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

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The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,349,580 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,332,078 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 37 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.07% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.5% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.33M (22.1% decline), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Albania vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Turkey
2100 1,007,401 64,394,191
2099 1,020,801 65,045,868
2098 1,034,604 65,690,351
2097 1,048,803 66,342,622
2096 1,063,434 66,990,674
2095 1,078,498 67,642,188
2094 1,094,070 68,296,562
2093 1,110,138 68,963,773
2092 1,126,699 69,625,957
2091 1,143,691 70,290,255
2090 1,161,098 70,960,483
2089 1,178,925 71,623,547
2088 1,197,085 72,281,102
2087 1,215,294 72,928,397
2086 1,233,850 73,576,610
2085 1,252,611 74,223,570
2084 1,271,550 74,853,312
2083 1,290,612 75,483,067
2082 1,309,713 76,111,533
2081 1,328,652 76,726,689
2080 1,347,569 77,339,541
2079 1,366,124 77,938,889
2078 1,384,697 78,532,577
2077 1,403,421 79,120,573
2076 1,421,800 79,705,459
2075 1,440,364 80,277,544
2074 1,459,118 80,848,141
2073 1,477,286 81,396,237
2072 1,495,509 81,938,080
2071 1,513,666 82,465,112
2070 1,531,671 82,981,973
2069 1,549,614 83,480,362
2068 1,567,665 83,963,140
2067 1,585,847 84,428,242
2066 1,603,642 84,886,666
2065 1,621,885 85,336,225
2064 1,640,153 85,771,285
2063 1,658,561 86,187,013
2062 1,676,857 86,587,114
2061 1,695,153 86,962,577
2060 1,713,670 87,319,314
2059 1,732,288 87,663,392
2058 1,750,766 87,973,789
2057 1,769,493 88,264,809
2056 1,788,106 88,534,755
2055 1,807,040 88,764,080
2054 1,826,070 88,972,362
2053 1,845,139 89,151,673
2052 1,864,095 89,310,785
2051 1,882,592 89,437,110
2050 1,901,517 89,541,520
2049 1,920,402 89,614,107
2048 1,939,175 89,651,068
2047 1,957,603 89,659,415
2046 1,976,486 89,634,354
2045 1,995,320 89,608,012
2044 2,013,616 89,557,421
2043 2,032,321 89,493,042
2042 2,050,944 89,404,193
2041 2,069,916 89,303,546
2040 2,088,692 89,187,952
2039 2,107,936 89,051,669
2038 2,126,229 88,901,719
2037 2,144,493 88,727,471
2036 2,162,466 88,537,927
2035 2,179,783 88,343,153
2034 2,197,495 88,139,515
2033 2,214,803 87,918,397
2032 2,231,467 87,687,495
2031 2,248,104 87,437,150
2030 2,265,270 87,166,904
2029 2,281,932 86,903,490
2028 2,298,632 86,627,469
2027 2,314,980 86,350,539
2026 2,332,078 86,093,293
2025 2,349,580 85,878,556
2024 2,377,128 85,518,661
2023 2,411,658 85,325,965
2022 2,451,636 84,979,913
2021 2,489,762 84,147,318
2020 2,528,480 83,384,680
2019 2,567,801 82,579,440
2018 2,607,733 81,407,204
2017 2,648,285 80,312,698
2016 2,689,469 79,277,962
2015 2,731,293 78,218,479
2014 2,773,767 77,181,884
2013 2,816,902 76,147,624
2012 2,860,708 75,175,827
2011 2,905,195 74,223,629
2010 2,913,021 73,142,150
2009 2,927,519 72,039,206
2008 2,947,314 71,051,678
2007 2,970,017 70,158,112
2006 2,992,547 70,045,349
2005 3,011,487 69,329,557
2004 3,026,939 68,592,617
2003 3,039,616 67,831,730
2002 3,051,010 67,048,795
2001 3,060,173 66,245,128
2000 3,089,027 65,425,961
1999 3,108,778 64,591,923
1998 3,128,530 63,734,383
1997 3,148,281 62,852,966
1996 3,168,033 61,951,134
1995 3,187,784 61,024,503
1994 3,207,536 60,033,836
1993 3,227,287 58,999,167
1992 3,247,039 57,990,118
1991 3,266,790 57,009,887
1990 3,286,542 56,015,628
1989 3,227,943 54,976,723
1988 3,142,336 53,909,626
1987 3,083,605 52,843,670
1986 3,022,635 51,777,772
1985 2,964,762 50,687,115
1984 2,904,429 49,574,069
