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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,377,128 in 2024 vs 14,256,567 people in Rwanda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,342,753 people compared to 14,975,051 in Rwanda.

Population statistics:

  • Rwanda's population is 6.39 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Rwanda is the 77th.
  • The countries together account for 0.21% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.18% for Rwanda.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.53% per year vs +2.31% in Rwanda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (21.7% decline), while Rwanda has grown from 9.3M to 15M (61% growth).

Albania vs Rwanda: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Rwanda
2100 1,012,012 33,092,520
2099 1,025,473 32,987,847
2098 1,039,339 32,907,335
2097 1,053,604 32,832,706
2096 1,068,302 32,747,490
2095 1,083,434 32,615,044
2094 1,099,077 32,529,590
2093 1,115,220 32,396,544
2092 1,131,856 32,274,083
2091 1,148,926 32,171,077
2090 1,166,413 32,068,626
2089 1,184,321 31,872,593
2088 1,202,564 31,726,882
2087 1,220,857 31,533,364
2086 1,239,498 31,379,315
2085 1,258,345 31,235,000
2084 1,277,370 31,092,940
2083 1,296,519 30,917,707
2082 1,315,707 30,733,578
2081 1,334,733 30,557,819
2080 1,353,737 30,367,298
2079 1,372,377 30,176,627
2078 1,391,035 29,997,866
2077 1,409,844 29,800,561
2076 1,428,308 29,627,021
2075 1,446,956 29,423,503
2074 1,465,797 29,225,643
2073 1,484,047 29,007,777
2072 1,502,354 28,780,763
2071 1,520,594 28,560,382
2070 1,538,681 28,316,533
2069 1,556,707 28,103,541
2068 1,574,841 27,854,906
2067 1,593,106 27,591,747
2066 1,610,982 27,355,659
2065 1,629,308 27,084,704
2064 1,647,661 26,821,315
2063 1,666,152 26,543,184
2062 1,684,532 26,296,132
2061 1,702,912 25,985,356
2060 1,721,513 25,712,904
2059 1,740,217 25,437,446
2058 1,758,780 25,106,242
2057 1,777,592 24,837,928
2056 1,796,291 24,566,784
2055 1,815,311 24,266,669
2054 1,834,428 23,976,914
2053 1,853,584 23,690,426
2052 1,872,627 23,406,346
2051 1,891,209 23,099,207
2050 1,910,221 22,800,250
2049 1,929,192 22,484,698
2048 1,948,051 22,157,938
2047 1,966,563 21,834,786
2046 1,985,533 21,540,566
2045 2,004,453 21,215,262
2044 2,022,832 20,902,695
2043 2,041,623 20,535,605
2042 2,060,331 20,201,608
2041 2,079,391 19,832,577
2040 2,098,252 19,463,015
2039 2,117,584 19,096,860
2038 2,135,961 18,761,626
2037 2,154,309 18,421,864
2036 2,172,363 18,116,691
2035 2,189,761 17,753,910
2034 2,207,553 17,421,234
2033 2,224,941 17,089,349
2032 2,241,680 16,811,505
2031 2,258,394 16,485,559
2030 2,275,638 16,167,916
2029 2,292,376 15,858,862
2028 2,309,153 15,544,959
2027 2,325,576 15,207,733
2026 2,342,753 14,888,776
2025 2,360,334 14,560,205
2024 2,377,128 14,256,567
2023 2,414,095 13,954,471
2022 2,451,636 13,651,030
2021 2,489,762 13,355,260
2020 2,528,480 13,065,837
2019 2,567,801 12,776,103
2018 2,607,733 12,487,996
2017 2,648,285 12,202,060
2016 2,689,469 11,919,183
2015 2,731,293 11,640,022
2014 2,773,767 11,364,757
2013 2,816,902 11,093,340
2012 2,860,708 10,829,901
2011 2,905,195 10,573,733
2010 2,913,021 10,317,553
2009 2,927,519 10,060,432
2008 2,947,314 9,804,269
2007 2,970,017 9,549,933
2006 2,992,547 9,299,246
2005 3,011,487 9,054,528
2004 3,026,939 8,816,844
2003 3,039,616 8,586,875
2002 3,051,010 8,400,180
2001 3,060,173 8,287,094
2000 3,089,027 8,213,931
1999 3,108,778 8,147,912
1998 3,128,530 8,081,681
1997 3,148,281 7,755,238
1996 3,168,033 6,708,764
1995 3,187,784 5,674,118
1994 3,207,536 6,792,352
1993 3,227,287 7,981,132
1992 3,247,039 7,683,266
1991 3,266,790 7,526,966
1990 3,286,542 7,375,307
1989 3,227,943 7,184,706
1988 3,142,336 6,968,071
1987 3,083,605 6,749,493
1986 3,022,635 6,531,881
1985 2,964,762 6,317,228
1984 2,904,429 6,107,627
1983 2,843,960 5,905,311
1982 2,784,278 5,711,549
1981 2,726,056 5,527,230
1980 2,671,997 5,353,259
1979 2,617,832 5,189,541
1978 2,566,266 5,035,171
1977 2,513,546 4,888,240
1976 2,458,526 4,745,954
1975 2,404,831 4,607,728
1974 2,350,124 4,474,228
1973 2,296,752 4,345,047
1972 2,243,126 4,220,335
1971 2,187,853 4,100,044
1970 2,135,479 3,980,669
1969 2,081,695 3,861,271
1968 2,022,272 3,744,010
1967 1,965,598 3,629,577
1966 1,914,573 3,521,626
1965 1,864,791 3,423,210
1964 1,814,135 3,334,834
1963 1,762,621 3,258,890
1962 1,711,319 3,186,025
1961 1,659,800 3,106,779
1960 1,608,800 3,022,294

