The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,377,128 in 2024 vs 2,857,822 people in Qatar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,342,445 people compared to 2,975,619 in Qatar.
Population statistics:
- Qatar's population is 1.27 times bigger than Albania's.
- Albania is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Qatar is the 137th.
- The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.04% for Qatar.
- For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.53% per year vs +3.86% in Qatar.
- Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (21.7% decline), while Qatar has grown from 973K to 2.98M (205.9% growth).
- Qatar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.82M people, while Albania's population already peaked in 1990 at 3.29M people and is projected to decrease to 1.01M people by 2100.
Albania vs Qatar: live population counter
Albania
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Qatar
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| Current population |
2342445
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2975619
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| Population rank | 145/197 | 137/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
14.2 minutes
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2.6 minutes
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| One birth every |
21.3 minutes
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20 minutes
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| One death every |
26.1 minutes
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3.55 hours
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| One migration net change every |
21.5 minutes
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11.4 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -24,472 | +46,105 |
| Daily growth/decline | -101 | +553 |
| Annual growth/decline | -36,967 | +201,790 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -1.53% | +7.6% |
| Population growth rate rank | 194/197 | 1/197 |
Albania and Qatar: population history and growth rate by year chart
Albania
Population
Growth rate
Qatar
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Albania
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Qatar
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Albania
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Qatar
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| 1960 | 1,608,800 | 36,010 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,659,800 | 39,680 | 3.17% | 10.2% |
| 1962 | 1,711,319 | 44,630 | 3.1% | 12.5% |
| 1963 | 1,762,621 | 50,380 | 3% | 12.9% |
| 1964 | 1,814,135 | 56,867 | 2.92% | 12.9% |
| 1965 | 1,864,791 | 64,065 | 2.79% | 12.7% |
| 1966 | 1,914,573 | 72,192 | 2.67% | 12.7% |
| 1967 | 1,965,598 | 81,439 | 2.67% | 12.8% |
| 1968 | 2,022,272 | 91,749 | 2.88% | 12.7% |
| 1969 | 2,081,695 | 103,025 | 2.94% | 12.3% |
| 1970 | 2,135,479 | 116,350 | 2.58% | 12.9% |
| 1971 | 2,187,853 | 131,346 | 2.45% | 12.9% |
| 1972 | 2,243,126 | 146,506 | 2.53% | 11.5% |
| 1973 | 2,296,752 | 161,841 | 2.39% | 10.5% |
| 1974 | 2,350,124 | 177,362 | 2.32% | 9.59% |
| 1975 | 2,404,831 | 193,087 | 2.33% | 8.87% |
| 1976 | 2,458,526 | 209,052 | 2.23% | 8.27% |
| 1977 | 2,513,546 | 225,285 | 2.24% | 7.77% |
| 1978 | 2,566,266 | 241,808 | 2.1% | 7.33% |
| 1979 | 2,617,832 | 258,670 | 2.01% | 6.97% |
| 1980 | 2,671,997 | 275,913 | 2.07% | 6.67% |
| 1981 | 2,726,056 | 293,553 | 2.02% | 6.39% |
| 1982 | 2,784,278 | 311,537 | 2.14% | 6.13% |
| 1983 | 2,843,960 | 329,709 | 2.14% | 5.83% |
| 1984 | 2,904,429 | 347,878 | 2.13% | 5.51% |
| 1985 | 2,964,762 | 365,940 | 2.08% | 5.19% |
| 1986 | 3,022,635 | 382,422 | 1.95% | 4.5% |
| 1987 | 3,083,605 | 397,005 | 2.02% | 3.81% |
| 1988 | 3,142,336 | 411,264 | 1.9% | 3.59% |
| 1989 | 3,227,943 | 425,646 | 2.72% | 3.5% |
| 1990 | 3,286,542 | 440,175 | 1.82% | 3.41% |
| 1991 | 3,266,790 | 454,853 | -0.6% | 3.33% |
| 1992 | 3,247,039 | 469,657 | -0.6% | 3.25% |
| 1993 | 3,227,287 | 484,545 | -0.61% | 3.17% |
