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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,377,128 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,342,753 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 104.1 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 2.97% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.53% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (21.7% decline), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Albania vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Nigeria
2100 1,012,012 481,678,166
2099 1,025,473 481,494,914
2098 1,039,339 481,219,866
2097 1,053,604 480,876,108
2096 1,068,302 480,460,381
2095 1,083,434 479,976,454
2094 1,099,077 479,432,855
2093 1,115,220 478,807,152
2092 1,131,856 478,097,591
2091 1,148,926 477,274,569
2090 1,166,413 476,367,086
2089 1,184,321 475,363,859
2088 1,202,564 474,268,867
2087 1,220,857 473,072,894
2086 1,239,498 471,769,229
2085 1,258,345 470,365,292
2084 1,277,370 468,843,169
2083 1,296,519 467,224,322
2082 1,315,707 465,509,151
2081 1,334,733 463,679,779
2080 1,353,737 461,741,930
2079 1,372,377 459,680,797
2078 1,391,035 457,513,367
2077 1,409,844 455,254,796
2076 1,428,308 452,885,729
2075 1,446,956 450,402,898
2074 1,465,797 447,825,224
2073 1,484,047 445,152,156
2072 1,502,354 442,375,349
2071 1,520,594 439,499,004
2070 1,538,681 436,539,777
2069 1,556,707 433,472,204
2068 1,574,841 430,320,190
2067 1,593,106 427,066,199
2066 1,610,982 423,736,078
2065 1,629,308 420,318,527
2064 1,647,661 416,811,285
2063 1,666,152 413,231,409
2062 1,684,532 409,583,480
2061 1,702,912 405,859,509
2060 1,721,513 402,073,494
2059 1,740,217 398,228,736
2058 1,758,780 394,315,883
2057 1,777,592 390,341,867
2056 1,796,291 386,298,064
2055 1,815,311 382,193,151
2054 1,834,428 378,030,342
2053 1,853,584 373,799,276
2052 1,872,627 369,501,634
2051 1,891,209 365,149,555
2050 1,910,221 360,734,783
2049 1,929,192 356,271,401
2048 1,948,051 351,752,501
2047 1,966,563 347,169,674
2046 1,985,533 342,532,578
2045 2,004,453 337,834,528
2044 2,022,832 333,076,416
2043 2,041,623 328,256,555
2042 2,060,331 323,388,886
2041 2,079,391 318,469,120
2040 2,098,252 313,492,800
2039 2,117,584 308,474,350
2038 2,135,961 303,423,786
2037 2,154,309 298,351,344
2036 2,172,363 293,250,795
2035 2,189,761 288,138,368
2034 2,207,553 283,018,151
2033 2,224,941 277,897,810
2032 2,241,680 272,769,123
2031 2,258,394 267,666,779
2030 2,275,638 262,583,487
2029 2,292,376 257,504,936
2028 2,309,153 252,465,743
2027 2,325,576 247,457,208
2026 2,342,753 242,477,499
2025 2,360,334 237,546,527
2024 2,377,128 232,679,478
2023 2,414,095 227,882,945
2022 2,451,636 223,150,896
2021 2,489,762 218,529,286
2020 2,528,480 213,996,181
2019 2,567,801 209,485,641
2018 2,607,733 204,938,755
2017 2,648,285 200,254,579
2016 2,689,469 195,443,700
2015 2,731,293 190,671,878
2014 2,773,767 185,896,915
2013 2,816,902 181,049,443
2012 2,860,708 176,200,625
2011 2,905,195 171,379,598
2010 2,913,021 166,642,886
2009 2,927,519 162,049,464
2008 2,947,314 157,595,014
2007 2,970,017 153,267,261
2006 2,992,547 149,077,334
2005 3,011,487 145,017,253
2004 3,026,939 141,057,045
2003 3,039,616 137,202,644
2002 3,051,010 133,471,989
2001 3,060,173 129,862,595
2000 3,089,027 126,382,494
1999 3,108,778 123,047,320
1998 3,128,530 119,846,254
1997 3,148,281 116,754,792
1996 3,168,033 113,754,779
1995 3,187,784 110,819,428
1994 3,207,536 107,935,714
1993 3,227,287 105,122,069
1992 3,247,039 102,372,770
1991 3,266,790 99,720,162
1990 3,286,542 97,120,925
1989 3,227,943 94,531,014
