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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,377,128 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,342,753 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 22.7 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.53% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (21.7% decline), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Albania vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Uganda
2100 1,012,012 122,497,526
2099 1,025,473 122,436,109
2098 1,039,339 122,364,302
2097 1,053,604 122,266,255
2096 1,068,302 122,146,810
2095 1,083,434 121,976,411
2094 1,099,077 121,799,752
2093 1,115,220 121,584,860
2092 1,131,856 121,336,796
2091 1,148,926 121,070,447
2090 1,166,413 120,767,412
2089 1,184,321 120,427,771
2088 1,202,564 120,064,594
2087 1,220,857 119,668,549
2086 1,239,498 119,256,686
2085 1,258,345 118,815,763
2084 1,277,370 118,339,179
2083 1,296,519 117,821,938
2082 1,315,707 117,274,958
2081 1,334,733 116,707,394
2080 1,353,737 116,096,095
2079 1,372,377 115,474,153
2078 1,391,035 114,805,376
2077 1,409,844 114,118,687
2076 1,428,308 113,390,189
2075 1,446,956 112,637,851
2074 1,465,797 111,863,410
2073 1,484,047 111,070,771
2072 1,502,354 110,240,940
2071 1,520,594 109,392,890
2070 1,538,681 108,505,633
2069 1,556,707 107,607,659
2068 1,574,841 106,677,578
2067 1,593,106 105,722,829
2066 1,610,982 104,739,111
2065 1,629,308 103,737,893
2064 1,647,661 102,701,560
2063 1,666,152 101,646,533
2062 1,684,532 100,561,859
2061 1,702,912 99,450,764
2060 1,721,513 98,334,788
2059 1,740,217 97,187,498
2058 1,758,780 96,014,439
2057 1,777,592 94,821,765
2056 1,796,291 93,613,209
2055 1,815,311 92,385,049
2054 1,834,428 91,132,827
2053 1,853,584 89,857,705
2052 1,872,627 88,568,311
2051 1,891,209 87,270,603
2050 1,910,221 85,957,376
2049 1,929,192 84,632,277
2048 1,948,051 83,284,965
2047 1,966,563 81,928,165
2046 1,985,533 80,569,225
2045 2,004,453 79,208,662
2044 2,022,832 77,834,944
2043 2,041,623 76,453,982
2042 2,060,331 75,075,287
2041 2,079,391 73,701,695
2040 2,098,252 72,333,375
2039 2,117,584 70,963,211
2038 2,135,961 69,580,447
2037 2,154,309 68,186,136
2036 2,172,363 66,804,746
2035 2,189,761 65,411,934
2034 2,207,553 64,023,352
2033 2,224,941 62,634,483
2032 2,241,680 61,235,174
2031 2,258,394 59,825,075
2030 2,275,638 58,415,479
2029 2,292,376 57,006,283
2028 2,309,153 55,596,520
2027 2,325,576 54,191,271
2026 2,342,753 52,792,624
2025 2,360,334 51,400,003
2024 2,377,128 50,015,092
2023 2,414,095 48,656,601
2022 2,451,636 47,312,719
2021 2,489,762 45,910,930
2020 2,528,480 44,457,152
2019 2,567,801 42,999,637
2018 2,607,733 41,565,831
2017 2,648,285 40,177,388
2016 2,689,469 38,799,152
2015 2,731,293 37,531,446
2014 2,773,767 36,395,539
2013 2,816,902 35,337,042
2012 2,860,708 34,337,438
2011 2,905,195 33,354,543
2010 2,913,021 32,390,802
2009 2,927,519 31,451,151
2008 2,947,314 30,539,553
2007 2,970,017 29,653,430
2006 2,992,547 28,794,003
2005 3,011,487 27,963,289
2004 3,026,939 27,154,515
2003 3,039,616 26,352,124
2002 3,051,010 25,532,870
2001 3,060,173 24,745,676
2000 3,089,027 24,000,150
1999 3,108,778 23,257,281
1998 3,128,530 22,515,806
1997 3,148,281 21,856,046
1996 3,168,033 21,231,550
1995 3,187,784 20,665,667
1994 3,207,536 20,108,801
1993 3,227,287 19,445,161
1992 3,247,039 18,785,032
1991 3,266,790 18,155,901
1990 3,286,542 17,569,897
1989 3,227,943 17,010,698
