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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,377,128 in 2024 vs 116,538,258 people in Egypt in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,342,753 people compared to 120,697,176 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 51.5 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Egypt is the 13th.
  • The countries together account for 1.48% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 1.46% for Egypt.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.53% per year vs +1.84% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (21.7% decline), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (45.9% growth).

Albania vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Egypt
2100 1,012,012 203,522,884
2099 1,025,473 203,403,368
2098 1,039,339 203,247,703
2097 1,053,604 203,074,807
2096 1,068,302 202,870,003
2095 1,083,434 202,625,820
2094 1,099,077 202,350,087
2093 1,115,220 202,040,251
2092 1,131,856 201,709,051
2091 1,148,926 201,347,225
2090 1,166,413 200,966,749
2089 1,184,321 200,561,011
2088 1,202,564 200,123,182
2087 1,220,857 199,650,440
2086 1,239,498 199,156,169
2085 1,258,345 198,637,936
2084 1,277,370 198,084,947
2083 1,296,519 197,501,965
2082 1,315,707 196,891,089
2081 1,334,733 196,242,522
2080 1,353,737 195,570,383
2079 1,372,377 194,850,670
2078 1,391,035 194,103,613
2077 1,409,844 193,324,592
2076 1,428,308 192,507,892
2075 1,446,956 191,661,705
2074 1,465,797 190,786,862
2073 1,484,047 189,886,620
2072 1,502,354 188,947,991
2071 1,520,594 187,981,245
2070 1,538,681 186,988,514
2069 1,556,707 185,965,572
2068 1,574,841 184,912,088
2067 1,593,106 183,835,428
2066 1,610,982 182,734,967
2065 1,629,308 181,620,901
2064 1,647,661 180,467,102
2063 1,666,152 179,293,260
2062 1,684,532 178,110,375
2061 1,702,912 176,907,621
2060 1,721,513 175,686,879
2059 1,740,217 174,441,815
2058 1,758,780 173,179,511
2057 1,777,592 171,897,733
2056 1,796,291 170,593,445
2055 1,815,311 169,269,144
2054 1,834,428 167,915,661
2053 1,853,584 166,538,943
2052 1,872,627 165,130,747
2051 1,891,209 163,704,732
2050 1,910,221 162,240,246
2049 1,929,192 160,743,182
2048 1,948,051 159,206,813
2047 1,966,563 157,631,586
2046 1,985,533 156,023,680
2045 2,004,453 154,371,216
2044 2,022,832 152,668,334
2043 2,041,623 150,927,496
2042 2,060,331 149,145,569
2041 2,079,391 147,333,445
2040 2,098,252 145,505,786
2039 2,117,584 143,662,428
2038 2,135,961 141,820,567
2037 2,154,309 139,977,812
2036 2,172,363 138,139,382
2035 2,189,761 136,315,557
2034 2,207,553 134,490,574
2033 2,224,941 132,681,153
2032 2,241,680 130,879,780
2031 2,258,394 129,085,888
2030 2,275,638 127,304,473
2029 2,292,376 125,524,007
2028 2,309,153 123,745,979
2027 2,325,576 121,973,080
2026 2,342,753 120,224,089
2025 2,360,334 118,473,897
2024 2,377,128 116,538,258
2023 2,414,095 114,535,772
2022 2,451,636 112,618,250
2021 2,489,762 110,957,008
2020 2,528,480 109,315,124
2019 2,567,801 107,553,158
2018 2,607,733 105,682,094
2017 2,648,285 103,696,057
2016 2,689,469 101,644,589
2015 2,731,293 99,597,342
2014 2,773,767 97,528,654
2013 2,816,902 95,333,553
2012 2,860,708 93,161,001
2011 2,905,195 91,093,059
2010 2,913,021 89,196,072
2009 2,927,519 87,501,636
2008 2,947,314 85,864,789
2007 2,970,017 84,276,225
2006 2,992,547 82,700,403
2005 3,011,487 81,101,004
2004 3,026,939 79,477,443
2003 3,039,616 77,853,548
2002 3,051,010 76,239,137
2001 3,060,173 74,652,029
2000 3,089,027 73,083,284
1999 3,108,778 71,520,954
1998 3,128,530 69,943,294
1997 3,148,281 68,431,740
1996 3,168,033 67,028,048
1995 3,187,784 65,652,622
1994 3,207,536 64,285,589
1993 3,227,287 62,915,681
1992 3,247,039 61,480,660
1991 3,266,790 60,028,997
1990 3,286,542 58,396,618
1989 3,227,943 56,710,642
1988 3,142,336 55,187,681
1987 3,083,605 53,674,435
1986 3,022,635 52,206,295
1985 2,964,762 50,734,968
1984 2,904,429 49,247,334
1983 2,843,960 47,786,402
1982 2,784,278 46,407,611
1981 2,726,056 45,147,224
1980 2,671,997 43,950,413
1979 2,617,832 42,818,628
1978 2,566,266 41,761,431
1977 2,513,546 40,748,870
1976 2,458,526 39,795,557
1975 2,404,831 38,875,327
1974 2,350,124 37,969,667
1973 2,296,752 37,102,043
1972 2,243,126 36,258,328
1971 2,187,853 35,433,368
1970 2,135,479 34,623,990
1969 2,081,695 33,811,615
1968 2,022,272 32,998,319
1967 1,965,598 32,196,360
1966 1,914,573 31,406,541
1965 1,864,791 30,629,174
1964 1,814,135 29,858,922
1963 1,762,621 29,091,869
1962 1,711,319 28,337,013
1961 1,659,800 27,600,898
1960 1,608,800 26,896,479

