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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,377,128 in 2024 vs 1,242,822 people in Eswatini in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,342,753 people compared to 1,273,390 in Eswatini.

Population statistics:

  • Albania's population is 1.84 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Eswatini is the 156th.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.02% for Eswatini.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.53% per year vs +0.87% in Eswatini.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (21.7% decline), while Eswatini has grown from 1.08M to 1.27M (17.4% growth).

Albania vs Eswatini: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Eswatini
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Eswatini
2100 1,012,012 1,352,404
2099 1,025,473 1,361,498
2098 1,039,339 1,369,861
2097 1,053,604 1,378,017
2096 1,068,302 1,386,191
2095 1,083,434 1,394,405
2094 1,099,077 1,402,538
2093 1,115,220 1,410,423
2092 1,131,856 1,418,137
2091 1,148,926 1,426,097
2090 1,166,413 1,433,623
2089 1,184,321 1,441,192
2088 1,202,564 1,448,332
2087 1,220,857 1,455,333
2086 1,239,498 1,462,398
2085 1,258,345 1,469,660
2084 1,277,370 1,476,745
2083 1,296,519 1,483,271
2082 1,315,707 1,489,551
2081 1,334,733 1,494,969
2080 1,353,737 1,500,315
2079 1,372,377 1,505,309
2078 1,391,035 1,509,779
2077 1,409,844 1,514,574
2076 1,428,308 1,519,452
2075 1,446,956 1,523,845
2074 1,465,797 1,528,267
2073 1,484,047 1,531,967
2072 1,502,354 1,535,206
2071 1,520,594 1,538,333
2070 1,538,681 1,540,715
2069 1,556,707 1,543,234
2068 1,574,841 1,545,288
2067 1,593,106 1,547,029
2066 1,610,982 1,547,862
2065 1,629,308 1,548,678
2064 1,647,661 1,549,121
2063 1,666,152 1,549,274
2062 1,684,532 1,548,873
2061 1,702,912 1,548,072
2060 1,721,513 1,547,285
2059 1,740,217 1,545,426
2058 1,758,780 1,542,799
2057 1,777,592 1,540,085
2056 1,796,291 1,537,270
2055 1,815,311 1,534,161
2054 1,834,428 1,530,631
2053 1,853,584 1,526,357
2052 1,872,627 1,521,506
2051 1,891,209 1,515,982
2050 1,910,221 1,510,547
2049 1,929,192 1,504,126
2048 1,948,051 1,497,656
2047 1,966,563 1,491,001
2046 1,985,533 1,483,817
2045 2,004,453 1,475,974
2044 2,022,832 1,468,200
2043 2,041,623 1,460,050
2042 2,060,331 1,451,433
2041 2,079,391 1,441,822
2040 2,098,252 1,432,811
2039 2,117,584 1,423,063
2038 2,135,961 1,412,806
2037 2,154,309 1,402,845
2036 2,172,363 1,392,117
2035 2,189,761 1,381,258
2034 2,207,553 1,369,883
2033 2,224,941 1,357,906
2032 2,241,680 1,346,063
2031 2,258,394 1,334,330
2030 2,275,638 1,321,430
2029 2,292,376 1,309,060
2028 2,309,153 1,296,535
2027 2,325,576 1,283,434
2026 2,342,753 1,269,667
2025 2,360,334 1,255,921
2024 2,377,128 1,242,822
2023 2,414,095 1,230,506
2022 2,451,636 1,218,917
2021 2,489,762 1,206,593
2020 2,528,480 1,192,729
2019 2,567,801 1,179,874
2018 2,607,733 1,168,929
2017 2,648,285 1,158,195
2016 2,689,469 1,149,507
2015 2,731,293 1,142,813
2014 2,773,767 1,136,299
2013 2,816,902 1,129,990
2012 2,860,708 1,123,863
2011 2,905,195 1,117,833
2010 2,913,021 1,111,650
2009 2,927,519 1,105,153
2008 2,947,314 1,098,091
2007 2,970,017 1,090,705
2006 2,992,547 1,084,436
2005 3,011,487 1,079,022
2004 3,026,939 1,073,159
2003 3,039,616 1,066,700
2002 3,051,010 1,059,441
2001 3,060,173 1,051,064
2000 3,089,027 1,041,414
1999 3,108,778 1,030,782
1998 3,128,530 1,019,653
1997 3,148,281 1,006,635
1996 3,168,033 989,841
1995 3,187,784 970,433
1994 3,207,536 971,212
1993 3,227,287 971,318
1992 3,247,039 943,416
1991 3,266,790 908,189
1990 3,286,542 872,428
1989 3,227,943 837,800
1988 3,142,336 799,798
1987 3,083,605 763,811
1986 3,022,635 734,732
1985 2,964,762 706,196
1984 2,904,429 680,783
1983 2,843,960 658,957
1982 2,784,278 637,652
1981 2,726,056 616,808
1980 2,671,997 596,644
1979 2,617,832 577,199
1978 2,566,266 558,446
1977 2,513,546 540,348
1976 2,458,526 523,330
1975 2,404,831 507,673
1974 2,350,124 492,988
1973 2,296,752 479,038
1972 2,243,126 465,788
1971 2,187,853 453,183
1970 2,135,479 441,216
1969 2,081,695 429,875
1968 2,022,272 419,147
1967 1,965,598 409,031
1966 1,914,573 398,766
1965 1,864,791 388,336
1964 1,814,135 378,656
1963 1,762,621 369,759
1962 1,711,319 361,365
1961 1,659,800 353,264
1960 1,608,800 345,337

