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Population in Albania compared to Papua New Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,377,128 in 2024 vs 10,576,502 people in Papua New Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,342,753 people compared to 11,002,753 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Papua New Guinea's population is 4.7 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.53% per year vs +2.23% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (21.7% decline), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.1% growth).

Albania vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Papua New Guinea
2100 1,012,012 18,802,138
2099 1,025,473 18,790,040
2098 1,039,339 18,776,265
2097 1,053,604 18,758,897
2096 1,068,302 18,737,707
2095 1,083,434 18,714,219
2094 1,099,077 18,687,257
2093 1,115,220 18,658,233
2092 1,131,856 18,625,772
2091 1,148,926 18,590,001
2090 1,166,413 18,549,501
2089 1,184,321 18,510,463
2088 1,202,564 18,468,827
2087 1,220,857 18,424,378
2086 1,239,498 18,376,043
2085 1,258,345 18,325,641
2084 1,277,370 18,274,394
2083 1,296,519 18,218,709
2082 1,315,707 18,163,177
2081 1,334,733 18,104,285
2080 1,353,737 18,039,008
2079 1,372,377 17,975,778
2078 1,391,035 17,908,670
2077 1,409,844 17,840,781
2076 1,428,308 17,771,791
2075 1,446,956 17,699,428
2074 1,465,797 17,625,044
2073 1,484,047 17,548,128
2072 1,502,354 17,466,649
2071 1,520,594 17,381,598
2070 1,538,681 17,295,105
2069 1,556,707 17,205,503
2068 1,574,841 17,112,154
2067 1,593,106 17,015,090
2066 1,610,982 16,915,436
2065 1,629,308 16,812,946
2064 1,647,661 16,708,669
2063 1,666,152 16,604,296
2062 1,684,532 16,497,292
2061 1,702,912 16,386,905
2060 1,721,513 16,270,535
2059 1,740,217 16,152,614
2058 1,758,780 16,032,684
2057 1,777,592 15,909,649
2056 1,796,291 15,784,519
2055 1,815,311 15,656,542
2054 1,834,428 15,523,143
2053 1,853,584 15,389,244
2052 1,872,627 15,250,715
2051 1,891,209 15,110,389
2050 1,910,221 14,968,530
2049 1,929,192 14,821,865
2048 1,948,051 14,673,459
2047 1,966,563 14,522,926
2046 1,985,533 14,370,120
2045 2,004,453 14,213,585
2044 2,022,832 14,056,036
2043 2,041,623 13,897,765
2042 2,060,331 13,738,690
2041 2,079,391 13,577,382
2040 2,098,252 13,413,396
2039 2,117,584 13,247,486
2038 2,135,961 13,079,352
2037 2,154,309 12,909,735
2036 2,172,363 12,738,223
2035 2,189,761 12,566,543
2034 2,207,553 12,392,476
2033 2,224,941 12,218,246
2032 2,241,680 12,042,345
2031 2,258,394 11,865,316
2030 2,275,638 11,685,599
2029 2,292,376 11,504,890
2028 2,309,153 11,322,573
2027 2,325,576 11,138,409
2026 2,342,753 10,952,454
2025 2,360,334 10,765,048
2024 2,377,128 10,576,502
2023 2,414,095 10,389,635
2022 2,451,636 10,203,169
2021 2,489,762 10,012,896
2020 2,528,480 9,815,746
2019 2,567,801 9,609,010
2018 2,607,733 9,394,513
2017 2,648,285 9,178,714
2016 2,689,469 8,961,718
2015 2,731,293 8,743,246
2014 2,773,767 8,523,441
2013 2,816,902 8,302,698
2012 2,860,708 8,081,390
2011 2,905,195 7,859,346
2010 2,913,021 7,633,523
2009 2,927,519 7,406,438
2008 2,947,314 7,183,002
2007 2,970,017 6,963,345
2006 2,992,547 6,747,720
2005 3,011,487 6,535,905
2004 3,026,939 6,328,041
2003 3,039,616 6,123,997
2002 3,051,010 5,924,003
2001 3,060,173 5,728,435
2000 3,089,027 5,537,064
1999 3,108,778 5,349,333
1998 3,128,530 5,166,390
1997 3,148,281 4,987,883
1996 3,168,033 4,813,361
1995 3,187,784 4,644,278
1994 3,207,536 4,480,208
1993 3,227,287 4,320,872
1992 3,247,039 4,166,699
1991 3,266,790 4,021,837
1990 3,286,542 3,896,481
1989 3,227,943 3,796,078
1988 3,142,336 3,711,880
1987 3,083,605 3,632,543
1986 3,022,635 3,554,793
1985 2,964,762 3,478,936
1984 2,904,429 3,405,198
1983 2,843,960 3,333,633
1982 2,784,278 3,264,291
1981 2,726,056 3,197,019
1980 2,671,997 3,131,512
1979 2,617,832 3,067,341
1978 2,566,266 3,003,714
1977 2,513,546 2,940,327
1976 2,458,526 2,877,327
1975 2,404,831 2,814,820
1974 2,350,124 2,752,671
1973 2,296,752 2,690,629
1972 2,243,126 2,628,432
1971 2,187,853 2,566,421
1970 2,135,479 2,505,628
1969 2,081,695 2,446,927
1968 2,022,272 2,390,803
1967 1,965,598 2,337,532
1966 1,914,573 2,285,774
1965 1,864,791 2,235,820
1964 1,814,135 2,188,325
1963 1,762,621 2,141,376
1962 1,711,319 2,093,919
1961 1,659,800 2,046,127
1960 1,608,800 1,995,110