| 1994 | 3,207,536 | 499,459 | -0.61% | 3.08% |
| 1995 | 3,187,784 | 514,325 | -0.62% | 2.98% |
| 1996 | 3,168,033 | 529,019 | -0.62% | 2.86% |
| 1997 | 3,148,281 | 550,500 | -0.62% | 4.06% |
| 1998 | 3,128,530 | 580,540 | -0.63% | 5.46% |
| 1999 | 3,108,778 | 612,500 | -0.63% | 5.51% |
| 2000 | 3,089,027 | 644,989 | -0.64% | 5.3% |
| 2001 | 3,060,173 | 677,925 | -0.93% | 5.11% |
| 2002 | 3,051,010 | 711,205 | -0.3% | 4.91% |
| 2003 | 3,039,616 | 744,682 | -0.37% | 4.71% |
| 2004 | 3,026,939 | 773,332 | -0.42% | 3.85% |
| 2005 | 3,011,487 | 825,408 | -0.51% | 6.73% |
| 2006 | 2,992,547 | 972,831 | -0.63% | 17.9% |
| 2007 | 2,970,017 | 1,208,595 | -0.75% | 24.2% |
| 2008 | 2,947,314 | 1,426,938 | -0.76% | 18.1% |
| 2009 | 2,927,519 | 1,608,903 | -0.67% | 12.8% |
| 2010 | 2,913,021 | 1,616,832 | -0.5% | 0.49% |
| 2011 | 2,905,195 | 1,624,761 | -0.27% | 0.49% |
| 2012 | 2,860,708 | 1,722,438 | -1.53% | 6.01% |
| 2013 | 2,816,902 | 1,916,426 | -1.53% | 11.3% |
| 2014 | 2,773,767 | 2,151,745 | -1.53% | 12.3% |
| 2015 | 2,731,293 | 2,344,557 | -1.53% | 8.96% |
| 2016 | 2,689,469 | 2,477,113 | -1.53% | 5.65% |
| 2017 | 2,648,285 | 2,545,820 | -1.53% | 2.77% |
| 2018 | 2,607,733 | 2,580,734 | -1.53% | 1.37% |
| 2019 | 2,567,801 | 2,638,657 | -1.53% | 2.24% |
| 2020 | 2,528,480 | 2,794,148 | -1.53% | 5.89% |
| 2021 | 2,489,762 | 2,504,910 | -1.53% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 2,451,636 | 2,657,333 | -1.53% | 6.08% |
| 2023 | 2,414,095 | 2,656,032 | -1.53% | -0.05% |
| 2024 | 2,377,128 | 2,857,822 | -1.53% | 7.6% |
| 2025 | 2,359,884 | 2,921,065 | -0.73% | 2.21% |
| 2026 | 2,342,445 | 2,975,134 | -0.74% | 1.85% |
| 2027 | 2,325,583 | 3,019,526 | -0.72% | 1.49% |
| 2028 | 2,308,931 | 3,057,695 | -0.72% | 1.26% |
| 2029 | 2,292,108 | 3,092,803 | -0.73% | 1.15% |
| 2030 | 2,275,057 | 3,125,174 | -0.74% | 1.05% |
| 2031 | 2,258,025 | 3,156,754 | -0.75% | 1.01% |
| 2032 | 2,241,237 | 3,189,188 | -0.74% | 1.03% |
| 2033 | 2,224,113 | 3,222,500 | -0.76% | 1.04% |
| 2034 | 2,206,455 | 3,256,691 | -0.79% | 1.06% |
| 2035 | 2,188,805 | 3,291,711 | -0.8% | 1.08% |
| 2036 | 2,171,011 | 3,327,585 | -0.81% | 1.09% |
| 2037 | 2,152,744 | 3,364,333 | -0.84% | 1.1% |
| 2038 | 2,134,317 | 3,401,906 | -0.86% | 1.12% |
| 2039 | 2,115,391 | 3,440,293 | -0.89% | 1.13% |
| 2040 | 2,096,231 | 3,479,439 | -0.91% | 1.14% |
| 2041 | 2,077,210 | 3,519,302 | -0.91% | 1.15% |
| 2042 | 2,058,255 | 3,559,840 | -0.91% | 1.15% |
| 2043 | 2,039,438 | 3,601,019 | -0.91% | 1.16% |
| 2044 | 2,020,787 | 3,642,784 | -0.91% | 1.16% |
| 2045 | 2,002,071 | 3,685,111 | -0.93% | 1.16% |
| 2046 | 1,983,055 | 3,727,959 | -0.95% | 1.16% |
| 2047 | 1,964,257 | 3,771,287 | -0.95% | 1.16% |
| 2048 | 1,945,501 | 3,815,108 | -0.95% | 1.16% |
| 2049 | 1,926,519 | 3,859,368 | -0.98% | 1.16% |
| 2050 | 1,907,462 | 3,904,074 | -0.99% | 1.16% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Qatar gained 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost -347,024 (a 12.9% decline), while Qatar's population increased by 498,506 (a 20.1% growth).
Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Qatar was ranked 156th in 2006 and ranked 137th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Albania's population will shrink by 18.6% to 1,907,462 people with a rank change from 145th to 148th. The population of Qatar will increase by 31.2% to 3,904,074 people and rank change from 137th to 134th.
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Population differences between Albania and Qatar
|
Albania
|
Qatar
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|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 80.1 years | 82.8 years |
| Average age | 39.9 years | 33.3 years |
| Median age | 37.8 years | 34.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 71.3:28.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.35 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman |
| Population density | 224.7 ppl/mi² | 644 ppl/mi² |
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