The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,714,617 in 2024 vs 5,289,152 people in Palestine in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,694,925 people compared to 5,459,557 in Palestine.
Population statistics:
- Palestine's population is 2.03 times bigger than Albania's.
- Albania is ranked the 141st most populous country in the world, while Palestine is the 122nd.
- The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.07% for Palestine.
- For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -0.58% per year vs +2.4% in Palestine.
- Since 2005, the population of Albania has decreased from 3.01M people to 2.69M (10.5% decline), while Palestine has grown from 3.32M to 5.46M (64.4% growth).
- Palestine is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 11.1M 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 Palestine: live population counter
Albania
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Palestine
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
2694925
|
5459557
|
| Population rank | 141/197 | 122/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
16.8 minutes
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4.26 minutes
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| One birth every |
18.7 minutes
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3.76 minutes
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| One death every |
23 minutes
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14.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
21.5 minutes
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22.7 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -24,472 | -23,145 |
| Daily growth/decline | -86 | +338 |
| Annual growth/decline | -31,355 | +123,377 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -1.14% | +2.39% |
| Population growth rate rank | 193/197 | 36/197 |
Albania and Palestine: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Albania
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Palestine
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Albania
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Palestine
|
|
| 1960 | 1,608,800 | - | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,659,800 | - | 3.17% | - |
| 1962 | 1,711,319 | - | 3.1% | - |
| 1963 | 1,762,621 | - | 3% | - |
| 1964 | 1,814,135 | - | 2.92% | - |
| 1965 | 1,864,791 | - | 2.79% | - |
| 1966 | 1,914,573 | - | 2.67% | - |
| 1967 | 1,965,598 | - | 2.67% | - |
| 1968 | 2,022,272 | - | 2.88% | - |
| 1969 | 2,081,695 | - | 2.94% | - |
| 1970 | 2,135,479 | - | 2.58% | - |
| 1971 | 2,187,853 | - | 2.45% | - |
| 1972 | 2,243,126 | - | 2.53% | - |
| 1973 | 2,296,752 | - | 2.39% | - |
| 1974 | 2,350,124 | - | 2.32% | - |
| 1975 | 2,404,831 | - | 2.33% | - |
| 1976 | 2,458,526 | - | 2.23% | - |
| 1977 | 2,513,546 | - | 2.24% | - |
| 1978 | 2,566,266 | - | 2.1% | - |
| 1979 | 2,617,832 | - | 2.01% | - |
| 1980 | 2,671,997 | - | 2.07% | - |
| 1981 | 2,726,056 | - | 2.02% | - |
| 1982 | 2,784,278 | - | 2.14% | - |
| 1983 | 2,843,960 | - | 2.14% | - |
| 1984 | 2,904,429 | - | 2.13% | - |
| 1985 | 2,964,762 | - | 2.08% | - |
| 1986 | 3,022,635 | - | 1.95% | - |
| 1987 | 3,083,605 | - | 2.02% | - |
| 1988 | 3,142,336 | - | 1.9% | - |
| 1989 | 3,227,943 | - | 2.72% | - |
| 1990 | 3,286,542 | 1,978,248 | 1.82% | - |
| 1991 | 3,266,790 | 2,068,845 | -0.6% | 4.58% |
| 1992 | 3,247,039 | 2,163,591 | -0.6% | 4.58% |
| 1993 | 3,227,287 | 2,262,676 | -0.61% | 4.58% |
| 1994 | 3,207,536 | 2,366,298 | -0.61% | 4.58% |
| 1995 | 3,187,784 | 2,474,666 | -0.62% | 4.58% |
| 1996 | 3,168,033 | 2,587,997 | -0.62% | 4.58% |
| 1997 | 3,148,281 | 2,706,518 | -0.62% | 4.58% |