1983 2,843,960 48,447,410
1982 2,784,278 47,322,096
1981 2,726,056 46,321,190
1980 2,671,997 45,408,815
1979 2,617,832 44,510,429
1978 2,566,266 43,645,306
1977 2,513,546 42,773,298
1976 2,458,526 41,899,984
1975 2,404,831 41,053,126
1974 2,350,124 40,210,234
1973 2,296,752 39,329,533
1972 2,243,126 38,430,221
1971 2,187,853 37,518,611
1970 2,135,479 36,638,465
1969 2,081,695 35,787,774
1968 2,022,272 34,921,684
1967 1,965,598 34,050,421
1966 1,914,573 33,177,672
1965 1,864,791 32,345,220
1964 1,814,135 31,543,072
1963 1,762,621 30,726,841
1962 1,711,319 29,916,147
1961 1,659,800 29,119,238
1960 1,608,800 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 357,391 people (a 13.3% decline), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.7M 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
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Turkey
2100 -1.31% -1%
2099 -1.33% -0.98%
2098 -1.35% -0.98%
2097 -1.38% -0.97%
2096 -1.4% -0.96%
2095 -1.42% -0.96%
2094 -1.45% -0.97%
2093 -1.47% -0.95%
2092 -1.49% -0.95%
2091 -1.5% -0.94%
2090 -1.51% -0.93%
2089 -1.52% -0.91%
2088 -1.5% -0.89%
2087 -1.5% -0.88%
2086 -1.5% -0.87%
2085 -1.49% -0.84%
2084 -1.48% -0.83%
2083 -1.46% -0.83%
2082 -1.43% -0.8%
2081 -1.4% -0.79%
2080 -1.36% -0.77%
2079 -1.34% -0.76%
2078 -1.33% -0.74%
2077 -1.29% -0.73%
2076 -1.29% -0.71%
2075 -1.29% -0.71%
2074 -1.23% -0.67%
2073 -1.22% -0.66%
2072 -1.2% -0.64%
2071 -1.18% -0.62%
2070 -1.16% -0.6%
2069 -1.15% -0.57%
2068 -1.15% -0.55%
2067 -1.11% -0.54%
2066 -1.12% -0.53%
2065 -1.11% -0.51%
2064 -1.11% -0.48%
2063 -1.09% -0.46%
2062 -1.08% -0.43%
2061 -1.08% -0.41%
2060 -1.07% -0.39%
2059 -1.06% -0.35%
2058 -1.06% -0.33%
2057 -1.04% -0.3%
2056 -1.05% -0.26%
2055 -1.04% -0.23%
2054 -1.03% -0.2%
2053 -1.02% -0.18%
2052 -0.98% -0.14%
2051 -1% -0.12%
2050 -0.98% -0.08%
2049 -0.97% -0.04%
2048 -0.94% -0.009%
2047 -0.96% 0.03%
2046 -0.94% 0.03%
2045 -0.91% 0.06%
2044 -0.92% 0.07%
2043 -0.91% 0.1%
2042 -0.92% 0.11%
2041 -0.9% 0.13%
2040 -0.91% 0.15%
2039 -0.86% 0.17%
2038 -0.85% 0.2%
2037 -0.83% 0.21%
2036 -0.79% 0.22%
2035 -0.81% 0.23%
2034 -0.78% 0.25%
2033 -0.75% 0.26%
2032 -0.74% 0.29%
2031 -0.76% 0.31%
2030 -0.73% 0.3%
2029 -0.73% 0.32%
2028 -0.71% 0.32%
2027 -0.73% 0.3%
2026 -0.74% 0.25%
2025 -1.16% 0.42%
2024 -1.43% 0.23%
2023 -1.63% 0.41%
2022 -1.53% 0.99%
2021 -1.53% 0.91%
2020 -1.53% 0.98%
2019 -1.53% 1.44%
2018 -1.53% 1.36%
2017 -1.53% 1.31%
2016 -1.53% 1.35%
2015 -1.53% 1.34%
2014 -1.53% 1.36%
2013 -1.53% 1.29%
2012 -1.53% 1.28%
2011 -0.27% 1.48%
2010 -0.5% 1.53%
2009 -0.67% 1.39%
2008 -0.76% 1.27%
2007 -0.75% 0.16%
2006 -0.63% 1.03%
2005 -0.51% 1.07%
2004 -0.42% 1.12%
2003 -0.37% 1.17%
2002 -0.3% 1.21%
2001 -0.93% 1.25%
2000 -0.64% 1.29%
1999 -0.63% 1.35%
1998 -0.63% 1.4%
1997 -0.62% 1.46%
1996 -0.62% 1.52%
1995 -0.62% 1.65%
1994 -0.61% 1.75%
1993 -0.61% 1.74%
1992 -0.6% 1.72%
1991 -0.6% 1.77%
1990 1.82% 1.89%
1989 2.72% 1.98%
1988 1.9% 2.02%
1987 2.02% 2.06%
1986 1.95% 2.15%
1985 2.08% 2.25%
1984 2.13% 2.33%
1983 2.14% 2.38%
1982 2.14% 2.16%
1981 2.02% 2.01%
1980 2.07% 2.02%
1979 2.01% 1.98%
1978 2.1% 2.04%
1977 2.24% 2.08%
1976 2.23% 2.06%
1975 2.33% 2.1%
1974 2.32% 2.24%
1973 2.39% 2.34%
1972 2.53% 2.43%
1971 2.45% 2.4%
1970 2.58% 2.38%
1969 2.94% 2.48%
1968 2.88% 2.56%
1967 2.67% 2.63%
1966 2.67% 2.57%
1965 2.79% 2.54%
1964 2.92% 2.66%
1963 3% 2.71%
1962 3.1% 2.74%
1961 3.17% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Albania Turkey
Current population
2332078
86225430
Population rank 144/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.04%
One net population change
19.1 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
