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

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The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,349,580 in 2025 vs 639,850 people in Suriname in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,332,078 people compared to 648,096 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Albania's population is 3.6 times bigger than Suriname's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.008% for Suriname.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.5% per year vs +0.97% in Suriname.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.33M (22.1% decline), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 648K (23.4% growth).

Albania vs Suriname: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Suriname
2100 1,007,401 713,301
2099 1,020,801 715,718
2098 1,034,604 718,073
2097 1,048,803 720,500
2096 1,063,434 722,800
2095 1,078,498 725,224
2094 1,094,070 727,514
2093 1,110,138 729,945
2092 1,126,699 732,310
2091 1,143,691 734,611
2090 1,161,098 736,676
2089 1,178,925 738,887
2088 1,197,085 741,028
2087 1,215,294 742,858
2086 1,233,850 744,619
2085 1,252,611 746,328
2084 1,271,550 747,772
2083 1,290,612 749,164
2082 1,309,713 750,355
2081 1,328,652 751,527
2080 1,347,569 752,571
2079 1,366,124 753,310
2078 1,384,697 753,974
2077 1,403,421 754,582
2076 1,421,800 755,015
2075 1,440,364 755,554
2074 1,459,118 755,740
2073 1,477,286 756,042
2072 1,495,509 756,125
2071 1,513,666 756,124
2070 1,531,671 755,985
2069 1,549,614 755,900
2068 1,567,665 755,625
2067 1,585,847 755,174
2066 1,603,642 754,830
2065 1,621,885 754,137
2064 1,640,153 753,311
2063 1,658,561 752,771
2062 1,676,857 751,992
2061 1,695,153 751,308
2060 1,713,670 750,325
2059 1,732,288 749,420
2058 1,750,766 748,612
2057 1,769,493 747,183
2056 1,788,106 745,967
2055 1,807,040 744,434
2054 1,826,070 742,836
2053 1,845,139 741,364
2052 1,864,095 739,688
2051 1,882,592 738,024
2050 1,901,517 736,078
2049 1,920,402 734,256
2048 1,939,175 732,085
2047 1,957,603 729,623
2046 1,976,486 727,242
2045 1,995,320 724,469
2044 2,013,616 721,556
2043 2,032,321 718,596
2042 2,050,944 715,335
2041 2,069,916 712,005
2040 2,088,692 708,379
2039 2,107,936 704,797
2038 2,126,229 701,029
2037 2,144,493 697,364
2036 2,162,466 693,268
2035 2,179,783 689,014
2034 2,197,495 684,675
2033 2,214,803 680,289
2032 2,231,467 675,648
2031 2,248,104 670,943
2030 2,265,270 666,067
2029 2,281,932 661,186
2028 2,298,632 656,001
2027 2,314,980 650,709
2026 2,332,078 645,337
2025 2,349,580 639,850
2024 2,377,128 634,431
2023 2,411,658 628,886
2022 2,451,636 623,164
2021 2,489,762 617,896
2020 2,528,480 612,317
2019 2,567,801 605,768
2018 2,607,733 599,513
2017 2,648,285 593,713
2016 2,689,469 587,757
2015 2,731,293 581,627
2014 2,773,767 575,373
2013 2,816,902 569,020
2012 2,860,708 562,633
2011 2,905,195 556,269
2010 2,913,021 549,923
2009 2,927,519 543,568
2008 2,947,314 537,245
2007 2,970,017 531,016
2006 2,992,547 524,997
2005 3,011,487 519,313
2004 3,026,939 513,923
2003 3,039,616 506,414
2002 3,051,010 496,551
2001 3,060,173 486,560
2000 3,089,027 476,643
1999 3,108,778 466,916
1998 3,128,530 457,406
1997 3,148,281 448,067
1996 3,168,033 438,830
1995 3,187,784 429,606
1994 3,207,536 422,375
1993 3,227,287 419,352
1992 3,247,039 417,589
1991 3,266,790 415,013
1990 3,286,542 412,493
1989 3,227,943 408,409
1988 3,142,336 402,227
1987 3,083,605 396,911
1986 3,022,635 392,330
1985 2,964,762 386,972
1984 2,904,429 382,193
1983 2,843,960 378,746
1982 2,784,278 376,555
1981 2,726,056 375,459
1980 2,671,997 375,377
1979 2,617,832 377,602
1978 2,566,266 381,502
1977 2,513,546 385,067
1976 2,458,526 388,289
1975 2,404,831 391,170
1974 2,350,124 393,676
1973 2,296,752 395,772
1972 2,243,126 397,413
1971 2,187,853 391,932
1970 2,135,479 379,442
1969 2,081,695 366,906
1968 2,022,272 354,616
1967 1,965,598 342,679
1966 1,914,573 331,135
1965 1,864,791 320,000
1964 1,814,135 309,041
1963 1,762,621 297,034
1962 1,711,319 283,912
1961 1,659,800 272,791
1960 1,608,800 263,918

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 Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 357,391 people (a 13.3% decline), while Suriname's population increased by 60,339 people (a 10.3% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.6% to 736,078 people and will still be ranked 165th.

