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

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The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,349,580 in 2025 vs 51,662,147 people in Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,332,078 people compared to 54,156,832 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 23.2 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.68% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.65% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.5% per year vs +2.63% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.33M (22.1% decline), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 54.2M (69.3% growth).

Albania vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Sudan
2100 1,007,401 138,786,562
2099 1,020,801 138,200,726
2098 1,034,604 137,581,716
2097 1,048,803 136,936,850
2096 1,063,434 136,293,310
2095 1,078,498 135,619,411
2094 1,094,070 134,962,748
2093 1,110,138 134,241,761
2092 1,126,699 133,476,598
2091 1,143,691 132,717,036
2090 1,161,098 131,929,843
2089 1,178,925 131,106,299
2088 1,197,085 130,258,636
2087 1,215,294 129,375,710
2086 1,233,850 128,473,461
2085 1,252,611 127,558,118
2084 1,271,550 126,607,392
2083 1,290,612 125,651,327
2082 1,309,713 124,696,076
2081 1,328,652 123,744,490
2080 1,347,569 122,770,063
2079 1,366,124 121,779,815
2078 1,384,697 120,751,900
2077 1,403,421 119,717,424
2076 1,421,800 118,681,140
2075 1,440,364 117,612,837
2074 1,459,118 116,516,833
2073 1,477,286 115,406,797
2072 1,495,509 114,272,123
2071 1,513,666 113,124,997
2070 1,531,671 111,982,729
2069 1,549,614 110,816,409
2068 1,567,665 109,652,769
2067 1,585,847 108,433,341
2066 1,603,642 107,199,808
2065 1,621,885 105,978,161
2064 1,640,153 104,726,820
2063 1,658,561 103,455,672
2062 1,676,857 102,156,918
2061 1,695,153 100,859,967
2060 1,713,670 99,547,905
2059 1,732,288 98,233,054
2058 1,750,766 96,897,205
2057 1,769,493 95,551,255
2056 1,788,106 94,198,924
2055 1,807,040 92,819,157
2054 1,826,070 91,429,774
2053 1,845,139 90,049,799
2052 1,864,095 88,658,871
2051 1,882,592 87,267,085
2050 1,901,517 85,869,620
2049 1,920,402 84,466,974
2048 1,939,175 83,095,662
2047 1,957,603 81,727,967
2046 1,976,486 80,356,627
2045 1,995,320 78,980,614
2044 2,013,616 77,616,012
2043 2,032,321 76,252,103
2042 2,050,944 74,901,092
2041 2,069,916 73,546,861
2040 2,088,692 72,207,474
2039 2,107,936 70,876,908
2038 2,126,229 69,547,797
2037 2,144,493 68,201,884
2036 2,162,466 66,863,109
2035 2,179,783 65,516,233
2034 2,197,495 64,168,801
2033 2,214,803 62,823,562
2032 2,231,467 61,491,227
2031 2,248,104 60,168,709
2030 2,265,270 58,846,984
2029 2,281,932 57,534,918
2028 2,298,632 56,242,802
2027 2,314,980 54,955,096
2026 2,332,078 53,313,722
2025 2,349,580 51,662,147
2024 2,377,128 50,448,963
2023 2,411,658 50,042,791
2022 2,451,636 49,383,346
2021 2,489,762 48,066,924
2020 2,528,480 46,789,231
2019 2,567,801 45,548,175
2018 2,607,733 44,230,596
2017 2,648,285 42,714,306
2016 2,689,469 41,259,892
2015 2,731,293 40,024,431
2014 2,773,767 38,823,318
2013 2,816,902 37,785,849
2012 2,860,708 36,923,178
2011 2,905,195 36,140,806
2010 2,913,021 35,414,399
2009 2,927,519 34,569,113
2008 2,947,314 33,623,980
2007 2,970,017 32,764,135
2006 2,992,547 31,992,435
2005 3,011,487 31,262,444
2004 3,026,939 30,556,637
2003 3,039,616 29,896,035
2002 3,051,010 29,228,727
2001 3,060,173 28,516,770
2000 3,089,027 27,816,745
1999 3,108,778 27,130,613
1998 3,128,530 26,458,999
1997 3,148,281 25,799,821
1996 3,168,033 25,231,528
1995 3,187,784 24,672,143
1994 3,207,536 24,043,948
1993 3,227,287 23,445,592
1992 3,247,039 22,927,355
1991 3,266,790 22,470,676
1990 3,286,542 22,021,481
1989 3,227,943 21,578,022
1988 3,142,336 21,138,431
1987 3,083,605 20,704,904
1986 3,022,635 20,288,238
1985 2,964,762 19,905,872
1984 2,904,429 19,546,528
1983 2,843,960 19,109,770
1982 2,784,278 18,486,645
1981 2,726,056 17,780,572
1980 2,671,997 17,058,905
1979 2,617,832 16,355,352
1978 2,566,266 15,695,003
1977 2,513,546 15,086,614
1976 2,458,526 14,569,716
1975 2,404,831 14,064,798
1974 2,350,124 13,580,723
1973 2,296,752 13,049,315
1972 2,243,126 12,527,856
1971 2,187,853 12,105,539
1970 2,135,479 11,695,771
1969 2,081,695 11,298,936
1968 2,022,272 10,917,999
1967 1,965,598 10,550,597
1966 1,914,573 10,197,578
1965 1,864,791 9,858,030
1964 1,814,135 9,531,109
1963 1,762,621 9,218,077
1962 1,711,319 8,919,028
1961 1,659,800 8,634,941
1960 1,608,800 8,364,489

