The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,714,617 in 2024 vs 1,358,282 people in Cyprus in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,694,925 people compared to 1,380,052 in Cyprus.
Population statistics:
- Albania's population is 1.95 times bigger than Cyprus'.
- Albania is ranked the 141st most populous country in the world, while Cyprus is the 153rd.
- The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.02% for Cyprus.
- For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -0.58% per year vs +1.26% in Cyprus.
- Since 2005, the population of Albania has decreased from 3.01M people to 2.69M (10.5% decline), while Cyprus has grown from 1.04M to 1.38M (33.2% growth).
- Cyprus is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 1.51M people, while Albania's population already peaked in 1990 at 3.29M people and is projected to decrease to 1.15M people by 2100.
Albania vs Cyprus: live population counter
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| Current population |
2694925
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1380052
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| Population rank | 141/197 | 153/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
16.8 minutes
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39.5 minutes
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| One birth every |
18.7 minutes
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36.2 minutes
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| One death every |
23 minutes
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55.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
21.5 minutes
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1.08 hours
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| Annual migration change | -24,472 | +8,138 |
| Daily growth/decline | -86 | +36 |
| Annual growth/decline | -31,355 | +13,306 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -1.14% | +0.99% |
| Population growth rate rank | 193/197 | 104/197 |
Albania and Cyprus: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,608,800 | 586,490 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,659,800 | 595,514 | 3.17% | 1.54% |
| 1962 | 1,711,319 | 601,466 | 3.1% | 1% |
| 1963 | 1,762,621 | 607,252 | 3% | 0.96% |
| 1964 | 1,814,135 | 612,521 | 2.92% | 0.87% |
| 1965 | 1,864,791 | 617,736 | 2.79% | 0.85% |
| 1966 | 1,914,573 | 623,390 | 2.67% | 0.92% |
| 1967 | 1,965,598 | 629,251 | 2.67% | 0.94% |
| 1968 | 2,022,272 | 635,157 | 2.88% | 0.94% |
| 1969 | 2,081,695 | 641,189 | 2.94% | 0.95% |
| 1970 | 2,135,479 | 647,446 | 2.58% | 0.98% |
| 1971 | 2,187,853 | 654,050 | 2.45% | 1.02% |
| 1972 | 2,243,126 | 661,063 | 2.53% | 1.07% |
| 1973 | 2,296,752 | 665,937 | 2.39% | 0.74% |
| 1974 | 2,350,124 | 663,254 | 2.32% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 2,404,831 | 659,405 | 2.33% | -0.58% |
| 1976 | 2,458,526 | 662,032 | 2.23% | 0.4% |
| 1977 | 2,513,546 | 667,101 | 2.24% | 0.77% |
| 1978 | 2,566,266 | 672,249 | 2.1% | 0.77% |
| 1979 | 2,617,832 | 677,549 | 2.01% | 0.79% |
| 1980 | 2,671,997 | 683,076 | 2.07% | 0.82% |
| 1981 | 2,726,056 | 688,893 | 2.02% | 0.85% |
| 1982 | 2,784,278 | 696,497 | 2.14% | 1.1% |
| 1983 | 2,843,960 | 707,225 | 2.14% | 1.54% |
| 1984 | 2,904,429 | 719,334 | 2.13% | 1.71% |
| 1985 | 2,964,762 | 731,277 | 2.08% | 1.66% |
| 1986 | 3,022,635 | 743,105 | 1.95% | 1.62% |
| 1987 | 3,083,605 | 754,785 | 2.02% | 1.57% |
| 1988 | 3,142,336 | 766,235 | 1.9% | 1.52% |
| 1989 | 3,227,943 | 777,420 | 2.72% | 1.46% |
| 1990 | 3,286,542 | 788,351 | 1.82% | 1.41% |
| 1991 | 3,266,790 | 798,944 | -0.6% | 1.34% |
| 1992 | 3,247,039 | 810,341 | -0.6% | 1.43% |
| 1993 | 3,227,287 | 826,034 | -0.61% | 1.94% |
| 1994 | 3,207,536 | 844,667 | -0.61% | 2.26% |
| 1995 | 3,187,784 | 862,695 | -0.62% | 2.13% |
| 1996 | 3,168,033 | 880,290 | -0.62% | 2.04% |
