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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,377,128 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,342,753 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 146.8 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.18% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.53% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (21.7% decline), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Albania vs United States: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania United States
2100 1,012,012 415,429,771
2099 1,025,473 414,829,167
2098 1,039,339 414,231,720
2097 1,053,604 413,576,381
2096 1,068,302 412,927,393
2095 1,083,434 412,225,379
2094 1,099,077 411,498,749
2093 1,115,220 410,785,729
2092 1,131,856 410,051,921
2091 1,148,926 409,320,183
2090 1,166,413 408,613,732
2089 1,184,321 407,885,645
2088 1,202,564 407,129,733
2087 1,220,857 406,421,298
2086 1,239,498 405,715,343
2085 1,258,345 405,059,379
2084 1,277,370 404,343,130
2083 1,296,519 403,612,785
2082 1,315,707 402,871,293
2081 1,334,733 402,054,554
2080 1,353,737 401,319,194
2079 1,372,377 400,554,914
2078 1,391,035 399,737,968
2077 1,409,844 398,906,565
2076 1,428,308 398,035,750
2075 1,446,956 397,109,170
2074 1,465,797 396,226,412
2073 1,484,047 395,307,725
2072 1,502,354 394,393,561
2071 1,520,594 393,415,363
2070 1,538,681 392,469,727
2069 1,556,707 391,479,981
2068 1,574,841 390,517,695
2067 1,593,106 389,543,856
2066 1,610,982 388,597,719
2065 1,629,308 387,685,327
2064 1,647,661 386,805,026
2063 1,666,152 385,911,917
2062 1,684,532 385,032,627
2061 1,702,912 384,170,837
2060 1,721,513 383,361,269
2059 1,740,217 382,542,030
2058 1,758,780 381,704,804
2057 1,777,592 380,907,023
2056 1,796,291 380,159,777
2055 1,815,311 379,430,756
2054 1,834,428 378,682,851
2053 1,853,584 377,878,421
2052 1,872,627 377,073,303
2051 1,891,209 376,229,840
2050 1,910,221 375,373,155
2049 1,929,192 374,493,150
2048 1,948,051 373,590,762
2047 1,966,563 372,626,259
2046 1,985,533 371,644,809
2045 2,004,453 370,602,914
2044 2,022,832 369,518,897
2043 2,041,623 368,375,680
2042 2,060,331 367,158,772
2041 2,079,391 365,937,822
2040 2,098,252 364,671,837
2039 2,117,584 363,367,337
2038 2,135,961 361,997,023
2037 2,154,309 360,606,236
2036 2,172,363 359,193,245
2035 2,189,761 357,750,686
2034 2,207,553 356,266,726
2033 2,224,941 354,775,032
2032 2,241,680 353,259,037
2031 2,258,394 351,721,511
2030 2,275,638 350,155,042
2029 2,292,376 348,564,667
2028 2,309,153 346,906,294
2027 2,325,576 345,257,605
2026 2,342,753 343,565,426
2025 2,360,334 341,784,857
2024 2,377,128 340,110,988
2023 2,414,095 334,914,895
2022 2,451,636 333,271,411
2021 2,489,762 331,893,745
2020 2,528,480 331,526,933
2019 2,567,801 328,329,953
2018 2,607,733 326,838,199
2017 2,648,285 325,122,128
2016 2,689,469 323,071,755
2015 2,731,293 320,738,994
2014 2,773,767 318,386,329
2013 2,816,902 316,059,947
2012 2,860,708 313,877,662
2011 2,905,195 311,583,481
2010 2,913,021 309,327,143
2009 2,927,519 306,771,529
2008 2,947,314 304,093,966
2007 2,970,017 301,231,207
2006 2,992,547 298,379,912
2005 3,011,487 295,516,599
2004 3,026,939 292,805,298
2003 3,039,616 290,107,933
2002 3,051,010 287,625,193
2001 3,060,173 284,968,955
2000 3,089,027 282,162,411
1999 3,108,778 279,294,713
1998 3,128,530 276,115,288
1997 3,148,281 272,911,760
1996 3,168,033 269,667,391
1995 3,187,784 266,557,091
1994 3,207,536 263,435,673
1993 3,227,287 260,255,352
1992 3,247,039 256,894,189
1991 3,266,790 253,492,503
1990 3,286,542 250,131,894
1989 3,227,943 246,819,222
1988 3,142,336 244,499,004
1987 3,083,605 242,288,936
1986 3,022,635 240,132,831
1985 2,964,762 237,923,734
1984 2,904,429 235,824,908
1983 2,843,960 233,792,014
1982 2,784,278 231,664,432
1981 2,726,056 229,465,744
