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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,377,128 in 2024 vs 5,612,817 people in Liberia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,342,753 people compared to 5,887,000 in Liberia.

Population statistics:

  • Liberia's population is 2.51 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Liberia is the 116th.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.07% for Liberia.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.53% per year vs +2.09% in Liberia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (21.7% decline), while Liberia has grown from 3.49M to 5.89M (68.6% growth).

Albania vs Liberia: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Liberia
2100 1,012,012 12,788,823
2099 1,025,473 12,776,207
2098 1,039,339 12,757,308
2097 1,053,604 12,728,620
2096 1,068,302 12,695,873
2095 1,083,434 12,671,037
2094 1,099,077 12,645,345
2093 1,115,220 12,607,806
2092 1,131,856 12,583,276
2091 1,148,926 12,557,861
2090 1,166,413 12,513,262
2089 1,184,321 12,461,083
2088 1,202,564 12,429,523
2087 1,220,857 12,394,685
2086 1,239,498 12,331,734
2085 1,258,345 12,266,313
2084 1,277,370 12,218,274
2083 1,296,519 12,163,782
2082 1,315,707 12,122,513
2081 1,334,733 12,055,108
2080 1,353,737 11,977,065
2079 1,372,377 11,899,224
2078 1,391,035 11,823,772
2077 1,409,844 11,746,009
2076 1,428,308 11,657,329
2075 1,446,956 11,571,881
2074 1,465,797 11,469,695
2073 1,484,047 11,373,802
2072 1,502,354 11,288,250
2071 1,520,594 11,187,594
2070 1,538,681 11,097,891
2069 1,556,707 11,002,270
2068 1,574,841 10,918,600
2067 1,593,106 10,814,021
2066 1,610,982 10,721,693
2065 1,629,308 10,617,436
2064 1,647,661 10,521,037
2063 1,666,152 10,416,221
2062 1,684,532 10,308,855
2061 1,702,912 10,200,557
2060 1,721,513 10,091,553
2059 1,740,217 9,960,069
2058 1,758,780 9,857,338
2057 1,777,592 9,745,295
2056 1,796,291 9,624,041
2055 1,815,311 9,506,843
2054 1,834,428 9,402,297
2053 1,853,584 9,284,854
2052 1,872,627 9,173,091
2051 1,891,209 9,060,243
2050 1,910,221 8,951,514
2049 1,929,192 8,828,384
2048 1,948,051 8,705,146
2047 1,966,563 8,581,923
2046 1,985,533 8,456,286
2045 2,004,453 8,342,861
2044 2,022,832 8,220,755
2043 2,041,623 8,106,429
2042 2,060,331 7,972,152
2041 2,079,391 7,829,310
2040 2,098,252 7,698,463
2039 2,117,584 7,554,021
2038 2,135,961 7,421,960
2037 2,154,309 7,291,328
2036 2,172,363 7,146,172
2035 2,189,761 7,010,827
2034 2,207,553 6,883,638
2033 2,224,941 6,750,553
2032 2,241,680 6,619,507
2031 2,258,394 6,492,799
2030 2,275,638 6,376,029
2029 2,292,376 6,247,795
2028 2,309,153 6,120,673
2027 2,325,576 5,981,051
2026 2,342,753 5,852,128
2025 2,360,334 5,732,938
2024 2,377,128 5,612,817
2023 2,414,095 5,493,031
2022 2,451,636 5,373,294
2021 2,489,762 5,259,323
2020 2,528,480 5,149,463
2019 2,567,801 5,043,721
2018 2,607,733 4,944,726
2017 2,648,285 4,848,925
2016 2,689,469 4,755,608
2015 2,731,293 4,659,431
2014 2,773,767 4,564,293
2013 2,816,902 4,470,239
2012 2,860,708 4,373,043
2011 2,905,195 4,221,178
2010 2,913,021 4,058,890
2009 2,927,519 3,943,028
2008 2,947,314 3,821,003
2007 2,970,017 3,669,050
2006 2,992,547 3,490,787
2005 3,011,487 3,301,015
2004 3,026,939 3,156,892
2003 3,039,616 3,119,532
2002 3,051,010 3,094,782
2001 3,060,173 3,015,338
2000 3,089,027 2,928,117
1999 3,108,778 2,821,684
1998 3,128,530 2,670,124
1997 3,148,281 2,412,989
1996 3,168,033 2,232,289
1995 3,187,784 2,169,162
1994 3,207,536 2,149,928
1993 3,227,287 2,155,126
1992 3,247,039 2,072,461
1991 3,266,790 1,956,518
1990 3,286,542 2,223,667
1989 3,227,943 2,517,858
1988 3,142,336 2,446,941
1987 3,083,605 2,377,229
1986 3,022,635 2,308,511
1985 2,964,762 2,240,539
1984 2,904,429 2,173,312
1983 2,843,960 2,107,113
1982 2,784,278 2,045,073
1981 2,726,056 1,986,867
1980 2,671,997 1,929,253
1979 2,617,832 1,872,713
1978 2,566,266 1,818,247
1977 2,513,546 1,766,019
1976 2,458,526 1,717,060
1975 2,404,831 1,670,913
1974 2,350,124 1,626,362
1973 2,296,752 1,583,588
1972 2,243,126 1,542,670
1971 2,187,853 1,504,077
1970 2,135,479 1,466,676
1969 2,081,695 1,429,605
1968 2,022,272 1,393,530
1967 1,965,598 1,358,435
1966 1,914,573 1,324,383
1965 1,864,791 1,291,156
1964 1,814,135 1,258,745
1963 1,762,621 1,227,414
1962 1,711,319 1,197,039
1961 1,659,800 1,167,717
1960 1,608,800 1,139,522