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 346,716 people (a 12.9% decline), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,041,035 people (a 22.8% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th 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 Papua New Guinea will increase by 36% to 14,968,530 people and rank change from 89th to 85th.

Papua New Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M 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
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Papua New Guinea
2100 -1.31% 0.06%
2099 -1.33% 0.07%
2098 -1.35% 0.09%
2097 -1.38% 0.11%
2096 -1.4% 0.13%
2095 -1.42% 0.14%
2094 -1.45% 0.16%
2093 -1.47% 0.17%
2092 -1.49% 0.19%
2091 -1.5% 0.22%
2090 -1.51% 0.21%
2089 -1.52% 0.23%
2088 -1.5% 0.24%
2087 -1.5% 0.26%
2086 -1.5% 0.28%
2085 -1.49% 0.28%
2084 -1.48% 0.31%
2083 -1.46% 0.31%
2082 -1.43% 0.33%
2081 -1.4% 0.36%
2080 -1.36% 0.35%
2079 -1.34% 0.37%
2078 -1.33% 0.38%
2077 -1.29% 0.39%
2076 -1.29% 0.41%
2075 -1.29% 0.42%
2074 -1.23% 0.44%
2073 -1.22% 0.47%
2072 -1.2% 0.49%
2071 -1.18% 0.5%
2070 -1.16% 0.52%
2069 -1.15% 0.55%
2068 -1.15% 0.57%
2067 -1.11% 0.59%
2066 -1.12% 0.61%
2065 -1.11% 0.62%
2064 -1.11% 0.63%
2063 -1.09% 0.65%
2062 -1.08% 0.67%
2061 -1.08% 0.72%
2060 -1.07% 0.73%
2059 -1.06% 0.75%
2058 -1.06% 0.77%
2057 -1.04% 0.79%
2056 -1.05% 0.82%
2055 -1.04% 0.86%
2054 -1.03% 0.87%
2053 -1.02% 0.91%
2052 -0.98% 0.93%
2051 -1% 0.95%
2050 -0.98% 0.99%
2049 -0.97% 1.01%
2048 -0.94% 1.04%
2047 -0.96% 1.06%
2046 -0.94% 1.1%
2045 -0.91% 1.12%
2044 -0.92% 1.14%
2043 -0.91% 1.16%
2042 -0.92% 1.19%
2041 -0.9% 1.22%
2040 -0.91% 1.25%
2039 -0.86% 1.29%
2038 -0.85% 1.31%
2037 -0.83% 1.35%
2036 -0.79% 1.37%
2035 -0.81% 1.4%
2034 -0.78% 1.43%
2033 -0.75% 1.46%
2032 -0.74% 1.49%
2031 -0.76% 1.54%
2030 -0.73% 1.57%
2029 -0.73% 1.61%
2028 -0.71% 1.65%
2027 -0.73% 1.7%
2026 -0.74% 1.74%
2025 -0.71% 1.78%
2024 -1.53% 1.8%
2023 -1.53% 1.83%
2022 -1.53% 1.9%
2021 -1.53% 2.01%
2020 -1.53% 2.15%
2019 -1.53% 2.28%
2018 -1.53% 2.35%
2017 -1.53% 2.42%
2016 -1.53% 2.5%
2015 -1.53% 2.58%
2014 -1.53% 2.66%
2013 -1.53% 2.74%
2012 -1.53% 2.83%
2011 -0.27% 2.96%
2010 -0.5% 3.07%
2009 -0.67% 3.11%
2008 -0.76% 3.15%
2007 -0.75% 3.2%
2006 -0.63% 3.24%
2005 -0.51% 3.28%
2004 -0.42% 3.33%
2003 -0.37% 3.38%
2002 -0.3% 3.41%
2001 -0.93% 3.46%
2000 -0.64% 3.51%
1999 -0.63% 3.54%
1998 -0.63% 3.58%
1997 -0.62% 3.63%
1996 -0.62% 3.64%
1995 -0.62% 3.66%
1994 -0.61% 3.69%
1993 -0.61% 3.7%
1992 -0.6% 3.6%
1991 -0.6% 3.22%
1990 1.82% 2.64%
1989 2.72% 2.27%
1988 1.9% 2.18%
1987 2.02% 2.19%
1986 1.95% 2.18%
1985 2.08% 2.17%
1984 2.13% 2.15%
1983 2.14% 2.12%
1982 2.14% 2.1%
1981 2.02% 2.09%
1980 2.07% 2.09%
1979 2.01% 2.12%
1978 2.1% 2.16%
1977 2.24% 2.19%
1976 2.23% 2.22%
1975 2.33% 2.26%
1974 2.32% 2.31%
1973 2.39% 2.37%
1972 2.53% 2.42%
1971 2.45% 2.43%
1970 2.58% 2.4%
1969 2.94% 2.35%
1968 2.88% 2.28%
1967 2.67% 2.26%
1966 2.67% 2.23%
1965 2.79% 2.17%
1964 2.92% 2.19%
1963 3% 2.27%
1962 3.1% 2.34%
1961 3.17% 2.56%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/albania/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Albania declined by 1.53%, while Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Albania Papua New Guinea
Current population
2342753
11002753
Population rank 144/197 89/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.13%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