| 1997 | 3,148,281 | 897,568 | -0.62% | 1.96% |
| 1998 | 3,128,530 | 914,548 | -0.63% | 1.89% |
| 1999 | 3,108,778 | 931,234 | -0.63% | 1.82% |
| 2000 | 3,089,027 | 947,667 | -0.64% | 1.76% |
| 2001 | 3,060,173 | 964,127 | -0.93% | 1.74% |
| 2002 | 3,051,010 | 981,440 | -0.3% | 1.8% |
| 2003 | 3,039,616 | 999,590 | -0.37% | 1.85% |
| 2004 | 3,026,939 | 1,017,875 | -0.42% | 1.83% |
| 2005 | 3,011,487 | 1,036,151 | -0.51% | 1.8% |
| 2006 | 2,992,547 | 1,054,418 | -0.63% | 1.76% |
| 2007 | 2,970,017 | 1,072,714 | -0.75% | 1.74% |
| 2008 | 2,947,314 | 1,091,026 | -0.76% | 1.71% |
| 2009 | 2,927,519 | 1,109,371 | -0.67% | 1.68% |
| 2010 | 2,913,021 | 1,127,816 | -0.5% | 1.66% |
| 2011 | 2,905,195 | 1,146,493 | -0.27% | 1.66% |
| 2012 | 2,900,401 | 1,165,397 | -0.17% | 1.65% |
| 2013 | 2,895,092 | 1,183,895 | -0.18% | 1.59% |
| 2014 | 2,889,104 | 1,201,801 | -0.21% | 1.51% |
| 2015 | 2,880,703 | 1,219,502 | -0.29% | 1.47% |
| 2016 | 2,876,101 | 1,237,112 | -0.16% | 1.44% |
| 2017 | 2,873,457 | 1,254,275 | -0.09% | 1.39% |
| 2018 | 2,866,376 | 1,270,737 | -0.25% | 1.31% |
| 2019 | 2,854,191 | 1,286,671 | -0.43% | 1.25% |
| 2020 | 2,837,849 | 1,302,247 | -0.57% | 1.21% |
| 2021 | 2,811,666 | 1,317,309 | -0.92% | 1.16% |
| 2022 | 2,777,689 | 1,331,370 | -1.21% | 1.07% |
| 2023 | 2,745,972 | 1,344,976 | -1.14% | 1.02% |
| 2024 | 2,714,617 | 1,358,282 | -1.14% | 0.99% |
| 2025 | 2,694,925 | 1,370,750 | -0.73% | 0.92% |
| 2026 | 2,675,010 | 1,382,331 | -0.74% | 0.84% |
| 2027 | 2,655,754 | 1,393,332 | -0.72% | 0.8% |
| 2028 | 2,636,738 | 1,403,777 | -0.72% | 0.75% |
| 2029 | 2,617,526 | 1,413,339 | -0.73% | 0.68% |
| 2030 | 2,598,055 | 1,422,317 | -0.74% | 0.64% |
| 2031 | 2,578,605 | 1,430,677 | -0.75% | 0.59% |
| 2032 | 2,559,433 | 1,438,502 | -0.74% | 0.55% |
| 2033 | 2,539,878 | 1,445,956 | -0.76% | 0.52% |
| 2034 | 2,519,713 | 1,452,842 | -0.79% | 0.48% |
| 2035 | 2,499,557 | 1,459,190 | -0.8% | 0.44% |
| 2036 | 2,479,237 | 1,465,171 | -0.81% | 0.41% |
| 2037 | 2,458,376 | 1,470,712 | -0.84% | 0.38% |
| 2038 | 2,437,333 | 1,475,792 | -0.86% | 0.35% |
| 2039 | 2,415,720 | 1,480,540 | -0.89% | 0.32% |
| 2040 | 2,393,840 | 1,484,845 | -0.91% | 0.29% |
| 2041 | 2,372,118 | 1,488,688 | -0.91% | 0.26% |
| 2042 | 2,350,472 | 1,492,043 | -0.91% | 0.23% |
| 2043 | 2,328,984 | 1,494,983 | -0.91% | 0.2% |
| 2044 | 2,307,685 | 1,497,653 | -0.91% | 0.18% |
| 2045 | 2,286,312 | 1,500,062 | -0.93% | 0.16% |
| 2046 | 2,264,596 | 1,502,255 | -0.95% | 0.15% |
| 2047 | 2,243,130 | 1,504,222 | -0.95% | 0.13% |
| 2048 | 2,221,710 | 1,505,909 | -0.95% | 0.11% |
| 2049 | 2,200,033 | 1,507,311 | -0.98% | 0.09% |
| 2050 | 2,178,271 | 1,508,478 | -0.99% | 0.08% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Albania decreased by 130,784 people (a 4.34% decline), while Cyprus gained 183,351 people (a 17.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Albania lost -185,778 (a 6.45% decline), while Cyprus' population increased by 160,550 (a 13.2% growth).
Albania was ranked 132nd most populous country in 2005 and is 141st in 2025. Cyprus was ranked 153rd in 2005 and still ranked 153rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Albania's population will shrink by 19.2% to 2,178,271 people with a rank change from 141st to 146th. The population of Cyprus will increase by 9.31% to 1,508,478 people and rank change from 153rd to 152nd.
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Population differences between Albania and Cyprus
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| Life expectancy | 80 years | 82 years |
| Average age | 39.9 years | 39.8 years |
| Median age | 37.8 years | 39.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.35 births per woman | 1.39 births per woman |
| Population density | 256.6 ppl/mi² | 381 ppl/mi² |
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