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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,377,128 in 2024 vs 34,217,848 people in Peru in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,342,753 people compared to 35,031,596 in Peru.

Population statistics:

  • Peru's population is 15 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
  • The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.42% for Peru.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.53% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (21.7% decline), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35M (23.7% growth).

Albania vs Peru: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Peru
2100 1,012,012 38,452,509
2099 1,025,473 38,619,608
2098 1,039,339 38,784,430
2097 1,053,604 38,947,717
2096 1,068,302 39,108,849
2095 1,083,434 39,267,786
2094 1,099,077 39,423,479
2093 1,115,220 39,578,294
2092 1,131,856 39,729,309
2091 1,148,926 39,877,488
2090 1,166,413 40,022,659
2089 1,184,321 40,164,228
2088 1,202,564 40,303,304
2087 1,220,857 40,438,644
2086 1,239,498 40,569,419
2085 1,258,345 40,695,935
2084 1,277,370 40,817,705
2083 1,296,519 40,933,831
2082 1,315,707 41,045,559
2081 1,334,733 41,151,529
2080 1,353,737 41,252,019
2079 1,372,377 41,345,682
2078 1,391,035 41,433,298
2077 1,409,844 41,514,392
2076 1,428,308 41,589,064
2075 1,446,956 41,656,726
2074 1,465,797 41,717,426
2073 1,484,047 41,770,225
2072 1,502,354 41,815,673
2071 1,520,594 41,853,504
2070 1,538,681 41,883,997
2069 1,556,707 41,906,365
2068 1,574,841 41,920,235
2067 1,593,106 41,925,717
2066 1,610,982 41,923,100
2065 1,629,308 41,912,338
2064 1,647,661 41,893,671
2063 1,666,152 41,866,010
2062 1,684,532 41,830,096
2061 1,702,912 41,785,364
2060 1,721,513 41,732,163
2059 1,740,217 41,670,843
2058 1,758,780 41,601,084
2057 1,777,592 41,522,014
2056 1,796,291 41,434,774
2055 1,815,311 41,338,448
2054 1,834,428 41,233,873
2053 1,853,584 41,120,477
2052 1,872,627 40,999,698
2051 1,891,209 40,870,773
2050 1,910,221 40,733,304
2049 1,929,192 40,588,072
2048 1,948,051 40,434,856
2047 1,966,563 40,272,431
2046 1,985,533 40,100,751
2045 2,004,453 39,920,558
2044 2,022,832 39,731,027
2043 2,041,623 39,534,093
2042 2,060,331 39,328,332
2041 2,079,391 39,114,174
2040 2,098,252 38,892,211
2039 2,117,584 38,662,243
2038 2,135,961 38,424,592
2037 2,154,309 38,178,789
2036 2,172,363 37,924,438
2035 2,189,761 37,662,565
2034 2,207,553 37,392,354
2033 2,224,941 37,114,776
2032 2,241,680 36,830,488
2031 2,258,394 36,538,688
2030 2,275,638 36,238,199
2029 2,292,376 35,929,085
2028 2,309,153 35,609,999
2027 2,325,576 35,280,410
2026 2,342,753 34,939,340
2025 2,360,334 34,585,730
2024 2,377,128 34,217,848
2023 2,414,095 33,845,617
2022 2,451,636 33,475,438
2021 2,489,762 33,155,882
2020 2,528,480 32,838,579
2019 2,567,801 32,449,303
2018 2,607,733 31,897,584
2017 2,648,285 31,324,637
2016 2,689,469 30,866,494
2015 2,731,293 30,457,600
2014 2,773,767 30,115,826
2013 2,816,902 29,817,919
2012 2,860,708 29,550,366
2011 2,905,195 29,304,086
2010 2,913,021 29,086,019
2009 2,927,519 28,896,811
2008 2,947,314 28,719,041
2007 2,970,017 28,530,699
2006 2,992,547 28,324,491
2005 3,011,487 28,101,180
2004 3,026,939 27,852,190
2003 3,039,616 27,580,490
2002 3,051,010 27,288,217
2001 3,060,173 26,964,601
2000 3,089,027 26,598,331
1999 3,108,778 26,186,504
1998 3,128,530 25,738,095
1997 3,148,281 25,274,147
1996 3,168,033 24,811,171
1995 3,187,784 24,348,919
1994 3,207,536 23,881,493
1993 3,227,287 23,413,783
1992 3,247,039 22,946,340
1991 3,266,790 22,483,775
1990 3,286,542 22,014,771
1989 3,227,943 21,532,589
1988 3,142,336 21,054,702
1987 3,083,605 20,582,320
1986 3,022,635 20,117,122
1985 2,964,762 19,648,204
1984 2,904,429 19,174,716
1983 2,843,960 18,705,957
1982 2,784,278 18,246,503
1981 2,726,056 17,798,805
1980 2,671,997 17,360,949
1979 2,617,832 16,933,139
1978 2,566,266 16,516,059
1977 2,513,546 16,109,806
1976 2,458,526 15,716,809
1975 2,404,831 15,333,957
1974 2,350,124 14,956,552
1973 2,296,752 14,582,867
1972 2,243,126 14,210,147
1971 2,187,853 13,838,067
1970 2,135,479 13,501,237
1969 2,081,695 13,166,767
1968 2,022,272 12,803,993
1967 1,965,598 12,448,814
1966 1,914,573 12,101,297
1965 1,864,791 11,761,085
1964 1,814,135 11,427,978
1963 1,762,621 11,102,099
1962 1,711,319 10,784,612
1961 1,659,800 10,475,123
1960 1,608,800 10,174,127