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/rwanda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 346,716 people (a 12.9% decline), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,055,868 people (a 25.6% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 52.3% to 22,800,250 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.

Rwanda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.1M 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
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Rwanda
2100 -1.31% 0.32%
2099 -1.33% 0.24%
2098 -1.35% 0.23%
2097 -1.38% 0.26%
2096 -1.4% 0.41%
2095 -1.42% 0.26%
2094 -1.45% 0.41%
2093 -1.47% 0.38%
2092 -1.49% 0.32%
2091 -1.5% 0.32%
2090 -1.51% 0.62%
2089 -1.52% 0.46%
2088 -1.5% 0.61%
2087 -1.5% 0.49%
2086 -1.5% 0.46%
2085 -1.49% 0.46%
2084 -1.48% 0.57%
2083 -1.46% 0.6%
2082 -1.43% 0.58%
2081 -1.4% 0.63%
2080 -1.36% 0.63%
2079 -1.34% 0.6%
2078 -1.33% 0.66%
2077 -1.29% 0.59%
2076 -1.29% 0.69%
2075 -1.29% 0.68%
2074 -1.23% 0.75%
2073 -1.22% 0.79%
2072 -1.2% 0.77%
2071 -1.18% 0.86%
2070 -1.16% 0.76%
2069 -1.15% 0.89%
2068 -1.15% 0.95%
2067 -1.11% 0.86%
2066 -1.12% 1%
2065 -1.11% 0.98%
2064 -1.11% 1.05%
2063 -1.09% 0.94%
2062 -1.08% 1.2%
2061 -1.08% 1.06%
2060 -1.07% 1.08%
2059 -1.06% 1.32%
2058 -1.06% 1.08%
2057 -1.04% 1.1%
2056 -1.05% 1.24%
2055 -1.04% 1.21%
2054 -1.03% 1.21%
2053 -1.02% 1.21%
2052 -0.98% 1.33%
2051 -1% 1.31%
2050 -0.98% 1.4%
2049 -0.97% 1.47%
2048 -0.94% 1.48%
2047 -0.96% 1.37%
2046 -0.94% 1.53%
2045 -0.91% 1.5%
2044 -0.92% 1.79%
2043 -0.91% 1.65%
2042 -0.92% 1.86%
2041 -0.9% 1.9%
2040 -0.91% 1.92%
2039 -0.86% 1.79%
2038 -0.85% 1.84%
2037 -0.83% 1.68%
2036 -0.79% 2.04%
2035 -0.81% 1.91%
2034 -0.78% 1.94%
2033 -0.75% 1.65%
2032 -0.74% 1.98%
2031 -0.76% 1.96%
2030 -0.73% 1.95%
2029 -0.73% 2.02%
2028 -0.71% 2.22%
2027 -0.73% 2.14%
2026 -0.74% 2.26%
2025 -0.71% 2.13%
2024 -1.53% 2.16%
2023 -1.53% 2.22%
2022 -1.53% 2.21%
2021 -1.53% 2.22%
2020 -1.53% 2.27%
2019 -1.53% 2.31%
2018 -1.53% 2.34%
2017 -1.53% 2.37%
2016 -1.53% 2.4%
2015 -1.53% 2.42%
2014 -1.53% 2.45%
2013 -1.53% 2.43%
2012 -1.53% 2.42%
2011 -0.27% 2.48%
2010 -0.5% 2.56%
2009 -0.67% 2.61%
2008 -0.76% 2.66%
2007 -0.75% 2.7%
2006 -0.63% 2.7%
2005 -0.51% 2.7%
2004 -0.42% 2.68%
2003 -0.37% 2.22%
2002 -0.3% 1.36%
2001 -0.93% 0.89%
2000 -0.64% 0.81%
1999 -0.63% 0.82%
1998 -0.63% 4.21%
1997 -0.62% 15.6%
1996 -0.62% 18.2%
1995 -0.62% -16.5%
1994 -0.61% -14.9%
1993 -0.61% 3.88%
1992 -0.6% 2.08%
1991 -0.6% 2.06%
1990 1.82% 2.65%
1989 2.72% 3.11%
1988 1.9% 3.24%
1987 2.02% 3.33%
1986 1.95% 3.4%
1985 2.08% 3.43%
1984 2.13% 3.43%
1983 2.14% 3.39%
1982 2.14% 3.33%
1981 2.02% 3.25%
1980 2.07% 3.15%
1979 2.01% 3.07%
1978 2.1% 3.01%
1977 2.24% 3%
1976 2.23% 3%
1975 2.33% 2.98%
1974 2.32% 2.97%
1973 2.39% 2.96%
1972 2.53% 2.93%
1971 2.45% 3%
1970 2.58% 3.09%
1969 2.94% 3.13%
1968 2.88% 3.15%
1967 2.67% 3.07%
1966 2.67% 2.87%
1965 2.79% 2.65%
1964 2.92% 2.33%
1963 3% 2.29%
1962 3.1% 2.55%
1961 3.17% 2.8%

