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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,377,128 in 2024 vs 6,929,153 people in Paraguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,342,753 people compared to 7,120,169 in Paraguay.

Population statistics:

  • Paraguay's population is 3.04 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Paraguay is the 108th.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.09% for Paraguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.53% per year vs +1.34% in Paraguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (21.7% decline), while Paraguay has grown from 5.51M to 7.12M (29.3% growth).

Albania vs Paraguay: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Paraguay
2100 1,012,012 9,114,469
2099 1,025,473 9,134,868
2098 1,039,339 9,153,773
2097 1,053,604 9,171,880
2096 1,068,302 9,188,931
2095 1,083,434 9,204,812
2094 1,099,077 9,219,996
2093 1,115,220 9,234,274
2092 1,131,856 9,247,659
2091 1,148,926 9,260,551
2090 1,166,413 9,272,453
2089 1,184,321 9,283,984
2088 1,202,564 9,293,775
2087 1,220,857 9,302,722
2086 1,239,498 9,311,508
2085 1,258,345 9,319,285
2084 1,277,370 9,325,447
2083 1,296,519 9,331,054
2082 1,315,707 9,335,846
2081 1,334,733 9,340,017
2080 1,353,737 9,342,618
2079 1,372,377 9,344,195
2078 1,391,035 9,344,403
2077 1,409,844 9,343,525
2076 1,428,308 9,341,603
2075 1,446,956 9,337,944
2074 1,465,797 9,332,883
2073 1,484,047 9,326,126
2072 1,502,354 9,317,685
2071 1,520,594 9,307,917
2070 1,538,681 9,296,216
2069 1,556,707 9,282,854
2068 1,574,841 9,268,086
2067 1,593,106 9,251,858
2066 1,610,982 9,233,146
2065 1,629,308 9,212,933
2064 1,647,661 9,190,368
2063 1,666,152 9,165,372
2062 1,684,532 9,138,205
2061 1,702,912 9,109,701
2060 1,721,513 9,079,572
2059 1,740,217 9,047,300
2058 1,758,780 9,011,957
2057 1,777,592 8,975,110
2056 1,796,291 8,936,412
2055 1,815,311 8,896,115
2054 1,834,428 8,853,974
2053 1,853,584 8,810,350
2052 1,872,627 8,764,844
2051 1,891,209 8,717,773
2050 1,910,221 8,669,516
2049 1,929,192 8,619,672
2048 1,948,051 8,568,157
2047 1,966,563 8,515,265
2046 1,985,533 8,460,084
2045 2,004,453 8,404,136
2044 2,022,832 8,346,996
2043 2,041,623 8,288,781
2042 2,060,331 8,228,904
2041 2,079,391 8,168,202
2040 2,098,252 8,106,496
2039 2,117,584 8,043,273
2038 2,135,961 7,978,464
2037 2,154,309 7,912,690
2036 2,172,363 7,845,468
2035 2,189,761 7,777,137
2034 2,207,553 7,707,832
2033 2,224,941 7,636,950
2032 2,241,680 7,564,485
2031 2,258,394 7,490,891
2030 2,275,638 7,415,529
2029 2,292,376 7,338,535
2028 2,309,153 7,259,813
2027 2,325,576 7,179,864
2026 2,342,753 7,098,035
2025 2,360,334 7,014,448
2024 2,377,128 6,929,153
2023 2,414,095 6,844,146
2022 2,451,636 6,760,464
2021 2,489,762 6,684,182
2020 2,528,480 6,603,739
2019 2,567,801 6,515,058
2018 2,607,733 6,427,382
2017 2,648,285 6,338,660
2016 2,689,469 6,249,126
2015 2,731,293 6,159,103
2014 2,773,767 6,069,811
2013 2,816,902 5,982,445
2012 2,860,708 5,897,008
2011 2,905,195 5,814,626
2010 2,913,021 5,737,971
2009 2,927,519 5,671,236
2008 2,947,314 5,613,574
2007 2,970,017 5,559,386
2006 2,992,547 5,505,148
2005 3,011,487 5,448,097
2004 3,026,939 5,388,175
2003 3,039,616 5,326,436
2002 3,051,010 5,261,328
2001 3,060,173 5,187,689
2000 3,089,027 5,100,868
1999 3,108,778 5,003,135
1998 3,128,530 4,900,025
1997 3,148,281 4,794,412
1996 3,168,033 4,687,543
1995 3,187,784 4,579,806
1994 3,207,536 4,471,417
1993 3,227,287 4,362,696
1992 3,247,039 4,253,600
1991 3,266,790 4,144,364
1990 3,286,542 4,035,747
1989 3,227,943 3,927,802
1988 3,142,336 3,820,546
1987 3,083,605 3,714,889
1986 3,022,635 3,611,474
1985 2,964,762 3,510,671
1984 2,904,429 3,412,936
1983 2,843,960 3,318,068
1982 2,784,278 3,226,189
1981 2,726,056 3,137,604
1980 2,671,997 3,053,235
1979 2,617,832 2,973,968
1978 2,566,266 2,899,269
1977 2,513,546 2,827,874
1976 2,458,526 2,758,836
1975 2,404,831 2,691,648
1974 2,350,124 2,625,621
1973 2,296,752 2,561,102
1972 2,243,126 2,499,881
1971 2,187,853 2,442,537
1970 2,135,479 2,388,028
1969 2,081,695 2,334,992
1968 2,022,272 2,282,391
1967 1,965,598 2,229,994
1966 1,914,573 2,177,584
1965 1,864,791 2,125,177
1964 1,814,135 2,073,119
1963 1,762,621 2,021,909
1962 1,711,319 1,973,130
1961 1,659,800 1,927,394
1960 1,608,800 1,883,514

