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

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The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,349,580 in 2025 vs 70,545,865 people in Tanzania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,332,078 people compared to 73,639,263 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 31.6 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 0.91% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.89% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.5% per year vs +3.11% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.33M (22.1% decline), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.6M (82.8% growth).

Albania vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Tanzania
2100 1,007,401 265,471,550
2099 1,020,801 263,137,702
2098 1,034,604 260,784,676
2097 1,048,803 258,387,890
2096 1,063,434 255,972,277
2095 1,078,498 253,543,248
2094 1,094,070 251,095,452
2093 1,110,138 248,605,184
2092 1,126,699 246,083,651
2091 1,143,691 243,533,968
2090 1,161,098 240,979,094
2089 1,178,925 238,393,867
2088 1,197,085 235,775,056
2087 1,215,294 233,145,231
2086 1,233,850 230,474,072
2085 1,252,611 227,778,580
2084 1,271,550 225,090,075
2083 1,290,612 222,400,079
2082 1,309,713 219,697,321
2081 1,328,652 216,974,796
2080 1,347,569 214,235,505
2079 1,366,124 211,466,096
2078 1,384,697 208,688,171
2077 1,403,421 205,898,494
2076 1,421,800 203,086,766
2075 1,440,364 200,278,383
2074 1,459,118 197,449,196
2073 1,477,286 194,624,081
2072 1,495,509 191,805,820
2071 1,513,666 188,974,004
2070 1,531,671 186,134,634
2069 1,549,614 183,293,747
2068 1,567,665 180,458,385
2067 1,585,847 177,622,538
2066 1,603,642 174,786,430
2065 1,621,885 171,897,059
2064 1,640,153 169,048,435
2063 1,658,561 166,202,091
2062 1,676,857 163,354,473
2061 1,695,153 160,521,858
2060 1,713,670 157,707,240
2059 1,732,288 154,905,240
2058 1,750,766 152,106,040
2057 1,769,493 149,311,257
2056 1,788,106 146,505,507
2055 1,807,040 143,722,840
2054 1,826,070 140,970,467
2053 1,845,139 138,249,490
2052 1,864,095 135,540,803
2051 1,882,592 132,838,721
2050 1,901,517 130,145,345
2049 1,920,402 127,483,126
2048 1,939,175 124,809,212
2047 1,957,603 122,146,647
2046 1,976,486 119,511,124
2045 1,995,320 116,903,642
2044 2,013,616 114,318,843
2043 2,032,321 111,765,580
2042 2,050,944 109,231,423
2041 2,069,916 106,738,458
2040 2,088,692 104,262,479
2039 2,107,936 101,804,600
2038 2,126,229 99,370,760
2037 2,144,493 96,974,485
2036 2,162,466 94,592,848
2035 2,179,783 92,248,476
2034 2,197,495 89,920,872
2033 2,214,803 87,646,627
2032 2,231,467 85,401,853
2031 2,248,104 83,172,579
2030 2,265,270 80,989,443
2029 2,281,932 78,830,947
2028 2,298,632 76,723,335
2027 2,314,980 74,639,948
2026 2,332,078 72,582,361
2025 2,349,580 70,545,865
2024 2,377,128 68,560,157
2023 2,411,658 66,617,606
2022 2,451,636 64,711,821
2021 2,489,762 62,830,412
2020 2,528,480 60,972,798
2019 2,567,801 59,174,891
2018 2,607,733 57,437,145
2017 2,648,285 55,652,890
2016 2,689,469 53,824,013
2015 2,731,293 52,020,962
2014 2,773,767 50,351,512
2013 2,816,902 48,824,128
2012 2,860,708 47,374,260
2011 2,905,195 46,029,367
2010 2,913,021 44,758,488
2009 2,927,519 43,633,982
2008 2,947,314 42,570,728
2007 2,970,017 41,435,512
2006 2,992,547 40,294,902
2005 3,011,487 39,182,076
2004 3,026,939 38,109,668
2003 3,039,616 37,089,555
2002 3,051,010 36,121,304
2001 3,060,173 35,198,299
2000 3,089,027 34,260,139
1999 3,108,778 33,300,330
1998 3,128,530 32,420,458
1997 3,148,281 31,578,089
1996 3,168,033 30,945,762
1995 3,187,784 30,383,497
1994 3,207,536 29,442,356
1993 3,227,287 28,332,692
1992 3,247,039 27,457,588
1991 3,266,790 26,780,436
1990 3,286,542 26,110,207
1989 3,227,943 25,438,759
1988 3,142,336 24,769,686
1987 3,083,605 24,030,378
1986 3,022,635 23,258,959
1985 2,964,762 22,501,693
1984 2,904,429 21,779,066
1983 2,843,960 21,079,874
1982 2,784,278 20,398,571
1981 2,726,056 19,784,703
1980 2,671,997 19,189,769
1979 2,617,832 18,592,038
1978 2,566,266 17,976,566
1977 2,513,546 17,352,929
1976 2,458,526 16,736,211
1975 2,404,831 16,138,361
1974 2,350,124 15,561,630
1973 2,296,752 15,010,101
1972 2,243,126 14,479,308
1971 2,187,853 13,971,451
1970 2,135,479 13,492,677
1969 2,081,695 13,036,700
1968 2,022,272 12,602,076
1967 1,965,598 12,200,109
1966 1,914,573 11,827,459
1965 1,864,791 11,470,728
1964 1,814,135 11,127,826
1963 1,762,621 10,799,528
1962 1,711,319 10,487,756
1961 1,659,800 10,187,886
1960 1,608,800 9,901,419

