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

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The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,349,580 in 2025 vs 19,020,271 people in Romania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,332,078 people compared to 18,912,567 in Romania.

Population statistics:

  • Romania's population is 8.11 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 70th.
  • The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.23% for Romania.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.5% per year vs -0.41% in Romania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.33M (22.1% decline), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.9M (10.8% decline).

Albania vs Romania: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Romania
2100 1,007,401 10,843,503
2099 1,020,801 10,927,951
2098 1,034,604 11,011,822
2097 1,048,803 11,095,182
2096 1,063,434 11,178,195
2095 1,078,498 11,261,202
2094 1,094,070 11,343,358
2093 1,110,138 11,426,736
2092 1,126,699 11,509,522
2091 1,143,691 11,591,897
2090 1,161,098 11,675,686
2089 1,178,925 11,759,143
2088 1,197,085 11,842,733
2087 1,215,294 11,926,699
2086 1,233,850 12,013,212
2085 1,252,611 12,099,742
2084 1,271,550 12,187,794
2083 1,290,612 12,277,402
2082 1,309,713 12,367,518
2081 1,328,652 12,460,785
2080 1,347,569 12,556,104
2079 1,366,124 12,652,446
2078 1,384,697 12,750,395
2077 1,403,421 12,849,896
2076 1,421,800 12,950,914
2075 1,440,364 13,053,551
2074 1,459,118 13,158,624
2073 1,477,286 13,264,931
2072 1,495,509 13,375,162
2071 1,513,666 13,488,051
2070 1,531,671 13,603,287
2069 1,549,614 13,721,187
2068 1,567,665 13,840,530
2067 1,585,847 13,963,377
2066 1,603,642 14,088,938
2065 1,621,885 14,218,608
2064 1,640,153 14,349,029
2063 1,658,561 14,480,312
2062 1,676,857 14,613,788
2061 1,695,153 14,747,178
2060 1,713,670 14,879,235
2059 1,732,288 15,011,161
2058 1,750,766 15,141,670
2057 1,769,493 15,271,230
2056 1,788,106 15,400,030
2055 1,807,040 15,527,331
2054 1,826,070 15,651,338
2053 1,845,139 15,773,422
2052 1,864,095 15,896,118
2051 1,882,592 16,016,719
2050 1,901,517 16,135,745
2049 1,920,402 16,255,638
2048 1,939,175 16,375,139
2047 1,957,603 16,494,633
2046 1,976,486 16,612,186
