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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,377,128 in 2024 vs 36,361,859 people in Uzbekistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,342,753 people compared to 37,939,105 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Uzbekistan's population is 16.2 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.49% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.53% per year vs +1.85% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (21.7% decline), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 37.9M (42.1% growth).

Albania vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Uzbekistan
2100 1,012,012 74,950,276
2099 1,025,473 74,687,562
2098 1,039,339 74,412,253
2097 1,053,604 74,120,787
2096 1,068,302 73,822,520
2095 1,083,434 73,512,493
2094 1,099,077 73,187,441
2093 1,115,220 72,852,823
2092 1,131,856 72,509,869
2091 1,148,926 72,158,109
2090 1,166,413 71,795,130
2089 1,184,321 71,419,019
2088 1,202,564 71,037,131
2087 1,220,857 70,645,917
2086 1,239,498 70,250,312
2085 1,258,345 69,845,645
2084 1,277,370 69,430,096
2083 1,296,519 69,009,654
2082 1,315,707 68,591,369
2081 1,334,733 68,161,432
2080 1,353,737 67,729,509
2079 1,372,377 67,293,106
2078 1,391,035 66,849,622
2077 1,409,844 66,394,934
2076 1,428,308 65,946,007
2075 1,446,956 65,494,544
2074 1,465,797 65,041,409
2073 1,484,047 64,584,034
2072 1,502,354 64,126,554
2071 1,520,594 63,662,468
2070 1,538,681 63,197,548
2069 1,556,707 62,728,854
2068 1,574,841 62,256,069
2067 1,593,106 61,779,846
2066 1,610,982 61,296,688
2065 1,629,308 60,808,437
2064 1,647,661 60,310,657
2063 1,666,152 59,805,006
2062 1,684,532 59,290,829
2061 1,702,912 58,769,606
2060 1,721,513 58,237,257
2059 1,740,217 57,693,970
2058 1,758,780 57,141,935
2057 1,777,592 56,580,336
2056 1,796,291 56,012,936
2055 1,815,311 55,434,251
2054 1,834,428 54,845,302
2053 1,853,584 54,247,246
2052 1,872,627 53,641,903
2051 1,891,209 53,028,742
2050 1,910,221 52,411,754
2049 1,929,192 51,787,458
2048 1,948,051 51,159,295
2047 1,966,563 50,526,830
2046 1,985,533 49,892,416
2045 2,004,453 49,257,909
2044 2,022,832 48,629,333
2043 2,041,623 48,007,917
2042 2,060,331 47,394,130
2041 2,079,391 46,789,557
2040 2,098,252 46,197,382
2039 2,117,584 45,613,886
2038 2,135,961 45,033,877
2037 2,154,309 44,458,257
2036 2,172,363 43,884,266
2035 2,189,761 43,308,578
2034 2,207,553 42,729,398
2033 2,224,941 42,143,548
2032 2,241,680 41,549,754
2031 2,258,394 40,948,133
2030 2,275,638 40,333,867
2029 2,292,376 39,708,371
2028 2,309,153 39,074,978
2027 2,325,576 38,426,208
2026 2,342,753 37,758,494
2025 2,360,334 37,071,527
2024 2,377,128 36,361,859
2023 2,414,095 35,652,307
2022 2,451,636 34,938,955
2021 2,489,762 34,243,696
2020 2,528,480 33,586,372
2019 2,567,801 32,964,701
2018 2,607,733 32,373,490
2017 2,648,285 31,819,178
2016 2,689,469 31,284,568
2015 2,731,293 30,749,346
2014 2,773,767 30,222,994
2013 2,816,902 29,724,065
2012 2,860,708 29,261,903
2011 2,905,195 28,823,196
2010 2,913,021 28,385,506
2009 2,927,519 27,939,328
2008 2,947,314 27,494,774
2007 2,970,017 27,076,008
2006 2,992,547 26,699,043
2005 3,011,487 26,356,975
2004 3,026,939 26,029,350
2003 3,039,616 25,711,259
2002 3,051,010 25,399,980
2001 3,060,173 25,090,283
2000 3,089,027 24,787,054
1999 3,108,778 24,476,008
1998 3,128,530 24,134,929
1997 3,148,281 23,758,960
1996 3,168,033 23,351,981
1995 3,187,784 22,917,589
1994 3,207,536 22,463,291
1993 3,227,287 21,987,955
1992 3,247,039 21,485,090
1991 3,266,790 20,962,910
1990 3,286,542 20,464,956
1989 3,227,943 19,977,183
1988 3,142,336 19,460,630
1987 3,083,605 18,930,070
1986 3,022,635 18,395,621
1985 2,964,762 17,875,339
1984 2,904,429 17,378,846
1983 2,843,960 16,908,400
1982 2,784,278 16,462,736
1981 2,726,056 16,035,032
1980 2,671,997 15,619,936
1979 2,617,832 15,215,587
1978 2,566,266 14,816,349
1977 2,513,546 14,408,822
1976 2,458,526 13,998,620
1975 2,404,831 13,598,521
1974 2,350,124 13,209,011
1973 2,296,752 12,831,047
1972 2,243,126 12,465,106
1971 2,187,853 12,111,511
1970 2,135,479 11,762,638
1969 2,081,695 11,403,150
1968 2,022,272 11,032,155
1967 1,965,598 10,659,180
1966 1,914,573 10,289,294
1965 1,864,791 9,921,681
1964 1,814,135 9,557,611
1963 1,762,621 9,202,246
1962 1,711,319 8,854,368
1961 1,659,800 8,517,711
1960 1,608,800 8,209,109