| 1998 | 3,128,530 | 2,776,568 | -0.63% | 2.59% |
| 1999 | 3,108,778 | 2,848,431 | -0.63% | 2.59% |
| 2000 | 3,089,027 | 2,922,153 | -0.64% | 2.59% |
| 2001 | 3,060,173 | 2,997,784 | -0.93% | 2.59% |
| 2002 | 3,051,010 | 3,075,373 | -0.3% | 2.59% |
| 2003 | 3,039,616 | 3,154,969 | -0.37% | 2.59% |
| 2004 | 3,026,939 | 3,236,626 | -0.42% | 2.59% |
| 2005 | 3,011,487 | 3,320,396 | -0.51% | 2.59% |
| 2006 | 2,992,547 | 3,406,334 | -0.63% | 2.59% |
| 2007 | 2,970,017 | 3,494,496 | -0.75% | 2.59% |
| 2008 | 2,947,314 | 3,591,977 | -0.76% | 2.79% |
| 2009 | 2,927,519 | 3,689,099 | -0.67% | 2.7% |
| 2010 | 2,913,021 | 3,786,161 | -0.5% | 2.63% |
| 2011 | 2,905,195 | 3,882,986 | -0.27% | 2.56% |
| 2012 | 2,900,401 | 3,979,998 | -0.17% | 2.5% |
| 2013 | 2,895,092 | 4,076,708 | -0.18% | 2.43% |
| 2014 | 2,889,104 | 4,173,398 | -0.21% | 2.37% |
| 2015 | 2,880,703 | 4,270,092 | -0.29% | 2.32% |
| 2016 | 2,876,101 | 4,367,088 | -0.16% | 2.27% |
| 2017 | 2,873,457 | 4,454,805 | -0.09% | 2.01% |
| 2018 | 2,866,376 | 4,569,087 | -0.25% | 2.57% |
| 2019 | 2,854,191 | 4,685,306 | -0.43% | 2.54% |
| 2020 | 2,837,849 | 4,803,269 | -0.57% | 2.52% |
| 2021 | 2,811,666 | 4,922,749 | -0.92% | 2.49% |
| 2022 | 2,777,689 | 5,043,612 | -1.21% | 2.46% |
| 2023 | 2,745,972 | 5,165,775 | -1.14% | 2.42% |
| 2024 | 2,714,617 | 5,289,152 | -1.14% | 2.39% |
| 2025 | 2,694,925 | 5,379,801 | -0.73% | 1.71% |
| 2026 | 2,675,010 | 5,479,090 | -0.74% | 1.85% |
| 2027 | 2,655,754 | 5,582,345 | -0.72% | 1.88% |
| 2028 | 2,636,738 | 5,684,855 | -0.72% | 1.84% |
| 2029 | 2,617,526 | 5,787,948 | -0.73% | 1.81% |
| 2030 | 2,598,055 | 5,892,492 | -0.74% | 1.81% |
| 2031 | 2,578,605 | 5,998,645 | -0.75% | 1.8% |
| 2032 | 2,559,433 | 6,106,047 | -0.74% | 1.79% |
| 2033 | 2,539,878 | 6,215,922 | -0.76% | 1.8% |
| 2034 | 2,519,713 | 6,327,947 | -0.79% | 1.8% |
| 2035 | 2,499,557 | 6,441,493 | -0.8% | 1.79% |
| 2036 | 2,479,237 | 6,555,481 | -0.81% | 1.77% |
| 2037 | 2,458,376 | 6,669,212 | -0.84% | 1.73% |
| 2038 | 2,437,333 | 6,783,431 | -0.86% | 1.71% |
| 2039 | 2,415,720 | 6,899,866 | -0.89% | 1.72% |
| 2040 | 2,393,840 | 7,018,099 | -0.91% | 1.71% |
| 2041 | 2,372,118 | 7,135,825 | -0.91% | 1.68% |
| 2042 | 2,350,472 | 7,253,328 | -0.91% | 1.65% |
| 2043 | 2,328,984 | 7,369,647 | -0.91% | 1.6% |
| 2044 | 2,307,685 | 7,484,632 | -0.91% | 1.56% |
| 2045 | 2,286,312 | 7,598,729 | -0.93% | 1.52% |
| 2046 | 2,264,596 | 7,710,259 | -0.95% | 1.47% |
| 2047 | 2,243,130 | 7,818,786 | -0.95% | 1.41% |
| 2048 | 2,221,710 | 7,925,101 | -0.95% | 1.36% |
| 2049 | 2,200,033 | 8,029,929 | -0.98% | 1.32% |
| 2050 | 2,178,271 | 8,134,618 | -0.99% | 1.3% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Albania decreased by 130,784 people (a 4.34% decline), while Palestine gained 949,696 people (a 28.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Albania lost -185,778 (a 6.45% decline), while Palestine's population increased by 1,189,465 (a 27.9% growth).
Albania was ranked 132nd most populous country in 2005 and is 141st in 2025. Palestine was ranked 127th in 2005 and ranked 122nd 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 Palestine will increase by 49% to 8,134,618 people and rank change from 122nd to 112th.
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Population differences between Albania and Palestine
|
Albania
|
Palestine
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 80 years | 73.1 years |
| Average age | 39.9 years | 25 years |
| Median age | 37.8 years | 20.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 49.6:50.4 |
| Fertility rate | 1.35 births per woman | 3.31 births per woman |
| Population density | 256.6 ppl/mi² | 2,274 ppl/mi² |
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