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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,377,128 in 2024 vs 68,551,653 people in France in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,342,753 people compared to 68,788,006 in France.

Population statistics:

  • France's population is 29.4 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while France is the 23rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.86% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.83% for France.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.53% per year vs +0.35% in France.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (21.7% decline), while France has grown from 63.6M to 68.8M (8.12% growth).

Albania vs France: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
France
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania France
2100 1,012,012 70,613,012
2099 1,025,473 70,629,584
2098 1,039,339 70,639,488
2097 1,053,604 70,644,570
2096 1,068,302 70,651,179
2095 1,083,434 70,644,818
2094 1,099,077 70,628,949
2093 1,115,220 70,603,242
2092 1,131,856 70,580,656
2091 1,148,926 70,553,277
2090 1,166,413 70,520,528
2089 1,184,321 70,486,909
2088 1,202,564 70,447,851
2087 1,220,857 70,408,245
2086 1,239,498 70,365,710
2085 1,258,345 70,328,248
2084 1,277,370 70,285,895
2083 1,296,519 70,234,175
2082 1,315,707 70,193,367
2081 1,334,733 70,148,354
2080 1,353,737 70,107,021
2079 1,372,377 70,065,621
2078 1,391,035 70,025,358
2077 1,409,844 69,983,383
2076 1,428,308 69,940,036
2075 1,446,956 69,897,457
2074 1,465,797 69,862,353
2073 1,484,047 69,830,973
2072 1,502,354 69,804,981
2071 1,520,594 69,777,127
2070 1,538,681 69,764,791
2069 1,556,707 69,754,867
2068 1,574,841 69,756,896
2067 1,593,106 69,764,705
2066 1,610,982 69,773,902
2065 1,629,308 69,794,612
2064 1,647,661 69,818,938
2063 1,666,152 69,848,255
2062 1,684,532 69,886,879
2061 1,702,912 69,926,483
2060 1,721,513 69,968,809
2059 1,740,217 70,014,435
2058 1,758,780 70,057,256
2057 1,777,592 70,102,722
2056 1,796,291 70,146,920
2055 1,815,311 70,196,482
2054 1,834,428 70,236,369
2053 1,853,584 70,270,537
2052 1,872,627 70,295,830
2051 1,891,209 70,321,018
2050 1,910,221 70,335,872
2049 1,929,192 70,345,142
2048 1,948,051 70,343,943
2047 1,966,563 70,332,332
2046 1,985,533 70,314,243
2045 2,004,453 70,283,430
2044 2,022,832 70,244,405
2043 2,041,623 70,198,284
2042 2,060,331 70,137,343
2041 2,079,391 70,071,925
2040 2,098,252 70,006,064
2039 2,117,584 69,936,874
2038 2,135,961 69,858,693
2037 2,154,309 69,770,244
2036 2,172,363 69,681,800
2035 2,189,761 69,590,103
2034 2,207,553 69,496,656
2033 2,224,941 69,406,955
2032 2,241,680 69,316,572
2031 2,258,394 69,227,320
2030 2,275,638 69,136,856
2029 2,292,376 69,043,072
2028 2,309,153 68,951,924
2027 2,325,576 68,856,735
2026 2,342,753 68,762,523
2025 2,360,334 68,659,633
2024 2,377,128 68,551,653
2023 2,414,095 68,372,286
2022 2,451,636 68,184,457
2021 2,489,762 67,842,811
2020 2,528,480 67,601,110
2019 2,567,801 67,382,061
2018 2,607,733 67,158,348
2017 2,648,285 66,918,020
2016 2,689,469 66,724,104
2015 2,731,293 66,548,272
2014 2,773,767 66,312,067
2013 2,816,902 65,997,932
2012 2,860,708 65,657,659
2011 2,905,195 65,340,830
2010 2,913,021 65,026,211
2009 2,927,519 64,706,436
2008 2,947,314 64,375,116
2007 2,970,017 64,016,890
2006 2,992,547 63,622,342
2005 3,011,487 63,180,854
2004 3,026,939 62,707,588
2003 3,039,616 62,249,855
2002 3,051,010 61,812,142
2001 3,060,173 61,364,377
2000 3,089,027 60,918,661
1999 3,108,778 60,501,986
1998 3,128,530 60,190,684
1997 3,148,281 59,968,066
1996 3,168,033 59,754,504
1995 3,187,784 59,541,294
1994 3,207,536 59,324,863
1993 3,227,287 59,103,094
1992 3,247,039 58,846,584
1991 3,266,790 58,554,242
1990 3,286,542 58,261,012
1989 3,227,943 57,943,062
1988 3,142,336 57,598,186
1987 3,083,605 57,266,167
1986 3,022,635 56,956,002
1985 2,964,762 56,665,619
1984 2,904,429 56,383,085
1983 2,843,960 56,108,330
1982 2,784,278 55,806,789
1981 2,726,056 55,603,353
1980 2,671,997 55,274,184
1979 2,617,832 54,979,851
1978 2,566,266 54,734,030
1977 2,513,546 54,486,467
1976 2,458,526 54,232,383
1975 2,404,831 54,002,853
1974 2,350,124 53,746,571
1973 2,296,752 53,392,161
1972 2,243,126 52,962,356
1971 2,187,853 52,499,553
1970 2,135,479 52,007,169
1969 2,081,695 51,536,014
1968 2,022,272 51,112,980
1967 1,965,598 50,722,791
1966 1,914,573 50,311,637
1965 1,864,791 49,877,725
1964 1,814,135 49,401,492
1963 1,762,621 48,877,567
1962 1,711,319 48,389,516
1961 1,659,800 47,905,982
1960 1,608,800 47,412,964