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/paraguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Paraguay gained 743,978 people (a 13.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 346,716 people (a 12.9% decline), while Paraguay's population increased by 871,043 people (a 13.9% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Paraguay was ranked 107th in 2006 and ranked 108th 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 Paraguay will increase by 21.8% to 8,669,516 people and rank change from 108th to 110th.

Paraguay is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 9.34M 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
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Paraguay
2100 -1.31% -0.22%
2099 -1.33% -0.21%
2098 -1.35% -0.2%
2097 -1.38% -0.19%
2096 -1.4% -0.17%
2095 -1.42% -0.16%
2094 -1.45% -0.15%
2093 -1.47% -0.14%
2092 -1.49% -0.14%
2091 -1.5% -0.13%
2090 -1.51% -0.12%
2089 -1.52% -0.11%
2088 -1.5% -0.1%
2087 -1.5% -0.09%
2086 -1.5% -0.08%
2085 -1.49% -0.07%
2084 -1.48% -0.06%
2083 -1.46% -0.05%
2082 -1.43% -0.04%
2081 -1.4% -0.03%
2080 -1.36% -0.02%
2079 -1.34% -0.002%
2078 -1.33% 0.009%
2077 -1.29% 0.02%
2076 -1.29% 0.04%
2075 -1.29% 0.05%
2074 -1.23% 0.07%
2073 -1.22% 0.09%
2072 -1.2% 0.1%
2071 -1.18% 0.13%
2070 -1.16% 0.14%
2069 -1.15% 0.16%
2068 -1.15% 0.18%
2067 -1.11% 0.2%
2066 -1.12% 0.22%
2065 -1.11% 0.25%
2064 -1.11% 0.27%
2063 -1.09% 0.3%
2062 -1.08% 0.31%
2061 -1.08% 0.33%
2060 -1.07% 0.36%
2059 -1.06% 0.39%
2058 -1.06% 0.41%
2057 -1.04% 0.43%
2056 -1.05% 0.45%
2055 -1.04% 0.48%
2054 -1.03% 0.5%
2053 -1.02% 0.52%
2052 -0.98% 0.54%
2051 -1% 0.56%
2050 -0.98% 0.58%
2049 -0.97% 0.6%
2048 -0.94% 0.62%
2047 -0.96% 0.65%
2046 -0.94% 0.67%
2045 -0.91% 0.68%
2044 -0.92% 0.7%
2043 -0.91% 0.73%
2042 -0.92% 0.74%
2041 -0.9% 0.76%
2040 -0.91% 0.79%
2039 -0.86% 0.81%
2038 -0.85% 0.83%
2037 -0.83% 0.86%
2036 -0.79% 0.88%
2035 -0.81% 0.9%
2034 -0.78% 0.93%
2033 -0.75% 0.96%
2032 -0.74% 0.98%
2031 -0.76% 1.02%
2030 -0.73% 1.05%
2029 -0.73% 1.08%
2028 -0.71% 1.11%
2027 -0.73% 1.15%
2026 -0.74% 1.19%
2025 -0.71% 1.23%
2024 -1.53% 1.24%
2023 -1.53% 1.24%
2022 -1.53% 1.14%
2021 -1.53% 1.22%
2020 -1.53% 1.36%
2019 -1.53% 1.36%
2018 -1.53% 1.4%
2017 -1.53% 1.43%
2016 -1.53% 1.46%
2015 -1.53% 1.47%
2014 -1.53% 1.46%
2013 -1.53% 1.45%
2012 -1.53% 1.42%
2011 -0.27% 1.34%
2010 -0.5% 1.18%
2009 -0.67% 1.03%
2008 -0.76% 0.97%
2007 -0.75% 0.99%
2006 -0.63% 1.05%
2005 -0.51% 1.11%
2004 -0.42% 1.16%
2003 -0.37% 1.24%
2002 -0.3% 1.42%
2001 -0.93% 1.7%
2000 -0.64% 1.95%
1999 -0.63% 2.1%
1998 -0.63% 2.2%
1997 -0.62% 2.28%
1996 -0.62% 2.35%
1995 -0.62% 2.42%
1994 -0.61% 2.49%
1993 -0.61% 2.56%
1992 -0.6% 2.64%
1991 -0.6% 2.69%
1990 1.82% 2.75%
1989 2.72% 2.81%
1988 1.9% 2.84%
1987 2.02% 2.86%
1986 1.95% 2.87%
1985 2.08% 2.86%
1984 2.13% 2.86%
1983 2.14% 2.85%
1982 2.14% 2.82%
1981 2.02% 2.76%
1980 2.07% 2.67%
1979 2.01% 2.58%
1978 2.1% 2.52%
1977 2.24% 2.5%
1976 2.23% 2.5%
1975 2.33% 2.51%
1974 2.32% 2.52%
1973 2.39% 2.45%
1972 2.53% 2.35%
1971 2.45% 2.28%
1970 2.58% 2.27%
1969 2.94% 2.3%
1968 2.88% 2.35%
1967 2.67% 2.41%
1966 2.67% 2.47%
1965 2.79% 2.51%
1964 2.92% 2.53%
1963 3% 2.47%
1962 3.1% 2.37%
1961 3.17% 2.33%