2.81 minutes
One birth every
21.3 minutes
2.06 minutes
One death every
26.1 minutes
7.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline -101 +512
Annual growth/decline -36,967 +186,867
Annual growth/decline rate -1.53% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 59/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
1.29 days
Annual migration change -24,230 -284
Net migration rank 156/196 87/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 31,171
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 163/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 183/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Papua New Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - -284
2024 - -24,472 - -707
2023 4,615 -25,357 187,637 -787
2022 3,913 -16,426 186,861 -787
2021 623 -32,848 183,766 10,703
2020 3,682 -16,680 189,130 10,703
2019 8,432 -23,094 190,662 22,978
2018 9,187 -15,032 190,662 24,684
2017 10,707 -14,901 189,715 26,513
2016 12,332 -9,347 189,281 28,473
2015 14,164 -20,500 188,600 30,580
2014 16,185 -21,706 187,592 32,840
2013 17,234 -20,681 185,790 35,280
2012 17,565 -19,845 183,658 37,893
2011 17,564 -18,630 181,842 40,690
2010 18,404 -51,907 178,998 50,106
2009 19,336 -51,657 175,421 49,647
2008 19,526 -50,619 172,823 48,985
2007 20,286 -49,770 169,306 48,203
2006 21,732 -48,882 166,540 47,191
2005 24,390 -48,893 163,888 46,014
2004 26,989 -48,654 161,023 44,811
2003 29,907 -48,517 158,611 43,639
2002 30,189 -45,178 155,091 42,657
2001 33,573 -48,070 151,431 41,962
2000 36,741 -60,531 147,496 41,855
1999 40,047 -63,093 143,592 42,519
1998 43,884 -66,087 136,677 43,091
1997 46,979 -66,188 134,458 42,787
1996 52,745 -68,076 129,802 41,994
1995 56,784 -69,785 125,410 40,962
1994 59,086 -70,165 122,113 39,669
1993 60,602 -68,445 118,668 38,220
1992 63,376 -66,538 114,818 36,622
1991 65,639 -63,689 111,453 26,830
1990 67,355 -60,173 110,033 2,398
1989 66,351 -38,835 108,199 -19,824
1988 64,616 658 106,256 -26,232
1987 63,334 -3,250 104,367 -25,720
1986 61,925 -2,309 102,346 -25,495
1985 60,798 -183 100,333 -25,470
1984 59,396 64 98,103 -25,487
1983 57,647 66 95,982 -25,465
1982 56,443 -225 93,522 -25,355
1981 54,595 -374 91,767 -25,383
1980 53,803 -601 90,266 -25,638
1979 54,139 -1,871 89,330 -25,618
1978 55,463 3,230 88,747 -25,208
1977 56,319 -1,417 87,954 -24,722
1976 56,428 -1,684 86,965 -24,198
1975 56,920 -2,610 85,809 -23,562
1974 56,133 -1,880 84,829 -22,771
1973 55,439 -1,419 83,821 -21,803
1972 54,966 -1,588 82,672 -20,303
1971 53,797 -911 80,599 -18,945
1970 52,293 92 78,712 -18,773
1969 51,407 2,665 76,454 -18,994
1968 49,258 10,490 73,983 -19,188
1967 46,494 12,252 71,519 -19,767
1966 44,507 11,858 69,206 -17,454
1965 43,953 9,617 66,693 -18,532
1964 44,205 6,604 64,558 -17,730
1963 44,040 4,091 62,260 -15,189
1962 43,124 2,325 59,974 -12,141
1961 41,802 829 58,151 -10,409
1960 40,436 13,734 56,326 -2,034

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/albania/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

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 Papua New Guinea 91% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,906 people) and 8.98% is from migration (a gain of 185,900 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.

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
Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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