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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,377,128 in 2024 vs 1,168,722 people in Djibouti in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,342,753 people compared to 1,203,929 in Djibouti.

Population statistics:

  • Albania's population is 1.95 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Djibouti is the 158th.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.01% for Djibouti.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.53% per year vs +1.57% in Djibouti.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (21.7% decline), while Djibouti has grown from 856K to 1.2M (40.7% growth).

Albania vs Djibouti: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Djibouti
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Djibouti
2100 1,012,012 1,853,638
2099 1,025,473 1,851,867
2098 1,039,339 1,849,091
2097 1,053,604 1,845,028
2096 1,068,302 1,843,492
2095 1,083,434 1,841,290
2094 1,099,077 1,839,614
2093 1,115,220 1,834,629
2092 1,131,856 1,832,454
2091 1,148,926 1,830,543
2090 1,166,413 1,827,895
2089 1,184,321 1,824,422
2088 1,202,564 1,819,766
2087 1,220,857 1,815,602
2086 1,239,498 1,812,004
2085 1,258,345 1,806,728
2084 1,277,370 1,802,147
2083 1,296,519 1,798,430
2082 1,315,707 1,793,553
2081 1,334,733 1,790,013
2080 1,353,737 1,787,239
2079 1,372,377 1,782,284
2078 1,391,035 1,778,181
2077 1,409,844 1,773,272
2076 1,428,308 1,767,264
2075 1,446,956 1,761,013
2074 1,465,797 1,753,691
2073 1,484,047 1,748,057
2072 1,502,354 1,743,208
2071 1,520,594 1,736,772
2070 1,538,681 1,730,333
2069 1,556,707 1,724,309
2068 1,574,841 1,716,592
2067 1,593,106 1,708,491
2066 1,610,982 1,698,811
2065 1,629,308 1,689,868
2064 1,647,661 1,683,153
2063 1,666,152 1,676,195
2062 1,684,532 1,666,794
2061 1,702,912 1,657,365
2060 1,721,513 1,647,995
2059 1,740,217 1,637,453
2058 1,758,780 1,626,405
2057 1,777,592 1,613,201
2056 1,796,291 1,600,875
2055 1,815,311 1,591,617
2054 1,834,428 1,580,458
2053 1,853,584 1,567,320
2052 1,872,627 1,556,029
2051 1,891,209 1,546,163
2050 1,910,221 1,535,615
2049 1,929,192 1,524,387
2048 1,948,051 1,513,769
2047 1,966,563 1,502,572
2046 1,985,533 1,490,451
2045 2,004,453 1,477,565
2044 2,022,832 1,465,478
2043 2,041,623 1,453,253
2042 2,060,331 1,439,049
2041 2,079,391 1,423,763
2040 2,098,252 1,408,530
2039 2,117,584 1,394,028
2038 2,135,961 1,380,170
2037 2,154,309 1,365,227
2036 2,172,363 1,351,732
2035 2,189,761 1,337,326
2034 2,207,553 1,323,770
2033 2,224,941 1,309,514
2032 2,241,680 1,294,871
2031 2,258,394 1,279,082
2030 2,275,638 1,263,351
2029 2,292,376 1,246,848
2028 2,309,153 1,230,964
2027 2,325,576 1,215,502
2026 2,342,753 1,199,638
2025 2,360,334 1,184,528
2024 2,377,128 1,168,722
2023 2,414,095 1,152,944
2022 2,451,636 1,137,096
2021 2,489,762 1,121,248
2020 2,528,480 1,105,188
2019 2,567,801 1,088,709
2018 2,607,733 1,071,882
2017 2,648,285 1,054,841
2016 2,689,469 1,037,653
2015 2,731,293 1,020,313
2014 2,773,767 1,002,717
2013 2,816,902 984,824
2012 2,860,708 966,747
2011 2,905,195 948,558
2010 2,913,021 930,251
2009 2,927,519 911,527
2008 2,947,314 892,734
2007 2,970,017 874,528
2006 2,992,547 855,764
2005 3,011,487 839,167
2004 3,026,939 826,124
2003 3,039,616 813,519
2002 3,051,010 795,574
2001 3,060,173 771,313
2000 3,089,027 747,318
1999 3,108,778 724,218
1998 3,128,530 699,352
1997 3,148,281 671,817
1996 3,168,033 648,348
1995 3,187,784 633,074
1994 3,207,536 626,710
1993 3,227,287 614,245
1992 3,247,039 626,010
1991 3,266,790 631,092
1990 3,286,542 579,538
1989 3,227,943 523,355
1988 3,142,336 484,523
1987 3,083,605 454,399
1986 3,022,635 426,341
1985 2,964,762 402,687
1984 2,904,429 384,053
1983 2,843,960 369,553
1982 2,784,278 356,880
1981 2,726,056 343,047
1980 2,671,997 325,815
1979 2,617,832 304,513
1978 2,566,266 280,031
1977 2,513,546 254,613
1976 2,458,526 230,737
1975 2,404,831 209,908
1974 2,350,124 192,613
1973 2,296,752 178,449
1972 2,243,126 166,256
1971 2,187,853 155,136
1970 2,135,479 145,175
1969 2,081,695 136,078
1968 2,022,272 128,250
1967 1,965,598 121,649
1966 1,914,573 115,269
1965 1,864,791 109,092
1964 1,814,135 103,198
1963 1,762,621 97,872
1962 1,711,319 93,283
1961 1,659,800 89,390
1960 1,608,800 86,024