Suriname is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 756K 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
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Suriname
2100 -1.31% -0.34%
2099 -1.33% -0.33%
2098 -1.35% -0.34%
2097 -1.38% -0.32%
2096 -1.4% -0.33%
2095 -1.42% -0.31%
2094 -1.45% -0.33%
2093 -1.47% -0.32%
2092 -1.49% -0.31%
2091 -1.5% -0.28%
2090 -1.51% -0.3%
2089 -1.52% -0.29%
2088 -1.5% -0.25%
2087 -1.5% -0.24%
2086 -1.5% -0.23%
2085 -1.49% -0.19%
2084 -1.48% -0.19%
2083 -1.46% -0.16%
2082 -1.43% -0.16%
2081 -1.4% -0.14%
2080 -1.36% -0.1%
2079 -1.34% -0.09%
2078 -1.33% -0.08%
2077 -1.29% -0.06%
2076 -1.29% -0.07%
2075 -1.29% -0.02%
2074 -1.23% -0.04%
2073 -1.22% -0.01%
2072 -1.2% 0%
2071 -1.18% 0.02%
2070 -1.16% 0.01%
2069 -1.15% 0.04%
2068 -1.15% 0.06%
2067 -1.11% 0.05%
2066 -1.12% 0.09%
2065 -1.11% 0.11%
2064 -1.11% 0.07%
2063 -1.09% 0.1%
2062 -1.08% 0.09%
2061 -1.08% 0.13%
2060 -1.07% 0.12%
2059 -1.06% 0.11%
2058 -1.06% 0.19%
2057 -1.04% 0.16%
2056 -1.05% 0.21%
2055 -1.04% 0.22%
2054 -1.03% 0.2%
2053 -1.02% 0.23%
2052 -0.98% 0.23%
2051 -1% 0.26%
2050 -0.98% 0.25%
2049 -0.97% 0.3%
2048 -0.94% 0.34%
2047 -0.96% 0.33%
2046 -0.94% 0.38%
2045 -0.91% 0.4%
2044 -0.92% 0.41%
2043 -0.91% 0.46%
2042 -0.92% 0.47%
2041 -0.9% 0.51%
2040 -0.91% 0.51%
2039 -0.86% 0.54%
2038 -0.85% 0.53%
2037 -0.83% 0.59%
2036 -0.79% 0.62%
2035 -0.81% 0.63%
2034 -0.78% 0.64%
2033 -0.75% 0.69%
2032 -0.74% 0.7%
2031 -0.76% 0.73%
2030 -0.73% 0.74%
2029 -0.73% 0.79%
2028 -0.71% 0.81%
2027 -0.73% 0.83%
2026 -0.74% 0.86%
2025 -1.16% 0.85%
2024 -1.43% 0.88%
2023 -1.63% 0.92%
2022 -1.53% 0.85%
2021 -1.53% 0.91%
2020 -1.53% 1.08%
2019 -1.53% 1.04%
2018 -1.53% 0.98%
2017 -1.53% 1.01%
2016 -1.53% 1.05%
2015 -1.53% 1.09%
2014 -1.53% 1.12%
2013 -1.53% 1.14%
2012 -1.53% 1.14%
2011 -0.27% 1.15%
2010 -0.5% 1.17%
2009 -0.67% 1.18%
2008 -0.76% 1.17%
2007 -0.75% 1.15%
2006 -0.63% 1.09%
2005 -0.51% 1.05%
2004 -0.42% 1.48%
2003 -0.37% 1.99%
2002 -0.3% 2.05%
2001 -0.93% 2.08%
2000 -0.64% 2.08%
1999 -0.63% 2.08%
1998 -0.63% 2.08%
1997 -0.62% 2.1%
1996 -0.62% 2.15%
1995 -0.62% 1.71%
1994 -0.61% 0.72%
1993 -0.61% 0.42%
1992 -0.6% 0.62%
1991 -0.6% 0.61%
1990 1.82% 1%
1989 2.72% 1.54%
1988 1.9% 1.34%
1987 2.02% 1.17%
1986 1.95% 1.38%
1985 2.08% 1.25%
1984 2.13% 0.91%
1983 2.14% 0.58%
1982 2.14% 0.29%
1981 2.02% 0.02%
1980 2.07% -0.59%
1979 2.01% -1.02%
1978 2.1% -0.93%
1977 2.24% -0.83%
1976 2.23% -0.74%
1975 2.33% -0.64%
1974 2.32% -0.53%
1973 2.39% -0.41%
1972 2.53% 1.4%
1971 2.45% 3.29%
1970 2.58% 3.42%
1969 2.94% 3.47%
1968 2.88% 3.48%
1967 2.67% 3.49%
1966 2.67% 3.48%
1965 2.79% 3.55%
1964 2.92% 4.04%
1963 3% 4.62%
1962 3.1% 4.08%
1961 3.17% 3.36%

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 Suriname's population grew by 0.85%.

