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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,377,128 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,342,753 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 111.1 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.17% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.53% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (21.7% decline), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Albania vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Pakistan
2100 1,012,012 514,531,704
2099 1,025,473 513,655,674
2098 1,039,339 512,727,636
2097 1,053,604 511,735,790
2096 1,068,302 510,636,755
2095 1,083,434 509,437,875
2094 1,099,077 508,130,071
2093 1,115,220 506,765,644
2092 1,131,856 505,327,656
2091 1,148,926 503,824,444
2090 1,166,413 502,264,268
2089 1,184,321 500,660,501
2088 1,202,564 498,935,983
2087 1,220,857 497,190,466
2086 1,239,498 495,313,036
2085 1,258,345 493,366,305
2084 1,277,370 491,354,778
2083 1,296,519 489,225,193
2082 1,315,707 486,984,952
2081 1,334,733 484,673,501
2080 1,353,737 482,257,479
2079 1,372,377 479,813,404
2078 1,391,035 477,277,836
2077 1,409,844 474,593,860
2076 1,428,308 471,779,348
2075 1,446,956 468,855,468
2074 1,465,797 465,875,137
2073 1,484,047 462,811,079
2072 1,502,354 459,656,523
2071 1,520,594 456,423,506
2070 1,538,681 453,095,985
2069 1,556,707 449,655,599
2068 1,574,841 446,126,774
2067 1,593,106 442,540,629
2066 1,610,982 438,879,326
2065 1,629,308 435,169,856
2064 1,647,661 431,394,393
2063 1,666,152 427,575,887
2062 1,684,532 423,636,352
2061 1,702,912 419,672,017
2060 1,721,513 415,638,125
2059 1,740,217 411,576,344
2058 1,758,780 407,429,129
2057 1,777,592 403,233,874
2056 1,796,291 398,948,355
2055 1,815,311 394,645,693
2054 1,834,428 390,303,954
2053 1,853,584 385,922,748
2052 1,872,627 381,488,696
2051 1,891,209 377,018,239
2050 1,910,221 372,476,884
2049 1,929,192 367,909,407
2048 1,948,051 363,310,560
2047 1,966,563 358,659,474
2046 1,985,533 353,929,775
2045 2,004,453 349,156,085
2044 2,022,832 344,371,692
2043 2,041,623 339,561,029
2042 2,060,331 334,731,546
2041 2,079,391 329,875,686
2040 2,098,252 325,039,429
2039 2,117,584 320,137,108
2038 2,135,961 315,207,413
2037 2,154,309 310,312,684
2036 2,172,363 305,408,418
2035 2,189,761 300,541,523
2034 2,207,553 295,686,893
2033 2,224,941 290,851,174
2032 2,241,680 286,070,650
2031 2,258,394 281,351,929
2030 2,275,638 276,708,987
2029 2,292,376 272,189,955
2028 2,309,153 267,728,673
2027 2,325,576 263,390,059
2026 2,342,753 259,231,214
2025 2,360,334 255,166,301
2024 2,377,128 251,269,164
2023 2,414,095 247,504,495
2022 2,451,636 243,700,667
2021 2,489,762 239,477,801
2020 2,528,480 235,001,746
2019 2,567,801 230,800,899
2018 2,607,733 226,928,892
2017 2,648,285 223,273,967
2016 2,689,469 220,138,869
2015 2,731,293 217,290,883
2014 2,773,767 214,264,647
2013 2,816,902 211,073,978
2012 2,860,708 207,667,125
2011 2,905,195 203,746,065
2010 2,913,021 199,239,047
2009 2,927,519 194,376,534
2008 2,947,314 189,499,113
2007 2,970,017 184,493,231
2006 2,992,547 179,682,690
2005 3,011,487 175,453,212
2004 3,026,939 171,286,000
2003 3,039,616 167,110,248
2002 3,051,010 163,222,549
2001 3,060,173 159,270,907
2000 3,089,027 154,879,127
1999 3,108,778 150,565,377
1998 3,128,530 146,522,356
1997 3,148,281 142,531,804
1996 3,168,033 138,557,092
1995 3,187,784 134,582,253
1994 3,207,536 130,748,083
1993 3,227,287 127,020,117
1992 3,247,039 123,546,848
1991 3,266,790 120,060,406
1990 3,286,542 116,155,576
1989 3,227,943 112,336,629
1988 3,142,336 108,724,739
1987 3,083,605 105,130,717
1986 3,022,635 101,606,764
1985 2,964,762 98,229,285
1984 2,904,429 95,164,936
1983 2,843,960 92,227,711
1982 2,784,278 89,089,246
1981 2,726,056 85,802,049
1980 2,671,997 82,291,010
1979 2,617,832 78,997,039
1978 2,566,266 76,307,379
1977 2,513,546 73,901,827
1976 2,458,526 71,620,254
1975 2,404,831 69,461,175