2045 1,995,320 16,730,009
2044 2,013,616 16,848,827
2043 2,032,321 16,966,857
2042 2,050,944 17,084,359
2041 2,069,916 17,203,640
2040 2,088,692 17,320,952
2039 2,107,936 17,438,042
2038 2,126,229 17,556,386
2037 2,144,493 17,673,500
2036 2,162,466 17,790,613
2035 2,179,783 17,906,949
2034 2,197,495 18,020,973
2033 2,214,803 18,134,889
2032 2,231,467 18,247,275
2031 2,248,104 18,359,750
2030 2,265,270 18,471,446
2029 2,281,932 18,583,513
2028 2,298,632 18,693,807
2027 2,314,980 18,803,518
2026 2,332,078 18,912,567
2025 2,349,580 19,020,271
2024 2,377,128 19,051,804
2023 2,411,658 19,061,062
2022 2,451,636 19,048,502
2021 2,489,762 19,122,059
2020 2,528,480 19,265,250
2019 2,567,801 19,371,648
2018 2,607,733 19,473,970
2017 2,648,285 19,588,715
2016 2,689,469 19,702,267
2015 2,731,293 19,815,616
2014 2,773,767 19,908,979
2013 2,816,902 19,983,693
2012 2,860,708 20,058,035
2011 2,905,195 20,147,528
2010 2,913,021 20,246,871
2009 2,927,519 20,367,487
2008 2,947,314 20,537,875
2007 2,970,017 20,882,982
2006 2,992,547 21,193,760
2005 3,011,487 21,319,685
2004 3,026,939 21,451,748
2003 3,039,616 21,574,326
2002 3,051,010 21,730,496
2001 3,060,173 22,131,970
2000 3,089,027 22,442,971
1999 3,108,778 22,472,040
1998 3,128,530 22,507,344
1997 3,148,281 22,553,978
1996 3,168,033 22,619,004
1995 3,187,784 22,684,270
1994 3,207,536 22,730,211
1993 3,227,287 22,763,280
1992 3,247,039 22,794,284
1991 3,266,790 23,001,155
1990 3,286,542 23,201,835
1989 3,227,943 23,161,458
1988 3,142,336 23,057,662
1987 3,083,605 22,949,430
1986 3,022,635 22,836,841
1985 2,964,762 22,732,999
1984 2,904,429 22,640,547
1983 2,843,960 22,560,478
1982 2,784,278 22,475,741
1981 2,726,056 22,353,070
1980 2,671,997 22,207,282
1979 2,617,832 22,090,488
1978 2,566,266 21,951,464
1977 2,513,546 21,756,096
1976 2,458,526 21,551,634
1975 2,404,831 21,293,583
1974 2,350,124 21,029,429
1973 2,296,752 20,835,681
1972 2,243,126 20,657,957
1971 2,187,853 20,461,567
1970 2,135,479 20,250,398
1969 2,081,695 20,009,141
1968 2,022,272 19,799,831
1967 1,965,598 19,534,242
1966 1,914,573 19,215,450
1965 1,864,791 19,031,576
1964 1,814,135 18,919,126
1963 1,762,621 18,797,850
1962 1,711,319 18,676,550
1961 1,659,800 18,555,250
1960 1,608,800 18,406,905