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 Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 357,391 people (a 13.3% decline), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,815,250 people (a 36.8% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 76.7% to 130,145,345 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Tanzania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 265M 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
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Tanzania
2100 -1.31% 0.89%
2099 -1.33% 0.9%
2098 -1.35% 0.93%
2097 -1.38% 0.94%
2096 -1.4% 0.96%
2095 -1.42% 0.97%
2094 -1.45% 1%
2093 -1.47% 1.02%
2092 -1.49% 1.05%
2091 -1.5% 1.06%
2090 -1.51% 1.08%
2089 -1.52% 1.11%
2088 -1.5% 1.13%
2087 -1.5% 1.16%
2086 -1.5% 1.18%
2085 -1.49% 1.19%
2084 -1.48% 1.21%
2083 -1.46% 1.23%
2082 -1.43% 1.25%
2081 -1.4% 1.28%
2080 -1.36% 1.31%
2079 -1.34% 1.33%
2078 -1.33% 1.35%
2077 -1.29% 1.38%
2076 -1.29% 1.4%
2075 -1.29% 1.43%
2074 -1.23% 1.45%
2073 -1.22% 1.47%
2072 -1.2% 1.5%
2071 -1.18% 1.53%
2070 -1.16% 1.55%
2069 -1.15% 1.57%
2068 -1.15% 1.6%
2067 -1.11% 1.62%
2066 -1.12% 1.68%
2065 -1.11% 1.69%
2064 -1.11% 1.71%
2063 -1.09% 1.74%
2062 -1.08% 1.76%
2061 -1.08% 1.78%
2060 -1.07% 1.81%
2059 -1.06% 1.84%
2058 -1.06% 1.87%
2057 -1.04% 1.92%
2056 -1.05% 1.94%
2055 -1.04% 1.95%
2054 -1.03% 1.97%
2053 -1.02% 2%
2052 -0.98% 2.03%
2051 -1% 2.07%
2050 -0.98% 2.09%
2049 -0.97% 2.14%
2048 -0.94% 2.18%
2047 -0.96% 2.21%
2046 -0.94% 2.23%
2045 -0.91% 2.26%
2044 -0.92% 2.28%
2043 -0.91% 2.32%
2042 -0.92% 2.34%
2041 -0.9% 2.37%
2040 -0.91% 2.41%
2039 -0.86% 2.45%
2038 -0.85% 2.47%
2037 -0.83% 2.52%
2036 -0.79% 2.54%
2035 -0.81% 2.59%
2034 -0.78% 2.59%
2033 -0.75% 2.63%
2032 -0.74% 2.68%
2031 -0.76% 2.7%
2030 -0.73% 2.74%
2029 -0.73% 2.75%
2028 -0.71% 2.79%
2027 -0.73% 2.83%
2026 -0.74% 2.89%
2025 -1.16% 2.9%
2024 -1.43% 2.92%
2023 -1.63% 2.95%
2022 -1.53% 2.99%
2021 -1.53% 3.05%
2020 -1.53% 3.04%
2019 -1.53% 3.03%
2018 -1.53% 3.21%
2017 -1.53% 3.4%
2016 -1.53% 3.47%
2015 -1.53% 3.32%
2014 -1.53% 3.13%
2013 -1.53% 3.06%
2012 -1.53% 2.92%
2011 -0.27% 2.84%
2010 -0.5% 2.58%
2009 -0.67% 2.5%
2008 -0.76% 2.74%
2007 -0.75% 2.83%
2006 -0.63% 2.84%
2005 -0.51% 2.81%
2004 -0.42% 2.75%
2003 -0.37% 2.68%
2002 -0.3% 2.62%
2001 -0.93% 2.74%
2000 -0.64% 2.88%
1999 -0.63% 2.71%
1998 -0.63% 2.67%
1997 -0.62% 2.04%
1996 -0.62% 1.85%
1995 -0.62% 3.2%
1994 -0.61% 3.92%
1993 -0.61% 3.19%
1992 -0.6% 2.53%
1991 -0.6% 2.57%
1990 1.82% 2.64%
1989 2.72% 2.7%
1988 1.9% 3.08%
1987 2.02% 3.32%
1986 1.95% 3.37%
1985 2.08% 3.32%
1984 2.13% 3.32%
1983 2.14% 3.34%
1982 2.14% 3.1%
1981 2.02% 3.1%
1980 2.07% 3.21%
1979 2.01% 3.42%
1978 2.1% 3.59%
1977 2.24% 3.68%
1976 2.23% 3.7%
1975 2.33% 3.71%
1974 2.32% 3.67%
1973 2.39% 3.67%
1972 2.53% 3.63%
1971 2.45% 3.55%
1970 2.58% 3.5%
1969 2.94% 3.45%
1968 2.88% 3.29%
1967 2.67% 3.15%
1966 2.67% 3.11%
1965 2.79% 3.08%
1964 2.92% 3.04%
1963 3% 2.97%
1962 3.1% 2.94%
1961 3.17% 2.89%

