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

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The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,349,580 in 2025 vs 54,850,648 people in Myanmar in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,332,078 people compared to 55,361,818 in Myanmar.

Population statistics:

  • Myanmar's population is 23.7 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Myanmar is the 27th.
  • The countries together account for 0.69% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.67% for Myanmar.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.5% per year vs +0.72% in Myanmar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.33M (22.1% decline), while Myanmar has grown from 47.8M to 55.4M (15.9% growth).

Albania vs Myanmar: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Myanmar
2100 1,007,401 49,940,111
2099 1,020,801 50,189,329
2098 1,034,604 50,438,094
2097 1,048,803 50,686,307
2096 1,063,434 50,935,768
2095 1,078,498 51,187,086
2094 1,094,070 51,437,370
2093 1,110,138 51,684,263
2092 1,126,699 51,929,856
2091 1,143,691 52,177,533
2090 1,161,098 52,421,308
2089 1,178,925 52,660,538
2088 1,197,085 52,897,777
2087 1,215,294 53,134,297
2086 1,233,850 53,369,096
2085 1,252,611 53,601,340
2084 1,271,550 53,828,989
2083 1,290,612 54,053,017
2082 1,309,713 54,275,644
2081 1,328,652 54,495,268
2080 1,347,569 54,712,302
2079 1,366,124 54,927,789
2078 1,384,697 55,140,889
2077 1,403,421 55,347,343
2076 1,421,800 55,552,868
2075 1,440,364 55,755,739
2074 1,459,118 55,954,725
2073 1,477,286 56,150,331
2072 1,495,509 56,339,615
2071 1,513,666 56,523,628
2070 1,531,671 56,703,747
2069 1,549,614 56,877,191
2068 1,567,665 57,045,573
2067 1,585,847 57,207,013
2066 1,603,642 57,363,486
2065 1,621,885 57,515,336
2064 1,640,153 57,661,327
2063 1,658,561 57,798,588
2062 1,676,857 57,928,360
2061 1,695,153 58,056,757
2060 1,713,670 58,176,117
2059 1,732,288 58,284,778
2058 1,750,766 58,381,839
2057 1,769,493 58,471,358
2056 1,788,106 58,555,436
2055 1,807,040 58,625,894
2054 1,826,070 58,687,073
2053 1,845,139 58,734,842
2052 1,864,095 58,772,617
2051 1,882,592 58,799,283
2050 1,901,517 58,813,731
2049 1,920,402 58,819,125
2048 1,939,175 58,812,936
2047 1,957,603 58,795,137
2046 1,976,486 58,764,783
2045 1,995,320 58,717,705
2044 2,013,616 58,660,923
2043 2,032,321 58,591,067
2042 2,050,944 58,505,720
2041 2,069,916 58,407,189
2040 2,088,692 58,296,243
2039 2,107,936 58,171,090
2038 2,126,229 58,030,790
2037 2,144,493 57,878,267
2036 2,162,466 57,714,284
2035 2,179,783 57,533,824
2034 2,197,495 57,338,544
2033 2,214,803 57,127,286
2032 2,231,467 56,900,181
2031 2,248,104 56,656,985
2030 2,265,270 56,397,420
2029 2,281,932 56,123,541
2028 2,298,632 55,830,923
2027 2,314,980 55,521,079
2026 2,332,078 55,193,610
2025 2,349,580 54,850,648
2024 2,377,128 54,500,091
2023 2,411,658 54,133,798
2022 2,451,636 53,756,787
2021 2,489,762 53,387,102
2020 2,528,480 53,016,522
2019 2,567,801 52,640,713
2018 2,607,733 52,272,247
2017 2,648,285 51,894,938
2016 2,689,469 51,495,696
2015 2,731,293 51,089,056
2014 2,773,767 50,681,634
2013 2,816,902 50,262,658
2012 2,860,708 49,837,446
2011 2,905,195 49,419,820
2010 2,913,021 49,024,382
2009 2,927,519 48,660,459
2008 2,947,314 48,390,793
2007 2,970,017 48,125,043
2006 2,992,547 47,785,135
2005 3,011,487 47,438,365
2004 3,026,939 47,068,772
2003 3,039,616 46,667,192
2002 3,051,010 46,232,653
2001 3,060,173 45,771,139
2000 3,089,027 45,290,841
1999 3,108,778 44,787,724
1998 3,128,530 44,257,793
1997 3,148,281 43,708,798
1996 3,168,033 43,154,860
1995 3,187,784 42,605,338
1994 3,207,536 42,055,143
1993 3,227,287 41,502,429
1992 3,247,039 40,950,342
1991 3,266,790 40,394,154
1990 3,286,542 39,817,251
1989 3,227,943 39,214,618
1988 3,142,336 38,600,927
1987 3,083,605 37,971,594
1986 3,022,635 37,314,878
1985 2,964,762 36,622,827
1984 2,904,429 35,899,313
1983 2,843,960 35,162,715
1982 2,784,278 34,482,965
1981 2,726,056 33,858,783
1980 2,671,997 33,227,204
1979 2,617,832 32,596,550
1978 2,566,266 31,972,976
1977 2,513,546 31,355,966
1976 2,458,526 30,758,811
1975 2,404,831 30,176,565
1974 2,350,124 29,598,167
1973 2,296,752 29,026,388
1972 2,243,126 28,428,324
1971 2,187,853 27,807,219
1970 2,135,479 27,193,016
1969 2,081,695 26,585,112
1968 2,022,272 25,989,662
1967 1,965,598 25,406,429
1966 1,914,573 24,836,496
1965 1,864,791 24,279,431
1964 1,814,135 23,737,315
1963 1,762,621 23,213,408
1962 1,711,319 22,704,719
1961 1,659,800 22,210,581
1960 1,608,800 21,730,250

