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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,377,128 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,342,753 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 56.9 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.64% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.53% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (21.7% decline), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Albania vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Mexico
2100 1,012,012 131,182,639
2099 1,025,473 131,943,283
2098 1,039,339 132,700,369
2097 1,053,604 133,455,010
2096 1,068,302 134,204,227
2095 1,083,434 134,949,218
2094 1,099,077 135,687,085
2093 1,115,220 136,415,232
2092 1,131,856 137,127,644
2091 1,148,926 137,833,985
2090 1,166,413 138,527,198
2089 1,184,321 139,208,862
2088 1,202,564 139,874,924
2087 1,220,857 140,530,483
2086 1,239,498 141,174,372
2085 1,258,345 141,805,496
2084 1,277,370 142,415,948
2083 1,296,519 143,009,187
2082 1,315,707 143,579,768
2081 1,334,733 144,138,842
2080 1,353,737 144,677,451
2079 1,372,377 145,195,172
2078 1,391,035 145,691,242
2077 1,409,844 146,165,064
2076 1,428,308 146,616,674
2075 1,446,956 147,046,928
2074 1,465,797 147,455,761
2073 1,484,047 147,841,295
2072 1,502,354 148,201,143
2071 1,520,594 148,534,057
2070 1,538,681 148,848,168
2069 1,556,707 149,134,711
2068 1,574,841 149,395,717
2067 1,593,106 149,630,386
2066 1,610,982 149,842,125
2065 1,629,308 150,029,268
2064 1,647,661 150,187,992
2063 1,666,152 150,319,846
2062 1,684,532 150,424,224
2061 1,702,912 150,502,250
2060 1,721,513 150,555,648
2059 1,740,217 150,577,220
2058 1,758,780 150,569,044
2057 1,777,592 150,535,337
2056 1,796,291 150,475,242
2055 1,815,311 150,384,336
2054 1,834,428 150,263,237
2053 1,853,584 150,110,615
2052 1,872,627 149,923,918
2051 1,891,209 149,705,066
2050 1,910,221 149,450,774
2049 1,929,192 149,166,038
2048 1,948,051 148,836,849
2047 1,966,563 148,478,965
2046 1,985,533 148,081,688
2045 2,004,453 147,647,318
2044 2,022,832 147,173,101
2043 2,041,623 146,667,761
2042 2,060,331 146,123,566
2041 2,079,391 145,543,650
2040 2,098,252 144,931,633
2039 2,117,584 144,286,278
2038 2,135,961 143,601,872
2037 2,154,309 142,883,005
2036 2,172,363 142,138,929
2035 2,189,761 141,359,885
2034 2,207,553 140,554,653
2033 2,224,941 139,713,048
2032 2,241,680 138,843,644
2031 2,258,394 137,947,334
2030 2,275,638 137,023,304
2029 2,292,376 136,071,720
2028 2,309,153 135,090,755
2027 2,325,576 134,081,337
2026 2,342,753 133,042,003
2025 2,360,334 131,970,909
2024 2,377,128 130,861,007
2023 2,414,095 129,739,759
2022 2,451,636 128,613,117
2021 2,489,762 127,648,148
2020 2,528,480 126,799,054
2019 2,567,801 125,762,982
2018 2,607,733 124,573,711
2017 2,648,285 123,400,057
2016 2,689,469 122,251,351
2015 2,731,293 121,072,306
2014 2,773,767 119,784,261
2013 2,816,902 118,343,573
2012 2,860,708 116,818,208
2011 2,905,195 115,243,504
2010 2,913,021 113,623,895
2009 2,927,519 111,999,721
2008 2,947,314 110,374,288
2007 2,970,017 108,774,360
2006 2,992,547 107,253,666
2005 3,011,487 105,811,504
2004 3,026,939 104,394,131
2003 3,039,616 102,978,515
2002 3,051,010 101,548,624
2001 3,060,173 100,099,099
2000 3,089,027 98,625,552
1999 3,108,778 97,115,707
1998 3,128,530 95,575,245
1997 3,148,281 94,021,207
1996 3,168,033 92,452,702
1995 3,187,784 90,862,455
1994 3,207,536 89,259,205
1993 3,227,287 87,653,807
1992 3,247,039 86,044,809
1991 3,266,790 84,430,572
1990 3,286,542 82,820,170
1989 3,227,943 81,247,182
1988 3,142,336 79,695,531
1987 3,083,605 78,136,651
1986 3,022,635 76,585,637
1985 2,964,762 75,043,414
1984 2,904,429 73,506,846
1983 2,843,960 71,971,240
1982 2,784,278 70,433,260
1981 2,726,056 68,892,108
1980 2,671,997 67,300,334
1979 2,617,832 65,648,865
1978 2,566,266 63,979,046
1977 2,513,546 62,308,493
1976 2,458,526 60,645,512
1975 2,404,831 58,982,400
1974 2,350,124 57,320,149
1973 2,296,752 55,667,284
1972 2,243,126 54,030,168
1971 2,187,853 52,412,558
1970 2,135,479 50,814,953
1969 2,081,695 49,233,194