1988 3,142,336 92,020,090
1987 3,083,605 89,591,716
1986 3,022,635 87,235,953
1985 2,964,762 84,897,973
1984 2,904,429 82,526,443
1983 2,843,960 80,438,260
1982 2,784,278 78,378,701
1981 2,726,056 76,068,103
1980 2,671,997 73,764,641
1979 2,617,832 71,498,242
1978 2,566,266 69,326,532
1977 2,513,546 67,234,590
1976 2,458,526 65,258,009
1975 2,404,831 63,410,815
1974 2,350,124 61,679,144
1973 2,296,752 60,082,139
1972 2,243,126 58,601,748
1971 2,187,853 57,214,684
1970 2,135,479 55,893,838
1969 2,081,695 54,631,914
1968 2,022,272 53,432,783
1967 1,965,598 52,293,065
1966 1,914,573 51,188,234
1965 1,864,791 50,086,764
1964 1,814,135 49,012,016
1963 1,762,621 47,973,575
1962 1,711,319 46,965,292
1961 1,659,800 45,989,310
1960 1,608,800 45,053,782

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 346,716 people (a 12.9% decline), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 482M 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
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Nigeria
2100 -1.31% 0.04%
2099 -1.33% 0.06%
2098 -1.35% 0.07%
2097 -1.38% 0.09%
2096 -1.4% 0.1%
2095 -1.42% 0.11%
2094 -1.45% 0.13%
2093 -1.47% 0.15%
2092 -1.49% 0.17%
2091 -1.5% 0.19%
2090 -1.51% 0.21%
2089 -1.52% 0.23%
2088 -1.5% 0.25%
2087 -1.5% 0.28%
2086 -1.5% 0.3%
2085 -1.49% 0.32%
2084 -1.48% 0.35%
2083 -1.46% 0.37%
2082 -1.43% 0.39%
2081 -1.4% 0.42%
2080 -1.36% 0.45%
2079 -1.34% 0.47%
2078 -1.33% 0.5%
2077 -1.29% 0.52%
2076 -1.29% 0.55%
2075 -1.29% 0.58%
2074 -1.23% 0.6%
2073 -1.22% 0.63%
2072 -1.2% 0.65%
2071 -1.18% 0.68%
2070 -1.16% 0.71%
2069 -1.15% 0.73%
2068 -1.15% 0.76%
2067 -1.11% 0.79%
2066 -1.12% 0.81%
2065 -1.11% 0.84%
2064 -1.11% 0.87%
2063 -1.09% 0.89%
2062 -1.08% 0.92%
2061 -1.08% 0.94%
2060 -1.07% 0.97%
2059 -1.06% 0.99%
2058 -1.06% 1.02%
2057 -1.04% 1.05%
2056 -1.05% 1.07%
2055 -1.04% 1.1%
2054 -1.03% 1.13%
2053 -1.02% 1.16%
2052 -0.98% 1.19%
2051 -1% 1.22%
2050 -0.98% 1.25%
2049 -0.97% 1.28%
2048 -0.94% 1.32%
2047 -0.96% 1.35%
2046 -0.94% 1.39%
2045 -0.91% 1.43%
2044 -0.92% 1.47%
2043 -0.91% 1.51%
2042 -0.92% 1.54%
2041 -0.9% 1.59%
2040 -0.91% 1.63%
2039 -0.86% 1.66%
2038 -0.85% 1.7%
2037 -0.83% 1.74%
2036 -0.79% 1.77%
2035 -0.81% 1.81%
2034 -0.78% 1.84%
2033 -0.75% 1.88%
2032 -0.74% 1.91%
2031 -0.76% 1.94%
2030 -0.73% 1.97%
2029 -0.73% 2%
2028 -0.71% 2.02%
2027 -0.73% 2.05%
2026 -0.74% 2.08%
2025 -0.71% 2.09%
2024 -1.53% 2.1%
2023 -1.53% 2.12%
2022 -1.53% 2.11%
2021 -1.53% 2.12%
2020 -1.53% 2.15%
2019 -1.53% 2.22%
2018 -1.53% 2.34%
2017 -1.53% 2.46%
2016 -1.53% 2.5%
2015 -1.53% 2.57%
2014 -1.53% 2.68%
2013 -1.53% 2.75%
2012 -1.53% 2.81%
2011 -0.27% 2.84%
2010 -0.5% 2.83%
2009 -0.67% 2.83%
2008 -0.76% 2.82%
2007 -0.75% 2.81%
2006 -0.63% 2.8%
2005 -0.51% 2.81%
2004 -0.42% 2.81%
2003 -0.37% 2.8%
2002 -0.3% 2.78%
2001 -0.93% 2.75%
2000 -0.64% 2.71%
1999 -0.63% 2.67%
1998 -0.63% 2.65%
1997 -0.62% 2.64%
1996 -0.62% 2.65%
1995 -0.62% 2.67%
1994 -0.61% 2.68%
1993 -0.61% 2.69%
1992 -0.6% 2.66%
1991 -0.6% 2.68%
1990 1.82% 2.74%
1989 2.72% 2.73%
1988 1.9% 2.71%
1987 2.02% 2.7%
1986 1.95% 2.75%
1985 2.08% 2.87%
1984 2.13% 2.6%
1983 2.14% 2.63%
1982 2.14% 3.04%
1981 2.02% 3.12%
1980 2.07% 3.17%
1979 2.01% 3.13%
1978 2.1% 3.11%
1977 2.24% 3.03%
1976 2.23% 2.91%
1975 2.33% 2.81%
1974 2.32% 2.66%
1973 2.39% 2.53%
1972 2.53% 2.42%
1971 2.45% 2.36%
1970 2.58% 2.31%
1969 2.94% 2.24%
1968 2.88% 2.18%
1967 2.67% 2.16%
1966 2.67% 2.2%
1965 2.79% 2.19%
1964 2.92% 2.16%
1963 3% 2.15%
1962 3.1% 2.12%
1961 3.17% 2.08%

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 Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Albania Nigeria
