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

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The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,349,580 in 2025 vs 38,430,770 people in Morocco in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,332,078 people compared to 38,938,817 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 16.7 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
  • The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.47% for Morocco.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.5% per year vs +1.06% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.33M (22.1% decline), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.5% growth).

Albania vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Morocco
2100 1,007,401 38,169,376
2099 1,020,801 38,399,800
2098 1,034,604 38,627,357
2097 1,048,803 38,851,192
2096 1,063,434 39,072,685
2095 1,078,498 39,290,298
2094 1,094,070 39,503,336
2093 1,110,138 39,714,423
2092 1,126,699 39,921,868
2091 1,143,691 40,126,152
2090 1,161,098 40,325,215
2089 1,178,925 40,519,616
2088 1,197,085 40,706,061
2087 1,215,294 40,889,974
2086 1,233,850 41,072,468
2085 1,252,611 41,252,209
2084 1,271,550 41,425,986
2083 1,290,612 41,591,998
2082 1,309,713 41,755,476
2081 1,328,652 41,914,644
2080 1,347,569 42,069,073
2079 1,366,124 42,220,167
2078 1,384,697 42,364,299
2077 1,403,421 42,502,554
2076 1,421,800 42,634,865
2075 1,440,364 42,762,096
2074 1,459,118 42,885,545
2073 1,477,286 43,003,930
2072 1,495,509 43,115,594
2071 1,513,666 43,219,147
2070 1,531,671 43,319,278
2069 1,549,614 43,409,990
2068 1,567,665 43,494,031
2067 1,585,847 43,572,598
2066 1,603,642 43,641,156
2065 1,621,885 43,710,126
2064 1,640,153 43,767,514
2063 1,658,561 43,815,039
2062 1,676,857 43,857,629
2061 1,695,153 43,889,133
2060 1,713,670 43,913,417
2059 1,732,288 43,928,921
2058 1,750,766 43,931,406
2057 1,769,493 43,926,107
2056 1,788,106 43,914,039
2055 1,807,040 43,889,084
2054 1,826,070 43,852,920
2053 1,845,139 43,805,549
2052 1,864,095 43,745,706
2051 1,882,592 43,674,633
2050 1,901,517 43,591,589
2049 1,920,402 43,504,461
2048 1,939,175 43,404,127
2047 1,957,603 43,295,069
2046 1,976,486 43,179,153
2045 1,995,320 43,052,251
2044 2,013,616 42,912,359
2043 2,032,321 42,766,985
2042 2,050,944 42,610,691
2041 2,069,916 42,442,983
2040 2,088,692 42,267,502
2039 2,107,936 42,085,886
2038 2,126,229 41,889,492
2037 2,144,493 41,687,645
2036 2,162,466 41,476,060
2035 2,179,783 41,253,454
2034 2,197,495 41,024,367
2033 2,214,803 40,782,838
2032 2,231,467 40,532,216
2031 2,248,104 40,268,078
2030 2,265,270 39,993,270
2029 2,281,932 39,707,804
2028 2,298,632 39,409,825
2027 2,314,980 39,097,054
2026 2,332,078 38,771,691
2025 2,349,580 38,430,770
2024 2,377,128 38,081,173
2023 2,411,658 37,712,505
2022 2,451,636 37,329,064
2021 2,489,762 36,954,442
2020 2,528,480 36,584,208
2019 2,567,801 36,210,898
2018 2,607,733 35,839,760
2017 2,648,285 35,446,392
2016 2,689,469 35,023,457
2015 2,731,293 34,607,588
2014 2,773,767 34,204,780
2013 2,816,902 33,787,571
2012 2,860,708 33,355,241
2011 2,905,195 32,912,588
2010 2,913,021 32,467,016
2009 2,927,519 32,030,778
2008 2,947,314 31,606,767
2007 2,970,017 31,186,468
2006 2,992,547 30,771,178
2005 3,011,487 30,358,144
2004 3,026,939 29,953,018
2003 3,039,616 29,571,415
2002 3,051,010 29,198,142
2001 3,060,173 28,814,643
2000 3,089,027 28,423,435
1999 3,108,778 28,027,179
1998 3,128,530 27,621,648
1997 3,148,281 27,213,337
1996 3,168,033 26,808,107
1995 3,187,784 26,399,429
1994 3,207,536 26,000,822
1993 3,227,287 25,614,586
1992 3,247,039 25,212,468
1991 3,266,790 24,799,014
1990 3,286,542 24,375,551
1989 3,227,943 23,939,414
1988 3,142,336 23,500,524
1987 3,083,605 23,054,392
1986 3,022,635 22,600,803
1985 2,964,762 22,113,953
1984 2,904,429 21,593,778
1983 2,843,960 21,060,696
1982 2,784,278 20,520,318
1981 2,726,056 19,985,401
1980 2,671,997 19,459,943
1979 2,617,832 18,955,589
1978 2,566,266 18,477,385
1977 2,513,546 18,014,756
1976 2,458,526 17,574,182
1975 2,404,831 17,150,786
1974 2,350,124 16,733,842
1973 2,296,752 16,326,269
1972 2,243,126 15,924,692
1971 2,187,853 15,527,225
1970 2,135,479 15,129,449
1969 2,081,695 14,734,255
1968 2,022,272 14,347,899
1967 1,965,598 13,968,175
1966 1,914,573 13,597,065
1965 1,864,791 13,239,171
1964 1,814,135 12,898,886
1963 1,762,621 12,577,502
1962 1,711,319 12,253,092
1961 1,659,800 11,931,085
1960 1,608,800 11,624,933