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/egypt | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Egypt gained 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 346,716 people (a 12.9% decline), while Egypt's population increased by 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Egypt was ranked 13th in 2006 and still ranked 13th 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 Egypt will increase by 34.4% to 162,240,246 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M 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
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Egypt
2100 -1.31% 0.06%
2099 -1.33% 0.08%
2098 -1.35% 0.09%
2097 -1.38% 0.1%
2096 -1.4% 0.12%
2095 -1.42% 0.14%
2094 -1.45% 0.15%
2093 -1.47% 0.16%
2092 -1.49% 0.18%
2091 -1.5% 0.19%
2090 -1.51% 0.2%
2089 -1.52% 0.22%
2088 -1.5% 0.24%
2087 -1.5% 0.25%
2086 -1.5% 0.26%
2085 -1.49% 0.28%
2084 -1.48% 0.3%
2083 -1.46% 0.31%
2082 -1.43% 0.33%
2081 -1.4% 0.34%
2080 -1.36% 0.37%
2079 -1.34% 0.38%
2078 -1.33% 0.4%
2077 -1.29% 0.42%
2076 -1.29% 0.44%
2075 -1.29% 0.46%
2074 -1.23% 0.47%
2073 -1.22% 0.5%
2072 -1.2% 0.51%
2071 -1.18% 0.53%
2070 -1.16% 0.55%
2069 -1.15% 0.57%
2068 -1.15% 0.59%
2067 -1.11% 0.6%
2066 -1.12% 0.61%
2065 -1.11% 0.64%
2064 -1.11% 0.65%
2063 -1.09% 0.66%
2062 -1.08% 0.68%
2061 -1.08% 0.69%
2060 -1.07% 0.71%
2059 -1.06% 0.73%
2058 -1.06% 0.75%
2057 -1.04% 0.76%
2056 -1.05% 0.78%
2055 -1.04% 0.81%
2054 -1.03% 0.83%
2053 -1.02% 0.85%
2052 -0.98% 0.87%
2051 -1% 0.9%
2050 -0.98% 0.93%
2049 -0.97% 0.97%
2048 -0.94% 1%
2047 -0.96% 1.03%
2046 -0.94% 1.07%
2045 -0.91% 1.12%
2044 -0.92% 1.15%
2043 -0.91% 1.19%
2042 -0.92% 1.23%
2041 -0.9% 1.26%
2040 -0.91% 1.28%
2039 -0.86% 1.3%
2038 -0.85% 1.32%
2037 -0.83% 1.33%
2036 -0.79% 1.34%
2035 -0.81% 1.36%
2034 -0.78% 1.36%
2033 -0.75% 1.38%
2032 -0.74% 1.39%
2031 -0.76% 1.4%
2030 -0.73% 1.42%
2029 -0.73% 1.44%
2028 -0.71% 1.45%
2027 -0.73% 1.45%
2026 -0.74% 1.48%
2025 -0.71% 1.66%
2024 -1.53% 1.75%
2023 -1.53% 1.7%
2022 -1.53% 1.5%
2021 -1.53% 1.5%
2020 -1.53% 1.64%
2019 -1.53% 1.77%
2018 -1.53% 1.92%
2017 -1.53% 2.02%
2016 -1.53% 2.06%
2015 -1.53% 2.12%
2014 -1.53% 2.3%
2013 -1.53% 2.33%
2012 -1.53% 2.27%
2011 -0.27% 2.13%
2010 -0.5% 1.94%
2009 -0.67% 1.91%
2008 -0.76% 1.88%
2007 -0.75% 1.91%
2006 -0.63% 1.97%
2005 -0.51% 2.04%
2004 -0.42% 2.09%
2003 -0.37% 2.12%
2002 -0.3% 2.13%
2001 -0.93% 2.15%
2000 -0.64% 2.18%
1999 -0.63% 2.26%
1998 -0.63% 2.21%
1997 -0.62% 2.09%
1996 -0.62% 2.1%
1995 -0.62% 2.13%
1994 -0.61% 2.18%
1993 -0.61% 2.33%
1992 -0.6% 2.42%
1991 -0.6% 2.8%
1990 1.82% 2.97%
1989 2.72% 2.76%
1988 1.9% 2.82%
1987 2.02% 2.81%
1986 1.95% 2.9%
1985 2.08% 3.02%
1984 2.13% 3.06%
1983 2.14% 2.97%
1982 2.14% 2.79%
1981 2.02% 2.72%
1980 2.07% 2.64%
1979 2.01% 2.53%
1978 2.1% 2.48%
1977 2.24% 2.4%
1976 2.23% 2.37%
1975 2.33% 2.39%
1974 2.32% 2.34%
1973 2.39% 2.33%
1972 2.53% 2.33%
1971 2.45% 2.34%
1970 2.58% 2.4%
1969 2.94% 2.46%
1968 2.88% 2.49%
1967 2.67% 2.51%
1966 2.67% 2.54%
1965 2.79% 2.58%
1964 2.92% 2.64%
1963 3% 2.66%
1962 3.1% 2.67%
1961 3.17% 2.62%

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 Egypt's population grew by 1.75%.