1988 3,142,336 16,470,483
1987 3,083,605 15,954,170
1986 3,022,635 15,467,579
1985 2,964,762 15,023,681
1984 2,904,429 14,607,677
1983 2,843,960 14,221,881
1982 2,784,278 13,873,631
1981 2,726,056 13,556,452
1980 2,671,997 13,275,741
1979 2,617,832 13,002,163
1978 2,566,266 12,692,113
1977 2,513,546 12,359,669
1976 2,458,526 12,037,294
1975 2,404,831 11,725,240
1974 2,350,124 11,424,846
1973 2,296,752 11,144,236
1972 2,243,126 10,885,796
1971 2,187,853 10,618,206
1970 2,135,479 10,321,603
1969 2,081,695 10,014,858
1968 2,022,272 9,708,632
1967 1,965,598 9,408,924
1966 1,914,573 9,122,864
1965 1,864,791 8,849,203
1964 1,814,135 8,586,363
1963 1,762,621 8,333,663
1962 1,711,319 8,092,231
1961 1,659,800 7,862,217
1960 1,608,800 7,640,973

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 346,716 people (a 12.9% decline), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Uganda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 122M 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
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Uganda
2100 -1.31% 0.05%
2099 -1.33% 0.06%
2098 -1.35% 0.08%
2097 -1.38% 0.1%
2096 -1.4% 0.14%
2095 -1.42% 0.15%
2094 -1.45% 0.18%
2093 -1.47% 0.2%
2092 -1.49% 0.22%
2091 -1.5% 0.25%
2090 -1.51% 0.28%
2089 -1.52% 0.3%
2088 -1.5% 0.33%
2087 -1.5% 0.35%
2086 -1.5% 0.37%
2085 -1.49% 0.4%
2084 -1.48% 0.44%
2083 -1.46% 0.47%
2082 -1.43% 0.49%
2081 -1.4% 0.53%
2080 -1.36% 0.54%
2079 -1.34% 0.58%
2078 -1.33% 0.6%
2077 -1.29% 0.64%
2076 -1.29% 0.67%
2075 -1.29% 0.69%
2074 -1.23% 0.71%
2073 -1.22% 0.75%
2072 -1.2% 0.78%
2071 -1.18% 0.82%
2070 -1.16% 0.83%
2069 -1.15% 0.87%
2068 -1.15% 0.9%
2067 -1.11% 0.94%
2066 -1.12% 0.97%
2065 -1.11% 1.01%
2064 -1.11% 1.04%
2063 -1.09% 1.08%
2062 -1.08% 1.12%
2061 -1.08% 1.13%
2060 -1.07% 1.18%
2059 -1.06% 1.22%
2058 -1.06% 1.26%
2057 -1.04% 1.29%
2056 -1.05% 1.33%
2055 -1.04% 1.37%
2054 -1.03% 1.42%
2053 -1.02% 1.46%
2052 -0.98% 1.49%
2051 -1% 1.53%
2050 -0.98% 1.57%
2049 -0.97% 1.62%
2048 -0.94% 1.66%
2047 -0.96% 1.69%
2046 -0.94% 1.72%
2045 -0.91% 1.76%
2044 -0.92% 1.81%
2043 -0.91% 1.84%
2042 -0.92% 1.86%
2041 -0.9% 1.89%
2040 -0.91% 1.93%
2039 -0.86% 1.99%
2038 -0.85% 2.04%
2037 -0.83% 2.07%
2036 -0.79% 2.13%
2035 -0.81% 2.17%
2034 -0.78% 2.22%
2033 -0.75% 2.29%
2032 -0.74% 2.36%
2031 -0.76% 2.41%
2030 -0.73% 2.47%
2029 -0.73% 2.54%
2028 -0.71% 2.59%
2027 -0.73% 2.65%
2026 -0.74% 2.71%
2025 -0.71% 2.77%
2024 -1.53% 2.79%
2023 -1.53% 2.84%
2022 -1.53% 3.05%
2021 -1.53% 3.27%
2020 -1.53% 3.39%
2019 -1.53% 3.45%
2018 -1.53% 3.46%
2017 -1.53% 3.55%
2016 -1.53% 3.38%
2015 -1.53% 3.12%
2014 -1.53% 3%
2013 -1.53% 2.91%
2012 -1.53% 2.95%
2011 -0.27% 2.98%
2010 -0.5% 2.99%
2009 -0.67% 2.98%
2008 -0.76% 2.99%
2007 -0.75% 2.98%
2006 -0.63% 2.97%
2005 -0.51% 2.98%
2004 -0.42% 3.04%
2003 -0.37% 3.21%
2002 -0.3% 3.18%
2001 -0.93% 3.11%
2000 -0.64% 3.19%
1999 -0.63% 3.29%
1998 -0.63% 3.02%
1997 -0.62% 2.94%
1996 -0.62% 2.74%
1995 -0.62% 2.77%
1994 -0.61% 3.41%
1993 -0.61% 3.51%
1992 -0.6% 3.47%
1991 -0.6% 3.34%
1990 1.82% 3.29%
1989 2.72% 3.28%
1988 1.9% 3.24%
1987 2.02% 3.15%
1986 1.95% 2.95%
1985 2.08% 2.85%
1984 2.13% 2.71%
1983 2.14% 2.51%
1982 2.14% 2.34%
1981 2.02% 2.11%
1980 2.07% 2.1%
1979 2.01% 2.44%
1978 2.1% 2.69%
1977 2.24% 2.68%
1976 2.23% 2.66%
1975 2.33% 2.63%
1974 2.32% 2.52%
1973 2.39% 2.37%
1972 2.53% 2.52%
1971 2.45% 2.87%
1970 2.58% 3.06%
1969 2.94% 3.15%
1968 2.88% 3.19%
1967 2.67% 3.14%
1966 2.67% 3.09%
1965 2.79% 3.06%