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 357,391 people (a 13.3% decline), while Morocco's population increased by 3,915,360 people (a 11.2% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Morocco was ranked 37th in 2006 and ranked 41st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Albania's population will shrink by 18.5% to 1,901,517 people with a rank change from 144th to 148th. The population of Morocco will increase by 11.9% to 43,591,589 people and rank change from 41st to 50th.

Morocco is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 43.9M 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
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Morocco
2100 -1.31% -0.6%
2099 -1.33% -0.59%
2098 -1.35% -0.58%
2097 -1.38% -0.57%
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% -0.49%
2090 -1.51% -0.48%
2089 -1.52% -0.46%
2088 -1.5% -0.45%
2087 -1.5% -0.44%
2086 -1.5% -0.44%
2085 -1.49% -0.42%
2084 -1.48% -0.4%
2083 -1.46% -0.39%
2082 -1.43% -0.38%
2081 -1.4% -0.37%
2080 -1.36% -0.36%
2079 -1.34% -0.34%
2078 -1.33% -0.33%
2077 -1.29% -0.31%
2076 -1.29% -0.3%
2075 -1.29% -0.29%
2074 -1.23% -0.28%
2073 -1.22% -0.26%
2072 -1.2% -0.24%
2071 -1.18% -0.23%
2070 -1.16% -0.21%
2069 -1.15% -0.19%
2068 -1.15% -0.18%
2067 -1.11% -0.16%
2066 -1.12% -0.16%
2065 -1.11% -0.13%
2064 -1.11% -0.11%
2063 -1.09% -0.1%
2062 -1.08% -0.07%
2061 -1.08% -0.06%
2060 -1.07% -0.04%
2059 -1.06% -0.006%
2058 -1.06% 0.01%
2057 -1.04% 0.03%
2056 -1.05% 0.06%
2055 -1.04% 0.08%
2054 -1.03% 0.11%
2053 -1.02% 0.14%
2052 -0.98% 0.16%
2051 -1% 0.19%
2050 -0.98% 0.2%
2049 -0.97% 0.23%
2048 -0.94% 0.25%
2047 -0.96% 0.27%
2046 -0.94% 0.29%
2045 -0.91% 0.33%
2044 -0.92% 0.34%
2043 -0.91% 0.37%
2042 -0.92% 0.4%
2041 -0.9% 0.42%
2040 -0.91% 0.43%
2039 -0.86% 0.47%
2038 -0.85% 0.48%
2037 -0.83% 0.51%
2036 -0.79% 0.54%
2035 -0.81% 0.56%
2034 -0.78% 0.59%
2033 -0.75% 0.62%
2032 -0.74% 0.66%
2031 -0.76% 0.69%
2030 -0.73% 0.72%
2029 -0.73% 0.76%
2028 -0.71% 0.8%
2027 -0.73% 0.84%
2026 -0.74% 0.89%
2025 -1.16% 0.92%
2024 -1.43% 0.98%
2023 -1.63% 1.03%
2022 -1.53% 1.01%
2021 -1.53% 1.01%
2020 -1.53% 1.03%
2019 -1.53% 1.04%
2018 -1.53% 1.11%
2017 -1.53% 1.21%
2016 -1.53% 1.2%
2015 -1.53% 1.18%
2014 -1.53% 1.23%
2013 -1.53% 1.3%
2012 -1.53% 1.34%
2011 -0.27% 1.37%
2010 -0.5% 1.36%
2009 -0.67% 1.34%
2008 -0.76% 1.35%
2007 -0.75% 1.35%
2006 -0.63% 1.36%
2005 -0.51% 1.35%
2004 -0.42% 1.29%
2003 -0.37% 1.28%
2002 -0.3% 1.33%
2001 -0.93% 1.38%
2000 -0.64% 1.41%
1999 -0.63% 1.47%
1998 -0.63% 1.5%
1997 -0.62% 1.51%
1996 -0.62% 1.55%
1995 -0.62% 1.53%
1994 -0.61% 1.51%
1993 -0.61% 1.59%
1992 -0.6% 1.67%
1991 -0.6% 1.74%
1990 1.82% 1.82%
1989 2.72% 1.87%
1988 1.9% 1.94%
1987 2.02% 2.01%
1986 1.95% 2.2%
1985 2.08% 2.41%
1984 2.13% 2.53%
1983 2.14% 2.63%
1982 2.14% 2.68%
1981 2.02% 2.7%
1980 2.07% 2.66%
1979 2.01% 2.59%
1978 2.1% 2.57%
1977 2.24% 2.51%
1976 2.23% 2.47%
1975 2.33% 2.49%
1974 2.32% 2.5%
1973 2.39% 2.52%
1972 2.53% 2.56%
1971 2.45% 2.63%
1970 2.58% 2.68%
1969 2.94% 2.69%
1968 2.88% 2.72%
1967 2.67% 2.73%
1966 2.67% 2.7%
1965 2.79% 2.64%
1964 2.92% 2.56%
1963 3% 2.65%
1962 3.1% 2.7%
1961 3.17% 2.63%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Albania declined by 1.16%, while Morocco's population grew by 0.92%.