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 Eswatini gained 65,071 people (a 6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 346,716 people (a 12.9% decline), while Eswatini's population increased by 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Eswatini was ranked 152nd in 2006 and ranked 156th 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 Eswatini will increase by 18.6% to 1,510,547 people and rank change from 156th to 154th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M 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
Eswatini
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Eswatini
2100 -1.31% -0.67%
2099 -1.33% -0.61%
2098 -1.35% -0.59%
2097 -1.38% -0.59%
2096 -1.4% -0.59%
2095 -1.42% -0.58%
2094 -1.45% -0.56%
2093 -1.47% -0.54%
2092 -1.49% -0.56%
2091 -1.5% -0.52%
2090 -1.51% -0.53%
2089 -1.52% -0.49%
2088 -1.5% -0.48%
2087 -1.5% -0.48%
2086 -1.5% -0.49%
2085 -1.49% -0.48%
2084 -1.48% -0.44%
2083 -1.46% -0.42%
2082 -1.43% -0.36%
2081 -1.4% -0.36%
2080 -1.36% -0.33%
2079 -1.34% -0.3%
2078 -1.33% -0.32%
2077 -1.29% -0.32%
2076 -1.29% -0.29%
2075 -1.29% -0.29%
2074 -1.23% -0.24%
2073 -1.22% -0.21%
2072 -1.2% -0.2%
2071 -1.18% -0.15%
2070 -1.16% -0.16%
2069 -1.15% -0.13%
2068 -1.15% -0.11%
2067 -1.11% -0.05%
2066 -1.12% -0.05%
2065 -1.11% -0.03%
2064 -1.11% -0.01%
2063 -1.09% 0.03%
2062 -1.08% 0.05%
2061 -1.08% 0.05%
2060 -1.07% 0.12%
2059 -1.06% 0.17%
2058 -1.06% 0.18%
2057 -1.04% 0.18%
2056 -1.05% 0.2%
2055 -1.04% 0.23%
2054 -1.03% 0.28%
2053 -1.02% 0.32%
2052 -0.98% 0.36%
2051 -1% 0.36%
2050 -0.98% 0.43%
2049 -0.97% 0.43%
2048 -0.94% 0.45%
2047 -0.96% 0.48%
2046 -0.94% 0.53%
2045 -0.91% 0.53%
2044 -0.92% 0.56%
2043 -0.91% 0.59%
2042 -0.92% 0.67%
2041 -0.9% 0.63%
2040 -0.91% 0.68%
2039 -0.86% 0.73%
2038 -0.85% 0.71%
2037 -0.83% 0.77%
2036 -0.79% 0.79%
2035 -0.81% 0.83%
2034 -0.78% 0.88%
2033 -0.75% 0.88%
2032 -0.74% 0.88%
2031 -0.76% 0.98%
2030 -0.73% 0.94%
2029 -0.73% 0.97%
2028 -0.71% 1.02%
2027 -0.73% 1.08%
2026 -0.74% 1.09%
2025 -0.71% 1.05%
2024 -1.53% 1%
2023 -1.53% 0.95%
2022 -1.53% 1.02%
2021 -1.53% 1.16%
2020 -1.53% 1.09%
2019 -1.53% 0.94%
2018 -1.53% 0.93%
2017 -1.53% 0.76%
2016 -1.53% 0.59%
2015 -1.53% 0.57%
2014 -1.53% 0.56%
2013 -1.53% 0.55%
2012 -1.53% 0.54%
2011 -0.27% 0.56%
2010 -0.5% 0.59%
2009 -0.67% 0.64%
2008 -0.76% 0.68%
2007 -0.75% 0.58%
2006 -0.63% 0.5%
2005 -0.51% 0.55%
2004 -0.42% 0.61%
2003 -0.37% 0.69%
2002 -0.3% 0.8%
2001 -0.93% 0.93%
2000 -0.64% 1.03%
1999 -0.63% 1.09%
1998 -0.63% 1.29%
1997 -0.62% 1.7%
1996 -0.62% 2%
1995 -0.62% -0.08%
1994 -0.61% -0.01%
1993 -0.61% 2.96%
1992 -0.6% 3.88%
1991 -0.6% 4.1%
1990 1.82% 4.13%
1989 2.72% 4.75%
1988 1.9% 4.71%
1987 2.02% 3.96%
1986 1.95% 4.04%
1985 2.08% 3.73%
1984 2.13% 3.31%
1983 2.14% 3.34%
1982 2.14% 3.38%
1981 2.02% 3.38%
1980 2.07% 3.37%
1979 2.01% 3.36%
1978 2.1% 3.35%
1977 2.24% 3.25%
1976 2.23% 3.08%
1975 2.33% 2.98%
1974 2.32% 2.91%
1973 2.39% 2.84%
1972 2.53% 2.78%
1971 2.45% 2.71%
1970 2.58% 2.64%
1969 2.94% 2.56%
1968 2.88% 2.47%
1967 2.67% 2.57%
1966 2.67% 2.69%
1965 2.79% 2.56%
1964 2.92% 2.41%
1963 3% 2.32%
1962 3.1% 2.29%
1961 3.17% 2.3%