1968 2,022,272 47,668,303
1967 1,965,598 46,129,608
1966 1,914,573 44,629,106
1965 1,864,791 43,174,477
1964 1,814,135 41,772,049
1963 1,762,621 40,424,065
1962 1,711,319 39,129,200
1961 1,659,800 37,890,118
1960 1,608,800 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 346,716 people (a 12.9% decline), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M 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
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Mexico
2100 -1.31% -0.58%
2099 -1.33% -0.57%
2098 -1.35% -0.57%
2097 -1.38% -0.56%
2096 -1.4% -0.55%
2095 -1.42% -0.54%
2094 -1.45% -0.53%
2093 -1.47% -0.52%
2092 -1.49% -0.51%
2091 -1.5% -0.5%
2090 -1.51% -0.49%
2089 -1.52% -0.48%
2088 -1.5% -0.47%
2087 -1.5% -0.46%
2086 -1.5% -0.45%
2085 -1.49% -0.43%
2084 -1.48% -0.41%
2083 -1.46% -0.4%
2082 -1.43% -0.39%
2081 -1.4% -0.37%
2080 -1.36% -0.36%
2079 -1.34% -0.34%
2078 -1.33% -0.32%
2077 -1.29% -0.31%
2076 -1.29% -0.29%
2075 -1.29% -0.28%
2074 -1.23% -0.26%
2073 -1.22% -0.24%
2072 -1.2% -0.22%
2071 -1.18% -0.21%
2070 -1.16% -0.19%
2069 -1.15% -0.17%
2068 -1.15% -0.16%
2067 -1.11% -0.14%
2066 -1.12% -0.12%
2065 -1.11% -0.11%
2064 -1.11% -0.09%
2063 -1.09% -0.07%
2062 -1.08% -0.05%
2061 -1.08% -0.04%
2060 -1.07% -0.01%
2059 -1.06% 0.005%
2058 -1.06% 0.02%
2057 -1.04% 0.04%
2056 -1.05% 0.06%
2055 -1.04% 0.08%
2054 -1.03% 0.1%
2053 -1.02% 0.12%
2052 -0.98% 0.15%
2051 -1% 0.17%
2050 -0.98% 0.19%
2049 -0.97% 0.22%
2048 -0.94% 0.24%
2047 -0.96% 0.27%
2046 -0.94% 0.29%
2045 -0.91% 0.32%
2044 -0.92% 0.34%
2043 -0.91% 0.37%
2042 -0.92% 0.4%
2041 -0.9% 0.42%
2040 -0.91% 0.45%
2039 -0.86% 0.48%
2038 -0.85% 0.5%
2037 -0.83% 0.52%
2036 -0.79% 0.55%
2035 -0.81% 0.57%
2034 -0.78% 0.6%
2033 -0.75% 0.63%
2032 -0.74% 0.65%
2031 -0.76% 0.67%
2030 -0.73% 0.7%
2029 -0.73% 0.73%
2028 -0.71% 0.75%
2027 -0.73% 0.78%
2026 -0.74% 0.81%
2025 -0.71% 0.85%
2024 -1.53% 0.86%
2023 -1.53% 0.88%
2022 -1.53% 0.76%
2021 -1.53% 0.67%
2020 -1.53% 0.82%
2019 -1.53% 0.95%
2018 -1.53% 0.95%
2017 -1.53% 0.94%
2016 -1.53% 0.97%
2015 -1.53% 1.08%
2014 -1.53% 1.22%
2013 -1.53% 1.31%
2012 -1.53% 1.37%
2011 -0.27% 1.43%
2010 -0.5% 1.45%
2009 -0.67% 1.47%
2008 -0.76% 1.47%
2007 -0.75% 1.42%
2006 -0.63% 1.36%
2005 -0.51% 1.36%
2004 -0.42% 1.37%
2003 -0.37% 1.41%
2002 -0.3% 1.45%
2001 -0.93% 1.49%
2000 -0.64% 1.55%
1999 -0.63% 1.61%
1998 -0.63% 1.65%
1997 -0.62% 1.7%
1996 -0.62% 1.75%
1995 -0.62% 1.8%
1994 -0.61% 1.83%
1993 -0.61% 1.87%
1992 -0.6% 1.91%
1991 -0.6% 1.94%
1990 1.82% 1.94%
1989 2.72% 1.95%
1988 1.9% 2%
1987 2.02% 2.03%
1986 1.95% 2.06%
1985 2.08% 2.09%
1984 2.13% 2.13%
1983 2.14% 2.18%
1982 2.14% 2.24%
1981 2.02% 2.37%
1980 2.07% 2.52%
1979 2.01% 2.61%
1978 2.1% 2.68%
1977 2.24% 2.74%
1976 2.23% 2.82%
1975 2.33% 2.9%
1974 2.32% 2.97%
1973 2.39% 3.03%
1972 2.53% 3.09%
1971 2.45% 3.14%
1970 2.58% 3.21%
1969 2.94% 3.28%
1968 2.88% 3.34%
1967 2.67% 3.36%
1966 2.67% 3.37%
1965 2.79% 3.36%
1964 2.92% 3.33%
1963 3% 3.31%
1962 3.1% 3.27%
1961 3.17% 3.17%

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 Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Albania Mexico
Current population
2342753
133323134
Population rank 144/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.61%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
21.3 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline -101 +3,072
Annual growth/decline -36,967 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate -1.53% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 110/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -24,230 -108,037
Net migration rank 156/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - -108,037
2024 - -24,472 - -104,581
2023 4,615 -25,357 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 3,913 -16,426 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 623 -32,848 936,682 -122,791