21.8 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline -75 +986
Annual growth/decline -27,548 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate -1.16% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 138/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -24,230 -258,205
Net migration rank 156/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - -258,205
2024 3,979 -24,472 453,249 -275,952
2023 4,612 -25,357 426,630 -318,070
2022 3,913 -16,426 535,373 -301,544
2021 623 -32,848 521,713 20,283
2020 3,682 -16,680 608,708 37,934
2019 8,432 -23,094 751,472 -15,690
2018 9,187 -15,032 830,353 187,570
2017 10,707 -14,901 875,408 659,846
2016 12,332 -9,347 895,841 352,063
2015 14,164 -20,500 930,799 1,063,140
2014 16,185 -21,706 957,055 1,033,384
2013 17,234 -20,681 921,386 438,618
2012 17,565 -19,845 917,145 258,623
2011 17,564 -18,630 875,839 68,849
2010 18,404 -51,907 892,334 55,532
2009 19,336 -51,657 900,491 24,276
2008 19,526 -50,619 868,749 47,915
2007 20,286 -49,770 876,626 -186,402
2006 21,732 -48,882 897,351 -190,194
2005 24,390 -48,893 898,650 -174,177
2004 26,989 -48,654 896,025 -146,574
2003 29,907 -48,517 893,683 -121,383
2002 30,189 -45,178 922,927 -129,444
2001 33,573 -48,070 980,560 -166,759
2000 36,741 -60,531 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 40,047 -63,093 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 43,884 -66,087 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 46,979 -66,188 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 52,745 -68,076 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 56,784 -69,785 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 59,086 -70,165 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 60,602 -68,445 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 63,376 -66,538 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 65,639 -63,689 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 67,355 -60,173 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 66,351 -38,835 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 64,616 658 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 63,334 -3,250 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 61,925 -2,309 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 60,798 -183 1,098,846 8,960
1984 59,396 64 1,096,529 21,787
1983 57,647 66 1,095,106 39,871
1982 56,443 -225 1,091,863 23,728
1981 54,595 -374 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 53,803 -601 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 54,139 -1,871 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 55,463 3,230 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 56,319 -1,417 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 56,428 -1,684 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 56,920 -2,610 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 56,133 -1,880 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 55,439 -1,419 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 54,966 -1,588 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 53,797 -911 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 52,293 92 991,950 -150,924
1969 51,407 2,665 970,958 -110,578
1968 49,258 10,490 950,778 -78,973
1967 46,494 12,252 936,727 -65,993
1966 44,507 11,858 925,790 -50,999
1965 43,953 9,617 904,016 -113,911
1964 44,205 6,604 884,152 -69,978
1963 44,040 4,091 862,626 -44,317
1962 43,124 2,325 837,473 -34,353
1961 41,802 829 816,911 -26,187
1960 40,436 13,734 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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