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 Tanzania's population grew by 2.9%.

Live population counters

Albania Tanzania
Current population
2332078
73639263
Population rank 144/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.89%
One net population change
19.1 minutes
15.9 seconds
One birth every
21.8 minutes
13.2 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
1.34 minutes
Daily growth/decline -75 +5,440
Annual growth/decline -27,548 +1,985,708
Annual growth/decline rate -1.16% +2.9%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 16/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -24,230 -12,730
Net migration rank 156/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - -12,730
2024 3,979 -24,472 1,993,730 -29,865
2023 4,612 -25,357 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 3,913 -16,426 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 623 -32,848 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 3,682 -16,680 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 8,432 -23,094 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 9,187 -15,032 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 10,707 -14,901 1,726,909 119,142
2016 12,332 -9,347 1,659,502 152,194
2015 14,164 -20,500 1,592,882 201,495
2014 16,185 -21,706 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 17,234 -20,681 1,509,008 1,241
2012 17,565 -19,845 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 17,564 -18,630 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 18,404 -51,907 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 19,336 -51,657 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 19,526 -50,619 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 20,286 -49,770 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 21,732 -48,882 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 24,390 -48,893 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 26,989 -48,654 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 29,907 -48,517 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 30,189 -45,178 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 33,573 -48,070 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 36,741 -60,531 985,185 -9,701
1999 40,047 -63,093 948,659 -4,489
1998 43,884 -66,087 920,806 -105,184
1997 46,979 -66,188 882,544 -13,400
1996 52,745 -68,076 868,524 -473,007
1995 56,784 -69,785 838,980 -109,971
1994 59,086 -70,165 803,953 349,348
1993 60,602 -68,445 778,044 288,004
1992 63,376 -66,538 767,961 -83,825
1991 65,639 -63,689 762,011 -91,851
1990 67,355 -60,173 750,825 -80,529
1989 66,351 -38,835 743,854 -71,268
1988 64,616 658 736,551 -71,012
1987 63,334 -3,250 718,580 94,498
1986 61,925 -2,309 705,677 24,101
1985 60,798 -183 697,867 86,864
1984 59,396 64 687,435 -26,938
1983 57,647 66 679,720 58,161
1982 56,443 -225 662,627 -37,883
1981 54,595 -374 645,496 -42,485
1980 53,803 -601 629,444 -42,588
1979 54,139 -1,871 613,388 -4,792
1978 55,463 3,230 595,024 27,307
1977 56,319 -1,417 574,938 49,997
1976 56,428 -1,684 553,617 54,875
1975 56,920 -2,610 533,906 53,290
1974 56,133 -1,880 515,152 51,127
1973 55,439 -1,419 488,429 48,363
1972 54,966 -1,588 467,305 57,489
1971 53,797 -911 449,014 41,900
1970 52,293 92 427,988 38,635
1969 51,407 2,665 408,322 37,006
1968 49,258 10,490 389,467 34,455
1967 46,494 12,252 374,763 5,265
1966 44,507 11,858 360,229 5,049
1965 43,953 9,617 343,456 4,742
1964 44,205 6,604 328,527 9,090
1963 44,040 4,091 314,644 4,333
1962 43,124 2,325 300,663 3,916
1961 41,802 829 286,839 8,338
1960 40,436 13,734 275,814 1,946

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 Tanzania 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 18,197,641 people) and 1.2% is from migration (a gain of 220,684 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Morogoro 471K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Moshi 145K

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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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