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Myanmar gained 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 357,391 people (a 13.3% decline), while Myanmar's population increased by 3,866,122 people (a 7.51% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Myanmar was ranked 26th in 2006 and ranked 27th 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 Myanmar will increase by 6.24% to 58,813,731 people and rank change from 27th to 35th.

Myanmar is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 58.8M 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
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Myanmar
2100 -1.31% -0.5%
2099 -1.33% -0.49%
2098 -1.35% -0.49%
2097 -1.38% -0.49%
2096 -1.4% -0.49%
2095 -1.42% -0.49%
2094 -1.45% -0.48%
2093 -1.47% -0.47%
2092 -1.49% -0.47%
2091 -1.5% -0.47%
2090 -1.51% -0.45%
2089 -1.52% -0.45%
2088 -1.5% -0.45%
2087 -1.5% -0.44%
2086 -1.5% -0.43%
2085 -1.49% -0.42%
2084 -1.48% -0.41%
2083 -1.46% -0.41%
2082 -1.43% -0.4%
2081 -1.4% -0.4%
2080 -1.36% -0.39%
2079 -1.34% -0.39%
2078 -1.33% -0.37%
2077 -1.29% -0.37%
2076 -1.29% -0.36%
2075 -1.29% -0.36%
2074 -1.23% -0.35%
2073 -1.22% -0.34%
2072 -1.2% -0.33%
2071 -1.18% -0.32%
2070 -1.16% -0.3%
2069 -1.15% -0.3%
2068 -1.15% -0.28%
2067 -1.11% -0.27%
2066 -1.12% -0.26%
2065 -1.11% -0.25%
2064 -1.11% -0.24%
2063 -1.09% -0.22%
2062 -1.08% -0.22%
2061 -1.08% -0.21%
2060 -1.07% -0.19%
2059 -1.06% -0.17%
2058 -1.06% -0.15%
2057 -1.04% -0.14%
2056 -1.05% -0.12%
2055 -1.04% -0.1%
2054 -1.03% -0.08%
2053 -1.02% -0.06%
2052 -0.98% -0.05%
2051 -1% -0.02%
2050 -0.98% -0.009%
2049 -0.97% 0.01%
2048 -0.94% 0.03%
2047 -0.96% 0.05%
2046 -0.94% 0.08%
2045 -0.91% 0.1%
2044 -0.92% 0.12%
2043 -0.91% 0.15%
2042 -0.92% 0.17%
2041 -0.9% 0.19%
2040 -0.91% 0.22%
2039 -0.86% 0.24%
2038 -0.85% 0.26%
2037 -0.83% 0.28%
2036 -0.79% 0.31%
2035 -0.81% 0.34%
2034 -0.78% 0.37%
2033 -0.75% 0.4%
2032 -0.74% 0.43%
2031 -0.76% 0.46%
2030 -0.73% 0.49%
2029 -0.73% 0.52%
2028 -0.71% 0.56%
2027 -0.73% 0.59%
2026 -0.74% 0.63%
2025 -1.16% 0.64%
2024 -1.43% 0.68%
2023 -1.63% 0.7%
2022 -1.53% 0.69%
2021 -1.53% 0.7%
2020 -1.53% 0.71%
2019 -1.53% 0.7%
2018 -1.53% 0.73%
2017 -1.53% 0.78%
2016 -1.53% 0.8%
2015 -1.53% 0.8%
2014 -1.53% 0.83%
2013 -1.53% 0.85%
2012 -1.53% 0.85%
2011 -0.27% 0.81%
2010 -0.5% 0.75%
2009 -0.67% 0.56%
2008 -0.76% 0.55%
2007 -0.75% 0.71%
2006 -0.63% 0.73%
2005 -0.51% 0.79%
2004 -0.42% 0.86%
2003 -0.37% 0.94%
2002 -0.3% 1.01%
2001 -0.93% 1.06%
2000 -0.64% 1.12%
1999 -0.63% 1.2%
1998 -0.63% 1.26%
1997 -0.62% 1.28%
1996 -0.62% 1.29%
1995 -0.62% 1.31%
1994 -0.61% 1.33%
1993 -0.61% 1.35%
1992 -0.6% 1.38%
1991 -0.6% 1.45%
1990 1.82% 1.54%
1989 2.72% 1.59%
1988 1.9% 1.66%
1987 2.02% 1.76%
1986 1.95% 1.89%
1985 2.08% 2.02%
1984 2.13% 2.09%
1983 2.14% 1.97%
1982 2.14% 1.84%
1981 2.02% 1.9%
1980 2.07% 1.93%
1979 2.01% 1.95%
1978 2.1% 1.97%
1977 2.24% 1.94%
1976 2.23% 1.93%
1975 2.33% 1.95%
1974 2.32% 1.97%
1973 2.39% 2.1%
1972 2.53% 2.23%
1971 2.45% 2.26%
1970 2.58% 2.29%
1969 2.94% 2.29%
1968 2.88% 2.3%
1967 2.67% 2.29%
1966 2.67% 2.29%
1965 2.79% 2.28%
1964 2.92% 2.26%
1963 3% 2.24%
1962 3.1% 2.22%
1961 3.17% 2.21%

