The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,714,617 in 2024 vs 6,916,140 people in Nicaragua in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,694,925 people compared to 7,079,664 in Nicaragua.
Population statistics:
- Nicaragua's population is 2.63 times bigger than Albania's.
- Albania is ranked the 141st most populous country in the world, while Nicaragua is the 107th.
- The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.09% for Nicaragua.
- For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -0.58% per year vs +1.33% in Nicaragua.
- Since 2005, the population of Albania has decreased from 3.01M people to 2.69M (10.5% decline), while Nicaragua has grown from 5.34M to 7.08M (32.5% growth).
- Nicaragua is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 9.24M 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 Nicaragua: live population counter
Albania
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Nicaragua
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
2694925
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7079664
|
| Population rank | 141/197 | 107/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.09% |
| One net population change |
16.8 minutes
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5.68 minutes
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| One birth every |
18.7 minutes
|
3.98 minutes
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| One death every |
23 minutes
|
16.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
21.5 minutes
|
1.07 hours
|
| Annual migration change | -24,472 | -8,189 |
| Daily growth/decline | -86 | +253 |
| Annual growth/decline | -31,355 | +92,527 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -1.14% | +1.36% |
| Population growth rate rank | 193/197 | 81/197 |
Albania and Nicaragua: population history and growth rate by year chart
Albania
Population
Growth rate
Nicaragua
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Albania
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Nicaragua
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Albania
|
Nicaragua
|
|
| 1960 | 1,608,800 | 1,782,370 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,659,800 | 1,836,451 | 3.17% | 3.03% |
| 1962 | 1,711,319 | 1,892,320 | 3.1% | 3.04% |
| 1963 | 1,762,621 | 1,950,159 | 3% | 3.06% |
| 1964 | 1,814,135 | 2,010,176 | 2.92% | 3.08% |
| 1965 | 1,864,791 | 2,072,681 | 2.79% | 3.11% |
| 1966 | 1,914,573 | 2,137,820 | 2.67% | 3.14% |
| 1967 | 1,965,598 | 2,205,567 | 2.67% | 3.17% |
| 1968 | 2,022,272 | 2,275,836 | 2.88% | 3.19% |
| 1969 | 2,081,695 | 2,348,398 | 2.94% | 3.19% |
| 1970 | 2,135,479 | 2,423,065 | 2.58% | 3.18% |
| 1971 | 2,187,853 | 2,499,825 | 2.45% | 3.17% |
| 1972 | 2,243,126 | 2,573,578 | 2.53% | 2.95% |
| 1973 | 2,296,752 | 2,649,278 | 2.39% | 2.94% |
| 1974 | 2,350,124 | 2,732,075 | 2.32% | 3.13% |
| 1975 | 2,404,831 | 2,816,943 | 2.33% | 3.11% |
| 1976 | 2,458,526 | 2,903,851 | 2.23% | 3.09% |
| 1977 | 2,513,546 | 2,992,534 | 2.24% | 3.05% |
| 1978 | 2,566,266 | 3,080,314 | 2.1% | 2.93% |
| 1979 | 2,617,832 | 3,164,525 | 2.01% | 2.73% |
| 1980 | 2,671,997 | 3,252,403 | 2.07% | 2.78% |
| 1981 | 2,726,056 | 3,345,674 | 2.02% | 2.87% |
| 1982 | 2,784,278 | 3,438,745 | 2.14% | 2.78% |
| 1983 | 2,843,960 | 3,530,282 | 2.14% | 2.66% |
| 1984 | 2,904,429 | 3,619,104 | 2.13% | 2.52% |
| 1985 | 2,964,762 | 3,706,479 | 2.08% | 2.41% |
| 1986 | 3,022,635 | 3,794,157 | 1.95% | 2.37% |
| 1987 | 3,083,605 | 3,882,164 | 2.02% | 2.32% |
| 1988 | 3,142,336 | 3,972,320 | 1.9% | 2.32% |
| 1989 | 3,227,943 | 4,066,476 | 2.72% | 2.37% |
| 1990 | 3,286,542 | 4,162,559 | 1.82% | 2.36% |
| 1991 | 3,266,790 | 4,259,637 | -0.6% | 2.33% |
| 1992 | 3,247,039 | 4,357,026 | -0.6% | 2.29% |
| 1993 | 3,227,287 | 4,453,732 | -0.61% | 2.22% |
| 1994 | 3,207,536 | 4,549,316 | -0.61% | 2.15% |
