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

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The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,349,580 in 2025 vs 53,425,635 people in Colombia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,332,078 people compared to 54,209,462 in Colombia.

Population statistics:

  • Colombia's population is 23.2 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 -1.5% per year vs +1.26% in Colombia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.33M (22.1% decline), while Colombia has grown from 42.7M to 54.2M (27% growth).

Albania vs Colombia: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Colombia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Colombia
2100 1,007,401 47,484,139
2099 1,020,801 47,830,655
2098 1,034,604 48,181,819
2097 1,048,803 48,536,565
2096 1,063,434 48,894,308
2095 1,078,498 49,257,082
2094 1,094,070 49,624,336
2093 1,110,138 49,993,990
2092 1,126,699 50,365,329
2091 1,143,691 50,738,006
2090 1,161,098 51,111,627
2089 1,178,925 51,485,668
2088 1,197,085 51,859,452
2087 1,215,294 52,230,587
2086 1,233,850 52,598,291
2085 1,252,611 52,962,450
2084 1,271,550 53,322,246
2083 1,290,612 53,676,937
2082 1,309,713 54,026,216
2081 1,328,652 54,368,364
2080 1,347,569 54,703,696
2079 1,366,124 55,030,557
2078 1,384,697 55,349,907
2077 1,403,421 55,659,611
2076 1,421,800 55,959,176
2075 1,440,364 56,248,347
2074 1,459,118 56,527,033
2073 1,477,286 56,794,109
2072 1,495,509 57,050,141
2071 1,513,666 57,294,481
2070 1,531,671 57,526,873
2069 1,549,614 57,746,348
2068 1,567,665 57,954,274
2067 1,585,847 58,149,809
2066 1,603,642 58,333,112
2065 1,621,885 58,503,296
2064 1,640,153 58,662,119
2063 1,658,561 58,808,654
2062 1,676,857 58,944,276
2061 1,695,153 59,067,801
2060 1,713,670 59,180,318
2059 1,732,288 59,281,322
2058 1,750,766 59,371,363
2057 1,769,493 59,450,029
2056 1,788,106 59,517,427
2055 1,807,040 59,573,668
2054 1,826,070 59,618,199
2053 1,845,139 59,651,062
2052 1,864,095 59,672,031
2051 1,882,592 59,680,555
2050 1,901,517 59,676,848
2049 1,920,402 59,659,759
2048 1,939,175 59,629,100
2047 1,957,603 59,583,143
2046 1,976,486 59,521,825
2045 1,995,320 59,444,589
2044 2,013,616 59,348,507
2043 2,032,321 59,235,094
2042 2,050,944 59,102,840
2041 2,069,916 58,951,213
2040 2,088,692 58,780,376
2039 2,107,936 58,585,136
2038 2,126,229 58,369,901
2037 2,144,493 58,133,352
2036 2,162,466 57,870,584
2035 2,179,783 57,588,449
2034 2,197,495 57,279,396
2033 2,214,803 56,946,591
2032 2,231,467 56,592,496
2031 2,248,104 56,213,920
2030 2,265,270 55,809,671
2029 2,281,932 55,382,133
2028 2,298,632 54,930,329
2027 2,314,980 54,451,860
2026 2,332,078 53,953,448
2025 2,349,580 53,425,635
2024 2,377,128 52,886,363
2023 2,411,658 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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 357,391 people (a 13.3% decline), while Colombia's population increased by 6,771,950 people (a 14.3% 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 1,901,517 people with a rank change from 144th to 148th. The population of Colombia will increase by 10.1% to 59,676,848 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 -1.16% 1.02%
2024 -1.43% 1.08%
2023 -1.63% 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 (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 Colombia's population grew by 1.02%.

Live population counters

Albania Colombia
Current population
2332078
54209462
Population rank 144/197 28/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.65%
One net population change
19.1 minutes
58.6 seconds
One birth every
21.8 minutes
45 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
1.82 minutes
Daily growth/decline -75 +1,477
Annual growth/decline -27,548 +539,272
Annual growth/decline rate -1.16% +1.02%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 100/197
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 3,979 -24,472 411,721 141,643
2023 4,612 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Colombia 64.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,103,661 people) and 35.8% is from migration (a gain of 2,292,216 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 (1960–2025, 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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