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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,377,128 in 2024 vs 20,592,571 people in Kazakhstan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,342,753 people compared to 21,161,809 in Kazakhstan.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 9.03 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Kazakhstan is the 65th.
  • The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.26% for Kazakhstan.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.53% per year vs +1.46% in Kazakhstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (21.7% decline), while Kazakhstan has grown from 16.1M to 21.2M (31.4% growth).

Albania vs Kazakhstan: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Kazakhstan
2100 1,012,012 33,848,663
2099 1,025,473 33,772,741
2098 1,039,339 33,695,479
2097 1,053,604 33,615,447
2096 1,068,302 33,523,978
2095 1,083,434 33,424,720
2094 1,099,077 33,326,027
2093 1,115,220 33,224,553
2092 1,131,856 33,128,053
2091 1,148,926 33,024,570
2090 1,166,413 32,918,505
2089 1,184,321 32,809,364
2088 1,202,564 32,697,677
2087 1,220,857 32,574,802
2086 1,239,498 32,450,913
2085 1,258,345 32,326,215
2084 1,277,370 32,198,072
2083 1,296,519 32,062,485
2082 1,315,707 31,936,199
2081 1,334,733 31,798,193
2080 1,353,737 31,659,824
2079 1,372,377 31,525,030
2078 1,391,035 31,377,560
2077 1,409,844 31,230,620
2076 1,428,308 31,082,855
2075 1,446,956 30,934,158
2074 1,465,797 30,781,840
2073 1,484,047 30,635,989
2072 1,502,354 30,488,022
2071 1,520,594 30,336,588
2070 1,538,681 30,183,464
2069 1,556,707 30,024,249
2068 1,574,841 29,872,612
2067 1,593,106 29,722,383
2066 1,610,982 29,568,138
2065 1,629,308 29,406,227
2064 1,647,661 29,245,499
2063 1,666,152 29,081,885
2062 1,684,532 28,917,277
2061 1,702,912 28,748,398
2060 1,721,513 28,577,830
2059 1,740,217 28,401,552
2058 1,758,780 28,224,769
2057 1,777,592 28,046,842
2056 1,796,291 27,852,110
2055 1,815,311 27,652,544
2054 1,834,428 27,453,980
2053 1,853,584 27,243,894
2052 1,872,627 27,031,990
2051 1,891,209 26,818,727
2050 1,910,221 26,602,802
2049 1,929,192 26,385,294
2048 1,948,051 26,155,898
2047 1,966,563 25,920,222
2046 1,985,533 25,687,222
2045 2,004,453 25,451,058
2044 2,022,832 25,215,227
2043 2,041,623 24,979,701
2042 2,060,331 24,746,212
2041 2,079,391 24,516,106
2040 2,098,252 24,281,719
2039 2,117,584 24,055,361
2038 2,135,961 23,829,916
2037 2,154,309 23,608,263
2036 2,172,363 23,382,815
2035 2,189,761 23,159,205
2034 2,207,553 22,934,543
2033 2,224,941 22,708,727
2032 2,241,680 22,478,234
2031 2,258,394 22,254,688
2030 2,275,638 22,027,730
2029 2,292,376 21,799,495
2028 2,309,153 21,566,108
2027 2,325,576 21,333,660
2026 2,342,753 21,098,089
2025 2,360,334 20,850,907
2024 2,377,128 20,592,571
2023 2,414,095 20,330,104
2022 2,451,636 20,034,609
2021 2,489,762 19,743,603
2020 2,528,480 19,482,117
2019 2,567,801 19,209,555
2018 2,607,733 18,932,727
2017 2,648,285 18,651,931
2016 2,689,469 18,363,600
2015 2,731,293 18,084,169
2014 2,773,767 17,816,285
2013 2,816,902 17,556,502
2012 2,860,708 17,306,106
2011 2,905,195 17,066,002
2010 2,913,021 16,836,810
2009 2,927,519 16,619,846
2008 2,947,314 16,426,525
2007 2,970,017 16,257,214
2006 2,992,547 16,103,716
2005 3,011,487 15,968,117
2004 3,026,939 15,850,159
2003 3,039,616 15,747,380
2002 3,051,010 15,656,677
2001 3,060,173 15,575,550
2000 3,089,027 15,501,103
1999 3,108,778 15,455,874
1998 3,128,530 15,647,785
1997 3,148,281 16,043,251
1996 3,168,033 16,416,027
1995 3,187,784 16,730,536
1994 3,207,536 17,043,771
1993 3,227,287 17,274,487
1992 3,247,039 17,332,625
1991 3,266,790 17,278,600
1990 3,286,542 17,154,054
1989 3,227,943 16,997,013
1988 3,142,336 16,781,168
1987 3,083,605 16,527,715
1986 3,022,635 16,262,702
1985 2,964,762 16,031,090
1984 2,904,429 15,844,621
1983 2,843,960 15,665,551
1982 2,784,278 15,492,595
1981 2,726,056 15,323,082
1980 2,671,997 15,152,949
1979 2,617,832 14,978,696
1978 2,566,266 14,711,497
1977 2,513,546 14,353,265
1976 2,458,526 13,998,738
1975 2,404,831 13,700,843
1974 2,350,124 13,454,570
1973 2,296,752 13,208,121
1972 2,243,126 12,951,798
1971 2,187,853 12,684,813
1970 2,135,479 12,419,057
1969 2,081,695 12,156,212
1968 2,022,272 11,879,182
1967 1,965,598 11,584,428
1966 1,914,573 11,288,989
1965 1,864,791 10,993,183
1964 1,814,135 10,690,309
1963 1,762,621 10,377,466
1962 1,711,319 10,058,928
1961 1,659,800 9,742,085
1960 1,608,800 9,429,981