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 Paraguay's population grew by 1.24%.

Live population counters

Albania Paraguay
Current population
2342753
7120169
Population rank 144/197 108/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.09%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
6.18 minutes
One birth every
21.3 minutes
3.84 minutes
One death every
26.1 minutes
13.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline -101 +233
Annual growth/decline -36,967 +85,007
Annual growth/decline rate -1.53% +1.24%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 87/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
42.4 minutes
Annual migration change -24,230 -12,423
Net migration rank 156/196 137/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 180,837
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 119/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 123/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Paraguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Paraguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - -12,423
2024 - -24,472 - -12,451
2023 4,615 -25,357 97,748 -12,500
2022 3,913 -16,426 94,627 -12,500
2021 623 -32,848 78,667 -8,226
2020 3,682 -16,680 98,667 -8,226
2019 8,432 -23,094 103,179 -16,263
2018 9,187 -15,032 104,908 -16,472
2017 10,707 -14,901 105,634 -16,630
2016 12,332 -9,347 106,804 -16,737
2015 14,164 -20,500 106,817 -16,834
2014 16,185 -21,706 105,585 -16,989
2013 17,234 -20,681 103,383 -17,232
2012 17,565 -19,845 102,508 -17,763
2011 17,564 -18,630 100,442 -20,427
2010 18,404 -51,907 99,456 -26,169
2009 19,336 -51,657 100,296 -40,112
2008 19,526 -50,619 99,821 -44,679
2007 20,286 -49,770 99,141 -45,914
2006 21,732 -48,882 99,808 -44,568
2005 24,390 -48,893 101,035 -42,173
2004 26,989 -48,654 101,896 -40,907
2003 29,907 -48,517 102,427 -39,941
2002 30,189 -45,178 104,658 -36,918
2001 33,573 -48,070 107,225 -27,676
2000 36,741 -60,531 109,979 -15,884
1999 40,047 -63,093 112,726 -11,362
1998 43,884 -66,087 114,122 -9,276
1997 46,979 -66,188 115,095 -8,704
1996 52,745 -68,076 115,623 -8,273
1995 56,784 -69,785 115,777 -7,653
1994 59,086 -70,165 115,662 -6,999
1993 60,602 -68,445 115,211 -6,431
1992 63,376 -66,538 115,442 -6,035
1991 65,639 -63,689 114,472 -5,420
1990 67,355 -60,173 112,864 -4,685
1989 66,351 -38,835 111,727 -4,009
1988 64,616 658 110,348 -3,557
1987 63,334 -3,250 107,962 -3,445
1986 61,925 -2,309 105,776 -3,460
1985 60,798 -183 102,859 -3,562
1984 59,396 64 99,937 -3,769
1983 57,647 66 96,406 -2,845
1982 56,443 -225 92,917 -2,725
1981 54,595 -374 89,456 -2,477
1980 53,803 -601 84,568 -2,808
1979 54,139 -1,871 80,345 -3,570
1978 55,463 3,230 76,691 -4,066
1977 56,319 -1,417 74,359 -4,201
1976 56,428 -1,684 71,973 -4,066
1975 56,920 -2,610 70,285 -3,807
1974 56,133 -1,880 69,059 -3,478
1973 55,439 -1,419 67,803 -4,346
1972 54,966 -1,588 66,625 -7,642
1971 53,797 -911 66,142 -10,446
1970 52,293 92 65,905 -12,579
1969 51,407 2,665 65,616 -12,859
1968 49,258 10,490 65,575 -13,132
1967 46,494 12,252 65,695 -13,346
1966 44,507 11,858 66,002 -13,538
1965 43,953 9,617 66,063 -13,715
1964 44,205 6,604 65,681 -13,915
1963 44,040 4,091 64,741 -14,086
1962 43,124 2,325 63,079 -16,175
1961 41,802 829 61,536 -16,972
1960 40,436 13,734 60,009 -16,811

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 Paraguay 87.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,002,636 people) and 12.4% is from migration (a loss of 141,377 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 180,837 people or 2.6% in Paraguay.

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
Paraguay
City Population
Asuncion 462K
Ciudad del Este 350K
Luque 260K
San Lorenzo 225K
Pedro Juan Caballero 127K
Caaguazu 127K
Encarnacion 107K
Coronel Oviedo 52.4K
Concepcion 45.1K

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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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