909,832
2095 1,083,434 49,272,722
2094 1,099,077 49,640,091
2093 1,115,220 50,009,863
2092 1,131,856 50,381,320
2091 1,148,926 50,754,115
2090 1,166,413 51,127,855
2089 1,184,321 51,502,015
2088 1,202,564 51,875,918
2087 1,220,857 52,247,171
2086 1,239,498 52,614,991
2085 1,258,345 52,979,265
2084 1,277,370 53,339,176
2083 1,296,519 53,693,979
2082 1,315,707 54,043,369
2081 1,334,733 54,385,627
2080 1,353,737 54,721,064
2079 1,372,377 55,048,030
2078 1,391,035 55,367,481
2077 1,409,844 55,677,284
2076 1,428,308 55,976,943
2075 1,446,956 56,266,206
2074 1,465,797 56,544,981
2073 1,484,047 56,812,141
2072 1,502,354 57,068,255
2071 1,520,594 57,312,673
2070 1,538,681 57,545,138
2069 1,556,707 57,764,682
2068 1,574,841 57,972,674
2067 1,593,106 58,168,272
2066 1,610,982 58,351,633
2065 1,629,308 58,521,871
2064 1,647,661 58,680,744
2063 1,666,152 58,827,326
2062 1,684,532 58,962,991
2061 1,702,912 59,086,555
2060 1,721,513 59,199,108
2059 1,740,217 59,300,144
2058 1,758,780 59,390,214
2057 1,777,592 59,468,904
2056 1,796,291 59,536,324
2055 1,815,311 59,592,582
2054 1,834,428 59,637,127
2053 1,853,584 59,670,001
2052 1,872,627 59,690,977
2051 1,891,209 59,699,504
2050 1,910,221 59,695,795
2049 1,929,192 59,678,701
2048 1,948,051 59,648,033
2047 1,966,563 59,602,061
2046 1,985,533 59,540,723
2045 2,004,453 59,463,463
2044 2,022,832 59,367,350
2043 2,041,623 59,253,902
2042 2,060,331 59,121,606
2041 2,079,391 58,969,930
2040 2,098,252 58,799,039
2039 2,117,584 58,603,737
2038 2,135,961 58,388,433
2037 2,154,309 58,151,809
2036 2,172,363 57,888,958
2035 2,189,761 57,606,734
2034 2,207,553 57,297,583
2033 2,224,941 56,964,672
2032 2,241,680 56,610,464
2031 2,258,394 56,231,768
2030 2,275,638 55,827,391
2029 2,292,376 55,399,717
2028 2,309,153 54,947,769
2027 2,325,576 54,469,148
2026 2,342,753 53,970,578
2025 2,360,334 53,442,597
2024 2,377,128 52,886,363
2023 2,414,095 52,321,152
2022 2,451,636 51,737,944
2021 2,489,762 51,188,173
2020 2,528,480 50,629,997
2019 2,567,801 49,907,985
2018 2,607,733 49,024,465
2017 2,648,285 48,131,078
2016 2,689,469 47,437,512
2015 2,731,293 46,969,940
2014 2,773,767 46,565,429
2013 2,816,902 46,151,584
2012 2,860,708 45,715,810
2011 2,905,195 45,259,614
2010 2,913,021 44,777,319
2009 2,927,519 44,271,541
2008 2,947,314 43,758,808
2007 2,970,017 43,235,374
2006 2,992,547 42,691,084
2005 3,011,487 42,128,977
2004 3,026,939 41,543,171
2003 3,039,616 40,937,429
2002 3,051,010 40,324,680
2001 3,060,173 39,709,262
2000 3,089,027 39,089,934
1999 3,108,778 38,454,863
1998 3,128,530 37,792,165
1997 3,148,281 37,121,149
1996 3,168,033 36,462,745
1995 3,187,784 35,804,662
1994 3,207,536 35,127,410
1993 3,227,287 34,441,473
1992 3,247,039 33,760,571
1991 3,266,790 33,098,372
1990 3,286,542 32,440,069
1989 3,227,943 31,776,279
1988 3,142,336 31,130,524
1987 3,083,605 30,499,467
1986 3,022,635 29,879,112
1985 2,964,762 29,268,470
1984 2,904,429 28,642,690
1983 2,843,960 27,988,173
1982 2,784,278 27,338,331
1981 2,726,056 26,713,267
1980 2,671,997 26,104,498
1979 2,617,832 25,515,626
1978 2,566,266 24,950,337
1977 2,513,546 24,393,494
1976 2,458,526 23,858,810
1975 2,404,831 23,344,644
1974 2,350,124 22,833,469
1973 2,296,752 22,325,374
1972 2,243,126 21,819,563
1971 2,187,853 21,319,096
1970 2,135,479 20,811,782
1969 2,081,695 20,291,942
1968 2,022,272 19,766,796
1967 1,965,598 19,235,618
1966 1,914,573 18,702,688
1965 1,864,791 18,169,050
1964 1,814,135 17,637,411
1963 1,762,621 17,113,823
1962 1,711,319 16,599,029
1961 1,659,800 16,095,203
1960 1,608,800 15,606,209