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/kazakhstan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Kazakhstan gained 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 346,716 people (a 12.9% decline), while Kazakhstan's population increased by 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd in 2006 and ranked 65th 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 Kazakhstan will increase by 25.7% to 26,602,802 people and rank change from 65th to 64th.

Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.8M 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
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Kazakhstan
2100 -1.31% 0.22%
2099 -1.33% 0.23%
2098 -1.35% 0.24%
2097 -1.38% 0.27%
2096 -1.4% 0.3%
2095 -1.42% 0.3%
2094 -1.45% 0.31%
2093 -1.47% 0.29%
2092 -1.49% 0.31%
2091 -1.5% 0.32%
2090 -1.51% 0.33%
2089 -1.52% 0.34%
2088 -1.5% 0.38%
2087 -1.5% 0.38%
2086 -1.5% 0.39%
2085 -1.49% 0.4%
2084 -1.48% 0.42%
2083 -1.46% 0.4%
2082 -1.43% 0.43%
2081 -1.4% 0.44%
2080 -1.36% 0.43%
2079 -1.34% 0.47%
2078 -1.33% 0.47%
2077 -1.29% 0.48%
2076 -1.29% 0.48%
2075 -1.29% 0.49%
2074 -1.23% 0.48%
2073 -1.22% 0.49%
2072 -1.2% 0.5%
2071 -1.18% 0.51%
2070 -1.16% 0.53%
2069 -1.15% 0.51%
2068 -1.15% 0.51%
2067 -1.11% 0.52%
2066 -1.12% 0.55%
2065 -1.11% 0.55%
2064 -1.11% 0.56%
2063 -1.09% 0.57%
2062 -1.08% 0.59%
2061 -1.08% 0.6%
2060 -1.07% 0.62%
2059 -1.06% 0.63%
2058 -1.06% 0.63%
2057 -1.04% 0.7%
2056 -1.05% 0.72%
2055 -1.04% 0.72%
2054 -1.03% 0.77%
2053 -1.02% 0.78%
2052 -0.98% 0.8%
2051 -1% 0.81%
2050 -0.98% 0.82%
2049 -0.97% 0.88%
2048 -0.94% 0.91%
2047 -0.96% 0.91%
2046 -0.94% 0.93%
2045 -0.91% 0.94%
2044 -0.92% 0.94%
2043 -0.91% 0.94%
2042 -0.92% 0.94%
2041 -0.9% 0.97%
2040 -0.91% 0.94%
2039 -0.86% 0.95%
2038 -0.85% 0.94%
2037 -0.83% 0.96%
2036 -0.79% 0.97%
2035 -0.81% 0.98%
2034 -0.78% 0.99%
2033 -0.75% 1.03%
2032 -0.74% 1%
2031 -0.76% 1.03%
2030 -0.73% 1.05%
2029 -0.73% 1.08%
2028 -0.71% 1.09%
2027 -0.73% 1.12%
2026 -0.74% 1.19%
2025 -0.71% 1.25%
2024 -1.53% 1.29%
2023 -1.53% 1.47%
2022 -1.53% 1.47%
2021 -1.53% 1.34%
2020 -1.53% 1.42%
2019 -1.53% 1.46%
2018 -1.53% 1.51%
2017 -1.53% 1.57%
2016 -1.53% 1.55%
2015 -1.53% 1.5%
2014 -1.53% 1.48%
2013 -1.53% 1.45%
2012 -1.53% 1.41%
2011 -0.27% 1.36%
2010 -0.5% 1.31%
2009 -0.67% 1.18%
2008 -0.76% 1.04%
2007 -0.75% 0.95%
2006 -0.63% 0.85%
2005 -0.51% 0.74%
2004 -0.42% 0.65%
2003 -0.37% 0.58%
2002 -0.3% 0.52%
2001 -0.93% 0.48%
2000 -0.64% 0.29%
1999 -0.63% -1.23%
1998 -0.63% -2.46%
1997 -0.62% -2.27%
1996 -0.62% -1.88%
1995 -0.62% -1.84%
1994 -0.61% -1.34%
1993 -0.61% -0.34%
1992 -0.6% 0.31%
1991 -0.6% 0.73%
1990 1.82% 0.92%
1989 2.72% 1.29%
1988 1.9% 1.53%
1987 2.02% 1.63%
1986 1.95% 1.44%
1985 2.08% 1.18%
1984 2.13% 1.14%
1983 2.14% 1.12%
1982 2.14% 1.11%
1981 2.02% 1.12%
1980 2.07% 1.16%
1979 2.01% 1.82%
1978 2.1% 2.5%
1977 2.24% 2.53%
1976 2.23% 2.17%
1975 2.33% 1.83%
1974 2.32% 1.87%
1973 2.39% 1.98%
1972 2.53% 2.1%
1971 2.45% 2.14%
1970 2.58% 2.16%
1969 2.94% 2.33%
1968 2.88% 2.54%
1967 2.67% 2.62%
1966 2.67% 2.69%
1965 2.79% 2.83%
1964 2.92% 3.01%
1963 3% 3.17%
1962 3.1% 3.25%
1961 3.17% 3.31%

