The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,714,617 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,694,925 people compared to 123,324,642 in Japan.
Population statistics:
- Japan's population is 45.8 times bigger than Albania's.
- Albania is ranked the 141st most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
- The countries together account for 1.52% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 1.49% for Japan.
- For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -0.58% per year vs -0.25% in Japan.
- Since 2005, the population of Albania has decreased from 3.01M people to 2.69M (10.5% decline), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (3.48% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 38.9% of the population in Albania and 29% in Japan.
Albania vs Japan: live population counter
Albania
|
Japan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
2694925
|
123324642
|
| Population rank | 141/197 | 12/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 1.49% |
| One net population change |
16.8 minutes
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58.3 seconds
|
| One birth every |
18.7 minutes
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42.2 seconds
|
| One death every |
23 minutes
|
19.5 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
21.5 minutes
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3.43 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -24,472 | +153,357 |
| Daily growth/decline | -86 | -1,483 |
| Annual growth/decline | -31,355 | -541,279 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -1.14% | -0.43% |
| Population growth rate rank | 193/197 | 182/197 |
Albania and Japan: population history and growth rate by year chart
Albania
Population
Growth rate
Japan
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Albania
|
Japan
|
Albania
|
Japan
|
|
| 1960 | 1,608,800 | 93,216,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,659,800 | 94,055,000 | 3.17% | 0.9% |
| 1962 | 1,711,319 | 94,933,000 | 3.1% | 0.93% |
| 1963 | 1,762,621 | 95,900,000 | 3% | 1.02% |
| 1964 | 1,814,135 | 96,903,000 | 2.92% | 1.05% |
| 1965 | 1,864,791 | 97,952,000 | 2.79% | 1.08% |
| 1966 | 1,914,573 | 98,851,000 | 2.67% | 0.92% |
| 1967 | 1,965,598 | 99,879,000 | 2.67% | 1.04% |
| 1968 | 2,022,272 | 101,011,000 | 2.88% | 1.13% |
| 1969 | 2,081,695 | 102,219,000 | 2.94% | 1.2% |
| 1970 | 2,135,479 | 103,403,000 | 2.58% | 1.16% |
| 1971 | 2,187,853 | 105,697,000 | 2.45% | 2.22% |
| 1972 | 2,243,126 | 107,188,000 | 2.53% | 1.41% |
| 1973 | 2,296,752 | 108,707,000 | 2.39% | 1.42% |
| 1974 | 2,350,124 | 110,162,000 | 2.32% | 1.34% |
| 1975 | 2,404,831 | 111,573,000 | 2.33% | 1.28% |
| 1976 | 2,458,526 | 112,775,000 | 2.23% | 1.08% |
| 1977 | 2,513,546 | 113,872,000 | 2.24% | 0.97% |
| 1978 | 2,566,266 | 114,913,000 | 2.1% | 0.91% |
| 1979 | 2,617,832 | 115,890,000 | 2.01% | 0.85% |
| 1980 | 2,671,997 | 116,807,000 | 2.07% | 0.79% |
| 1981 | 2,726,056 | 117,661,000 | 2.02% | 0.73% |
| 1982 | 2,784,278 | 118,480,000 | 2.14% | 0.7% |
| 1983 | 2,843,960 | 119,307,000 | 2.14% | 0.7% |
| 1984 | 2,904,429 | 120,083,000 | 2.13% | 0.65% |
| 1985 | 2,964,762 | 120,837,000 | 2.08% | 0.63% |
| 1986 | 3,022,635 | 121,482,000 | 1.95% | 0.53% |
| 1987 | 3,083,605 | 122,069,000 | 2.02% | 0.48% |
| 1988 | 3,142,336 | 122,578,000 | 1.9% | 0.42% |
| 1989 | 3,227,943 | 123,069,000 | 2.72% | 0.4% |
| 1990 | 3,286,542 | 123,478,000 | 1.82% | 0.33% |
| 1991 | 3,266,790 | 123,964,000 | -0.6% | 0.39% |
| 1992 | 3,247,039 | 124,425,000 | -0.6% | 0.37% |
| 1993 | 3,227,287 | 124,829,000 | -0.61% | 0.32% |
| 1994 | 3,207,536 | 125,178,000 | -0.61% | 0.28% |
| 1995 | 3,187,784 | 125,472,000 | -0.62% | 0.23% |
| 1996 | 3,168,033 | 125,757,000 | -0.62% | 0.23% |
| 1997 | 3,148,281 | 126,057,000 | -0.62% | 0.24% |
| 1998 | 3,128,530 | 126,400,000 | -0.63% | 0.27% |