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Djibouti gained 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 346,716 people (a 12.9% decline), while Djibouti's population increased by 166,276 people (a 16% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Djibouti was ranked 159th in 2006 and ranked 158th 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 Djibouti will increase by 27.6% to 1,535,615 people and rank change from 158th to 151st.

Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.85M 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
Djibouti
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Djibouti
2100 -1.31% 0.1%
2099 -1.33% 0.15%
2098 -1.35% 0.22%
2097 -1.38% 0.08%
2096 -1.4% 0.12%
2095 -1.42% 0.09%
2094 -1.45% 0.27%
2093 -1.47% 0.12%
2092 -1.49% 0.1%
2091 -1.5% 0.14%
2090 -1.51% 0.19%
2089 -1.52% 0.26%
2088 -1.5% 0.23%
2087 -1.5% 0.2%
2086 -1.5% 0.29%
2085 -1.49% 0.25%
2084 -1.48% 0.21%
2083 -1.46% 0.27%
2082 -1.43% 0.2%
2081 -1.4% 0.16%
2080 -1.36% 0.28%
2079 -1.34% 0.23%
2078 -1.33% 0.28%
2077 -1.29% 0.34%
2076 -1.29% 0.35%
2075 -1.29% 0.42%
2074 -1.23% 0.32%
2073 -1.22% 0.28%
2072 -1.2% 0.37%
2071 -1.18% 0.37%
2070 -1.16% 0.35%
2069 -1.15% 0.45%
2068 -1.15% 0.47%
2067 -1.11% 0.57%
2066 -1.12% 0.53%
2065 -1.11% 0.4%
2064 -1.11% 0.42%
2063 -1.09% 0.56%
2062 -1.08% 0.57%
2061 -1.08% 0.57%
2060 -1.07% 0.64%
2059 -1.06% 0.68%
2058 -1.06% 0.82%
2057 -1.04% 0.77%
2056 -1.05% 0.58%
2055 -1.04% 0.71%
2054 -1.03% 0.84%
2053 -1.02% 0.73%
2052 -0.98% 0.64%
2051 -1% 0.69%
2050 -0.98% 0.74%
2049 -0.97% 0.7%
2048 -0.94% 0.75%
2047 -0.96% 0.81%
2046 -0.94% 0.87%
2045 -0.91% 0.82%
2044 -0.92% 0.84%
2043 -0.91% 0.99%
2042 -0.92% 1.07%
2041 -0.9% 1.08%
2040 -0.91% 1.04%
2039 -0.86% 1%
2038 -0.85% 1.09%
2037 -0.83% 1%
2036 -0.79% 1.08%
2035 -0.81% 1.02%
2034 -0.78% 1.09%
2033 -0.75% 1.13%
2032 -0.74% 1.23%
2031 -0.76% 1.25%
2030 -0.73% 1.32%
2029 -0.73% 1.29%
2028 -0.71% 1.27%
2027 -0.73% 1.32%
2026 -0.74% 1.28%
2025 -0.71% 1.35%
2024 -1.53% 1.37%
2023 -1.53% 1.39%
2022 -1.53% 1.41%
2021 -1.53% 1.45%
2020 -1.53% 1.51%
2019 -1.53% 1.57%
2018 -1.53% 1.62%
2017 -1.53% 1.66%
2016 -1.53% 1.7%
2015 -1.53% 1.75%
2014 -1.53% 1.82%
2013 -1.53% 1.87%
2012 -1.53% 1.92%
2011 -0.27% 1.97%
2010 -0.5% 2.05%
2009 -0.67% 2.11%
2008 -0.76% 2.08%
2007 -0.75% 2.19%
2006 -0.63% 1.98%
2005 -0.51% 1.58%
2004 -0.42% 1.55%
2003 -0.37% 2.26%
2002 -0.3% 3.15%
2001 -0.93% 3.21%
2000 -0.64% 3.19%
1999 -0.63% 3.56%
1998 -0.63% 4.1%
1997 -0.62% 3.62%
1996 -0.62% 2.41%
1995 -0.62% 1.02%
1994 -0.61% 2.03%
1993 -0.61% -1.88%
1992 -0.6% -0.81%
1991 -0.6% 8.9%
1990 1.82% 10.7%
1989 2.72% 8.01%
1988 1.9% 6.63%
1987 2.02% 6.58%
1986 1.95% 5.87%
1985 2.08% 4.85%
1984 2.13% 3.92%
1983 2.14% 3.55%
1982 2.14% 4.03%
1981 2.02% 5.29%
1980 2.07% 7%
1979 2.01% 8.74%
1978 2.1% 9.98%
1977 2.24% 10.3%
1976 2.23% 9.92%
1975 2.33% 8.98%
1974 2.32% 7.94%
1973 2.39% 7.33%
1972 2.53% 7.17%
1971 2.45% 6.86%
1970 2.58% 6.69%
1969 2.94% 6.1%
1968 2.88% 5.43%
1967 2.67% 5.53%
1966 2.67% 5.66%
1965 2.79% 5.71%
1964 2.92% 5.44%
1963 3% 4.92%
1962 3.1% 4.36%
1961 3.17% 3.91%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Albania declined by 1.53%, while Djibouti's population grew by 1.37%.

