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Population in Albania compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,377,128 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,342,753 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 29.9 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.87% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.53% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (21.7% decline), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Albania vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania United Kingdom
2100 1,012,012 74,700,585
2099 1,025,473 74,831,175
2098 1,039,339 74,950,267
2097 1,053,604 75,064,397
2096 1,068,302 75,176,691
2095 1,083,434 75,287,063
2094 1,099,077 75,383,856
2093 1,115,220 75,482,205
2092 1,131,856 75,575,769
2091 1,148,926 75,666,091
2090 1,166,413 75,753,129
2089 1,184,321 75,835,723
2088 1,202,564 75,907,614
2087 1,220,857 75,978,712
2086 1,239,498 76,046,742
2085 1,258,345 76,105,680
2084 1,277,370 76,156,223
2083 1,296,519 76,205,894
2082 1,315,707 76,246,844
2081 1,334,733 76,274,040
2080 1,353,737 76,306,205
2079 1,372,377 76,334,949
2078 1,391,035 76,353,484
2077 1,409,844 76,371,123
2076 1,428,308 76,373,520
2075 1,446,956 76,386,071
2074 1,465,797 76,397,426
2073 1,484,047 76,406,554
2072 1,502,354 76,398,941
2071 1,520,594 76,388,223
2070 1,538,681 76,378,505
2069 1,556,707 76,371,827
2068 1,574,841 76,370,973
2067 1,593,106 76,363,548
2066 1,610,982 76,356,638
2065 1,629,308 76,355,841
2064 1,647,661 76,352,770
2063 1,666,152 76,353,175
2062 1,684,532 76,346,535
2061 1,702,912 76,344,206
2060 1,721,513 76,344,725
2059 1,740,217 76,345,215
2058 1,758,780 76,326,961
2057 1,777,592 76,307,006
2056 1,796,291 76,274,247
2055 1,815,311 76,235,304
2054 1,834,428 76,167,710
2053 1,853,584 76,094,051
2052 1,872,627 76,001,979
2051 1,891,209 75,895,690
2050 1,910,221 75,777,445
2049 1,929,192 75,646,044
2048 1,948,051 75,499,380
2047 1,966,563 75,338,951
2046 1,985,533 75,171,300
2045 2,004,453 74,993,186
2044 2,022,832 74,807,530
2043 2,041,623 74,607,485
2042 2,060,331 74,407,783
2041 2,079,391 74,203,292
2040 2,098,252 73,994,525
2039 2,117,584 73,782,112
2038 2,135,961 73,559,085
2037 2,154,309 73,335,723
2036 2,172,363 73,101,646
2035 2,189,761 72,850,722
2034 2,207,553 72,597,177
2033 2,224,941 72,322,802
2032 2,241,680 72,046,316
2031 2,258,394 71,757,868
2030 2,275,638 71,442,811
2029 2,292,376 71,123,782
2028 2,309,153 70,783,199
2027 2,325,576 70,421,923
2026 2,342,753 70,055,911
2025 2,360,334 69,658,188
2024 2,377,128 69,226,000
2023 2,414,095 68,492,000
2022 2,451,636 67,604,000
2021 2,489,762 66,984,000
2020 2,528,480 66,744,000
2019 2,567,801 66,631,000
2018 2,607,733 66,289,000
2017 2,648,285 65,966,000
2016 2,689,469 65,607,000
2015 2,731,293 65,088,000
2014 2,773,767 64,620,000
2013 2,816,902 64,139,000
2012 2,860,708 63,711,000
2011 2,905,195 63,258,810
2010 2,913,021 62,766,365
2009 2,927,519 62,276,270
2008 2,947,314 61,806,995
2007 2,970,017 61,322,463
2006 2,992,547 60,846,820
2005 3,011,487 60,401,206
2004 3,026,939 59,987,905
2003 3,039,616 59,647,577
2002 3,051,010 59,370,479
2001 3,060,173 59,119,673
2000 3,089,027 58,892,514
1999 3,108,778 58,682,466
1998 3,128,530 58,487,141
1997 3,148,281 58,316,954
1996 3,168,033 58,166,950
1995 3,187,784 58,019,030
1994 3,207,536 57,865,745
1993 3,227,287 57,718,614