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 Kazakhstan's population grew by 1.29%.

Live population counters

Albania Kazakhstan
Current population
2342753
21161809
Population rank 144/197 65/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.26%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
2 minutes
One birth every
21.3 minutes
1.28 minutes
One death every
26.1 minutes
3.85 minutes
Daily growth/decline -101 +719
Annual growth/decline -36,967 +262,467
Annual growth/decline rate -1.53% +1.29%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 82/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
59.7 minutes
Annual migration change -24,230 -8,834
Net migration rank 156/196 130/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 2,089,797
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 36/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 10.1%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 66/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Kazakhstan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - -8,834
2024 - -24,472 - -7,368
2023 4,615 -25,357 273,013 -4,822
2022 3,913 -16,426 277,019 45,755
2021 623 -32,848 269,026 -9,804
2020 3,682 -16,680 272,458 -8,716
2019 8,432 -23,094 278,788 2,594
2018 9,187 -15,032 278,917 -6,644
2017 10,707 -14,901 268,066 21,248
2016 12,332 -9,347 277,878 9,478
2015 14,164 -20,500 273,523 -2,011
2014 16,185 -21,706 274,406 -10,170
2013 17,234 -20,681 259,239 -3,925
2012 17,565 -19,845 249,987 -4,512
2011 17,564 -18,630 237,883 -3,160
2010 18,404 -51,907 230,479 -6,840
2009 19,336 -51,657 218,036 -7,758
2008 19,526 -50,619 214,169 -37,796
2007 20,286 -49,770 188,486 -26,237
2006 21,732 -48,882 166,480 -21,728
2005 24,390 -48,893 146,619 -20,171
2004 26,989 -48,654 132,286 -22,841
2003 29,907 -48,517 112,137 -16,027
2002 30,189 -45,178 93,564 -8,272
2001 33,573 -48,070 84,279 -7,333
2000 36,741 -60,531 80,699 -8,754
1999 40,047 -63,093 79,536 -61,031
1998 43,884 -66,087 85,735 -488,075
1997 46,979 -66,188 92,778 -481,380
1996 52,745 -68,076 112,384 -469,331
1995 56,784 -69,785 140,721 -412,775
1994 59,086 -70,165 165,631 -520,028
1993 60,602 -68,445 185,649 -292,682
1992 63,376 -66,538 204,785 -214,015
1991 65,639 -63,689 221,581 -104,271
1990 67,355 -60,173 235,113 -103,336
1989 66,351 -38,835 254,394 -72,096
1988 64,616 658 275,278 -25,892
1987 63,334 -3,250 290,227 -32,724
1986 61,925 -2,309 295,818 -23,297
1985 60,798 -183 293,834 -103,115
1984 59,396 64 278,485 -96,266
1983 57,647 66 260,471 -84,566
1982 56,443 -225 246,983 -76,976
1981 54,595 -374 243,652 -74,624
1980 53,803 -601 238,977 -67,731
1979 54,139 -1,871 237,442 -60,198
1978 55,463 3,230 225,895 131,248
1977 56,319 -1,417 224,284 135,047
1976 56,428 -1,684 221,992 127,735
1975 56,920 -2,610 219,748 26,332
1974 56,133 -1,880 217,668 28,807
1973 55,439 -1,419 215,940 30,467
1972 54,966 -1,588 212,319 53,914
1971 53,797 -911 202,450 65,291
1970 52,293 92 191,775 72,000
1969 51,407 2,665 184,118 77,805
1968 49,258 10,490 186,254 105,890
1967 46,494 12,252 191,536 105,830
1966 44,507 11,858 191,506 101,999
1965 43,953 9,617 194,470 103,626
1964 44,205 6,604 208,899 98,761
1963 44,040 4,091 223,105 94,932
1962 43,124 2,325 228,177 90,842
1961 41,802 829 228,686 85,981
1960 40,436 13,734 226,027 83,525

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 Kazakhstan 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,743,094 people) and 1.33% is from migration (a gain of 36,908 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 2,089,797 people or 10.1% in Kazakhstan.

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
Kazakhstan
City Population
Almaty 2.23M
Shymkent 1.19M
Nur-Sultan 1.08M
Karaganda 516K
Taraz 418K
Aktobe 388K
Semey 350K
Pavlodar 333K
Oskemen 333K
Atyrau 295K

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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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