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

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The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,349,580 in 2025 vs 135,472,051 people in Ethiopia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,332,078 people compared to 140,722,974 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 60.3 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Ethiopia is the 10th.
  • The countries together account for 1.72% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 1.69% for Ethiopia.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.5% per year vs +2.69% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.33M (22.1% decline), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 141M (74.4% growth).

Albania vs Ethiopia: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Ethiopia
2100 1,007,401 371,078,260
2099 1,020,801 369,338,252
2098 1,034,604 367,513,542
2097 1,048,803 365,567,496
2096 1,063,434 363,536,294
2095 1,078,498 361,596,042
2094 1,094,070 359,531,317
2093 1,110,138 357,460,480
2092 1,126,699 355,389,829
2091 1,143,691 353,218,632
2090 1,161,098 350,960,021
2089 1,178,925 348,751,618
2088 1,197,085 346,517,326
2087 1,215,294 344,162,324
2086 1,233,850 341,671,994
2085 1,252,611 339,167,930
2084 1,271,550 336,649,520
2083 1,290,612 334,083,247
2082 1,309,713 331,401,460
2081 1,328,652 328,715,487
2080 1,347,569 326,013,981
2079 1,366,124 323,282,865
2078 1,384,697 320,422,535
2077 1,403,421 317,492,915
2076 1,421,800 314,518,328
2075 1,440,364 311,487,723
2074 1,459,118 308,416,133
2073 1,477,286 305,383,505
2072 1,495,509 302,258,564
2071 1,513,666 299,119,280
2070 1,531,671 295,963,235
2069 1,549,614 292,756,723
2068 1,567,665 289,522,748
2067 1,585,847 286,191,689
2066 1,603,642 282,905,709
2065 1,621,885 279,576,283
2064 1,640,153 276,197,958
2063 1,658,561 272,782,685
2062 1,676,857 269,340,926
2061 1,695,153 265,803,351
2060 1,713,670 262,269,354
2059 1,732,288 258,692,767
2058 1,750,766 255,205,644
2057 1,769,493 251,656,356
2056 1,788,106 248,002,497
2055 1,807,040 244,426,069
2054 1,826,070 240,794,405
2053 1,845,139 237,155,110
2052 1,864,095 233,479,314
2051 1,882,592 229,733,593
2050 1,901,517 226,055,085
2049 1,920,402 222,351,471
2048 1,939,175 218,627,197
2047 1,957,603 214,883,954
2046 1,976,486 211,161,780
2045 1,995,320 207,461,987
2044 2,013,616 203,749,820
2043 2,032,321 200,035,613
2042 2,050,944 196,351,202
2041 2,069,916 192,689,672
2040 2,088,692 189,023,384
2039 2,107,936 185,365,776
2038 2,126,229 181,733,067
2037 2,144,493 178,124,993
2036 2,162,466 174,515,366
2035 2,179,783 170,904,339
2034 2,197,495 167,316,305
2033 2,214,803 163,763,376
2032 2,231,467 160,167,364
2031 2,248,104 156,590,018
2030 2,265,270 153,023,174
2029 2,281,932 149,461,578
2028 2,298,632 145,944,350
2027 2,314,980 142,419,893
2026 2,332,078 138,930,724
2025 2,349,580 135,472,051
2024 2,377,128 132,059,767
2023 2,411,658 128,691,692
2022 2,451,636 125,384,287
2021 2,489,762 122,138,588
2020 2,528,480 118,917,671
2019 2,567,801 115,737,383
2018 2,607,733 112,664,152
2017 2,648,285 109,666,481
2016 2,689,469 106,718,162
2015 2,731,293 103,867,135
2014 2,773,767 101,115,610
2013 2,816,902 98,438,751
2012 2,860,708 95,798,767
2011 2,905,195 93,149,970
2010 2,913,021 90,538,514
2009 2,927,519 88,007,636
2008 2,947,314 85,543,668
2007 2,970,017 83,103,217
2006 2,992,547 80,703,490
2005 3,011,487 78,367,470
2004 3,026,939 76,077,206
2003 3,039,616 73,832,663
2002 3,051,010 71,635,517
2001 3,060,173 69,487,762
2000 3,089,027 67,411,494
1999 3,108,778 65,374,561
1998 3,128,530 63,363,524
1997 3,148,281 61,404,539
1996 3,168,033 59,467,635
1995 3,187,784 57,537,335
1994 3,207,536 55,611,508
1993 3,227,287 53,708,891
1992 3,247,039 51,853,747
1991 3,266,790 49,717,198
1990 3,286,542 47,609,755
1989 3,227,943 45,879,690
1988 3,142,336 44,150,825
1987 3,083,605 42,460,039
1986 3,022,635 41,037,656
1985 2,964,762 39,842,136
1984 2,904,429 38,735,722
1983 2,843,960 37,740,817
1982 2,784,278 36,701,290
1981 2,726,056 35,304,012
1980 2,671,997 34,428,514
1979 2,617,832 34,238,652
1978 2,566,266 33,734,592
1977 2,513,546 33,167,272
1976 2,458,526 32,534,418
1975 2,404,831 31,723,252
1974 2,350,124 30,957,273
1973 2,296,752 30,166,785
1972 2,243,126 29,374,608
1971 2,187,853 28,600,106
1970 2,135,479 27,829,128
1969 2,081,695 27,072,571
1968 2,022,272 26,337,930
1967 1,965,598 25,620,276
1966 1,914,573 24,952,689
1965 1,864,791 24,310,612
1964 1,814,135 23,666,548
1963 1,762,621 23,051,637
1962 1,711,319 22,465,126
1961 1,659,800 21,906,102
1960 1,608,800 21,376,693

