The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,714,617 in 2024 vs 68,516,699 people in France in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,694,925 people compared to 68,701,054 in France.
Population statistics:
- France's population is 25.5 times bigger than Albania's.
- Albania is ranked the 141st 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 -0.58% per year vs +0.34% in France.
- Since 2005, the population of Albania has decreased from 3.01M people to 2.69M (10.5% decline), while France has grown from 63.2M to 68.7M (8.74% growth).
- France is projected to reach its peak in 2095 at 70.6M people, while Albania's population already peaked in 1990 at 3.29M people and is projected to decrease to 1.15M people by 2100.
Albania vs France: live population counter
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| Current population |
2694925
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68701054
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| Population rank | 141/197 | 23/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.83% |
| One net population change |
16.8 minutes
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2.29 minutes
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| One birth every |
18.7 minutes
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46.6 seconds
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| One death every |
23 minutes
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50.2 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
21.5 minutes
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5.81 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -24,472 | +90,527 |
| Daily growth/decline | -86 | +628 |
| Annual growth/decline | -31,355 | +229,212 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -1.14% | +0.34% |
| Population growth rate rank | 193/197 | 147/197 |
Albania and France: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,608,800 | 47,412,964 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,659,800 | 47,905,982 | 3.17% | 1.04% |
| 1962 | 1,711,319 | 48,389,516 | 3.1% | 1.01% |
| 1963 | 1,762,621 | 48,877,567 | 3% | 1.01% |
| 1964 | 1,814,135 | 49,401,492 | 2.92% | 1.07% |
| 1965 | 1,864,791 | 49,877,725 | 2.79% | 0.96% |
| 1966 | 1,914,573 | 50,311,637 | 2.67% | 0.87% |
| 1967 | 1,965,598 | 50,722,791 | 2.67% | 0.82% |
| 1968 | 2,022,272 | 51,112,980 | 2.88% | 0.77% |
| 1969 | 2,081,695 | 51,536,014 | 2.94% | 0.83% |
| 1970 | 2,135,479 | 52,007,169 | 2.58% | 0.91% |
| 1971 | 2,187,853 | 52,499,553 | 2.45% | 0.95% |
| 1972 | 2,243,126 | 52,962,356 | 2.53% | 0.88% |
| 1973 | 2,296,752 | 53,392,161 | 2.39% | 0.81% |
| 1974 | 2,350,124 | 53,746,571 | 2.32% | 0.66% |
| 1975 | 2,404,831 | 54,002,853 | 2.33% | 0.48% |
| 1976 | 2,458,526 | 54,232,383 | 2.23% | 0.43% |
| 1977 | 2,513,546 | 54,486,467 | 2.24% | 0.47% |
| 1978 | 2,566,266 | 54,734,030 | 2.1% | 0.45% |
| 1979 | 2,617,832 | 54,979,851 | 2.01% | 0.45% |
| 1980 | 2,671,997 | 55,274,184 | 2.07% | 0.54% |
| 1981 | 2,726,056 | 55,603,353 | 2.02% | 0.6% |
| 1982 | 2,784,278 | 55,806,789 | 2.14% | 0.37% |
| 1983 | 2,843,960 | 56,108,330 | 2.14% | 0.54% |
| 1984 | 2,904,429 | 56,383,085 | 2.13% | 0.49% |
| 1985 | 2,964,762 | 56,665,619 | 2.08% | 0.5% |
| 1986 | 3,022,635 | 56,956,002 | 1.95% | 0.51% |
| 1987 | 3,083,605 | 57,266,167 | 2.02% | 0.54% |
| 1988 | 3,142,336 | 57,598,186 | 1.9% | 0.58% |
| 1989 | 3,227,943 | 57,943,062 | 2.72% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 3,286,542 | 58,261,012 | 1.82% | 0.55% |
| 1991 | 3,266,790 | 58,554,242 | -0.6% | 0.5% |
| 1992 | 3,247,039 | 58,846,584 | -0.6% | 0.5% |
| 1993 | 3,227,287 | 59,103,094 | -0.61% | 0.44% |
| 1994 | 3,207,536 | 59,324,863 | -0.61% | 0.38% |
| 1995 | 3,187,784 | 59,541,294 | -0.62% | 0.36% |
| 1996 | 3,168,033 | 59,754,504 | -0.62% | 0.36% |
| 1997 | 3,148,281 | 59,968,066 | -0.62% | 0.36% |
| 1998 | 3,128,530 | 60,190,684 | -0.63% | 0.37% |
| 1999 | 3,108,778 | 60,501,986 | -0.63% | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 3,089,027 | 60,918,661 | -0.64% | 0.69% |
| 2001 | 3,060,173 | 61,364,377 | -0.93% | 0.73% |
| 2002 | 3,051,010 | 61,812,142 | -0.3% | 0.73% |
