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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,377,128 in 2024 vs 38,081,173 people in Morocco in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,342,753 people compared to 38,871,720 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 16.6 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 -1.53% per year vs +1.09% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (21.7% decline), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.3% growth).

Albania vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Morocco
2100 1,012,012 38,181,184
2099 1,025,473 38,411,679
2098 1,039,339 38,639,306
2097 1,053,604 38,863,211
2096 1,068,302 39,084,772
2095 1,083,434 39,302,453
2094 1,099,077 39,515,556
2093 1,115,220 39,726,709
2092 1,131,856 39,934,218
2091 1,148,926 40,138,565
2090 1,166,413 40,337,690
2089 1,184,321 40,532,151
2088 1,202,564 40,718,654
2087 1,220,857 40,902,624
2086 1,239,498 41,085,174
2085 1,258,345 41,264,970
2084 1,277,370 41,438,801
2083 1,296,519 41,604,865
2082 1,315,707 41,768,393
2081 1,334,733 41,927,610
2080 1,353,737 42,082,087
2079 1,372,377 42,233,228
2078 1,391,035 42,377,404
2077 1,409,844 42,515,702
2076 1,428,308 42,648,054
2075 1,446,956 42,775,325
2074 1,465,797 42,898,811
2073 1,484,047 43,017,234
2072 1,502,354 43,128,932
2071 1,520,594 43,232,517
2070 1,538,681 43,332,679
2069 1,556,707 43,423,419
2068 1,574,841 43,507,485
2067 1,593,106 43,586,077
2066 1,610,982 43,654,657
2065 1,629,308 43,723,648
2064 1,647,661 43,781,054
2063 1,666,152 43,828,593
2062 1,684,532 43,871,197
2061 1,702,912 43,902,710
2060 1,721,513 43,927,001
2059 1,740,217 43,942,510
2058 1,758,780 43,944,996
2057 1,777,592 43,939,695
2056 1,796,291 43,927,624
2055 1,815,311 43,902,661
2054 1,834,428 43,866,486
2053 1,853,584 43,819,100
2052 1,872,627 43,759,239
2051 1,891,209 43,688,144
2050 1,910,221 43,605,074
2049 1,929,192 43,517,919
2048 1,948,051 43,417,554
2047 1,966,563 43,308,462
2046 1,985,533 43,192,511
2045 2,004,453 43,065,569
2044 2,022,832 42,925,634
2043 2,041,623 42,780,215
2042 2,060,331 42,623,872
2041 2,079,391 42,456,113
2040 2,098,252 42,280,578
2039 2,117,584 42,098,906
2038 2,135,961 41,902,451
2037 2,154,309 41,700,541
2036 2,172,363 41,488,891
2035 2,189,761 41,266,216
2034 2,207,553 41,037,058
2033 2,224,941 40,795,454
2032 2,241,680 40,544,755
2031 2,258,394 40,280,535
2030 2,275,638 40,005,642
2029 2,292,376 39,720,087
2028 2,309,153 39,422,016
2027 2,325,576 39,109,148
2026 2,342,753 38,783,685
2025 2,360,334 38,442,658
2024 2,377,128 38,081,173
2023 2,414,095 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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/albania/morocco | CC BY

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 346,716 people (a 12.9% decline), while Morocco's population increased by 3,848,263 people (a 11% 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 1,910,221 people with a rank change from 144th to 148th. The population of Morocco will increase by 12.2% to 43,605,074 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 -0.71% 0.95%
2024 -1.53% 0.98%
2023 -1.53% 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 (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 Morocco's population grew by 0.98%.

Live population counters

Albania Morocco
Current population
2342753
38871720
Population rank 144/197 41/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.47%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
1.43 minutes
One birth every
21.3 minutes
50.1 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
2.47 minutes
Daily growth/decline -101 +1,010
Annual growth/decline -36,967 +368,668
Annual growth/decline rate -1.53% +0.98%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 104/197
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 - -24,472 - -46,802
2023 4,615 -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/albania/morocco | CC BY

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 Morocco 88.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,495,223 people) and 11.7% is from migration (a loss of 594,083 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 (1960–2024, 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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