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 Ethiopia gained 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 357,391 people (a 13.3% decline), while Ethiopia's population increased by 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Ethiopia was ranked 16th in 2006 and ranked 10th 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 Ethiopia will increase by 60.6% to 226,055,085 people and rank change from 10th to 7th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M 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
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Ethiopia
2100 -1.31% 0.47%
2099 -1.33% 0.5%
2098 -1.35% 0.53%
2097 -1.38% 0.56%
2096 -1.4% 0.54%
2095 -1.42% 0.57%
2094 -1.45% 0.58%
2093 -1.47% 0.58%
2092 -1.49% 0.61%
2091 -1.5% 0.64%
2090 -1.51% 0.63%
2089 -1.52% 0.64%
2088 -1.5% 0.68%
2087 -1.5% 0.73%
2086 -1.5% 0.74%
2085 -1.49% 0.75%
2084 -1.48% 0.77%
2083 -1.46% 0.81%
2082 -1.43% 0.82%
2081 -1.4% 0.83%
2080 -1.36% 0.84%
2079 -1.34% 0.89%
2078 -1.33% 0.92%
2077 -1.29% 0.95%
2076 -1.29% 0.97%
2075 -1.29% 1%
2074 -1.23% 0.99%
2073 -1.22% 1.03%
2072 -1.2% 1.05%
2071 -1.18% 1.07%
2070 -1.16% 1.1%
2069 -1.15% 1.12%
2068 -1.15% 1.16%
2067 -1.11% 1.16%
2066 -1.12% 1.19%
2065 -1.11% 1.22%
2064 -1.11% 1.25%
2063 -1.09% 1.28%
2062 -1.08% 1.33%
2061 -1.08% 1.35%
2060 -1.07% 1.38%
2059 -1.06% 1.37%
2058 -1.06% 1.41%
2057 -1.04% 1.47%
2056 -1.05% 1.46%
2055 -1.04% 1.51%
2054 -1.03% 1.53%
2053 -1.02% 1.57%
2052 -0.98% 1.63%
2051 -1% 1.63%
2050 -0.98% 1.67%
2049 -0.97% 1.7%
2048 -0.94% 1.74%
2047 -0.96% 1.76%
2046 -0.94% 1.78%
2045 -0.91% 1.82%
2044 -0.92% 1.86%
2043 -0.91% 1.88%
2042 -0.92% 1.9%
2041 -0.9% 1.94%
2040 -0.91% 1.97%
2039 -0.86% 2%
2038 -0.85% 2.03%
2037 -0.83% 2.07%
2036 -0.79% 2.11%
2035 -0.81% 2.14%
2034 -0.78% 2.17%
2033 -0.75% 2.25%
2032 -0.74% 2.28%
2031 -0.76% 2.33%
2030 -0.73% 2.38%
2029 -0.73% 2.41%
2028 -0.71% 2.47%
2027 -0.73% 2.51%
2026 -0.74% 2.55%
2025 -1.16% 2.58%
2024 -1.43% 2.62%
2023 -1.63% 2.64%
2022 -1.53% 2.66%
2021 -1.53% 2.71%
2020 -1.53% 2.75%
2019 -1.53% 2.73%
2018 -1.53% 2.73%
2017 -1.53% 2.76%
2016 -1.53% 2.74%
2015 -1.53% 2.72%
2014 -1.53% 2.72%
2013 -1.53% 2.76%
2012 -1.53% 2.84%
2011 -0.27% 2.88%
2010 -0.5% 2.88%
2009 -0.67% 2.88%
2008 -0.76% 2.94%
2007 -0.75% 2.97%
2006 -0.63% 2.98%
2005 -0.51% 3.01%
2004 -0.42% 3.04%
2003 -0.37% 3.07%
2002 -0.3% 3.09%
2001 -0.93% 3.08%
2000 -0.64% 3.12%
1999 -0.63% 3.17%
1998 -0.63% 3.19%
1997 -0.62% 3.26%
1996 -0.62% 3.35%
1995 -0.62% 3.46%
1994 -0.61% 3.54%
1993 -0.61% 3.58%
1992 -0.6% 4.3%
1991 -0.6% 4.43%
1990 1.82% 3.77%
1989 2.72% 3.92%
1988 1.9% 3.98%
1987 2.02% 3.47%
1986 1.95% 3%
1985 2.08% 2.86%
1984 2.13% 2.64%
1983 2.14% 2.83%
1982 2.14% 3.96%
1981 2.02% 2.54%
1980 2.07% 0.55%
1979 2.01% 1.49%
1978 2.1% 1.71%
1977 2.24% 1.95%
1976 2.23% 2.56%
1975 2.33% 2.47%
1974 2.32% 2.62%
1973 2.39% 2.7%
1972 2.53% 2.71%
1971 2.45% 2.77%
1970 2.58% 2.79%
1969 2.94% 2.79%
1968 2.88% 2.8%
1967 2.67% 2.68%
1966 2.67% 2.64%
1965 2.79% 2.72%
1964 2.92% 2.67%
1963 3% 2.61%
1962 3.1% 2.55%
1961 3.17% 2.48%

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 Ethiopia's population grew by 2.58%.