1974 2,350,124 67,415,487
1973 2,296,752 65,461,912
1972 2,243,126 63,583,194
1971 2,187,853 61,847,899
1970 2,135,479 60,166,719
1969 2,081,695 58,460,939
1968 2,022,272 56,810,507
1967 1,965,598 55,214,768
1966 1,914,573 53,678,667
1965 1,864,791 52,209,010
1964 1,814,135 50,799,999
1963 1,762,621 49,447,776
1962 1,711,319 48,156,128
1961 1,659,800 46,921,277
1960 1,608,800 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 346,716 people (a 12.9% decline), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M 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
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Pakistan
2100 -1.31% 0.17%
2099 -1.33% 0.18%
2098 -1.35% 0.19%
2097 -1.38% 0.22%
2096 -1.4% 0.24%
2095 -1.42% 0.26%
2094 -1.45% 0.27%
2093 -1.47% 0.28%
2092 -1.49% 0.3%
2091 -1.5% 0.31%
2090 -1.51% 0.32%
2089 -1.52% 0.35%
2088 -1.5% 0.35%
2087 -1.5% 0.38%
2086 -1.5% 0.39%
2085 -1.49% 0.41%
2084 -1.48% 0.44%
2083 -1.46% 0.46%
2082 -1.43% 0.48%
2081 -1.4% 0.5%
2080 -1.36% 0.51%
2079 -1.34% 0.53%
2078 -1.33% 0.57%
2077 -1.29% 0.6%
2076 -1.29% 0.62%
2075 -1.29% 0.64%
2074 -1.23% 0.66%
2073 -1.22% 0.69%
2072 -1.2% 0.71%
2071 -1.18% 0.73%
2070 -1.16% 0.77%
2069 -1.15% 0.79%
2068 -1.15% 0.81%
2067 -1.11% 0.83%
2066 -1.12% 0.85%
2065 -1.11% 0.88%
2064 -1.11% 0.89%
2063 -1.09% 0.93%
2062 -1.08% 0.94%
2061 -1.08% 0.97%
2060 -1.07% 0.99%
2059 -1.06% 1.02%
2058 -1.06% 1.04%
2057 -1.04% 1.07%
2056 -1.05% 1.09%
2055 -1.04% 1.11%
2054 -1.03% 1.14%
2053 -1.02% 1.16%
2052 -0.98% 1.19%
2051 -1% 1.22%
2050 -0.98% 1.24%
2049 -0.97% 1.27%
2048 -0.94% 1.3%
2047 -0.96% 1.34%
2046 -0.94% 1.37%
2045 -0.91% 1.39%
2044 -0.92% 1.42%
2043 -0.91% 1.44%
2042 -0.92% 1.47%
2041 -0.9% 1.49%
2040 -0.91% 1.53%
2039 -0.86% 1.56%
2038 -0.85% 1.58%
2037 -0.83% 1.61%
2036 -0.79% 1.62%
2035 -0.81% 1.64%
2034 -0.78% 1.66%
2033 -0.75% 1.67%
2032 -0.74% 1.68%
2031 -0.76% 1.68%
2030 -0.73% 1.66%
2029 -0.73% 1.67%
2028 -0.71% 1.65%
2027 -0.73% 1.6%
2026 -0.74% 1.59%
2025 -0.71% 1.55%
2024 -1.53% 1.52%
2023 -1.53% 1.56%
2022 -1.53% 1.76%
2021 -1.53% 1.9%
2020 -1.53% 1.82%
2019 -1.53% 1.71%
2018 -1.53% 1.64%
2017 -1.53% 1.42%
2016 -1.53% 1.31%
2015 -1.53% 1.41%
2014 -1.53% 1.51%
2013 -1.53% 1.64%
2012 -1.53% 1.92%
2011 -0.27% 2.26%
2010 -0.5% 2.5%
2009 -0.67% 2.57%
2008 -0.76% 2.71%
2007 -0.75% 2.68%
2006 -0.63% 2.41%
2005 -0.51% 2.43%
2004 -0.42% 2.5%
2003 -0.37% 2.38%
2002 -0.3% 2.48%
2001 -0.93% 2.84%
2000 -0.64% 2.87%
1999 -0.63% 2.76%
1998 -0.63% 2.8%
1997 -0.62% 2.87%
1996 -0.62% 2.95%
1995 -0.62% 2.93%
1994 -0.61% 2.93%
1993 -0.61% 2.81%
1992 -0.6% 2.9%
1991 -0.6% 3.36%
1990 1.82% 3.4%
1989 2.72% 3.32%
1988 1.9% 3.42%
1987 2.02% 3.47%
1986 1.95% 3.44%
1985 2.08% 3.22%
1984 2.13% 3.18%
1983 2.14% 3.52%
1982 2.14% 3.83%
1981 2.02% 4.27%
1980 2.07% 4.17%
1979 2.01% 3.52%
1978 2.1% 3.26%
1977 2.24% 3.19%
1976 2.23% 3.11%
1975 2.33% 3.03%
1974 2.32% 2.98%
1973 2.39% 2.95%
1972 2.53% 2.81%
1971 2.45% 2.79%
1970 2.58% 2.92%
1969 2.94% 2.91%
1968 2.88% 2.89%
1967 2.67% 2.86%
1966 2.67% 2.81%
1965 2.79% 2.77%
1964 2.92% 2.73%
1963 3% 2.68%
1962 3.1% 2.63%
1961 3.17% 2.65%

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 Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Albania Pakistan
Current population
2342753
260356147
Population rank 144/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 3.14%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
21.3 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline -101 +10,314
Annual growth/decline -36,967 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate -1.53% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 70/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -24,230 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 156/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - -1,235,336
2024 - -24,472 - -1,401,173