| 2003 | 3,039,616 | 62,249,855 | -0.37% | 0.71% |
| 2004 | 3,026,939 | 62,707,588 | -0.42% | 0.74% |
| 2005 | 3,011,487 | 63,180,854 | -0.51% | 0.75% |
| 2006 | 2,992,547 | 63,622,342 | -0.63% | 0.7% |
| 2007 | 2,970,017 | 64,016,890 | -0.75% | 0.62% |
| 2008 | 2,947,314 | 64,375,116 | -0.76% | 0.56% |
| 2009 | 2,927,519 | 64,706,436 | -0.67% | 0.51% |
| 2010 | 2,913,021 | 65,026,211 | -0.5% | 0.49% |
| 2011 | 2,905,195 | 65,340,830 | -0.27% | 0.48% |
| 2012 | 2,900,401 | 65,657,659 | -0.17% | 0.48% |
| 2013 | 2,895,092 | 65,997,932 | -0.18% | 0.52% |
| 2014 | 2,889,104 | 66,312,067 | -0.21% | 0.48% |
| 2015 | 2,880,703 | 66,548,272 | -0.29% | 0.36% |
| 2016 | 2,876,101 | 66,724,104 | -0.16% | 0.26% |
| 2017 | 2,873,457 | 66,918,020 | -0.09% | 0.29% |
| 2018 | 2,866,376 | 67,158,348 | -0.25% | 0.36% |
| 2019 | 2,854,191 | 67,382,061 | -0.43% | 0.33% |
| 2020 | 2,837,849 | 67,601,110 | -0.57% | 0.33% |
| 2021 | 2,811,666 | 67,842,811 | -0.92% | 0.36% |
| 2022 | 2,777,689 | 68,065,015 | -1.21% | 0.33% |
| 2023 | 2,745,972 | 68,287,487 | -1.14% | 0.33% |
| 2024 | 2,714,617 | 68,516,699 | -1.14% | 0.34% |
| 2025 | 2,694,925 | 68,621,995 | -0.73% | 0.15% |
| 2026 | 2,675,010 | 68,720,416 | -0.74% | 0.14% |
| 2027 | 2,655,754 | 68,814,997 | -0.72% | 0.14% |
| 2028 | 2,636,738 | 68,908,044 | -0.72% | 0.14% |
| 2029 | 2,617,526 | 69,000,393 | -0.73% | 0.13% |
| 2030 | 2,598,055 | 69,092,395 | -0.74% | 0.13% |
| 2031 | 2,578,605 | 69,182,139 | -0.75% | 0.13% |
| 2032 | 2,559,433 | 69,271,844 | -0.74% | 0.13% |
| 2033 | 2,539,878 | 69,361,763 | -0.76% | 0.13% |
| 2034 | 2,519,713 | 69,453,221 | -0.79% | 0.13% |
| 2035 | 2,499,557 | 69,545,666 | -0.8% | 0.13% |
| 2036 | 2,479,237 | 69,635,631 | -0.81% | 0.13% |
| 2037 | 2,458,376 | 69,723,960 | -0.84% | 0.13% |
| 2038 | 2,437,333 | 69,807,163 | -0.86% | 0.12% |
| 2039 | 2,415,720 | 69,880,758 | -0.89% | 0.11% |
| 2040 | 2,393,840 | 69,948,192 | -0.91% | 0.1% |
| 2041 | 2,372,118 | 70,013,748 | -0.91% | 0.09% |
| 2042 | 2,350,472 | 70,076,842 | -0.91% | 0.09% |
| 2043 | 2,328,984 | 70,130,305 | -0.91% | 0.08% |
| 2044 | 2,307,685 | 70,172,822 | -0.91% | 0.06% |
| 2045 | 2,286,312 | 70,207,698 | -0.93% | 0.05% |
| 2046 | 2,264,596 | 70,232,113 | -0.95% | 0.03% |
| 2047 | 2,243,130 | 70,246,945 | -0.95% | 0.02% |
| 2048 | 2,221,710 | 70,253,351 | -0.95% | 0.009% |
| 2049 | 2,200,033 | 70,249,312 | -0.98% | -0.006% |
| 2050 | 2,178,271 | 70,237,272 | -0.99% | -0.02% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Albania decreased by 130,784 people (a 4.34% decline), while France gained 3,367,418 people (a 5.33% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Albania lost -185,778 (a 6.45% decline), while France's population increased by 2,152,782 (a 3.23% growth).
Albania was ranked 132nd most populous country in 2005 and is 141st in 2025. France was ranked 20th in 2005 and ranked 23rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Albania's population will shrink by 19.2% to 2,178,271 people with a rank change from 141st to 146th. The population of France will increase by 2.24% to 70,237,272 people and rank change from 23rd to 30th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Tirana | 418K |
| Vlore | 131K |
| Kamez | 127K |
| Durres | 113K |
| Elbasan | 78.7K |
| Shkoder | 76K |
| Fier | 55.8K |
| Korce | 43.3K |
| Berat | 36.5K |
| Sarande | 22.6K |
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| City | Population |
| Paris | 2.15M |
| Marseille | 877K |
| Lyon | 521K |
| Toulouse | 512K |
| Nice | 354K |
| Nantes | 325K |
| Strasbourg | 292K |
| Toulon | 181K |
| Saint-Etienne | 173K |
| Saint-Denis | 156K |
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Population differences between Albania and France
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| Life expectancy | 80 years | 83.6 years |
| Average age | 39.9 years | 42.6 years |
| Median age | 37.8 years | 43 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 48.5:51.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.35 births per woman | 1.66 births per woman |
| Population density | 256.6 ppl/mi² | 329 ppl/mi² |
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