| 1999 | 3,108,778 | 126,631,000 | -0.63% | 0.18% |
| 2000 | 3,089,027 | 126,843,000 | -0.64% | 0.17% |
| 2001 | 3,060,173 | 127,149,000 | -0.93% | 0.24% |
| 2002 | 3,051,010 | 127,445,000 | -0.3% | 0.23% |
| 2003 | 3,039,616 | 127,718,000 | -0.37% | 0.21% |
| 2004 | 3,026,939 | 127,761,000 | -0.42% | 0.03% |
| 2005 | 3,011,487 | 127,773,000 | -0.51% | 0.009% |
| 2006 | 2,992,547 | 127,854,000 | -0.63% | 0.06% |
| 2007 | 2,970,017 | 128,001,000 | -0.75% | 0.11% |
| 2008 | 2,947,314 | 128,063,000 | -0.76% | 0.05% |
| 2009 | 2,927,519 | 128,047,000 | -0.67% | -0.01% |
| 2010 | 2,913,021 | 128,070,000 | -0.5% | 0.02% |
| 2011 | 2,905,195 | 127,833,000 | -0.27% | -0.19% |
| 2012 | 2,900,401 | 127,629,000 | -0.17% | -0.16% |
| 2013 | 2,895,092 | 127,445,000 | -0.18% | -0.14% |
| 2014 | 2,889,104 | 127,276,000 | -0.21% | -0.13% |
| 2015 | 2,880,703 | 127,141,000 | -0.29% | -0.11% |
| 2016 | 2,876,101 | 127,076,000 | -0.16% | -0.05% |
| 2017 | 2,873,457 | 126,972,000 | -0.09% | -0.08% |
| 2018 | 2,866,376 | 126,811,000 | -0.25% | -0.13% |
| 2019 | 2,854,191 | 126,633,000 | -0.43% | -0.14% |
| 2020 | 2,837,849 | 126,261,000 | -0.57% | -0.29% |
| 2021 | 2,811,666 | 125,681,593 | -0.92% | -0.46% |
| 2022 | 2,777,689 | 125,124,989 | -1.21% | -0.44% |
| 2023 | 2,745,972 | 124,516,650 | -1.14% | -0.49% |
| 2024 | 2,714,617 | 123,975,371 | -1.14% | -0.43% |
| 2025 | 2,694,925 | 123,324,642 | -0.73% | -0.52% |
| 2026 | 2,675,010 | 122,647,678 | -0.74% | -0.55% |
| 2027 | 2,655,754 | 121,951,038 | -0.72% | -0.57% |
| 2028 | 2,636,738 | 121,241,776 | -0.72% | -0.58% |
| 2029 | 2,617,526 | 120,524,230 | -0.73% | -0.59% |
| 2030 | 2,598,055 | 119,798,959 | -0.74% | -0.6% |
| 2031 | 2,578,605 | 119,065,610 | -0.75% | -0.61% |
| 2032 | 2,559,433 | 118,326,333 | -0.74% | -0.62% |
| 2033 | 2,539,878 | 117,583,337 | -0.76% | -0.63% |
| 2034 | 2,519,713 | 116,836,274 | -0.79% | -0.64% |
| 2035 | 2,499,557 | 116,084,328 | -0.8% | -0.64% |
| 2036 | 2,479,237 | 115,332,395 | -0.81% | -0.65% |
| 2037 | 2,458,376 | 114,582,890 | -0.84% | -0.65% |
| 2038 | 2,437,333 | 113,837,760 | -0.86% | -0.65% |
| 2039 | 2,415,720 | 113,097,352 | -0.89% | -0.65% |
| 2040 | 2,393,840 | 112,359,802 | -0.91% | -0.65% |
| 2041 | 2,372,118 | 111,622,622 | -0.91% | -0.66% |
| 2042 | 2,350,472 | 110,891,223 | -0.91% | -0.66% |
| 2043 | 2,328,984 | 110,169,955 | -0.91% | -0.65% |
| 2044 | 2,307,685 | 109,455,823 | -0.91% | -0.65% |
| 2045 | 2,286,312 | 108,747,012 | -0.93% | -0.65% |
| 2046 | 2,264,596 | 108,044,346 | -0.95% | -0.65% |
| 2047 | 2,243,130 | 107,350,486 | -0.95% | -0.64% |
| 2048 | 2,221,710 | 106,665,616 | -0.95% | -0.64% |
| 2049 | 2,200,033 | 105,986,908 | -0.98% | -0.64% |
| 2050 | 2,178,271 | 105,312,022 | -0.99% | -0.64% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Albania decreased by 130,784 people (a 4.34% decline), while Japan lost 632,000 people (a 0.49% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Albania lost -185,778 (a 6.45% decline), while Japan's population decreased by -3,816,358 (a 3% decline).
Albania was ranked 132nd most populous country in 2005 and is 141st in 2025. Japan was ranked 10th in 2005 and ranked 12th 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 Japan will decrease by 14.6% to 105,312,022 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.
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Population differences between Albania and Japan
|
Albania
|
Japan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 80 years | 85 years |
| Average age | 39.9 years | 48.3 years |
| Median age | 37.8 years | 50.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 48.8:51.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1.35 births per woman | 1.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 256.6 ppl/mi² | 881 ppl/mi² |
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