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/peru | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 346,716 people (a 12.9% decline), while Peru's population increased by 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16.3% to 40,733,304 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.

Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 41.9M 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
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Peru
2100 -1.31% -0.43%
2099 -1.33% -0.42%
2098 -1.35% -0.42%
2097 -1.38% -0.41%
2096 -1.4% -0.4%
2095 -1.42% -0.39%
2094 -1.45% -0.39%
2093 -1.47% -0.38%
2092 -1.49% -0.37%
2091 -1.5% -0.36%
2090 -1.51% -0.35%
2089 -1.52% -0.35%
2088 -1.5% -0.33%
2087 -1.5% -0.32%
2086 -1.5% -0.31%
2085 -1.49% -0.3%
2084 -1.48% -0.28%
2083 -1.46% -0.27%
2082 -1.43% -0.26%
2081 -1.4% -0.24%
2080 -1.36% -0.23%
2079 -1.34% -0.21%
2078 -1.33% -0.2%
2077 -1.29% -0.18%
2076 -1.29% -0.16%
2075 -1.29% -0.15%
2074 -1.23% -0.13%
2073 -1.22% -0.11%
2072 -1.2% -0.09%
2071 -1.18% -0.07%
2070 -1.16% -0.05%
2069 -1.15% -0.03%
2068 -1.15% -0.01%
2067 -1.11% 0.006%
2066 -1.12% 0.03%
2065 -1.11% 0.04%
2064 -1.11% 0.07%
2063 -1.09% 0.09%
2062 -1.08% 0.11%
2061 -1.08% 0.13%
2060 -1.07% 0.15%
2059 -1.06% 0.17%
2058 -1.06% 0.19%
2057 -1.04% 0.21%
2056 -1.05% 0.23%
2055 -1.04% 0.25%
2054 -1.03% 0.28%
2053 -1.02% 0.29%
2052 -0.98% 0.32%
2051 -1% 0.34%
2050 -0.98% 0.36%
2049 -0.97% 0.38%
2048 -0.94% 0.4%
2047 -0.96% 0.43%
2046 -0.94% 0.45%
2045 -0.91% 0.48%
2044 -0.92% 0.5%
2043 -0.91% 0.52%
2042 -0.92% 0.55%
2041 -0.9% 0.57%
2040 -0.91% 0.59%
2039 -0.86% 0.62%
2038 -0.85% 0.64%
2037 -0.83% 0.67%
2036 -0.79% 0.7%
2035 -0.81% 0.72%
2034 -0.78% 0.75%
2033 -0.75% 0.77%
2032 -0.74% 0.8%
2031 -0.76% 0.83%
2030 -0.73% 0.86%
2029 -0.73% 0.9%
2028 -0.71% 0.93%
2027 -0.73% 0.98%
2026 -0.74% 1.02%
2025 -0.71% 1.08%
2024 -1.53% 1.1%
2023 -1.53% 1.11%
2022 -1.53% 0.96%
2021 -1.53% 0.97%
2020 -1.53% 1.2%
2019 -1.53% 1.73%
2018 -1.53% 1.83%
2017 -1.53% 1.48%
2016 -1.53% 1.34%
2015 -1.53% 1.13%
2014 -1.53% 1%
2013 -1.53% 0.91%
2012 -1.53% 0.84%
2011 -0.27% 0.75%
2010 -0.5% 0.65%
2009 -0.67% 0.62%
2008 -0.76% 0.66%
2007 -0.75% 0.73%
2006 -0.63% 0.79%
2005 -0.51% 0.89%
2004 -0.42% 0.99%
2003 -0.37% 1.07%
2002 -0.3% 1.2%
2001 -0.93% 1.38%
2000 -0.64% 1.57%
1999 -0.63% 1.74%
1998 -0.63% 1.84%
1997 -0.62% 1.87%
1996 -0.62% 1.9%
1995 -0.62% 1.96%
1994 -0.61% 2%
1993 -0.61% 2.04%
1992 -0.6% 2.06%
1991 -0.6% 2.13%
1990 1.82% 2.24%
1989 2.72% 2.27%
1988 1.9% 2.3%
1987 2.02% 2.31%
1986 1.95% 2.39%
1985 2.08% 2.47%
1984 2.13% 2.51%
1983 2.14% 2.52%
1982 2.14% 2.52%
1981 2.02% 2.52%
1980 2.07% 2.53%
1979 2.01% 2.53%
1978 2.1% 2.52%
1977 2.24% 2.5%
1976 2.23% 2.5%
1975 2.33% 2.52%
1974 2.32% 2.56%
1973 2.39% 2.62%
1972 2.53% 2.69%
1971 2.45% 2.49%
1970 2.58% 2.54%
1969 2.94% 2.83%
1968 2.88% 2.85%
1967 2.67% 2.87%
1966 2.67% 2.89%
1965 2.79% 2.91%
1964 2.92% 2.94%
1963 3% 2.94%
1962 3.1% 2.95%
1961 3.17% 2.96%