1964 2.92% 3.03%
1963 3% 2.98%
1962 3.1% 2.93%
1961 3.17% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Albania Uganda
Current population
2342753
53170946
Population rank 144/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.64%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
21.3 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline -101 +3,722
Annual growth/decline -36,967 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate -1.53% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 22/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -24,230 -119,059
Net migration rank 156/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - -119,059
2024 - -24,472 - -117,924
2023 4,615 -25,357 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 3,913 -16,426 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 623 -32,848 1,423,377 43,464
2020 3,682 -16,680 1,397,288 43,464
2019 8,432 -23,094 1,367,044 107,210
2018 9,187 -15,032 1,332,600 60,724
2017 10,707 -14,901 1,290,658 92,879
2016 12,332 -9,347 1,249,565 123,379
2015 14,164 -20,500 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 16,185 -21,706 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 17,234 -20,681 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 17,565 -19,845 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 17,564 -18,630 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 18,404 -51,907 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 19,336 -51,657 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 19,526 -50,619 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 20,286 -49,770 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 21,732 -48,882 999,958 -156,232
2005 24,390 -48,893 969,096 -151,386
2004 26,989 -48,654 938,623 -138,770
2003 29,907 -48,517 901,374 -96,429
2002 30,189 -45,178 868,756 -35,149
2001 33,573 -48,070 836,751 -95,956
2000 36,741 -60,531 803,069 -52,824
1999 40,047 -63,093 775,166 -39,695
1998 43,884 -66,087 741,175 6,277
1997 46,979 -66,188 727,523 -155,461
1996 52,745 -68,076 699,707 -22,795
1995 56,784 -69,785 697,218 -242,378
1994 59,086 -70,165 675,092 -16,198
1993 60,602 -68,445 650,032 18,349
1992 63,376 -66,538 627,139 24,723
1991 65,639 -63,689 602,740 3,643
1990 67,355 -60,173 587,291 -21,688
1989 66,351 -38,835 565,367 -12,576
1988 64,616 658 547,759 -20,113
1987 63,334 -3,250 527,397 -22,415
1986 61,925 -2,309 487,693 -19,485
1985 60,798 -183 462,534 -42,942
1984 59,396 64 421,241 -8,818
1983 57,647 66 404,940 -45,776
1982 56,443 -225 390,820 -53,497
1981 54,595 -374 380,028 -83,010
1980 53,803 -601 370,287 -105,900
1979 54,139 -1,871 381,626 -98,863
1978 55,463 3,230 371,930 -34,606
1977 56,319 -1,417 365,216 -37,671
1976 56,428 -1,684 359,458 -42,259
1975 56,920 -2,610 354,278 -47,359
1974 56,133 -1,880 345,773 -51,910
1973 55,439 -1,419 340,780 -73,439
1972 54,966 -1,588 335,935 -86,409
1971 53,797 -911 328,294 -42,642
1970 52,293 92 333,202 -25,646
1969 51,407 2,665 320,486 -14,548
1968 49,258 10,490 309,725 -3,214
1967 46,494 12,252 296,692 -3,773
1966 44,507 11,858 282,225 -3,021
1965 43,953 9,617 271,830 -3,716
1964 44,205 6,604 260,733 -3,169
1963 44,040 4,091 250,885 -3,058
1962 43,124 2,325 241,513 -6,470
1961 41,802 829 232,894 -7,893
1960 40,436 13,734 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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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