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/france | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while France gained 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 346,716 people (a 12.9% decline), while France's population increased by 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. France was ranked 20th in 2006 and ranked 23rd 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 France will increase by 2.25% to 70,335,872 people and rank change from 23rd to 30th.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M 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
France
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania France
2100 -1.31% -0.02%
2099 -1.33% -0.01%
2098 -1.35% -0.007%
2097 -1.38% -0.009%
2096 -1.4% 0.009%
2095 -1.42% 0.02%
2094 -1.45% 0.04%
2093 -1.47% 0.03%
2092 -1.49% 0.04%
2091 -1.5% 0.05%
2090 -1.51% 0.05%
2089 -1.52% 0.06%
2088 -1.5% 0.06%
2087 -1.5% 0.06%
2086 -1.5% 0.05%
2085 -1.49% 0.06%
2084 -1.48% 0.07%
2083 -1.46% 0.06%
2082 -1.43% 0.06%
2081 -1.4% 0.06%
2080 -1.36% 0.06%
2079 -1.34% 0.06%
2078 -1.33% 0.06%
2077 -1.29% 0.06%
2076 -1.29% 0.06%
2075 -1.29% 0.05%
2074 -1.23% 0.04%
2073 -1.22% 0.04%
2072 -1.2% 0.04%
2071 -1.18% 0.02%
2070 -1.16% 0.01%
2069 -1.15% -0.003%
2068 -1.15% -0.01%
2067 -1.11% -0.01%
2066 -1.12% -0.03%
2065 -1.11% -0.03%
2064 -1.11% -0.04%
2063 -1.09% -0.06%
2062 -1.08% -0.06%
2061 -1.08% -0.06%
2060 -1.07% -0.07%
2059 -1.06% -0.06%
2058 -1.06% -0.06%
2057 -1.04% -0.06%
2056 -1.05% -0.07%
2055 -1.04% -0.06%
2054 -1.03% -0.05%
2053 -1.02% -0.04%
2052 -0.98% -0.04%
2051 -1% -0.02%
2050 -0.98% -0.01%
2049 -0.97% 0.002%
2048 -0.94% 0.02%
2047 -0.96% 0.03%
2046 -0.94% 0.04%
2045 -0.91% 0.06%
2044 -0.92% 0.07%
2043 -0.91% 0.09%
2042 -0.92% 0.09%
2041 -0.9% 0.09%
2040 -0.91% 0.1%
2039 -0.86% 0.11%
2038 -0.85% 0.13%
2037 -0.83% 0.13%
2036 -0.79% 0.13%
2035 -0.81% 0.13%
2034 -0.78% 0.13%
2033 -0.75% 0.13%
2032 -0.74% 0.13%
2031 -0.76% 0.13%
2030 -0.73% 0.14%
2029 -0.73% 0.13%
2028 -0.71% 0.14%
2027 -0.73% 0.14%
2026 -0.74% 0.15%
2025 -0.71% 0.16%
2024 -1.53% 0.26%
2023 -1.53% 0.28%
2022 -1.53% 0.5%
2021 -1.53% 0.36%
2020 -1.53% 0.33%
2019 -1.53% 0.33%
2018 -1.53% 0.36%
2017 -1.53% 0.29%
2016 -1.53% 0.26%
2015 -1.53% 0.36%
2014 -1.53% 0.48%
2013 -1.53% 0.52%
2012 -1.53% 0.48%
2011 -0.27% 0.48%
2010 -0.5% 0.49%
2009 -0.67% 0.51%
2008 -0.76% 0.56%
2007 -0.75% 0.62%
2006 -0.63% 0.7%
2005 -0.51% 0.75%
2004 -0.42% 0.74%
2003 -0.37% 0.71%
2002 -0.3% 0.73%
2001 -0.93% 0.73%
2000 -0.64% 0.69%
1999 -0.63% 0.52%
1998 -0.63% 0.37%
1997 -0.62% 0.36%
1996 -0.62% 0.36%
1995 -0.62% 0.36%
1994 -0.61% 0.38%
1993 -0.61% 0.44%
1992 -0.6% 0.5%
1991 -0.6% 0.5%
1990 1.82% 0.55%
1989 2.72% 0.6%
1988 1.9% 0.58%
1987 2.02% 0.54%
1986 1.95% 0.51%
1985 2.08% 0.5%
1984 2.13% 0.49%
1983 2.14% 0.54%
1982 2.14% 0.37%
1981 2.02% 0.6%
1980 2.07% 0.54%
1979 2.01% 0.45%
1978 2.1% 0.45%
1977 2.24% 0.47%
1976 2.23% 0.43%
1975 2.33% 0.48%
1974 2.32% 0.66%
1973 2.39% 0.81%
1972 2.53% 0.88%
1971 2.45% 0.95%
1970 2.58% 0.91%
1969 2.94% 0.83%
1968 2.88% 0.77%
1967 2.67% 0.82%
1966 2.67% 0.87%
1965 2.79% 0.96%
1964 2.92% 1.07%
1963 3% 1.01%
1962 3.1% 1.01%
1961 3.17% 1.04%