1980 2,671,997 226,542,250
1979 2,617,832 225,055,487
1978 2,566,266 222,584,545
1977 2,513,546 220,239,425
1976 2,458,526 218,035,164
1975 2,404,831 215,973,199
1974 2,350,124 213,853,928
1973 2,296,752 211,908,788
1972 2,243,126 209,896,021
1971 2,187,853 207,660,677
1970 2,135,479 205,052,174
1969 2,081,695 202,676,946
1968 2,022,272 200,706,052
1967 1,965,598 198,712,056
1966 1,914,573 196,560,338
1965 1,864,791 194,302,963
1964 1,814,135 191,888,791
1963 1,762,621 189,241,798
1962 1,711,319 186,537,737
1961 1,659,800 183,691,481
1960 1,608,800 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); 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 States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 346,716 people (a 12.9% decline), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

The United States is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 415M 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 States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania United States
2100 -1.31% 0.14%
2099 -1.33% 0.14%
2098 -1.35% 0.16%
2097 -1.38% 0.16%
2096 -1.4% 0.17%
2095 -1.42% 0.18%
2094 -1.45% 0.17%
2093 -1.47% 0.18%
2092 -1.49% 0.18%
2091 -1.5% 0.17%
2090 -1.51% 0.18%
2089 -1.52% 0.19%
2088 -1.5% 0.17%
2087 -1.5% 0.17%
2086 -1.5% 0.16%
2085 -1.49% 0.18%
2084 -1.48% 0.18%
2083 -1.46% 0.18%
2082 -1.43% 0.2%
2081 -1.4% 0.18%
2080 -1.36% 0.19%
2079 -1.34% 0.2%
2078 -1.33% 0.21%
2077 -1.29% 0.22%
2076 -1.29% 0.23%
2075 -1.29% 0.22%
2074 -1.23% 0.23%
2073 -1.22% 0.23%
2072 -1.2% 0.25%
2071 -1.18% 0.24%
2070 -1.16% 0.25%
2069 -1.15% 0.25%
2068 -1.15% 0.25%
2067 -1.11% 0.24%
2066 -1.12% 0.24%
2065 -1.11% 0.23%
2064 -1.11% 0.23%
2063 -1.09% 0.23%
2062 -1.08% 0.22%
2061 -1.08% 0.21%
2060 -1.07% 0.21%
2059 -1.06% 0.22%
2058 -1.06% 0.21%
2057 -1.04% 0.2%
2056 -1.05% 0.19%
2055 -1.04% 0.2%
2054 -1.03% 0.21%
2053 -1.02% 0.21%
2052 -0.98% 0.22%
2051 -1% 0.23%
2050 -0.98% 0.23%
2049 -0.97% 0.24%
2048 -0.94% 0.26%
2047 -0.96% 0.26%
2046 -0.94% 0.28%
2045 -0.91% 0.29%
2044 -0.92% 0.31%
2043 -0.91% 0.33%
2042 -0.92% 0.33%
2041 -0.9% 0.35%
2040 -0.91% 0.36%
2039 -0.86% 0.38%
2038 -0.85% 0.39%
2037 -0.83% 0.39%
2036 -0.79% 0.4%
2035 -0.81% 0.42%
2034 -0.78% 0.42%
2033 -0.75% 0.43%
2032 -0.74% 0.44%
2031 -0.76% 0.45%
2030 -0.73% 0.46%
2029 -0.73% 0.48%
2028 -0.71% 0.48%
2027 -0.73% 0.49%
2026 -0.74% 0.52%
2025 -0.71% 0.49%
2024 -1.53% 1.55%
2023 -1.53% 0.49%
2022 -1.53% 0.42%
2021 -1.53% 0.11%
2020 -1.53% 0.97%
2019 -1.53% 0.46%
2018 -1.53% 0.53%
2017 -1.53% 0.63%
2016 -1.53% 0.73%
2015 -1.53% 0.74%
2014 -1.53% 0.74%
2013 -1.53% 0.7%
2012 -1.53% 0.74%
2011 -0.27% 0.73%
2010 -0.5% 0.83%
2009 -0.67% 0.88%
2008 -0.76% 0.95%
2007 -0.75% 0.96%
2006 -0.63% 0.97%
2005 -0.51% 0.93%
2004 -0.42% 0.93%
2003 -0.37% 0.86%
2002 -0.3% 0.93%
2001 -0.93% 0.99%
2000 -0.64% 1.03%
1999 -0.63% 1.15%
1998 -0.63% 1.17%
1997 -0.62% 1.2%
1996 -0.62% 1.17%
1995 -0.62% 1.18%
1994 -0.61% 1.22%
1993 -0.61% 1.31%
1992 -0.6% 1.34%
1991 -0.6% 1.34%
1990 1.82% 1.34%
1989 2.72% 0.95%
1988 1.9% 0.91%
1987 2.02% 0.9%
1986 1.95% 0.93%
1985 2.08% 0.89%
1984 2.13% 0.87%
1983 2.14% 0.92%
1982 2.14% 0.96%
1981 2.02% 1.29%
1980 2.07% 0.66%
1979 2.01% 1.11%
1978 2.1% 1.06%
1977 2.24% 1.01%
1976 2.23% 0.95%
1975 2.33% 0.99%
1974 2.32% 0.92%
1973 2.39% 0.96%
1972 2.53% 1.08%
1971 2.45% 1.27%
1970 2.58% 1.17%
1969 2.94% 0.98%
1968 2.88% 1%
1967 2.67% 1.09%
1966 2.67% 1.16%
1965 2.79% 1.26%
1964 2.92% 1.4%
1963 3% 1.45%
1962 3.1% 1.55%
1961 3.17% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Albania declined by 1.53%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Albania United States
Current population
2342753
344023146
Population rank 144/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 4.15%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
21.3 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline -101 +4,586