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 Myanmar's population grew by 0.64%.

Live population counters

Albania Myanmar
Current population
2332078
55361818
Population rank 144/197 27/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.67%
One net population change
19.1 minutes
1.5 minutes
One birth every
21.8 minutes
35.1 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
1.05 minutes
Daily growth/decline -75 +960
Annual growth/decline -27,548 +350,557
Annual growth/decline rate -1.16% +0.64%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 121/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -24,230 -39,661
Net migration rank 156/196 172/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 79,052
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 139/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 194/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Myanmar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Myanmar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - -39,661
2024 3,979 -24,472 397,197 -37,979
2023 4,612 -25,357 408,331 -34,989
2022 3,913 -16,426 415,647 -34,988
2021 623 -32,848 394,104 -35,370
2020 3,682 -16,680 448,626 -66,213
2019 8,432 -23,094 469,924 -100,783
2018 9,187 -15,032 482,316 -114,598
2017 10,707 -14,901 492,276 -105,415
2016 12,332 -9,347 499,508 -87,907
2015 14,164 -20,500 495,769 -94,108
2014 16,185 -21,706 488,114 -74,901
2013 17,234 -20,681 487,648 -62,863
2012 17,565 -19,845 487,210 -61,536
2011 17,564 -18,630 492,271 -82,713
2010 18,404 -51,907 497,745 -116,481
2009 19,336 -51,657 505,144 -158,542
2008 19,526 -50,619 373,287 -180,533
2007 20,286 -49,770 523,745 -184,989
2006 21,732 -48,882 527,165 -186,098
2005 24,390 -48,893 537,429 -185,009
2004 26,989 -48,654 556,494 -169,736
2003 29,907 -48,517 582,173 -165,739
2002 30,189 -45,178 602,873 -150,232
2001 33,573 -48,070 601,524 -131,124
2000 36,741 -60,531 596,979 -106,772
1999 40,047 -63,093 597,916 -81,874
1998 43,884 -66,087 606,110 -62,281
1997 46,979 -66,188 613,103 -58,954
1996 52,745 -68,076 619,488 -65,766
1995 56,784 -69,785 620,376 -75,097
1994 59,086 -70,165 626,411 -71,359
1993 60,602 -68,445 633,576 -83,214
1992 63,376 -66,538 634,484 -80,661
1991 65,639 -63,689 637,622 -79,059
1990 67,355 -60,173 636,081 -40,859
1989 66,351 -38,835 636,610 -26,585
1988 64,616 658 630,392 -13,046
1987 63,334 -3,250 652,960 -11,642
1986 61,925 -2,309 679,467 -7,351
1985 60,798 -183 705,905 6,074
1984 59,396 64 723,623 11,433
1983 57,647 66 719,710 18,427
1982 56,443 -225 701,212 -79,856
1981 54,595 -374 679,851 -52,839
1980 53,803 -601 673,815 -37,679
1979 54,139 -1,871 669,338 -44,174
1978 55,463 3,230 658,068 -36,055
1977 56,319 -1,417 649,915 -37,879
1976 56,428 -1,684 642,829 -60,561
1975 56,920 -2,610 635,005 -52,763
1974 56,133 -1,880 628,458 -53,875
1973 55,439 -1,419 624,619 -55,659
1972 54,966 -1,588 616,411 10,735
1971 53,797 -911 608,784 6,306
1970 52,293 92 595,337 17,997
1969 51,407 2,665 584,979 17,491
1968 49,258 10,490 571,123 17,293
1967 46,494 12,252 559,577 18,470
1966 44,507 11,858 546,378 15,453
1965 43,953 9,617 533,443 18,847
1964 44,205 6,604 516,334 15,600
1963 44,040 4,091 501,548 14,350
1962 43,124 2,325 487,925 13,546
1961 41,802 829 474,818 11,972
1960 40,436 13,734 465,049 8,807

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

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

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 Myanmar 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,503,698 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 712,350 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 79,052 people or 0.1% in Myanmar.

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
Myanmar
City Population
Yangon 6.87M
Mandalay 1.23M
Naypyidaw 1.16M
Hpa-an 422K
Mawlamyine 289K
Pathein 287K
Bago 284K
Taunggyi 265K
Myitkyina 243K
Myeik 222K

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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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