Live population counters

Albania Ethiopia
Current population
2332078
140722974
Population rank 144/197 10/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.69%
One net population change
19.1 minutes
9.27 seconds
One birth every
21.8 minutes
7.59 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
40.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline -75 +9,349
Annual growth/decline -27,548 +3,412,284
Annual growth/decline rate -1.16% +2.58%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 24/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
21.9 minutes
Annual migration change -24,230 +24,054
Net migration rank 156/196 31/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 1,168,455
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 53/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 157/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Ethiopia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - 24,054
2024 3,979 -24,472 3,379,409 30,069
2023 4,612 -25,357 3,338,649 -11,996
2022 3,913 -16,426 3,300,114 -11,996
2021 623 -32,848 3,204,673 -1,377
2020 3,682 -16,680 3,199,718 38,866
2019 8,432 -23,094 3,132,780 -10,807
2018 9,187 -15,032 3,015,231 9,302
2017 10,707 -14,901 2,899,143 71,766
2016 12,332 -9,347 2,809,889 115,823
2015 14,164 -20,500 2,713,529 62,785
2014 16,185 -21,706 2,623,647 103,122
2013 17,234 -20,681 2,546,020 80,955
2012 17,565 -19,845 2,533,398 119,517
2011 17,564 -18,630 2,527,811 116,793
2010 18,404 -51,907 2,498,048 80,213
2009 19,336 -51,657 2,467,118 16,315
2008 19,526 -50,619 2,465,283 -20,780
2007 20,286 -49,770 2,436,753 -381
2006 21,732 -48,882 2,393,585 -30,512
2005 24,390 -48,893 2,353,375 -44,421
2004 26,989 -48,654 2,296,999 -25,430
2003 29,907 -48,517 2,231,223 -13,744
2002 30,189 -45,178 2,189,683 -12,925
2001 33,573 -48,070 2,137,791 -19,063
2000 36,741 -60,531 2,083,622 -49,891
1999 40,047 -63,093 2,010,987 29,142
1998 43,884 -66,087 1,984,989 -3,011
1997 46,979 -66,188 1,945,112 -9,119
1996 52,745 -68,076 1,896,364 41,456
1995 56,784 -69,785 1,831,068 91,727
1994 59,086 -70,165 1,788,133 140,715
1993 60,602 -68,445 1,734,851 141,545
1992 63,376 -66,538 1,673,839 160,106
1991 65,639 -63,689 1,579,416 859,737
1990 67,355 -60,173 1,479,663 296,014
1989 66,351 -38,835 1,441,769 242,614
1988 64,616 658 1,393,356 379,966
1987 63,334 -3,250 1,356,853 251,387
1986 61,925 -2,309 1,050,277 186,227
1985 60,798 -183 997,050 157,476
1984 59,396 64 920,670 137,632
1983 57,647 66 863,472 68,022
1982 56,443 -225 1,080,853 66,702
1981 54,595 -374 1,018,838 628,135
1980 53,803 -601 1,007,516 -903,529
1979 54,139 -1,871 987,203 -711,455
1978 55,463 3,230 943,388 -210,991
1977 56,319 -1,417 929,381 -527,133
1976 56,428 -1,684 899,577 -36,125
1975 56,920 -2,610 801,425 -42,540
1974 56,133 -1,880 777,306 -4,232
1973 55,439 -1,419 807,535 347
1972 54,966 -1,588 779,808 -3,375
1971 53,797 -911 787,047 -14,510
1970 52,293 92 760,821 8,589
1969 51,407 2,665 736,428 7,258
1968 49,258 10,490 715,602 9,992
1967 46,494 12,252 695,283 14,437
1966 44,507 11,858 616,281 9,160
1965 43,953 9,617 642,359 16,348
1964 44,205 6,604 618,667 10,749
1963 44,040 4,091 590,998 9,418
1962 43,124 2,325 563,650 8,960
1961 41,802 829 538,518 6,938
1960 40,436 13,734 511,694 1,696

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 Ethiopia 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,993,135 people) and 0.93% is from migration (a gain of 292,435 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 1,168,455 people or 0.9% in Ethiopia.

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
Ethiopia
City Population
Addis Ababa 5.7M
Gondar 324K
Mekelle 324K
Awasa 300K
Dire Dawa 277K
Bahir Dar 243K
Dessie 188K
Jimma 178K
Harar 157K
Jijiga 126K

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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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