Current population
2342753
243824469
Population rank 144/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 2.94%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
6.58 seconds
One birth every
21.3 minutes
4.2 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -101 +13,141
Annual growth/decline -36,967 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate -1.53% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 48/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -24,230 -15,258
Net migration rank 156/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - -15,258
2024 - -24,472 - -35,202
2023 4,615 -25,357 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 3,913 -16,426 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 623 -32,848 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 3,682 -16,680 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 8,432 -23,094 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 9,187 -15,032 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 10,707 -14,901 4,706,183 78,685
2016 12,332 -9,347 4,761,594 75,265
2015 14,164 -20,500 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 16,185 -21,706 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 17,234 -20,681 4,811,751 40,201
2012 17,565 -19,845 4,774,508 71,138
2011 17,564 -18,630 4,728,363 67,808
2010 18,404 -51,907 4,629,173 47,966
2009 19,336 -51,657 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 19,526 -50,619 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 20,286 -49,770 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 21,732 -48,882 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 24,390 -48,893 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 26,989 -48,654 3,877,376 46,370
2003 29,907 -48,517 3,751,120 33,857
2002 30,189 -45,178 3,606,814 69,594
2001 33,573 -48,070 3,478,370 64,163
2000 36,741 -60,531 3,343,196 74,535
1999 40,047 -63,093 3,155,425 97,195
1998 43,884 -66,087 3,003,946 145,575
1997 46,979 -66,188 2,936,500 96,885
1996 52,745 -68,076 2,882,205 84,448
1995 56,784 -69,785 2,830,771 73,243
1994 59,086 -70,165 2,735,198 128,134
1993 60,602 -68,445 2,673,675 90,200
1992 63,376 -66,538 2,596,173 138,412
1991 65,639 -63,689 2,527,807 42,760
1990 67,355 -60,173 2,491,928 135,959
1989 66,351 -38,835 2,452,324 99,588
1988 64,616 658 2,376,419 93,510
1987 63,334 -3,250 2,322,397 64,418
1986 61,925 -2,309 2,295,003 29,682
1985 60,798 -183 2,289,784 61,514
1984 59,396 64 2,278,060 113,758
1983 57,647 66 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 56,443 -225 2,233,401 101,116
1981 54,595 -374 2,179,884 106,723
1980 53,803 -601 2,121,618 198,672
1979 54,139 -1,871 2,074,807 137,721
1978 55,463 3,230 2,019,621 111,258
1977 56,319 -1,417 1,923,917 129,075
1976 56,428 -1,684 1,827,289 72,889
1975 56,920 -2,610 1,718,623 75,603
1974 56,133 -1,880 1,624,813 44,281
1973 55,439 -1,419 1,525,485 -618
1972 54,966 -1,588 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 53,797 -911 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 52,293 92 1,295,507 7,953
1969 51,407 2,665 1,213,484 6,912
1968 49,258 10,490 1,168,254 9,615
1967 46,494 12,252 1,082,884 18,683
1966 44,507 11,858 1,095,582 12,513
1965 43,953 9,617 1,061,840 32,988
1964 44,205 6,604 1,028,272 26,411
1963 44,040 4,091 995,116 27,115
1962 43,124 2,325 966,452 27,906
1961 41,802 829 932,111 25,515
1960 40,436 13,734 901,301 12,131

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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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