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 357,391 people (a 13.3% decline), while Romania's population decreased by 789,700 people (a 4.01% decline).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Albania's population will shrink by 18.5% to 1,901,517 people with a rank change from 144th to 148th. The population of Romania will decrease by 14.7% to 16,135,745 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 39% of the population in Albania and 31.5% in Romania.

Population growth rate by year

Albania
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Romania
2100 -1.31% -0.77%
2099 -1.33% -0.76%
2098 -1.35% -0.75%
2097 -1.38% -0.74%
2096 -1.4% -0.74%
2095 -1.42% -0.72%
2094 -1.45% -0.73%
2093 -1.47% -0.72%
2092 -1.49% -0.71%
2091 -1.5% -0.72%
2090 -1.51% -0.71%
2089 -1.52% -0.71%
2088 -1.5% -0.7%
2087 -1.5% -0.72%
2086 -1.5% -0.72%
2085 -1.49% -0.72%
2084 -1.48% -0.73%
2083 -1.46% -0.73%
2082 -1.43% -0.75%
2081 -1.4% -0.76%
2080 -1.36% -0.76%
2079 -1.34% -0.77%
2078 -1.33% -0.77%
2077 -1.29% -0.78%
2076 -1.29% -0.79%
2075 -1.29% -0.8%
2074 -1.23% -0.8%
2073 -1.22% -0.82%
2072 -1.2% -0.84%
2071 -1.18% -0.85%
2070 -1.16% -0.86%
2069 -1.15% -0.86%
2068 -1.15% -0.88%
2067 -1.11% -0.89%
2066 -1.12% -0.91%
2065 -1.11% -0.91%
2064 -1.11% -0.91%
2063 -1.09% -0.91%
2062 -1.08% -0.9%
2061 -1.08% -0.89%
2060 -1.07% -0.88%
2059 -1.06% -0.86%
2058 -1.06% -0.85%
2057 -1.04% -0.84%
2056 -1.05% -0.82%
2055 -1.04% -0.79%
2054 -1.03% -0.77%
2053 -1.02% -0.77%
2052 -0.98% -0.75%
2051 -1% -0.74%
2050 -0.98% -0.74%
2049 -0.97% -0.73%
2048 -0.94% -0.72%
2047 -0.96% -0.71%
2046 -0.94% -0.7%
2045 -0.91% -0.71%
2044 -0.92% -0.7%
2043 -0.91% -0.69%
2042 -0.92% -0.69%
2041 -0.9% -0.68%
2040 -0.91% -0.67%
2039 -0.86% -0.67%
2038 -0.85% -0.66%
2037 -0.83% -0.66%
2036 -0.79% -0.65%
2035 -0.81% -0.63%
2034 -0.78% -0.63%
2033 -0.75% -0.62%
2032 -0.74% -0.61%
2031 -0.76% -0.6%
2030 -0.73% -0.6%
2029 -0.73% -0.59%
2028 -0.71% -0.58%
2027 -0.73% -0.58%
2026 -0.74% -0.57%
2025 -1.16% -0.17%
2024 -1.43% -0.05%
2023 -1.63% 0.07%
2022 -1.53% -0.38%
2021 -1.53% -0.74%
2020 -1.53% -0.55%
2019 -1.53% -0.53%
2018 -1.53% -0.59%
2017 -1.53% -0.58%
2016 -1.53% -0.57%
2015 -1.53% -0.47%
2014 -1.53% -0.37%
2013 -1.53% -0.37%
2012 -1.53% -0.44%
2011 -0.27% -0.49%
2010 -0.5% -0.59%
2009 -0.67% -0.83%
2008 -0.76% -1.65%
2007 -0.75% -1.47%
2006 -0.63% -0.59%
2005 -0.51% -0.62%
2004 -0.42% -0.57%
2003 -0.37% -0.72%
2002 -0.3% -1.81%
2001 -0.93% -1.39%
2000 -0.64% -0.13%
1999 -0.63% -0.16%
1998 -0.63% -0.21%
1997 -0.62% -0.29%
1996 -0.62% -0.29%
1995 -0.62% -0.2%
1994 -0.61% -0.15%
1993 -0.61% -0.14%
1992 -0.6% -0.9%
1991 -0.6% -0.86%
1990 1.82% 0.17%
1989 2.72% 0.45%
1988 1.9% 0.47%
1987 2.02% 0.49%
1986 1.95% 0.46%
1985 2.08% 0.41%
1984 2.13% 0.35%
1983 2.14% 0.38%
1982 2.14% 0.55%
1981 2.02% 0.66%
1980 2.07% 0.53%
1979 2.01% 0.63%
1978 2.1% 0.9%
1977 2.24% 0.95%
1976 2.23% 1.21%
1975 2.33% 1.26%
1974 2.32% 0.93%
1973 2.39% 0.86%
1972 2.53% 0.96%
1971 2.45% 1.04%
1970 2.58% 1.21%
1969 2.94% 1.06%
1968 2.88% 1.36%
1967 2.67% 1.66%
1966 2.67% 0.97%
1965 2.79% 0.59%
1964 2.92% 0.65%
1963 3% 0.65%
1962 3.1% 0.65%
1961 3.17% 0.81%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Albania declined by 1.16%, while Romania's population declined by 0.17%.