2020 3,682 -16,680 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 8,432 -23,094 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 9,187 -15,032 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 10,707 -14,901 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 12,332 -9,347 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 14,164 -20,500 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 16,185 -21,706 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 17,234 -20,681 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 17,565 -19,845 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 17,564 -18,630 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 18,404 -51,907 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 19,336 -51,657 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 19,526 -50,619 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 20,286 -49,770 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 21,732 -48,882 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 24,390 -48,893 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 26,989 -48,654 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 29,907 -48,517 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 30,189 -45,178 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 33,573 -48,070 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 36,741 -60,531 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 40,047 -63,093 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 43,884 -66,087 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 46,979 -66,188 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 52,745 -68,076 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 56,784 -69,785 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 59,086 -70,165 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 60,602 -68,445 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 63,376 -66,538 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 65,639 -63,689 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 67,355 -60,173 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 66,351 -38,835 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 64,616 658 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 63,334 -3,250 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 61,925 -2,309 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 60,798 -183 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 59,396 64 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 57,647 66 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 56,443 -225 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 54,595 -374 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 53,803 -601 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 54,139 -1,871 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 55,463 3,230 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 56,319 -1,417 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 56,428 -1,684 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 56,920 -2,610 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 56,133 -1,880 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 55,439 -1,419 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 54,966 -1,588 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 53,797 -911 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 52,293 92 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 51,407 2,665 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 49,258 10,490 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 46,494 12,252 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 44,507 11,858 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 43,953 9,617 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 44,205 6,604 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 44,040 4,091 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 43,124 2,325 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 41,802 829 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 40,436 13,734 1,206,955 -85,591

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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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