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

GeoRank.org/population/albania/uzbekistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 346,716 people (a 12.9% decline), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,654,537 people (a 21.3% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 38.1% to 52,411,754 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Uzbekistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 75M 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
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Uzbekistan
2100 -1.31% 0.35%
2099 -1.33% 0.37%
2098 -1.35% 0.39%
2097 -1.38% 0.4%
2096 -1.4% 0.42%
2095 -1.42% 0.44%
2094 -1.45% 0.46%
2093 -1.47% 0.47%
2092 -1.49% 0.49%
2091 -1.5% 0.51%
2090 -1.51% 0.53%
2089 -1.52% 0.54%
2088 -1.5% 0.55%
2087 -1.5% 0.56%
2086 -1.5% 0.58%
2085 -1.49% 0.6%
2084 -1.48% 0.61%
2083 -1.46% 0.61%
2082 -1.43% 0.63%
2081 -1.4% 0.64%
2080 -1.36% 0.65%
2079 -1.34% 0.66%
2078 -1.33% 0.68%
2077 -1.29% 0.68%
2076 -1.29% 0.69%
2075 -1.29% 0.7%
2074 -1.23% 0.71%
2073 -1.22% 0.71%
2072 -1.2% 0.73%
2071 -1.18% 0.74%
2070 -1.16% 0.75%
2069 -1.15% 0.76%
2068 -1.15% 0.77%
2067 -1.11% 0.79%
2066 -1.12% 0.8%
2065 -1.11% 0.83%
2064 -1.11% 0.85%
2063 -1.09% 0.87%
2062 -1.08% 0.89%
2061 -1.08% 0.91%
2060 -1.07% 0.94%
2059 -1.06% 0.97%
2058 -1.06% 0.99%
2057 -1.04% 1.01%
2056 -1.05% 1.04%
2055 -1.04% 1.07%
2054 -1.03% 1.1%
2053 -1.02% 1.13%
2052 -0.98% 1.16%
2051 -1% 1.18%
2050 -0.98% 1.21%
2049 -0.97% 1.23%
2048 -0.94% 1.25%
2047 -0.96% 1.27%
2046 -0.94% 1.29%
2045 -0.91% 1.29%
2044 -0.92% 1.29%
2043 -0.91% 1.3%
2042 -0.92% 1.29%
2041 -0.9% 1.28%
2040 -0.91% 1.28%
2039 -0.86% 1.29%
2038 -0.85% 1.29%
2037 -0.83% 1.31%
2036 -0.79% 1.33%
2035 -0.81% 1.36%
2034 -0.78% 1.39%
2033 -0.75% 1.43%
2032 -0.74% 1.47%
2031 -0.76% 1.52%
2030 -0.73% 1.58%
2029 -0.73% 1.62%
2028 -0.71% 1.69%
2027 -0.73% 1.77%
2026 -0.74% 1.85%
2025 -0.71% 1.95%
2024 -1.53% 1.99%
2023 -1.53% 2.04%
2022 -1.53% 2.03%
2021 -1.53% 1.96%
2020 -1.53% 1.89%
2019 -1.53% 1.83%
2018 -1.53% 1.74%
2017 -1.53% 1.71%
2016 -1.53% 1.74%
2015 -1.53% 1.74%
2014 -1.53% 1.68%
2013 -1.53% 1.58%
2012 -1.53% 1.52%
2011 -0.27% 1.54%
2010 -0.5% 1.6%
2009 -0.67% 1.62%
2008 -0.76% 1.55%
2007 -0.75% 1.41%
2006 -0.63% 1.3%
2005 -0.51% 1.26%
2004 -0.42% 1.24%
2003 -0.37% 1.23%
2002 -0.3% 1.23%
2001 -0.93% 1.22%
2000 -0.64% 1.27%
1999 -0.63% 1.41%
1998 -0.63% 1.58%
1997 -0.62% 1.74%
1996 -0.62% 1.9%
1995 -0.62% 2.02%
1994 -0.61% 2.16%
1993 -0.61% 2.34%
1992 -0.6% 2.49%
1991 -0.6% 2.43%
1990 1.82% 2.44%
1989 2.72% 2.65%
1988 1.9% 2.8%
1987 2.02% 2.91%
1986 1.95% 2.91%
1985 2.08% 2.86%
1984 2.13% 2.78%
1983 2.14% 2.71%
1982 2.14% 2.67%
1981 2.02% 2.66%
1980 2.07% 2.66%
1979 2.01% 2.69%
1978 2.1% 2.83%
1977 2.24% 2.93%
1976 2.23% 2.94%
1975 2.33% 2.95%
1974 2.32% 2.95%
1973 2.39% 2.94%
1972 2.53% 2.92%
1971 2.45% 2.97%
1970 2.58% 3.15%
1969 2.94% 3.36%
1968 2.88% 3.5%
1967 2.67% 3.59%
1966 2.67% 3.71%
1965 2.79% 3.81%
1964 2.92% 3.86%
1963 3% 3.93%
1962 3.1% 3.95%
1961 3.17% 3.76%