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/liberia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Liberia gained 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 346,716 people (a 12.9% decline), while Liberia's population increased by 1,131,392 people (a 23.8% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Liberia was ranked 126th in 2006 and ranked 116th 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 Liberia will increase by 52.1% to 8,951,514 people and rank change from 116th to 107th.

Liberia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.8M 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
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Liberia
2100 -1.31% 0.1%
2099 -1.33% 0.15%
2098 -1.35% 0.23%
2097 -1.38% 0.26%
2096 -1.4% 0.2%
2095 -1.42% 0.2%
2094 -1.45% 0.3%
2093 -1.47% 0.19%
2092 -1.49% 0.2%
2091 -1.5% 0.36%
2090 -1.51% 0.42%
2089 -1.52% 0.25%
2088 -1.5% 0.28%
2087 -1.5% 0.51%
2086 -1.5% 0.53%
2085 -1.49% 0.39%
2084 -1.48% 0.45%
2083 -1.46% 0.34%
2082 -1.43% 0.56%
2081 -1.4% 0.65%
2080 -1.36% 0.65%
2079 -1.34% 0.64%
2078 -1.33% 0.66%
2077 -1.29% 0.76%
2076 -1.29% 0.74%
2075 -1.29% 0.89%
2074 -1.23% 0.84%
2073 -1.22% 0.76%
2072 -1.2% 0.9%
2071 -1.18% 0.81%
2070 -1.16% 0.87%
2069 -1.15% 0.77%
2068 -1.15% 0.97%
2067 -1.11% 0.86%
2066 -1.12% 0.98%
2065 -1.11% 0.92%
2064 -1.11% 1.01%
2063 -1.09% 1.04%
2062 -1.08% 1.06%
2061 -1.08% 1.08%
2060 -1.07% 1.32%
2059 -1.06% 1.04%
2058 -1.06% 1.15%
2057 -1.04% 1.26%
2056 -1.05% 1.23%
2055 -1.04% 1.11%
2054 -1.03% 1.26%
2053 -1.02% 1.22%
2052 -0.98% 1.25%
2051 -1% 1.21%
2050 -0.98% 1.39%
2049 -0.97% 1.42%
2048 -0.94% 1.44%
2047 -0.96% 1.49%
2046 -0.94% 1.36%
2045 -0.91% 1.49%
2044 -0.92% 1.41%
2043 -0.91% 1.68%
2042 -0.92% 1.82%
2041 -0.9% 1.7%
2040 -0.91% 1.91%
2039 -0.86% 1.78%
2038 -0.85% 1.79%
2037 -0.83% 2.03%
2036 -0.79% 1.93%
2035 -0.81% 1.85%
2034 -0.78% 1.97%
2033 -0.75% 1.98%
2032 -0.74% 1.95%
2031 -0.76% 1.83%
2030 -0.73% 2.05%
2029 -0.73% 2.08%
2028 -0.71% 2.33%
2027 -0.73% 2.2%
2026 -0.74% 2.08%
2025 -0.71% 2.14%
2024 -1.53% 2.18%
2023 -1.53% 2.23%
2022 -1.53% 2.17%
2021 -1.53% 2.13%
2020 -1.53% 2.1%
2019 -1.53% 2%
2018 -1.53% 1.98%
2017 -1.53% 1.96%
2016 -1.53% 2.06%
2015 -1.53% 2.08%
2014 -1.53% 2.1%
2013 -1.53% 2.22%
2012 -1.53% 3.6%
2011 -0.27% 4%
2010 -0.5% 2.94%
2009 -0.67% 3.19%
2008 -0.76% 4.14%
2007 -0.75% 5.11%
2006 -0.63% 5.75%
2005 -0.51% 4.57%
2004 -0.42% 1.2%
2003 -0.37% 0.8%
2002 -0.3% 2.63%
2001 -0.93% 2.98%
2000 -0.64% 3.77%
1999 -0.63% 5.68%
1998 -0.63% 10.7%
1997 -0.62% 8.09%
1996 -0.62% 2.91%
1995 -0.62% 0.89%
1994 -0.61% -0.24%
1993 -0.61% 3.99%
1992 -0.6% 5.93%
1991 -0.6% -12%
1990 1.82% -11.7%
1989 2.72% 2.9%
1988 1.9% 2.93%
1987 2.02% 2.98%
1986 1.95% 3.03%
1985 2.08% 3.09%
1984 2.13% 3.14%
1983 2.14% 3.03%
1982 2.14% 2.93%
1981 2.02% 2.99%
1980 2.07% 3.02%
1979 2.01% 3%
1978 2.1% 2.96%
1977 2.24% 2.85%
1976 2.23% 2.76%
1975 2.33% 2.74%
1974 2.32% 2.7%
1973 2.39% 2.65%
1972 2.53% 2.57%
1971 2.45% 2.55%
1970 2.58% 2.59%
1969 2.94% 2.59%
1968 2.88% 2.58%
1967 2.67% 2.57%
1966 2.67% 2.57%
1965 2.79% 2.57%
1964 2.92% 2.55%
1963 3% 2.54%
1962 3.1% 2.51%
1961 3.17% 2.47%