Live population counters

Albania Egypt
Current population
2342753
120697176
Population rank 144/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.46%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
15.7 seconds
One birth every
21.3 minutes
13.1 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
50.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline -101 +5,486
Annual growth/decline -36,967 +2,002,486
Annual growth/decline rate -1.53% +1.75%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 62/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
9.2 minutes
Annual migration change -24,230 -57,305
Net migration rank 156/196 177/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 1,139,820
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 55/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 153/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Egypt
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Egypt
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - -57,305
2024 - -24,472 - 123,884
2023 4,615 -25,357 1,780,230 305,006
2022 3,913 -16,426 1,736,123 13,707
2021 623 -32,848 1,566,491 6,161
2020 3,682 -16,680 1,704,988 6,016
2019 8,432 -23,094 1,805,818 7,050
2018 9,187 -15,032 1,908,512 20,788
2017 10,707 -14,901 2,122,866 -80,000
2016 12,332 -9,347 2,131,690 -71,604
2015 14,164 -20,500 2,227,594 -193,298
2014 16,185 -21,706 2,195,761 -92,801
2013 17,234 -20,681 2,156,922 130,305
2012 17,565 -19,845 2,060,535 -2,626
2011 17,564 -18,630 1,951,851 126,170
2010 18,404 -51,907 1,910,134 -194,100
2009 19,336 -51,657 1,848,123 -175,191
2008 19,526 -50,619 1,792,943 -192,199
2007 20,286 -49,770 1,749,322 -173,021
2006 21,732 -48,882 1,693,374 -118,055
2005 24,390 -48,893 1,660,624 -37,129
2004 26,989 -48,654 1,626,745 -3,044
2003 29,907 -48,517 1,614,293 9,854
2002 30,189 -45,178 1,593,474 11,205
2001 33,573 -48,070 1,568,962 556
2000 36,741 -60,531 1,540,084 27,873
1999 40,047 -63,093 1,534,697 22,026
1998 43,884 -66,087 1,519,728 78,858
1997 46,979 -66,188 1,470,119 -45,599
1996 52,745 -68,076 1,427,161 -44,272
1995 56,784 -69,785 1,406,935 -38,920
1994 59,086 -70,165 1,402,840 -36,738
1993 60,602 -68,445 1,409,374 -35,669
1992 63,376 -66,538 1,421,372 74,950
1991 65,639 -63,689 1,440,936 -33,952
1990 67,355 -60,173 1,450,747 406,994
1989 66,351 -38,835 1,461,547 52,648
1988 64,616 658 1,465,620 66,147
1987 63,334 -3,250 1,436,059 58,678
1986 61,925 -2,309 1,410,249 31,299
1985 60,798 -183 1,388,718 112,411
1984 59,396 64 1,351,297 122,791
1983 57,647 66 1,318,474 129,242
1982 56,443 -225 1,258,574 51,229
1981 54,595 -374 1,206,830 4,140
1980 53,803 -601 1,181,914 738
1979 54,139 -1,871 1,145,655 -64,757
1978 55,463 3,230 1,107,179 -73,664
1977 56,319 -1,417 1,065,298 -73,705
1976 56,428 -1,684 1,030,546 -115,544
1975 56,920 -2,610 987,822 -62,368
1974 56,133 -1,880 946,052 -60,174
1973 55,439 -1,419 905,068 -55,702
1972 54,966 -1,588 893,333 -55,282
1971 53,797 -911 868,365 -56,503
1970 52,293 92 841,952 -35,064
1969 51,407 2,665 824,564 -6,703
1968 49,258 10,490 809,482 -764
1967 46,494 12,252 788,908 6,286
1966 44,507 11,858 774,391 10,089
1965 43,953 9,617 752,682 17,605
1964 44,205 6,604 749,608 20,596
1963 44,040 4,091 738,788 25,109
1962 43,124 2,325 720,128 25,696
1961 41,802 829 703,216 23,184
1960 40,436 13,734 685,403 -2,954

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 Egypt 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,180,073 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 78,975 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 1,139,820 people or 1% in Egypt.

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
Egypt
City Population
Cairo 9.8M
Alexandria 5.36M
Giza 4.46M
Shubra El Kheima 1.03M
Port Said 792K
Suez 716K
Mansoura 622K
Helwan 619K
El Mahalla El Kubra 593K
Asyut 562K

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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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