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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,714,617 in 2024 vs 40,197 people in Liechtenstein in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,694,925 people compared to 40,646 in Liechtenstein.

Population statistics:

  • Albania's population is 66.3 times bigger than Liechtenstein's.
  • Albania is ranked the 141st most populous country in the world, while Liechtenstein is the 190th.
  • The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.0005% for Liechtenstein.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -0.58% per year vs +0.76% in Liechtenstein.
  • Since 2005, the population of Albania has decreased from 3.01M people to 2.69M (10.5% decline), while Liechtenstein has grown from 34.8K to 40.6K (17% growth).
  • Liechtenstein is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 43.9K 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 Liechtenstein: live population counter

Albania Liechtenstein
Current population
2694925
40646
Population rank 141/197 190/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.0005%
One net population change
16.8 minutes
1.05 days
One birth every
18.7 minutes
1.01 days
One death every
23 minutes
1.35 days
One migration net change every
21.5 minutes
1.77 days
Annual migration change -24,472 +206
Daily growth/decline -86 +1
Annual growth/decline -31,355 +347
Annual growth/decline rate -1.14% +0.87%
Population growth rate rank 193/197 111/197

Albania and Liechtenstein: population history and growth rate by year chart

Albania
Population

Growth rate
Liechtenstein
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Albania Liechtenstein Albania Liechtenstein
1960 1,608,800 16,451 - -
1961 1,659,800 16,877 3.17% 2.59%
1962 1,711,319 17,443 3.1% 3.35%
1963 1,762,621 18,093 3% 3.73%
1964 1,814,135 18,755 2.92% 3.66%
1965 1,864,791 19,195 2.79% 2.35%
1966 1,914,573 19,610 2.67% 2.16%
1967 1,965,598 20,175 2.67% 2.88%
1968 2,022,272 20,835 2.88% 3.27%
1969 2,081,695 21,084 2.94% 1.2%
1970 2,135,479 21,140 2.58% 0.27%
1971 2,187,853 21,600 2.45% 2.18%
1972 2,243,126 22,132 2.53% 2.46%
1973 2,296,752 22,785 2.39% 2.95%
1974 2,350,124 23,451 2.32% 2.92%
1975 2,404,831 23,846 2.33% 1.68%
1976 2,458,526 24,058 2.23% 0.89%
1977 2,513,546 24,442 2.24% 1.6%
1978 2,566,266 25,028 2.1% 2.4%
1979 2,617,832 25,575 2.01% 2.19%
1980 2,671,997 25,512 2.07% -0.25%
1981 2,726,056 25,673 2.02% 0.63%
1982 2,784,278 26,255 2.14% 2.27%
1983 2,843,960 26,446 2.14% 0.73%
1984 2,904,429 26,596 2.13% 0.57%
1985 2,964,762 26,878 2.08% 1.06%
1986 3,022,635 27,238 1.95% 1.34%
1987 3,083,605 27,557 2.02% 1.17%
1988 3,142,336 27,948 1.9% 1.42%
1989 3,227,943 28,317 2.72% 1.32%
1990 3,286,542 28,742 1.82% 1.5%
1991 3,266,790 29,209 -0.6% 1.62%
1992 3,247,039 29,627 -0.6% 1.43%
1993 3,227,287 30,089 -0.61% 1.56%
1994 3,207,536 30,470 -0.61% 1.27%
1995 3,187,784 30,776 -0.62% 1%
1996 3,168,033 31,033 -0.62% 0.84%
1997 3,148,281 31,232 -0.62% 0.64%
1998 3,128,530 31,668 -0.63% 1.4%
1999 3,108,778 32,221 -0.63% 1.75%
2000 3,089,027 32,645 -0.64% 1.32%
2001 3,060,173 33,194 -0.93% 1.68%
2002 3,051,010 33,694 -0.3% 1.51%
2003 3,039,616 34,079 -0.37% 1.14%
2004 3,026,939 34,447 -0.42% 1.08%
2005 3,011,487 34,753 -0.51% 0.89%
2006 2,992,547 35,037 -0.63% 0.82%
2007 2,970,017 35,262 -0.75% 0.64%
2008 2,947,314 35,473 -0.76% 0.6%
2009 2,927,519 35,742 -0.67% 0.76%
2010 2,913,021 36,022 -0.5% 0.78%
2011 2,905,195 36,312 -0.27% 0.81%
2012 2,900,401 36,657 -0.17% 0.95%
2013 2,895,092 36,984 -0.18% 0.89%
2014 2,889,104 37,248 -0.21% 0.71%
2015 2,880,703 37,494 -0.29% 0.66%
2016 2,876,101 37,716 -0.16% 0.59%
2017 2,873,457 37,962 -0.09% 0.65%
2018 2,866,376 38,246 -0.25% 0.75%
2019 2,854,191 38,563 -0.43% 0.83%
2020 2,837,849 38,901 -0.57% 0.88%
2021 2,811,666 39,182 -0.92% 0.72%
2022 2,777,689 39,493 -1.21% 0.79%
2023 2,745,972 39,850 -1.14% 0.9%
2024 2,714,617 40,197 -1.14% 0.87%
2025 2,694,925 40,457 -0.73% 0.65%
2026 2,675,010 40,693 -0.74% 0.58%
2027 2,655,754 40,927 -0.72% 0.57%
2028 2,636,738 41,138 -0.72% 0.51%
2029 2,617,526 41,342 -0.73% 0.5%
2030 2,598,055 41,538 -0.74% 0.47%
2031 2,578,605 41,729 -0.75% 0.46%
2032 2,559,433 41,901 -0.74% 0.41%
2033 2,539,878 42,058 -0.76% 0.38%
2034 2,519,713 42,205 -0.79% 0.35%
2035 2,499,557 42,347 -0.8% 0.34%
2036 2,479,237 42,469 -0.81% 0.29%
2037 2,458,376 42,576 -0.84% 0.25%
2038 2,437,333 42,688 -0.86% 0.26%
2039 2,415,720 42,789 -0.89% 0.24%
2040 2,393,840 42,877 -0.91% 0.2%
2041 2,372,118 42,957 -0.91% 0.19%
2042 2,350,472 43,031 -0.91% 0.17%
2043 2,328,984 43,098 -0.91% 0.16%
2044 2,307,685 43,156 -0.91% 0.13%
2045 2,286,312 43,202 -0.93% 0.11%
2046 2,264,596 43,243 -0.95% 0.1%
2047 2,243,130 43,284 -0.95% 0.09%
2048 2,221,710 43,311 -0.95% 0.06%
2049 2,200,033 43,335 -0.98% 0.06%
2050 2,178,271 43,349 -0.99% 0.03%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Albania decreased by 130,784 people (a 4.34% decline), while Liechtenstein gained 2,741 people (a 7.89% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Albania lost -185,778 (a 6.45% decline), while Liechtenstein's population increased by 3,152 (a 8.41% growth).

Albania was ranked 132nd most populous country in 2005 and is 141st in 2025. Liechtenstein was ranked 191st in 2005 and ranked 190th 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 Liechtenstein will increase by 6.65% to 43,349 people and will still be ranked 190th.

Biggest cities by population

Albania
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
Liechtenstein
City Population
Schaan 6K
Vaduz 5.67K

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