1992 3,247,039 57,580,402
1991 3,266,790 57,424,897
1990 3,286,542 57,247,586
1989 3,227,943 57,076,711
1988 3,142,336 56,928,327
1987 3,083,605 56,802,050
1986 3,022,635 56,681,396
1985 2,964,762 56,550,268
1984 2,904,429 56,422,072
1983 2,843,960 56,332,848
1982 2,784,278 56,313,641
1981 2,726,056 56,333,829
1980 2,671,997 56,314,216
1979 2,617,832 56,246,951
1978 2,566,266 56,196,504
1977 2,513,546 56,193,492
1976 2,458,526 56,211,968
1975 2,404,831 56,225,800
1974 2,350,124 56,229,974
1973 2,296,752 56,194,527
1972 2,243,126 56,086,065
1971 2,187,853 55,896,223
1970 2,135,479 55,663,250
1969 2,081,695 55,441,750
1968 2,022,272 55,211,700
1967 1,965,598 54,943,600
1966 1,914,573 54,648,500
1965 1,864,791 54,348,050
1964 1,814,135 54,000,000
1963 1,762,621 53,650,000
1962 1,711,319 53,250,000
1961 1,659,800 52,800,000
1960 1,608,800 52,400,000

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 the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 346,716 people (a 12.9% decline), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 76.4M 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
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania United Kingdom
2100 -1.31% -0.17%
2099 -1.33% -0.16%
2098 -1.35% -0.15%
2097 -1.38% -0.15%
2096 -1.4% -0.15%
2095 -1.42% -0.13%
2094 -1.45% -0.13%
2093 -1.47% -0.12%
2092 -1.49% -0.12%
2091 -1.5% -0.11%
2090 -1.51% -0.11%
2089 -1.52% -0.09%
2088 -1.5% -0.09%
2087 -1.5% -0.09%
2086 -1.5% -0.08%
2085 -1.49% -0.07%
2084 -1.48% -0.07%
2083 -1.46% -0.05%
2082 -1.43% -0.04%
2081 -1.4% -0.04%
2080 -1.36% -0.04%
2079 -1.34% -0.02%
2078 -1.33% -0.02%
2077 -1.29% -0.003%
2076 -1.29% -0.02%
2075 -1.29% -0.01%
2074 -1.23% -0.01%
2073 -1.22% 0.01%
2072 -1.2% 0.01%
2071 -1.18% 0.01%
2070 -1.16% 0.009%
2069 -1.15% 0.001%
2068 -1.15% 0.01%
2067 -1.11% 0.009%
2066 -1.12% 0.001%
2065 -1.11% 0.004%
2064 -1.11% -0%
2063 -1.09% 0.009%
2062 -1.08% 0.003%
2061 -1.08% -0.001%
2060 -1.07% -0.001%
2059 -1.06% 0.02%
2058 -1.06% 0.03%
2057 -1.04% 0.04%
2056 -1.05% 0.05%
2055 -1.04% 0.09%
2054 -1.03% 0.1%
2053 -1.02% 0.12%
2052 -0.98% 0.14%
2051 -1% 0.16%
2050 -0.98% 0.17%
2049 -0.97% 0.19%
2048 -0.94% 0.21%
2047 -0.96% 0.22%
2046 -0.94% 0.24%
2045 -0.91% 0.25%
2044 -0.92% 0.27%
2043 -0.91% 0.27%
2042 -0.92% 0.28%
2041 -0.9% 0.28%
2040 -0.91% 0.29%
2039 -0.86% 0.3%
2038 -0.85% 0.3%
2037 -0.83% 0.32%
2036 -0.79% 0.34%
2035 -0.81% 0.35%
2034 -0.78% 0.38%
2033 -0.75% 0.38%
2032 -0.74% 0.4%
2031 -0.76% 0.44%
2030 -0.73% 0.45%
2029 -0.73% 0.48%
2028 -0.71% 0.51%
2027 -0.73% 0.52%
2026 -0.74% 0.57%
2025 -0.71% 0.62%
2024 -1.53% 1.07%
2023 -1.53% 1.31%
2022 -1.53% 0.93%
2021 -1.53% 0.36%
2020 -1.53% 0.17%
2019 -1.53% 0.52%
2018 -1.53% 0.49%
2017 -1.53% 0.55%
2016 -1.53% 0.8%
2015 -1.53% 0.72%
2014 -1.53% 0.75%
2013 -1.53% 0.67%
2012 -1.53% 0.71%
2011 -0.27% 0.78%
2010 -0.5% 0.79%
2009 -0.67% 0.76%
2008 -0.76% 0.79%
2007 -0.75% 0.78%
2006 -0.63% 0.74%
2005 -0.51% 0.69%
2004 -0.42% 0.57%
2003 -0.37% 0.47%
2002 -0.3% 0.42%
2001 -0.93% 0.39%
2000 -0.64% 0.36%
1999 -0.63% 0.33%
1998 -0.63% 0.29%
1997 -0.62% 0.26%
1996 -0.62% 0.25%
1995 -0.62% 0.26%
1994 -0.61% 0.25%
1993 -0.61% 0.24%
1992 -0.6% 0.27%
1991 -0.6% 0.31%
1990 1.82% 0.3%
1989 2.72% 0.26%
1988 1.9% 0.22%
1987 2.02% 0.21%
1986 1.95% 0.23%
1985 2.08% 0.23%
1984 2.13% 0.16%
1983 2.14% 0.03%
1982 2.14% -0.04%
1981 2.02% 0.03%
1980 2.07% 0.12%
1979 2.01% 0.09%