2023 4,615 -25,357 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 3,913 -16,426 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 623 -32,848 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 3,682 -16,680 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 8,432 -23,094 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 9,187 -15,032 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 10,707 -14,901 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 12,332 -9,347 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 14,164 -20,500 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 16,185 -21,706 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 17,234 -20,681 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 17,565 -19,845 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 17,564 -18,630 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 18,404 -51,907 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 19,336 -51,657 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 19,526 -50,619 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 20,286 -49,770 4,690,187 576,349
2006 21,732 -48,882 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 24,390 -48,893 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 26,989 -48,654 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 29,907 -48,517 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 30,189 -45,178 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 33,573 -48,070 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 36,741 -60,531 4,281,169 252,869
1999 40,047 -63,093 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 43,884 -66,087 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 46,979 -66,188 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 52,745 -68,076 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 56,784 -69,785 3,977,175 11,534
1994 59,086 -70,165 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 60,602 -68,445 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 63,376 -66,538 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 65,639 -63,689 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 67,355 -60,173 3,731,730 275,242
1989 66,351 -38,835 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 64,616 658 3,554,755 38,139
1987 63,334 -3,250 3,448,813 146,364
1986 61,925 -2,309 3,341,643 111,045
1985 60,798 -183 3,233,315 68,860
1984 59,396 64 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 57,647 66 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 56,443 -225 2,934,689 294,252
1981 54,595 -374 2,790,454 555,032
1980 53,803 -601 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 54,139 -1,871 2,461,311 450,003
1978 55,463 3,230 2,356,601 111,386
1977 56,319 -1,417 2,257,849 85,250
1976 56,428 -1,684 2,171,812 48,238
1975 56,920 -2,610 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 56,133 -1,880 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 55,439 -1,419 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 54,966 -1,588 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 53,797 -911 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 52,293 92 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 51,407 2,665 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 49,258 10,490 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 46,494 12,252 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 44,507 11,858 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 43,953 9,617 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 44,205 6,604 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 44,040 4,091 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 43,124 2,325 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 41,802 829 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 40,436 13,734 1,217,147 0

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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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