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 Rwanda's population grew by 2.16%.

Live population counters

Albania Rwanda
Current population
2342753
14975051
Population rank 144/197 77/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.18%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
1.74 minutes
One birth every
21.3 minutes
1.33 minutes
One death every
26.1 minutes
6.35 minutes
Daily growth/decline -101 +828
Annual growth/decline -36,967 +302,096
Annual growth/decline rate -1.53% +2.16%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 45/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
1.4 hours
Annual migration change -24,230 +6,282
Net migration rank 156/196 48/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 513,316
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 80/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 109/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Rwanda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Rwanda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - 6,282
2024 - -24,472 - -15,582
2023 4,615 -25,357 312,762 -9,001
2022 3,913 -16,426 312,145 -9,001
2021 623 -32,848 309,895 -21,492
2020 3,682 -16,680 312,692 -22,251
2019 8,432 -23,094 313,525 -24,492
2018 9,187 -15,032 312,512 -25,323
2017 10,707 -14,901 310,323 -25,634
2016 12,332 -9,347 305,549 -24,474
2015 14,164 -20,500 299,114 -21,862
2014 16,185 -21,706 292,779 -19,505
2013 17,234 -20,681 286,331 -16,779
2012 17,565 -19,845 282,584 -25,260
2011 17,564 -18,630 282,922 -27,915
2010 18,404 -51,907 286,848 -29,501
2009 19,336 -51,657 287,034 -30,128
2008 19,526 -50,619 287,334 -31,913
2007 20,286 -49,770 285,791 -32,537
2006 21,732 -48,882 282,149 -34,008
2005 24,390 -48,893 275,121 -33,830
2004 26,989 -48,654 265,273 -31,214
2003 29,907 -48,517 251,243 -25,355
2002 30,189 -45,178 239,036 -91,518
2001 33,573 -48,070 230,845 -152,197
2000 36,741 -60,531 221,276 -153,588
1999 40,047 -63,093 210,518 -146,162
1998 43,884 -66,087 197,185 -129,089
1997 46,979 -66,188 174,687 410,106
1996 52,745 -68,076 140,455 1,367,700
1995 56,784 -69,785 121,137 439,995
1994 59,086 -70,165 -719,479 -2,078,111
1993 60,602 -68,445 183,926 236,110
1992 63,376 -66,538 188,025 -12,334
1991 65,639 -63,689 196,431 -59,519
1990 67,355 -60,173 207,895 -41,483
1989 66,351 -38,835 217,632 -2,826
1988 64,616 658 223,759 -5,285
1987 63,334 -3,250 225,744 -7,062
1986 61,925 -2,309 225,526 -8,982
1985 60,798 -183 223,794 -11,031
1984 59,396 64 219,337 -12,899
1983 57,647 66 212,750 -14,560
1982 56,443 -225 205,147 -15,818
1981 54,595 -374 195,769 -16,453
1980 53,803 -601 184,988 -16,359
1979 54,139 -1,871 174,477 -15,669
1978 55,463 3,230 163,779 -13,838
1977 56,319 -1,417 155,011 -11,084
1976 56,428 -1,684 147,665 -7,027
1975 56,920 -2,610 140,596 -4,791
1974 56,133 -1,880 135,743 -4,535
1973 55,439 -1,419 131,021 -3,862
1972 54,966 -1,588 126,403 -4,156
1971 53,797 -911 122,567 -4,230
1970 52,293 92 119,273 1,149
1969 51,407 2,665 115,394 2,983
1968 49,258 10,490 111,422 4,728
1967 46,494 12,252 108,053 4,655
1966 44,507 11,858 105,128 -1,930
1965 43,953 9,617 103,422 -9,774
1964 44,205 6,604 102,562 -19,458
1963 44,040 4,091 94,296 -25,524
1962 43,124 2,325 102,548 -25,594
1961 41,802 829 102,051 -20,508
1960 40,436 13,734 100,627 -13,198

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 Rwanda 93.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,081,296 people) and 6.18% is from migration (a loss of 203,035 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 513,316 people or 3.6% in Rwanda.

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
Rwanda
City Population
Kigali 1.75M
Ruhengeri 153K
Gisenyi 53.6K
Byumba 36.4K
Cyangugu 27.4K
Nyanza 25.4K
Butare 19.9K
Kibuye 12.3K

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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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