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 Eswatini's population grew by 1%.

Live population counters

Albania Eswatini
Current population
2342753
1273390
Population rank 144/197 156/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.02%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
42.7 minutes
One birth every
21.3 minutes
17.7 minutes
One death every
26.1 minutes
55.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline -101 +34
Annual growth/decline -36,967 +12,316
Annual growth/decline rate -1.53% +1%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 101/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
1.52 hours
Annual migration change -24,230 -5,775
Net migration rank 156/196 121/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 33,268
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 161/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 2.7%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 121/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Eswatini
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Eswatini
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - -5,775
2024 - -24,472 - -6,754
2023 4,615 -25,357 20,147 -8,549
2022 3,913 -16,426 20,125 -8,549
2021 623 -32,848 17,314 -4,242
2020 3,682 -16,680 18,899 -4,242
2019 8,432 -23,094 19,488 -8,439
2018 9,187 -15,032 19,392 -8,546
2017 10,707 -14,901 19,278 -8,658
2016 12,332 -9,347 19,233 -12,481
2015 14,164 -20,500 19,223 -12,582
2014 16,185 -21,706 19,107 -12,724
2013 17,234 -20,681 18,903 -12,664
2012 17,565 -19,845 18,308 -12,294
2011 17,564 -18,630 17,645 -11,596
2010 18,404 -51,907 17,652 -11,334
2009 19,336 -51,657 17,656 -10,989
2008 19,526 -50,619 17,275 -9,822
2007 20,286 -49,770 16,595 -9,271
2006 21,732 -48,882 16,133 -10,923
2005 24,390 -48,893 15,945 -10,330
2004 26,989 -48,654 15,979 -9,863
2003 29,907 -48,517 16,396 -9,595
2002 30,189 -45,178 16,924 -9,209
2001 33,573 -48,070 17,824 -8,788
2000 36,741 -60,531 18,830 -8,563
1999 40,047 -63,093 19,420 -8,421
1998 43,884 -66,087 19,762 -8,505
1997 46,979 -66,188 20,686 -5,911
1996 52,745 -68,076 21,858 -3,049
1995 56,784 -69,785 23,029 -3,023
1994 59,086 -70,165 26,703 -48,259
1993 60,602 -68,445 28,046 -6,692
1992 63,376 -66,538 28,446 6,011
1991 65,639 -63,689 28,497 7,496
1990 67,355 -60,173 28,349 7,169
1989 66,351 -38,835 28,257 5,477
1988 64,616 658 27,396 14,879
1987 63,334 -3,250 27,285 2,417
1986 61,925 -2,309 27,096 1,353
1985 60,798 -183 26,835 1,792
1984 59,396 64 26,149 -3,949
1983 57,647 66 24,883 -3,429
1982 56,443 -225 24,742 -3,574
1981 54,595 -374 23,973 -3,464
1980 53,803 -601 23,153 -3,350
1979 54,139 -1,871 22,299 -3,210
1978 55,463 3,230 21,466 -3,040
1977 56,319 -1,417 20,609 -2,838
1976 56,428 -1,684 19,734 -3,469
1975 56,920 -2,610 18,849 -3,794
1974 56,133 -1,880 17,971 -3,665
1973 55,439 -1,419 17,145 -3,555
1972 54,966 -1,588 16,353 -3,435
1971 53,797 -911 15,615 -3,325
1970 52,293 92 14,873 -3,230
1969 51,407 2,665 14,164 -3,127
1968 49,258 10,490 13,449 -3,029
1967 46,494 12,252 12,773 -2,964
1966 44,507 11,858 12,282 -1,557
1965 43,953 9,617 11,719 -1,578
1964 44,205 6,604 11,266 -2,049
1963 44,040 4,091 10,929 -2,358
1962 43,124 2,325 10,601 -2,390
1961 41,802 829 10,262 -2,270
1960 40,436 13,734 9,947 -2,082

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 Eswatini 68.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 192,206 people) and 31.7% is from migration (a loss of 89,012 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 33,268 people or 2.7% in Eswatini.

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
Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K

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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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