Live population counters

Albania Morocco
Current population
2332078
38938817
Population rank 144/197 41/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.47%
One net population change
19.1 minutes
1.51 minutes
One birth every
21.8 minutes
50.5 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
2.41 minutes
Daily growth/decline -75 +958
Annual growth/decline -27,548 +349,597
Annual growth/decline rate -1.16% +0.92%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 105/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
9.37 minutes
Annual migration change -24,230 -56,254
Net migration rank 156/196 176/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 111,069
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 129/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 182/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Morocco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Morocco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - -56,254
2024 3,979 -24,472 406,555 -46,802
2023 4,612 -25,357 417,213 -39,650
2022 3,913 -16,426 427,903 -38,594
2021 623 -32,848 407,829 -47,902
2020 3,682 -16,680 415,999 -35,474
2019 8,432 -23,094 457,307 -91,217
2018 9,187 -15,032 464,375 -88,159
2017 10,707 -14,901 471,011 -60,472
2016 12,332 -9,347 474,637 -39,302
2015 14,164 -20,500 477,654 -81,248
2014 16,185 -21,706 481,295 -72,065
2013 17,234 -20,681 492,284 -67,096
2012 17,565 -19,845 504,698 -65,251
2011 17,564 -18,630 513,305 -67,447
2010 18,404 -51,907 515,804 -70,510
2009 19,336 -51,657 509,386 -82,203
2008 19,526 -50,619 499,766 -78,912
2007 20,286 -49,770 493,526 -73,759
2006 21,732 -48,882 483,200 -72,364
2005 24,390 -48,893 474,285 -59,024
2004 26,989 -48,654 461,756 -66,749
2003 29,907 -48,517 452,650 -84,460
2002 30,189 -45,178 446,147 -67,802
2001 33,573 -48,070 452,621 -63,967
2000 36,741 -60,531 461,341 -67,569
1999 40,047 -63,093 473,071 -74,343
1998 43,884 -66,087 492,604 -80,286
1997 46,979 -66,188 500,807 -96,502
1996 52,745 -68,076 501,499 -95,331
1995 56,784 -69,785 496,573 -85,386
1994 59,086 -70,165 501,426 -115,404
1993 60,602 -68,445 507,707 -121,254
1992 63,376 -66,538 525,680 -107,911
1991 65,639 -63,689 539,850 -130,717
1990 67,355 -60,173 535,506 -97,711
1989 66,351 -38,835 538,996 -104,509
1988 64,616 658 545,800 -102,484
1987 63,334 -3,250 553,005 -104,029
1986 61,925 -2,309 558,105 -99,905
1985 60,798 -183 560,810 -45,336
1984 59,396 64 564,159 -39,319
1983 57,647 66 566,301 -24,988
1982 56,443 -225 564,904 -25,471
1981 54,595 -374 552,936 -22,553
1980 53,803 -601 534,448 -13,899
1979 54,139 -1,871 515,554 -27,374
1978 55,463 3,230 498,834 -30,600
1977 56,319 -1,417 489,173 -32,161
1976 56,428 -1,684 482,130 -58,019
1975 56,920 -2,610 474,631 -51,968
1974 56,133 -1,880 464,147 -52,927
1973 55,439 -1,419 455,699 -51,772
1972 54,966 -1,588 446,449 -47,226
1971 53,797 -911 435,104 -39,385
1970 52,293 92 426,015 -26,168
1969 51,407 2,665 414,931 -24,389
1968 49,258 10,490 407,437 -25,267
1967 46,494 12,252 400,594 -23,309
1966 44,507 11,858 391,881 -26,945
1965 43,953 9,617 383,989 -33,139
1964 44,205 6,604 375,835 -46,106
1963 44,040 4,091 369,250 -56,214
1962 43,124 2,325 363,843 -28,071
1961 41,802 829 348,650 -40,413
1960 40,436 13,734 323,499 -19,434

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 26.5% of the population change in Albania is from natural causes (a gain of 71,631 people) and 73.5% is from migration (a loss of 198,657 people). In Morocco 88.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,420,483 people) and 11.4% is from migration (a loss of 568,820 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 111,069 people or 0.3% in Morocco.

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
Morocco
City Population
Casablanca 3.22M
Tangier 1.28M
Fez 1.17M
Marrakesh 1M
Sale 945K
Meknes 601K
Rabat 573K
Agadir 538K
Kenitra 508K
Oujda 506K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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