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

GeoRank.org/population/albania/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 357,391 people (a 13.3% decline), while Sudan's population increased by 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 58.6% to 85,869,620 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 139M 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
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Sudan
2100 -1.31% 0.42%
2099 -1.33% 0.45%
2098 -1.35% 0.47%
2097 -1.38% 0.47%
2096 -1.4% 0.5%
2095 -1.42% 0.49%
2094 -1.45% 0.54%
2093 -1.47% 0.57%
2092 -1.49% 0.57%
2091 -1.5% 0.6%
2090 -1.51% 0.63%
2089 -1.52% 0.65%
2088 -1.5% 0.68%
2087 -1.5% 0.7%
2086 -1.5% 0.72%
2085 -1.49% 0.75%
2084 -1.48% 0.76%
2083 -1.46% 0.77%
2082 -1.43% 0.77%
2081 -1.4% 0.79%
2080 -1.36% 0.81%
2079 -1.34% 0.85%
2078 -1.33% 0.86%
2077 -1.29% 0.87%
2076 -1.29% 0.91%
2075 -1.29% 0.94%
2074 -1.23% 0.96%
2073 -1.22% 0.99%
2072 -1.2% 1.01%
2071 -1.18% 1.02%
2070 -1.16% 1.05%
2069 -1.15% 1.06%
2068 -1.15% 1.12%
2067 -1.11% 1.15%
2066 -1.12% 1.15%
2065 -1.11% 1.19%
2064 -1.11% 1.23%
2063 -1.09% 1.27%
2062 -1.08% 1.29%
2061 -1.08% 1.32%
2060 -1.07% 1.34%
2059 -1.06% 1.38%
2058 -1.06% 1.41%
2057 -1.04% 1.44%
2056 -1.05% 1.49%
2055 -1.04% 1.52%
2054 -1.03% 1.53%
2053 -1.02% 1.57%
2052 -0.98% 1.59%
2051 -1% 1.63%
2050 -0.98% 1.66%
2049 -0.97% 1.65%
2048 -0.94% 1.67%
2047 -0.96% 1.71%
2046 -0.94% 1.74%
2045 -0.91% 1.76%
2044 -0.92% 1.79%
2043 -0.91% 1.8%
2042 -0.92% 1.84%
2041 -0.9% 1.85%
2040 -0.91% 1.88%
2039 -0.86% 1.91%
2038 -0.85% 1.97%
2037 -0.83% 2%
2036 -0.79% 2.06%
2035 -0.81% 2.1%
2034 -0.78% 2.14%
2033 -0.75% 2.17%
2032 -0.74% 2.2%
2031 -0.76% 2.25%
2030 -0.73% 2.28%
2029 -0.73% 2.3%
2028 -0.71% 2.34%
2027 -0.73% 3.08%
2026 -0.74% 3.2%
2025 -1.16% 2.4%
2024 -1.43% 0.81%
2023 -1.63% 1.34%
2022 -1.53% 2.74%
2021 -1.53% 2.73%
2020 -1.53% 2.72%
2019 -1.53% 2.98%
2018 -1.53% 3.55%
2017 -1.53% 3.53%
2016 -1.53% 3.09%
2015 -1.53% 3.09%
2014 -1.53% 2.75%
2013 -1.53% 2.34%
2012 -1.53% 2.16%
2011 -0.27% 2.05%
2010 -0.5% 2.45%
2009 -0.67% 2.81%
2008 -0.76% 2.62%
2007 -0.75% 2.41%
2006 -0.63% 2.34%
2005 -0.51% 2.31%
2004 -0.42% 2.21%
2003 -0.37% 2.28%
2002 -0.3% 2.5%
2001 -0.93% 2.52%
2000 -0.64% 2.53%
1999 -0.63% 2.54%
1998 -0.63% 2.55%
1997 -0.62% 2.25%
1996 -0.62% 2.27%
1995 -0.62% 2.61%
1994 -0.61% 2.55%
1993 -0.61% 2.26%
1992 -0.6% 2.03%
1991 -0.6% 2.04%
1990 1.82% 2.06%
1989 2.72% 2.08%
1988 1.9% 2.09%
1987 2.02% 2.05%
1986 1.95% 1.92%
1985 2.08% 1.84%
1984 2.13% 2.29%
1983 2.14% 3.37%
1982 2.14% 3.97%
1981 2.02% 4.23%
1980 2.07% 4.3%
1979 2.01% 4.21%
1978 2.1% 4.03%
1977 2.24% 3.55%
1976 2.23% 3.59%
1975 2.33% 3.56%
1974 2.32% 4.07%
1973 2.39% 4.16%
1972 2.53% 3.49%
1971 2.45% 3.5%
1970 2.58% 3.51%
1969 2.94% 3.49%
1968 2.88% 3.48%
1967 2.67% 3.46%
1966 2.67% 3.44%
1965 2.79% 3.43%
1964 2.92% 3.4%
1963 3% 3.35%
1962 3.1% 3.29%
1961 3.17% 3.23%