Annual growth/decline -36,967 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate -1.53% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 134/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -24,230 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 156/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - 1,230,663
2024 - -24,472 - 1,286,132
2023 4,615 -25,357 502,372 1,322,668
2022 3,913 -16,426 399,926 1,319,009
2021 623 -32,848 199,137 674,787
2020 3,682 -16,680 208,862 329,769
2019 8,432 -23,094 887,476 1,774,500
2018 9,187 -15,032 955,022 1,764,961
2017 10,707 -14,901 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 12,332 -9,347 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 14,164 -20,500 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 16,185 -21,706 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 17,234 -20,681 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 17,565 -19,845 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 17,564 -18,630 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 18,404 -51,907 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 19,336 -51,657 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 19,526 -50,619 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 20,286 -49,770 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 21,732 -48,882 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 24,390 -48,893 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 26,989 -48,654 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 29,907 -48,517 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 30,189 -45,178 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 33,573 -48,070 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 36,741 -60,531 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 40,047 -63,093 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 43,884 -66,087 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 46,979 -66,188 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 52,745 -68,076 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 56,784 -69,785 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 59,086 -70,165 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 60,602 -68,445 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 63,376 -66,538 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 65,639 -63,689 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 67,355 -60,173 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 66,351 -38,835 1,875,826 400,998
1988 64,616 658 1,735,943 460,778
1987 63,334 -3,250 1,720,252 480,815
1986 61,925 -2,309 1,656,917 493,082
1985 60,798 -183 1,689,258 598,777
1984 59,396 64 1,627,192 622,793
1983 57,647 66 1,636,544 662,840
1982 56,443 -225 1,714,317 600,149
1981 54,595 -374 1,652,153 583,070
1980 53,803 -601 1,608,450 595,916
1979 54,139 -1,871 1,597,894 503,559
1978 55,463 3,230 1,402,283 556,521
1977 56,319 -1,417 1,431,556 577,060
1976 56,428 -1,684 1,264,604 635,590
1975 56,920 -2,610 1,252,644 655,078
1974 56,133 -1,880 1,218,968 706,978
1973 55,439 -1,419 1,165,499 783,163
1972 54,966 -1,588 1,301,355 833,543
1971 53,797 -911 1,640,519 833,549
1970 52,293 92 1,824,965 744,902
1969 51,407 2,665 1,702,487 523,740
1968 49,258 10,490 1,565,507 594,514
1967 46,494 12,252 1,669,181 585,410
1966 44,507 11,858 1,749,387 637,692
1965 43,953 9,617 1,943,030 644,902
1964 44,205 6,604 2,245,099 618,635
1963 44,040 4,091 2,289,826 639,495
1962 43,124 2,325 2,406,337 625,617
1961 41,802 829 2,571,681 580,333
1960 40,436 13,734 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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 States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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