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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,714,617 in 2024 vs 17,695 people in Palau in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,694,925 people compared to 17,663 in Palau.

Population statistics:

  • Albania's population is 152.6 times bigger than Palau's.
  • Albania is ranked the 141st most populous country in the world, while Palau is the 194th.
  • The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.0002% for Palau.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -0.58% per year vs +0.02% in Palau.
  • Since 2005, the population of Albania has decreased from 3.01M people to 2.69M (10.5% decline), while Palau has declined from 19.8K to 17.7K (10.9% decline).
  • Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 38.9% of the population in Albania and 27% in Palau.

Albania vs Palau: live population counter

Albania Palau
Current population
2694925
17663
Population rank 141/197 194/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.0002%
One net population change
16.8 minutes
1.63 weeks
One birth every
18.7 minutes
1.89 days
One death every
23 minutes
1.8 days
One migration net change every
21.5 minutes
3.72 weeks
Annual migration change -24,472 -14
Daily growth/decline -86 +0
Annual growth/decline -31,355 -32
Annual growth/decline rate -1.14% -0.18%
Population growth rate rank 193/197 176/197

Albania and Palau: population history and growth rate by year chart

Albania
Population

Growth rate
Palau
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Albania Palau Albania Palau
1960 1,608,800 9,328 - -
1961 1,659,800 9,555 3.17% 2.43%
1962 1,711,319 9,793 3.1% 2.49%
1963 1,762,621 10,037 3% 2.49%
1964 1,814,135 10,292 2.92% 2.54%
1965 1,864,791 10,547 2.79% 2.48%
1966 1,914,573 10,805 2.67% 2.45%
1967 1,965,598 10,988 2.67% 1.69%
1968 2,022,272 11,080 2.88% 0.84%
1969 2,081,695 11,159 2.94% 0.71%
1970 2,135,479 11,368 2.58% 1.87%
1971 2,187,853 11,759 2.45% 3.44%
1972 2,243,126 12,194 2.53% 3.7%
1973 2,296,752 12,552 2.39% 2.94%
1974 2,350,124 12,687 2.32% 1.08%
1975 2,404,831 12,655 2.33% -0.25%
1976 2,458,526 12,598 2.23% -0.45%
1977 2,513,546 12,525 2.24% -0.58%
1978 2,566,266 12,440 2.1% -0.68%
1979 2,617,832 12,337 2.01% -0.83%
1980 2,671,997 12,271 2.07% -0.53%
1981 2,726,056 12,402 2.02% 1.07%
1982 2,784,278 12,694 2.14% 2.35%
1983 2,843,960 13,006 2.14% 2.46%
1984 2,904,429 13,337 2.13% 2.54%
1985 2,964,762 13,688 2.08% 2.63%
1986 3,022,635 14,024 1.95% 2.45%
1987 3,083,605 14,334 2.02% 2.21%
1988 3,142,336 14,645 1.9% 2.17%
1989 3,227,943 14,945 2.72% 2.05%
1990 3,286,542 15,259 1.82% 2.1%
1991 3,266,790 15,614 -0.6% 2.33%
1992 3,247,039 15,989 -0.6% 2.4%
1993 3,227,287 16,372 -0.61% 2.4%
1994 3,207,536 16,770 -0.61% 2.43%
1995 3,187,784 17,195 -0.62% 2.53%
1996 3,168,033 17,654 -0.62% 2.67%
1997 3,148,281 18,108 -0.62% 2.57%
1998 3,128,530 18,524 -0.63% 2.3%
1999 3,108,778 18,901 -0.63% 2.04%
2000 3,089,027 19,178 -0.64% 1.47%
2001 3,060,173 19,352 -0.93% 0.91%
2002 3,051,010 19,503 -0.3% 0.78%
2003 3,039,616 19,659 -0.37% 0.8%
2004 3,026,939 19,820 -0.42% 0.82%
2005 3,011,487 19,819 -0.51% -0.005%
2006 2,992,547 19,593 -0.63% -1.14%
2007 2,970,017 19,302 -0.75% -1.49%
2008 2,947,314 19,009 -0.76% -1.52%
2009 2,927,519 18,709 -0.67% -1.58%
2010 2,913,021 18,396 -0.5% -1.67%
2011 2,905,195 18,078 -0.27% -1.73%
2012 2,900,401 17,765 -0.17% -1.73%
2013 2,895,092 17,648 -0.18% -0.66%
2014 2,889,104 17,715 -0.21% 0.38%
2015 2,880,703 17,770 -0.29% 0.31%
2016 2,876,101 17,797 -0.16% 0.15%
2017 2,873,457 17,812 -0.09% 0.08%
2018 2,866,376 17,814 -0.25% 0.01%
2019 2,854,191 17,798 -0.43% -0.09%
2020 2,837,849 17,792 -0.57% -0.03%
2021 2,811,666 17,783 -0.92% -0.05%
2022 2,777,689 17,759 -1.21% -0.13%
2023 2,745,972 17,727 -1.14% -0.18%
2024 2,714,617 17,695 -1.14% -0.18%
2025 2,694,925 17,663 -0.73% -0.18%
2026 2,675,010 17,618 -0.74% -0.25%
2027 2,655,754 17,564 -0.72% -0.31%
2028 2,636,738 17,504 -0.72% -0.34%
2029 2,617,526 17,436 -0.73% -0.39%
2030 2,598,055 17,376 -0.74% -0.34%
2031 2,578,605 17,299 -0.75% -0.44%
2032 2,559,433 17,228 -0.74% -0.41%
2033 2,539,878 17,163 -0.76% -0.38%
2034 2,519,713 17,092 -0.79% -0.41%
2035 2,499,557 17,012 -0.8% -0.47%
2036 2,479,237 16,940 -0.81% -0.43%
2037 2,458,376 16,858 -0.84% -0.48%
2038 2,437,333 16,779 -0.86% -0.47%
2039 2,415,720 16,689 -0.89% -0.54%
2040 2,393,840 16,604 -0.91% -0.51%
2041 2,372,118 16,510 -0.91% -0.57%
2042 2,350,472 16,403 -0.91% -0.65%
2043 2,328,984 16,302 -0.91% -0.61%
2044 2,307,685 16,202 -0.91% -0.62%
2045 2,286,312 16,097 -0.93% -0.65%
2046 2,264,596 15,977 -0.95% -0.74%
2047 2,243,130 15,863 -0.95% -0.71%
2048 2,221,710 15,749 -0.95% -0.72%
2049 2,200,033 15,632 -0.98% -0.74%
2050 2,178,271 15,515 -0.99% -0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Albania decreased by 130,784 people (a 4.34% decline), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Albania lost -185,778 (a 6.45% decline), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).

Albania was ranked 132nd most populous country in 2005 and is 141st in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th 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 Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.

Biggest cities by population

Albania
City Population
Tirana 418K
Vlore 131K
Kamez 127K
Durres 113K
Elbasan 78.7K
Shkoder 76K
Fier 55.8K
Korce 43.3K
Berat 36.5K
Sarande 22.6K
Palau
City Population
Ngerulmud 318
Melekeok 299

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