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Colombia gained 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 346,716 people (a 12.9% decline), while Colombia's population increased by 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Colombia was ranked 29th in 2006 and ranked 28th 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 Colombia will increase by 10.3% to 59,695,795 people and rank change from 28th to 34th.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M 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
Colombia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Colombia
2100 -1.31% -0.72%
2099 -1.33% -0.73%
2098 -1.35% -0.73%
2097 -1.38% -0.73%
2096 -1.4% -0.74%
2095 -1.42% -0.74%
2094 -1.45% -0.74%
2093 -1.47% -0.74%
2092 -1.49% -0.73%
2091 -1.5% -0.73%
2090 -1.51% -0.73%
2089 -1.52% -0.72%
2088 -1.5% -0.71%
2087 -1.5% -0.7%
2086 -1.5% -0.69%
2085 -1.49% -0.67%
2084 -1.48% -0.66%
2083 -1.46% -0.65%
2082 -1.43% -0.63%
2081 -1.4% -0.61%
2080 -1.36% -0.59%
2079 -1.34% -0.58%
2078 -1.33% -0.56%
2077 -1.29% -0.54%
2076 -1.29% -0.51%
2075 -1.29% -0.49%
2074 -1.23% -0.47%
2073 -1.22% -0.45%
2072 -1.2% -0.43%
2071 -1.18% -0.4%
2070 -1.16% -0.38%
2069 -1.15% -0.36%
2068 -1.15% -0.34%
2067 -1.11% -0.31%
2066 -1.12% -0.29%
2065 -1.11% -0.27%
2064 -1.11% -0.25%
2063 -1.09% -0.23%
2062 -1.08% -0.21%
2061 -1.08% -0.19%
2060 -1.07% -0.17%
2059 -1.06% -0.15%
2058 -1.06% -0.13%
2057 -1.04% -0.11%
2056 -1.05% -0.09%
2055 -1.04% -0.07%
2054 -1.03% -0.06%
2053 -1.02% -0.04%
2052 -0.98% -0.01%
2051 -1% 0.006%
2050 -0.98% 0.03%
2049 -0.97% 0.05%
2048 -0.94% 0.08%
2047 -0.96% 0.1%
2046 -0.94% 0.13%
2045 -0.91% 0.16%
2044 -0.92% 0.19%
2043 -0.91% 0.22%
2042 -0.92% 0.26%
2041 -0.9% 0.29%
2040 -0.91% 0.33%
2039 -0.86% 0.37%
2038 -0.85% 0.41%
2037 -0.83% 0.45%
2036 -0.79% 0.49%
2035 -0.81% 0.54%
2034 -0.78% 0.58%
2033 -0.75% 0.63%
2032 -0.74% 0.67%
2031 -0.76% 0.72%
2030 -0.73% 0.77%
2029 -0.73% 0.82%
2028 -0.71% 0.88%
2027 -0.73% 0.92%
2026 -0.74% 0.99%
2025 -0.71% 1.05%
2024 -1.53% 1.08%
2023 -1.53% 1.13%
2022 -1.53% 1.07%
2021 -1.53% 1.1%
2020 -1.53% 1.45%
2019 -1.53% 1.8%
2018 -1.53% 1.86%
2017 -1.53% 1.46%
2016 -1.53% 1%
2015 -1.53% 0.87%
2014 -1.53% 0.9%
2013 -1.53% 0.95%
2012 -1.53% 1.01%
2011 -0.27% 1.08%
2010 -0.5% 1.14%
2009 -0.67% 1.17%
2008 -0.76% 1.21%
2007 -0.75% 1.27%
2006 -0.63% 1.33%
2005 -0.51% 1.41%
2004 -0.42% 1.48%
2003 -0.37% 1.52%
2002 -0.3% 1.55%
2001 -0.93% 1.58%
2000 -0.64% 1.65%
1999 -0.63% 1.75%
1998 -0.63% 1.81%
1997 -0.62% 1.81%
1996 -0.62% 1.84%
1995 -0.62% 1.93%
1994 -0.61% 1.99%
1993 -0.61% 2.02%
1992 -0.6% 2%
1991 -0.6% 2.03%
1990 1.82% 2.09%
1989 2.72% 2.07%
1988 1.9% 2.07%
1987 2.02% 2.08%
1986 1.95% 2.09%
1985 2.08% 2.18%
1984 2.13% 2.34%
1983 2.14% 2.38%
1982 2.14% 2.34%
1981 2.02% 2.33%
1980 2.07% 2.31%
1979 2.01% 2.27%
1978 2.1% 2.28%
1977 2.24% 2.24%
1976 2.23% 2.2%
1975 2.33% 2.24%
1974 2.32% 2.28%
1973 2.39% 2.32%
1972 2.53% 2.35%
1971 2.45% 2.44%
1970 2.58% 2.56%
1969 2.94% 2.66%
1968 2.88% 2.76%
1967 2.67% 2.85%
1966 2.67% 2.94%
1965 2.79% 3.01%
1964 2.92% 3.06%
1963 3% 3.1%
1962 3.1% 3.13%
1961 3.17% 3.13%

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 Colombia's population grew by 1.08%.