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/liberia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Albania declined by 1.53%, while Liberia's population grew by 2.18%.

Live population counters

Albania Liberia
Current population
2342753
5887000
Population rank 144/197 116/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.07%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
4.39 minutes
One birth every
21.3 minutes
3.09 minutes
One death every
26.1 minutes
11.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline -101 +328
Annual growth/decline -36,967 +119,786
Annual growth/decline rate -1.53% +2.18%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 43/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
53.4 minutes
Annual migration change -24,230 -9,870
Net migration rank 156/196 132/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 72,423
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 142/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 148/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Liberia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Liberia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - -9,870
2024 - -24,472 - -7,779
2023 4,615 -25,357 125,730 -5,002
2022 3,913 -16,426 123,747 -5,003
2021 623 -32,848 121,038 -11,852
2020 3,682 -16,680 120,632 -10,107
2019 8,432 -23,094 120,635 -19,678
2018 9,187 -15,032 120,231 -23,199
2017 10,707 -14,901 119,376 -24,807
2016 12,332 -9,347 118,852 -26,796
2015 14,164 -20,500 115,479 -15,182
2014 16,185 -21,706 116,667 -26,690
2013 17,234 -20,681 120,138 -22,010
2012 17,565 -19,845 121,973 -25,710
2011 17,564 -18,630 115,496 91,981
2010 18,404 -51,907 114,249 2,850
2009 19,336 -51,657 113,429 1,187
2008 19,526 -50,619 112,032 17,404
2007 20,286 -49,770 109,165 65,306
2006 21,732 -48,882 104,099 77,946
2005 24,390 -48,893 96,478 101,019
2004 26,989 -48,654 91,755 -1,001
2003 29,907 -48,517 87,534 -103,564
2002 30,189 -45,178 88,643 -23,110
2001 33,573 -48,070 86,217 7,142
2000 36,741 -60,531 83,143 -2,060
1999 40,047 -63,093 78,130 53,643
1998 43,884 -66,087 72,146 99,203
1997 46,979 -66,188 61,444 281,480
1996 52,745 -68,076 56,392 -37,922
1995 56,784 -69,785 53,407 54,372
1994 59,086 -70,165 52,101 -121,407
1993 60,602 -68,445 51,609 7,300
1992 63,376 -66,538 50,204 56,210
1991 65,639 -63,689 47,426 78,052
1990 67,355 -60,173 52,770 -712,544
1989 66,351 -38,835 63,238 8,156
1988 64,616 658 62,703 7,734
1987 63,334 -3,250 62,147 6,840
1986 61,925 -2,309 61,924 6,534
1985 60,798 -183 59,988 7,487
1984 59,396 64 59,460 7,513
1983 57,647 66 57,562 7,861
1982 56,443 -225 56,127 2,530
1981 54,595 -374 55,003 2,757
1980 53,803 -601 53,452 4,016
1979 54,139 -1,871 52,125 3,500
1978 55,463 3,230 49,813 3,500
1977 56,319 -1,417 47,582 3,555
1976 56,428 -1,684 45,528 1,246
1975 56,920 -2,610 43,478 2,037
1974 56,133 -1,880 41,499 2,086
1973 55,439 -1,419 39,694 2,272
1972 54,966 -1,588 37,860 2,018
1971 53,797 -911 36,015 1,293
1970 52,293 92 35,196 2,285
1969 51,407 2,665 34,677 1,982
1968 49,258 10,490 33,536 1,964
1967 46,494 12,252 32,519 2,177
1966 44,507 11,858 31,454 1,953
1965 43,953 9,617 30,618 2,431
1964 44,205 6,604 29,592 2,189
1963 44,040 4,091 28,708 2,165
1962 43,124 2,325 27,679 2,189
1961 41,802 829 26,670 2,115
1960 40,436 13,734 25,713 1,886

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 Liberia 87.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,202,387 people) and 12.3% is from migration (a loss of 168,316 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 72,423 people or 1.3% in Liberia.

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
Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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