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/peru | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Albania declined by 1.53%, while Peru's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Albania Peru
Current population
2342753
35031596
Population rank 144/197 48/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.42%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
1.41 minutes
One birth every
21.3 minutes
58.4 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
2.83 minutes
Daily growth/decline -101 +1,020
Annual growth/decline -36,967 +372,231
Annual growth/decline rate -1.53% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 95/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
44.2 minutes
Annual migration change -24,230 +11,931
Net migration rank 156/196 41/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 1,837,219
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 39/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 5.4%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 90/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Peru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Peru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - 11,931
2024 - -24,472 - 18,406
2023 4,615 -25,357 353,788 24,783
2022 3,913 -16,426 327,859 33,982
2021 623 -32,848 235,440 41,868
2020 3,682 -16,680 301,950 55,375
2019 8,432 -23,094 346,981 74,270
2018 9,187 -15,032 343,123 339,067
2017 10,707 -14,901 349,333 114,382
2016 12,332 -9,347 355,859 96,740
2015 14,164 -20,500 362,781 2,421
2014 16,185 -21,706 368,708 -50,383
2013 17,234 -20,681 372,694 -95,214
2012 17,565 -19,845 376,501 -118,863
2011 17,564 -18,630 383,268 -148,339
2010 18,404 -51,907 382,510 -181,302
2009 19,336 -51,657 396,522 -219,314
2008 19,526 -50,619 413,640 -235,307
2007 20,286 -49,770 435,122 -236,745
2006 21,732 -48,882 445,884 -231,851
2005 24,390 -48,893 454,199 -221,652
2004 26,989 -48,654 459,617 -194,171
2003 29,907 -48,517 459,243 -181,276
2002 30,189 -45,178 463,709 -157,158
2001 33,573 -48,070 470,154 -129,481
2000 36,741 -60,531 484,222 -92,353
1999 40,047 -63,093 487,095 -55,325
1998 43,884 -66,087 489,436 -24,388
1997 46,979 -66,188 495,348 -32,515
1996 52,745 -68,076 501,855 -38,749
1995 56,784 -69,785 507,894 -46,499
1994 59,086 -70,165 512,735 -39,299
1993 60,602 -68,445 513,769 -51,775
1992 63,376 -66,538 514,618 -41,702
1991 65,639 -63,689 513,867 -61,645
1990 67,355 -60,173 515,233 -29,437
1989 66,351 -38,835 512,152 -33,569
1988 64,616 658 508,429 -31,238
1987 63,334 -3,250 502,229 -34,651
1986 61,925 -2,309 496,712 -33,891
1985 60,798 -183 488,887 -13,887
1984 59,396 64 477,968 -6,007
1983 57,647 66 469,781 -4,243
1982 56,443 -225 461,107 -7,748
1981 54,595 -374 453,158 -11,123
1980 53,803 -601 445,100 -11,446
1979 54,139 -1,871 439,110 -17,148
1978 55,463 3,230 432,127 -19,939
1977 56,319 -1,417 425,428 -25,117
1976 56,428 -1,684 420,284 -34,602
1975 56,920 -2,610 414,400 -34,382
1974 56,133 -1,880 408,299 -33,493
1973 55,439 -1,419 400,752 -28,191
1972 54,966 -1,588 396,960 -24,100
1971 53,797 -911 391,506 -20,209
1970 52,293 92 318,022 -15,653
1969 51,407 2,665 379,347 -12,776
1968 49,258 10,490 372,379 -13,389
1967 46,494 12,252 365,224 -13,837
1966 44,507 11,858 356,819 -13,166
1965 43,953 9,617 349,245 -12,470
1964 44,205 6,604 341,570 -12,129
1963 44,040 4,091 332,352 -10,040
1962 43,124 2,325 321,716 -9,051
1961 41,802 829 313,385 -7,063
1960 40,436 13,734 302,924 -7,236

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

GeoRank.org/population/albania/peru | 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 Peru 82% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,345,822 people) and 18% is from migration (a gain of 732,505 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 1,837,219 people or 5.4% in Peru.

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
Peru
City Population
Lima 9.94M
Arequipa 1.01M
Trujillo 920K
Chiclayo 553K
Callao 537K
Piura 473K
Cusco 428K
Chimbote 395K
Huancayo 378K
Iquitos 378K

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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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