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 Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.99%.

Live population counters

Albania Uzbekistan
Current population
2342753
37939105
Population rank 144/197 42/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.46%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
44.4 seconds
One birth every
21.3 minutes
33.4 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
2.38 minutes
Daily growth/decline -101 +1,944
Annual growth/decline -36,967 +709,552
Annual growth/decline rate -1.53% +1.99%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 52/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
1.26 hours
Annual migration change -24,230 -6,987
Net migration rank 156/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - -6,987
2024 - -24,472 - -7,066
2023 4,615 -25,357 722,280 -6,004
2022 3,913 -16,426 715,410 -5,007
2021 623 -32,848 689,325 -9,205
2020 3,682 -16,680 643,750 -9,208
2019 8,432 -23,094 618,154 -9,341
2018 9,187 -15,032 585,119 -11,516
2017 10,707 -14,901 548,372 -13,352
2016 12,332 -9,347 549,045 -14,839
2015 14,164 -20,500 552,781 -16,545
2014 16,185 -21,706 536,881 -20,381
2013 17,234 -20,681 501,742 -20,380
2012 17,565 -19,845 463,333 -20,381
2011 17,564 -18,630 454,858 -20,380
2010 18,404 -51,907 461,293 -20,380
2009 19,336 -51,657 471,839 -20,378
2008 19,526 -50,619 461,665 -24,028
2007 20,286 -49,770 426,880 -27,013
2006 21,732 -48,882 383,265 -29,197
2005 24,390 -48,893 363,462 -33,386
2004 26,989 -48,654 363,994 -38,834
2003 29,907 -48,517 355,098 -44,092
2002 30,189 -45,178 359,231 -47,679
2001 33,573 -48,070 356,483 -48,642
2000 36,741 -60,531 365,138 -66,547
1999 40,047 -63,093 385,448 -61,955
1998 43,884 -66,087 408,532 -49,862
1997 46,979 -66,188 441,631 -48,360
1996 52,745 -68,076 471,010 -50,314
1995 56,784 -69,785 493,966 -45,876
1994 59,086 -70,165 502,279 -41,788
1993 60,602 -68,445 527,557 -37,377
1992 63,376 -66,538 548,793 -33,259
1991 65,639 -63,689 557,886 -29,064
1990 67,355 -60,173 540,581 -73,478
1989 66,351 -38,835 522,323 -13,888
1988 64,616 658 525,126 -473
1987 63,334 -3,250 537,292 -824
1986 61,925 -2,309 533,234 -802
1985 60,798 -183 508,893 -773
1984 59,396 64 485,617 -752
1983 57,647 66 454,464 1,568
1982 56,443 -225 431,389 3,897
1981 54,595 -374 413,897 6,223
1980 53,803 -601 401,557 8,540
1979 54,139 -1,871 387,754 10,864
1978 55,463 3,230 372,068 27,783
1977 56,319 -1,417 369,572 45,622
1976 56,428 -1,684 363,110 42,094
1975 56,920 -2,610 357,382 37,611
1974 56,133 -1,880 350,422 33,600
1973 55,439 -1,419 341,807 30,094
1972 54,966 -1,588 333,230 26,748
1971 53,797 -911 323,171 24,030
1970 52,293 92 313,216 37,324
1969 51,407 2,665 302,833 65,596
1968 49,258 10,490 295,651 77,914
1967 46,494 12,252 298,350 74,030
1966 44,507 11,858 297,844 69,537
1965 43,953 9,617 302,264 65,579
1964 44,205 6,604 298,790 61,512
1963 44,040 4,091 293,432 57,002
1962 43,124 2,325 292,788 52,532
1961 41,802 829 279,841 48,168
1960 40,436 13,734 267,165 22,039

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 Uzbekistan 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,161,117 people) and 1.84% is from migration (a loss of 115,398 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

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
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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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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