Live population counters

Albania Colombia
Current population
2342753
54105437
Population rank 144/197 28/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.65%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
55.8 seconds
One birth every
21.3 minutes
44.7 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
1.86 minutes
Daily growth/decline -101 +1,549
Annual growth/decline -36,967 +565,211
Annual growth/decline rate -1.53% +1.08%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 96/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
4.08 minutes
Annual migration change -24,230 +129,139
Net migration rank 156/196 12/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 3,063,518
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 22/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 5.8%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 89/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Colombia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Colombia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - 129,139
2024 - -24,472 - 141,643
2023 4,615 -25,357 422,598 154,521
2022 3,913 -16,426 406,143 183,180
2021 623 -32,848 311,122 199,070
2020 3,682 -16,680 378,965 227,130
2019 8,432 -23,094 441,087 396,826
2018 9,187 -15,032 433,622 495,524
2017 10,707 -14,901 426,538 431,072
2016 12,332 -9,347 425,087 104,373
2015 14,164 -20,500 446,778 -41,123
2014 16,185 -21,706 470,916 -67,522
2013 17,234 -20,681 489,069 -64,789
2012 17,565 -19,845 503,285 -56,070
2011 17,564 -18,630 511,524 -46,385
2010 18,404 -51,907 533,657 -34,220
2009 19,336 -51,657 559,017 -46,901
2008 19,526 -50,619 576,654 -63,313
2007 20,286 -49,770 583,115 -49,634
2006 21,732 -48,882 594,388 -39,303
2005 24,390 -48,893 610,618 -41,465
2004 26,989 -48,654 628,424 -25,949
2003 29,907 -48,517 642,144 -33,114
2002 30,189 -45,178 640,840 -24,387
2001 33,573 -48,070 642,933 -28,582
2000 36,741 -60,531 652,176 -27,878
1999 40,047 -63,093 668,576 -22,698
1998 43,884 -66,087 687,704 -8,186
1997 46,979 -66,188 686,073 -23,600
1996 52,745 -68,076 682,547 -28,251
1995 56,784 -69,785 694,968 -33,097
1994 59,086 -70,165 708,660 -16,023
1993 60,602 -68,445 709,287 -30,103
1992 63,376 -66,538 697,763 -15,147
1991 65,639 -63,689 690,266 -48,458
1990 67,355 -60,173 682,409 -7,590
1989 66,351 -38,835 674,102 -21,329
1988 64,616 658 663,796 -25,064
1987 63,334 -3,250 659,429 -36,040
1986 61,925 -2,309 659,701 -42,368
1985 60,798 -183 625,379 -21,408
1984 59,396 64 666,315 -18,692
1983 57,647 66 674,767 -13,329
1982 56,443 -225 675,339 -37,090
1981 54,595 -374 662,195 -50,351
1980 53,803 -601 649,872 -44,203
1979 54,139 -1,871 635,747 -63,657
1978 55,463 3,230 626,378 -67,870
1977 56,319 -1,417 622,814 -67,638
1976 56,428 -1,684 612,265 -98,057
1975 56,920 -2,610 598,580 -84,462
1974 56,133 -1,880 589,035 -80,816
1973 55,439 -1,419 583,608 -75,630
1972 54,966 -1,588 581,361 -77,708
1971 53,797 -911 582,011 -84,712
1970 52,293 92 583,396 -66,065
1969 51,407 2,665 586,559 -64,238
1968 49,258 10,490 589,407 -61,442
1967 46,494 12,252 591,649 -57,256
1966 44,507 11,858 590,855 -59,395
1965 43,953 9,617 587,677 -51,855
1964 44,205 6,604 581,435 -53,972
1963 44,040 4,091 572,355 -52,631
1962 43,124 2,325 559,985 -50,108
1961 41,802 829 545,627 -47,849
1960 40,436 13,734 529,316 -49,115

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 Colombia 66.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,162,856 people) and 33.4% is from migration (a gain of 2,083,051 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 3,063,518 people or 5.8% in Colombia.

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
Colombia
City Population
Bogota 8.03M
Medellin 2.53M
Cali 2.47M
Barranquilla 1.33M
Cartagena 915K
Cucuta 806K
Soacha 783K
Soledad 676K
Villavicencio 664K
Bucaramanga 615K

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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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