Live population counters

Albania Djibouti
Current population
2342753
1203929
Population rank 144/197 158/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.01%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
33.3 minutes
One birth every
21.3 minutes
22 minutes
One death every
26.1 minutes
1.02 hours
Daily growth/decline -101 +43
Annual growth/decline -36,967 +15,778
Annual growth/decline rate -1.53% +1.37%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 76/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
15.1 hours
Annual migration change -24,230 -581
Net migration rank 156/196 89/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 125,996
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 123/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 10.8%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 60/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Djibouti
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Djibouti
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - -581
2024 - -24,472 - -11
2023 4,615 -25,357 15,349 500
2022 3,913 -16,426 15,337 500
2021 623 -32,848 14,555 1,300
2020 3,682 -16,680 14,970 1,300
2019 8,432 -23,094 15,368 1,322
2018 9,187 -15,032 15,524 1,435
2017 10,707 -14,901 15,593 1,535
2016 12,332 -9,347 15,621 1,623
2015 14,164 -20,500 15,718 1,723
2014 16,185 -21,706 15,857 1,900
2013 17,234 -20,681 15,986 2,033
2012 17,565 -19,845 16,026 2,104
2011 17,564 -18,630 16,169 2,090
2010 18,404 -51,907 16,225 2,129
2009 19,336 -51,657 16,323 2,770
2008 19,526 -50,619 16,356 2,148
2007 20,286 -49,770 16,647 1,253
2006 21,732 -48,882 16,901 2,719
2005 24,390 -48,893 17,361 -3,779
2004 26,989 -48,654 17,756 -5,249
2003 29,907 -48,517 18,341 -5,636
2002 30,189 -45,178 18,167 5,022
2001 33,573 -48,070 17,710 7,629
2000 36,741 -60,531 17,014 5,632
1999 40,047 -63,093 16,491 7,046
1998 43,884 -66,087 15,845 10,352
1997 46,979 -66,188 15,255 13,625
1996 52,745 -68,076 15,408 2,652
1995 56,784 -69,785 15,651 -3,163
1994 59,086 -70,165 15,989 -15,756
1993 60,602 -68,445 15,805 8,896
1992 63,376 -66,538 16,971 -65,203
1991 65,639 -63,689 16,553 21,510
1990 67,355 -60,173 15,074 49,970
1989 66,351 -38,835 13,851 33,465
1988 64,616 658 13,107 17,242
1987 63,334 -3,250 12,357 17,545
1986 61,925 -2,309 11,671 14,543
1985 60,798 -183 11,106 9,997
1984 59,396 64 10,713 5,452
1983 57,647 66 10,391 2,441
1982 56,443 -225 10,058 2,450
1981 54,595 -374 9,654 5,502
1980 53,803 -601 9,187 10,121
1979 54,139 -1,871 8,573 14,726
1978 55,463 3,230 7,886 17,788
1977 56,319 -1,417 7,195 17,961
1976 56,428 -1,684 6,567 16,028
1975 56,920 -2,610 6,034 13,029
1974 56,133 -1,880 5,601 9,910
1973 55,439 -1,419 5,234 7,583
1972 54,966 -1,588 4,885 6,690
1971 53,797 -911 4,484 6,184
1970 52,293 92 4,249 5,004
1969 51,407 2,665 3,950 4,995
1968 49,258 10,490 3,712 3,001
1967 46,494 12,252 3,484 3,001
1966 44,507 11,858 3,268 3,014
1965 43,953 9,617 3,054 3,023
1964 44,205 6,604 2,864 2,846
1963 44,040 4,091 2,687 2,257
1962 43,124 2,325 2,538 1,695
1961 41,802 829 2,412 1,136
1960 40,436 13,734 2,299 886

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Djibouti 92.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 153,892 people) and 7.87% is from migration (a gain of 13,138 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 125,996 people or 10.8% in Djibouti.

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
Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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