1978 2.1% 0.005%
1977 2.24% -0.03%
1976 2.23% -0.02%
1975 2.33% -0.007%
1974 2.32% 0.06%
1973 2.39% 0.19%
1972 2.53% 0.34%
1971 2.45% 0.42%
1970 2.58% 0.4%
1969 2.94% 0.42%
1968 2.88% 0.49%
1967 2.67% 0.54%
1966 2.67% 0.55%
1965 2.79% 0.64%
1964 2.92% 0.65%
1963 3% 0.75%
1962 3.1% 0.85%
1961 3.17% 0.76%

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 the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Albania United Kingdom
Current population
2342753
70154914
Population rank 144/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.85%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
43 seconds
One birth every
21.3 minutes
45.9 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline -101 +2,011
Annual growth/decline -36,967 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate -1.53% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 97/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -24,230 +389,911
Net migration rank 156/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - 389,911
2024 - -24,472 - 417,114
2023 4,615 -25,357 34,589 445,523
2022 3,913 -16,426 39,751 487,029
2021 623 -32,848 30,612 462,967
2020 3,682 -16,680 -4,272 144,221
2019 8,432 -23,094 108,342 232,727
2018 9,187 -15,032 119,321 259,744
2017 10,707 -14,901 145,125 272,311
2016 12,332 -9,347 177,139 324,649
2015 14,164 -20,500 175,738 347,839
2014 16,185 -21,706 206,784 306,091
2013 17,234 -20,681 198,830 237,272
2012 17,565 -19,845 248,473 172,088
2011 17,564 -18,630 259,361 228,773
2010 18,404 -51,907 251,066 274,811
2009 19,336 -51,657 230,422 249,639
2008 19,526 -50,619 216,325 263,390
2007 20,286 -49,770 196,232 309,385
2006 21,732 -48,882 176,455 288,923
2005 24,390 -48,893 144,963 308,279
2004 26,989 -48,654 131,974 276,077
2003 29,907 -48,517 89,471 211,846
2002 30,189 -45,178 65,308 203,577
2001 33,573 -48,070 65,032 175,133
2000 36,741 -60,531 70,671 153,917
1999 40,047 -63,093 64,551 152,653
1998 43,884 -66,087 87,730 125,541
1997 46,979 -66,188 99,138 59,723
1996 52,745 -68,076 98,884 54,964
1995 56,784 -69,785 87,028 61,385
1994 59,086 -70,165 127,304 45,339
1993 60,602 -68,445 103,893 27,403
1992 63,376 -66,538 149,709 17,846
1991 65,639 -63,689 143,562 27,601
1990 67,355 -60,173 154,569 57,132
1989 66,351 -38,835 119,861 49,586
1988 64,616 658 136,628 13,952
1987 63,334 -3,250 136,325 8,266
1986 61,925 -2,309 90,690 41,836
1985 60,798 -183 79,170 83,164
1984 59,396 64 84,633 71,107
1983 57,647 66 61,966 27,063
1982 56,443 -225 56,314 -61,152
1981 54,595 -374 73,234 -83,876
1980 53,803 -601 95,734 -25,187
1979 54,139 -1,871 61,872 11,255
1978 55,463 3,230 16,859 3,783
1977 56,319 -1,417 0 -21,636
1976 56,428 -1,684 -5,621 -19,135
1975 56,920 -2,610 33,735 -40,241
1974 56,133 -1,880 67,476 -65,710
1973 55,439 -1,419 112,389 -33,840
1972 54,966 -1,588 162,650 -1,406
1971 53,797 -911 257,123 1,175
1970 52,293 92 244,918 -15,254
1969 51,407 2,665 260,577 -60,655
1968 49,258 10,490 292,622 -38,852
1967 46,494 12,252 346,145 -39,659
1966 44,507 11,858 333,356 -27,935
1965 43,953 9,617 364,132 -24,955
1964 44,205 6,604 405,000 -23,885
1963 44,040 4,091 337,995 8,271
1962 43,124 2,325 340,800 76,443
1961 41,802 829 311,519 52,295
1960 40,436 13,734 314,400 19,953

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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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