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 Sudan's population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Albania Sudan
Current population
2332078
54156832
Population rank 144/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.65%
One net population change
19.1 minutes
26.1 seconds
One birth every
21.8 minutes
18.9 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline -75 +3,324
Annual growth/decline -27,548 +1,213,184
Annual growth/decline rate -1.16% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 30/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -24,230 +291,469
Net migration rank 156/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - 291,469
2024 3,979 -24,472 1,345,019 -544,257
2023 4,612 -25,357 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 3,913 -16,426 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 623 -32,848 1,293,817 31,664
2020 3,682 -16,680 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 8,432 -23,094 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 9,187 -15,032 1,257,387 125,499
2017 10,707 -14,901 1,208,046 441,623
2016 12,332 -9,347 1,174,422 84,728
2015 14,164 -20,500 1,145,259 66,476
2014 16,185 -21,706 1,097,962 92,504
2013 17,234 -20,681 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 17,565 -19,845 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 17,564 -18,630 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 18,404 -51,907 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 19,336 -51,657 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 19,526 -50,619 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 20,286 -49,770 992,819 -201,769
2006 21,732 -48,882 963,740 -211,387
2005 24,390 -48,893 907,017 -199,378
2004 26,989 -48,654 889,382 -185,392
2003 29,907 -48,517 898,226 -281,001
2002 30,189 -45,178 897,965 -180,603
2001 33,573 -48,070 880,284 -173,745
2000 36,741 -60,531 858,536 -165,030
1999 40,047 -63,093 835,840 -157,090
1998 43,884 -66,087 814,752 -150,271
1997 46,979 -66,188 802,245 -148,368
1996 52,745 -68,076 792,926 -310,221
1995 56,784 -69,785 780,700 -144,670
1994 59,086 -70,165 764,645 -144,324
1993 60,602 -68,445 743,249 -166,861
1992 63,376 -66,538 731,177 -271,093
1991 65,639 -63,689 714,612 -261,341
1990 67,355 -60,173 699,953 -254,825
1989 66,351 -38,835 683,743 -241,979
1988 64,616 658 672,604 -235,213
1987 63,334 -3,250 658,416 -228,756
1986 61,925 -2,309 649,649 -245,968
1985 60,798 -183 583,382 -222,315
1984 59,396 64 577,405 -219,755
1983 57,647 66 570,198 -54,325
1982 56,443 -225 606,362 124,007
1981 54,595 -374 585,087 96,697
1980 53,803 -601 552,930 208,602
1979 54,139 -1,871 524,942 120,613
1978 55,463 3,230 497,987 177,153
1977 56,319 -1,417 483,089 58,540
1976 56,428 -1,684 470,019 22,147
1975 56,920 -2,610 454,813 62,843
1974 56,133 -1,880 444,456 6,023
1973 55,439 -1,419 439,201 173,143
1972 54,966 -1,588 428,340 2,238
1971 53,797 -911 417,641 -3,577
1970 52,293 92 401,013 4,479
1969 51,407 2,665 385,712 2,476
1968 49,258 10,490 370,917 2,776
1967 46,494 12,252 356,599 4,508
1966 44,507 11,858 342,118 2,813
1965 43,953 9,617 327,799 6,367
1964 44,205 6,604 315,166 4,505
1963 44,040 4,091 302,132 4,263
1962 43,124 2,325 287,317 4,387
1961 41,802 829 272,562 3,904
1960 40,436 13,734 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/albania/sudan | CC BY

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 Sudan 90.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,707,034 people) and 9.13% is from migration (a loss of 1,276,357 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K
Ad-Damazin 186K

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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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