Live population counters

Albania Romania
Current population
2332078
18912567
Population rank 144/197 70/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.23%
One net population change
19.1 minutes
16.7 minutes
One birth every
21.8 minutes
3.68 minutes
One death every
26.1 minutes
2.16 minutes
Daily growth/decline -75 -86
Annual growth/decline -27,548 -31,533
Annual growth/decline rate -1.16% -0.17%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 172/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
18.1 minutes
Annual migration change -24,230 -29,041
Net migration rank 156/196 163/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 655,579
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 73/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 3.4%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 112/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Romania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Romania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - -29,041
2024 3,979 -24,472 -100,975 -28,466
2023 4,612 -25,357 -83,869 -27,780
2022 3,913 -16,426 -93,338 89,076
2021 623 -32,848 -141,504 -17,731
2020 3,682 -16,680 -100,179 -13,202
2019 8,432 -23,094 -60,053 -27,909
2018 9,187 -15,032 -62,316 -33,018
2017 10,707 -14,901 -50,930 -33,081
2016 12,332 -9,347 -53,196 -33,073
2015 14,164 -20,500 -59,447 -35,751
2014 16,185 -21,706 -55,745 -35,448
2013 17,234 -20,681 -59,951 -34,910
2012 17,565 -19,845 -54,157 -37,589
2011 17,564 -18,630 -56,413 -102,769
2010 18,404 -51,907 -46,567 -122,364
2009 19,336 -51,657 -34,625 -137,953
2008 19,526 -50,619 -30,806 -144,368
2007 20,286 -49,770 -37,590 -133,089
2006 21,732 -48,882 -38,148 -132,777
2005 24,390 -48,893 -40,508 -131,176
2004 26,989 -48,654 -42,904 -117,432
2003 29,907 -48,517 -56,093 -107,139
2002 30,189 -45,178 -58,673 -106,585
2001 33,573 -48,070 -37,625 -91,154
2000 36,741 -60,531 -22,443 -92,451
1999 40,047 -63,093 -31,461 -82,590
1998 43,884 -66,087 -33,761 -81,366
1997 46,979 -66,188 -42,853 -88,734
1996 52,745 -68,076 -56,548 -70,799
1995 56,784 -69,785 -36,295 -73,779
1994 59,086 -70,165 -18,184 -76,246
1993 60,602 -68,445 -13,658 -73,475
1992 63,376 -66,538 -4,559 -63,200
1991 65,639 -63,689 25,301 -36,824
1990 67,355 -60,173 69,605 -38,157
1989 66,351 -38,835 122,756 -33,866
1988 64,616 658 126,817 -48,911
1987 63,334 -3,250 128,517 -42,868
1986 61,925 -2,309 134,737 -50,450
1985 60,798 -183 111,392 -28,108
1984 59,396 64 117,731 -24,629
1983 57,647 66 87,986 3,093
1982 56,443 -225 119,121 -4,725
1981 54,595 -374 156,472 -20,870
1980 53,803 -601 168,776 -16,668
1979 54,139 -1,871 194,397 -29,600
1978 55,463 3,230 204,148 -31,427
1977 56,319 -1,417 215,385 -28,135
1976 56,428 -1,684 213,361 18,748
1975 56,920 -2,610 219,324 9,125
1974 56,133 -1,880 235,530 6,725
1973 55,439 -1,419 175,020 58,651
1972 54,966 -1,588 198,316 61,920
1971 53,797 -911 206,662 74,473
1970 52,293 92 234,905 71,919
1969 51,407 2,665 264,120 74,851
1968 49,258 10,490 338,577 33,601
1967 46,494 12,252 347,709 37,282
1966 44,507 11,858 115,293 -25,458
1965 43,953 9,617 114,190 -60,430
1964 44,205 6,604 134,326 -59,500
1963 44,040 4,091 139,104 -58,076
1962 43,124 2,325 130,736 -56,152
1961 41,802 829 163,286 -54,642
1960 40,436 13,734 191,431 -55,397

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 26.5% of the population change in Albania is from natural causes (a gain of 71,631 people) and 73.5% is from migration (a loss of 198,657 people). In Romania 83.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 805,807 people) and 16.6% is from migration (a loss of 160,935 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 655,579 people or 3.4% in Romania.

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
Romania
City Population
Bucharest 1.72M
Cluj-Napoca 287K
Iasi 272K
Constanta 264K
Timisoara 251K
Brasov 238K
Craiova 234K
Galati 218K
Oradea 183K
Ploiesti 181K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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