Live population counters

Albania Suriname
Current population
2332078
648096
Population rank 144/197 165/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.008%
One net population change
19.1 minutes
1.62 hours
One birth every
21.8 minutes
48.3 minutes
One death every
26.1 minutes
2.02 hours
Daily growth/decline -75 +15
Annual growth/decline -27,548 +5,419
Annual growth/decline rate -1.16% +0.85%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 107/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
9.08 hours
Annual migration change -24,230 -967
Net migration rank 156/196 92/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 51,902
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 148/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 8.2%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 74/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Suriname
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Suriname
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - -967
2024 3,979 -24,472 6,541 -1,166
2023 4,612 -25,357 6,697 -988
2022 3,913 -16,426 6,719 -988
2021 623 -32,848 5,291 -486
2020 3,682 -16,680 6,640 -296
2019 8,432 -23,094 6,564 191
2018 9,187 -15,032 6,613 -851
2017 10,707 -14,901 6,772 -935
2016 12,332 -9,347 6,979 -906
2015 14,164 -20,500 7,150 -967
2014 16,185 -21,706 7,284 -959
2013 17,234 -20,681 7,350 -968
2012 17,565 -19,845 7,405 -1,011
2011 17,564 -18,630 7,401 -1,060
2010 18,404 -51,907 7,489 -1,138
2009 19,336 -51,657 7,559 -1,204
2008 19,526 -50,619 7,552 -1,255
2007 20,286 -49,770 7,468 -1,312
2006 21,732 -48,882 7,278 -1,403
2005 24,390 -48,893 7,037 -1,534
2004 26,989 -48,654 6,948 -1,676
2003 29,907 -48,517 7,396 2,345
2002 30,189 -45,178 7,916 2,076
2001 33,573 -48,070 8,349 1,641
2000 36,741 -60,531 8,323 1,516
1999 40,047 -63,093 8,236 1,380
1998 43,884 -66,087 8,173 1,241
1997 46,979 -66,188 8,106 1,164
1996 52,745 -68,076 8,031 1,165
1995 56,784 -69,785 7,968 1,275
1994 59,086 -70,165 7,929 -2,713
1993 60,602 -68,445 8,127 -7,291
1992 63,376 -66,538 8,355 -5,662
1991 65,639 -63,689 8,637 -6,174
1990 67,355 -60,173 9,047 -6,471
1989 66,351 -38,835 9,441 -3,846
1988 64,616 658 9,347 -2,573
1987 63,334 -3,250 9,319 -5,467
1986 61,925 -2,309 9,222 -3,920
1985 60,798 -183 9,177 -3,763
1984 59,396 64 9,031 -4,894
1983 57,647 66 8,797 -6,036
1982 56,443 -225 8,197 -6,566
1981 54,595 -374 7,541 -6,991
1980 53,803 -601 7,002 -7,390
1979 54,139 -1,871 7,312 -11,375
1978 55,463 3,230 7,650 -11,389
1977 56,319 -1,417 7,998 -11,390
1976 56,428 -1,684 8,327 -11,381
1975 56,920 -2,610 8,587 -11,287
1974 56,133 -1,880 8,751 -11,061
1973 55,439 -1,419 8,877 -10,765
1972 54,966 -1,588 8,893 -10,285
1971 53,797 -911 8,814 3,552
1970 52,293 92 8,823 3,791
1969 51,407 2,665 8,880 3,575
1968 49,258 10,490 8,980 3,147
1967 46,494 12,252 9,104 2,637
1966 44,507 11,858 9,243 2,103
1965 43,953 9,617 9,270 1,657
1964 44,205 6,604 9,174 1,820
1963 44,040 4,091 8,838 4,181
1962 43,124 2,325 8,529 4,703
1961 41,802 829 8,361 660
1960 40,436 13,734 8,170 544

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

GeoRank.org/population/albania/suriname | 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 Suriname 89.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 65,966 people) and 10.1% is from migration (a loss of 7,392 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 51,902 people or 8.2% in Suriname.

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
Suriname
City Population
Paramaribo 224K
Nieuw Nickerie 12.8K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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