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/france | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Albania declined by 1.53%, while France's population grew by 0.26%.

Live population counters

Albania France
Current population
2342753
68788006
Population rank 144/197 23/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.83%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
2.93 minutes
One birth every
21.3 minutes
46.6 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
50.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline -101 +491
Annual growth/decline -36,967 +179,367
Annual growth/decline rate -1.53% +0.26%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 152/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
5.75 minutes
Annual migration change -24,230 +91,737
Net migration rank 156/196 18/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 9,186,757
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 5/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 13.8%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 49/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
France
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania France
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - 91,737
2024 - -24,472 - 90,527
2023 4,615 -25,357 47,860 91,862
2022 3,913 -16,426 54,547 179,377
2021 623 -32,848 74,627 131,465
2020 3,682 -16,680 67,602 145,593
2019 8,432 -23,094 141,503 71,972
2018 9,187 -15,032 147,749 132,925
2017 10,707 -14,901 160,604 102,984
2016 12,332 -9,347 193,500 15,548
2015 14,164 -20,500 206,300 -345
2014 16,185 -21,706 265,248 52,342
2013 17,234 -20,681 244,192 116,297
2012 17,565 -19,845 256,065 103,287
2011 17,564 -18,630 280,966 70,178
2010 18,404 -51,907 286,116 52,644
2009 19,336 -51,657 278,238 58,032
2008 19,526 -50,619 283,250 79,528
2007 20,286 -49,770 288,076 91,973
2006 21,732 -48,882 305,387 132,512
2005 24,390 -48,893 271,677 191,417
2004 26,989 -48,654 282,185 200,629
2003 29,907 -48,517 230,325 195,616
2002 30,189 -45,178 253,430 191,373
2001 33,573 -48,070 263,867 179,476
2000 36,741 -60,531 268,042 171,637
1999 40,047 -63,093 229,907 169,448
1998 43,884 -66,087 222,705 20,216
1997 46,979 -66,188 215,885 -15,255
1996 52,745 -68,076 221,092 -21,463
1995 56,784 -69,785 220,303 -17,128
1994 59,086 -70,165 201,704 -4,232
1993 60,602 -68,445 224,592 16,892
1992 63,376 -66,538 229,502 61,964
1991 65,639 -63,689 234,216 35,201
1990 67,355 -60,173 238,870 43,323
1989 66,351 -38,835 243,361 82,052
1988 64,616 658 247,672 69,935
1987 63,334 -3,250 251,971 59,890
1986 61,925 -2,309 250,606 51,642
1985 60,798 -183 249,328 66,149
1984 59,396 64 248,086 76,175
1983 57,647 66 235,655 88,166
1982 56,443 -225 234,389 81,084
1981 54,595 -374 222,414 69,365
1980 53,803 -601 210,042 54,718
1979 54,139 -1,871 208,923 34,295
1978 55,463 3,230 213,462 18,692
1977 56,319 -1,417 217,946 44,918
1976 56,428 -1,684 227,776 59,515
1975 56,920 -2,610 248,413 16,139
1974 56,133 -1,880 268,733 26,203
1973 55,439 -1,419 282,979 103,910
1972 54,966 -1,588 296,589 101,223
1971 53,797 -911 309,747 144,321
1970 52,293 92 322,444 182,941
1969 51,407 2,665 329,831 160,403
1968 49,258 10,490 337,346 113,115
1967 46,494 12,252 339,843 63,018
1966 44,507 11,858 352,181 96,097
1965 43,953 9,617 354,132 82,879
1964 44,205 6,604 360,631 163,039
1963 44,040 4,091 361,694 190,925
1962 43,124 2,325 358,082 141,634
1961 41,802 829 354,504 128,618
1960 40,436 13,734 346,115 143,032

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

GeoRank.org/population/albania/france | 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 France 59.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,359,540 people) and 40.5% is from migration (a gain of 923,723 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 9,186,757 people or 13.8% in France.

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
France
City Population
Paris 2.11M
Marseille 886K
Lyon 519K
Toulouse 515K
Nice 358K
Nantes 328K
Montpellier 310K
Strasbourg 294K
Bordeaux 268K
Lille 238K

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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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