| 1995 | 3,187,784 | 4,642,931 | -0.62% | 2.06% |
| 1996 | 3,168,033 | 4,729,974 | -0.62% | 1.87% |
| 1997 | 3,148,281 | 4,809,573 | -0.62% | 1.68% |
| 1998 | 3,128,530 | 4,883,655 | -0.63% | 1.54% |
| 1999 | 3,108,778 | 4,954,018 | -0.63% | 1.44% |
| 2000 | 3,089,027 | 5,022,633 | -0.64% | 1.39% |
| 2001 | 3,060,173 | 5,087,825 | -0.93% | 1.3% |
| 2002 | 3,051,010 | 5,149,909 | -0.3% | 1.22% |
| 2003 | 3,039,616 | 5,210,963 | -0.37% | 1.19% |
| 2004 | 3,026,939 | 5,272,912 | -0.42% | 1.19% |
| 2005 | 3,011,487 | 5,342,105 | -0.51% | 1.31% |
| 2006 | 2,992,547 | 5,418,855 | -0.63% | 1.44% |
| 2007 | 2,970,017 | 5,497,243 | -0.75% | 1.45% |
| 2008 | 2,947,314 | 5,576,593 | -0.76% | 1.44% |
| 2009 | 2,927,519 | 5,656,601 | -0.67% | 1.43% |
| 2010 | 2,913,021 | 5,737,450 | -0.5% | 1.43% |
| 2011 | 2,905,195 | 5,819,051 | -0.27% | 1.42% |
| 2012 | 2,900,401 | 5,901,287 | -0.17% | 1.41% |
| 2013 | 2,895,092 | 5,983,845 | -0.18% | 1.4% |
| 2014 | 2,889,104 | 6,066,492 | -0.21% | 1.38% |
| 2015 | 2,880,703 | 6,149,417 | -0.29% | 1.37% |
| 2016 | 2,876,101 | 6,232,666 | -0.16% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 2,873,457 | 6,316,231 | -0.09% | 1.34% |
| 2018 | 2,866,376 | 6,400,080 | -0.25% | 1.33% |
| 2019 | 2,854,191 | 6,483,657 | -0.43% | 1.31% |
| 2020 | 2,837,849 | 6,565,267 | -0.57% | 1.26% |
| 2021 | 2,811,666 | 6,644,741 | -0.92% | 1.21% |
| 2022 | 2,777,689 | 6,730,654 | -1.21% | 1.29% |
| 2023 | 2,745,972 | 6,823,613 | -1.14% | 1.38% |
| 2024 | 2,714,617 | 6,916,140 | -1.14% | 1.36% |
| 2025 | 2,694,925 | 7,007,511 | -0.73% | 1.32% |
| 2026 | 2,675,010 | 7,097,335 | -0.74% | 1.28% |
| 2027 | 2,655,754 | 7,185,724 | -0.72% | 1.25% |
| 2028 | 2,636,738 | 7,272,691 | -0.72% | 1.21% |
| 2029 | 2,617,526 | 7,358,003 | -0.73% | 1.17% |
| 2030 | 2,598,055 | 7,441,612 | -0.74% | 1.14% |
| 2031 | 2,578,605 | 7,523,773 | -0.75% | 1.1% |
| 2032 | 2,559,433 | 7,604,398 | -0.74% | 1.07% |
| 2033 | 2,539,878 | 7,683,391 | -0.76% | 1.04% |
| 2034 | 2,519,713 | 7,760,901 | -0.79% | 1.01% |
| 2035 | 2,499,557 | 7,836,706 | -0.8% | 0.98% |
| 2036 | 2,479,237 | 7,910,787 | -0.81% | 0.95% |
| 2037 | 2,458,376 | 7,983,295 | -0.84% | 0.92% |
| 2038 | 2,437,333 | 8,054,140 | -0.86% | 0.89% |
| 2039 | 2,415,720 | 8,122,959 | -0.89% | 0.85% |
| 2040 | 2,393,840 | 8,189,916 | -0.91% | 0.82% |
| 2041 | 2,372,118 | 8,255,163 | -0.91% | 0.8% |
| 2042 | 2,350,472 | 8,318,515 | -0.91% | 0.77% |
| 2043 | 2,328,984 | 8,380,014 | -0.91% | 0.74% |
| 2044 | 2,307,685 | 8,439,720 | -0.91% | 0.71% |
| 2045 | 2,286,312 | 8,497,618 | -0.93% | 0.69% |
| 2046 | 2,264,596 | 8,553,413 | -0.95% | 0.66% |
| 2047 | 2,243,130 | 8,607,283 | -0.95% | 0.63% |
| 2048 | 2,221,710 | 8,659,292 | -0.95% | 0.6% |
| 2049 | 2,200,033 | 8,708,929 | -0.98% | 0.57% |
| 2050 | 2,178,271 | 8,756,439 | -0.99% | 0.55% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Albania decreased by 130,784 people (a 4.34% decline), while Nicaragua gained 807,312 people (a 15.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Albania lost -185,778 (a 6.45% decline), while Nicaragua's population increased by 930,247 (a 15.1% growth).
Albania was ranked 132nd most populous country in 2005 and is 141st in 2025. Nicaragua was ranked 110th in 2005 and ranked 107th 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 Nicaragua will increase by 23.7% to 8,756,439 people and rank change from 107th to 109th.
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Population differences between Albania and Nicaragua
|
Albania
|
Nicaragua
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 80 years | 75.3 years |
| Average age | 39.9 years | 29.3 years |
| Median age | 37.8 years | 26.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.35 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman |
| Population density | 256.6 ppl/mi² | 148.9 ppl/mi² |
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