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

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The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,349,580 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,332,078 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 18.7 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.55% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.5% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.33M (22.1% decline), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Albania vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Yemen
2100 1,007,401 111,481,288
2099 1,020,801 111,166,365
2098 1,034,604 110,823,878
2097 1,048,803 110,463,393
2096 1,063,434 110,075,677
2095 1,078,498 109,669,492
2094 1,094,070 109,238,445
2093 1,110,138 108,785,158
2092 1,126,699 108,301,955
2091 1,143,691 107,796,487
2090 1,161,098 107,270,820
2089 1,178,925 106,721,736
2088 1,197,085 106,150,572
2087 1,215,294 105,558,607
2086 1,233,850 104,947,326
2085 1,252,611 104,309,237
2084 1,271,550 103,657,284
2083 1,290,612 102,986,631
2082 1,309,713 102,302,622
2081 1,328,652 101,596,159
2080 1,347,569 100,875,201
2079 1,366,124 100,134,051
2078 1,384,697 99,378,110
2077 1,403,421 98,609,975
2076 1,421,800 97,818,664
2075 1,440,364 97,013,320
2074 1,459,118 96,187,203
2073 1,477,286 95,346,716
2072 1,495,509 94,485,874
2071 1,513,666 93,603,848
2070 1,531,671 92,709,049
2069 1,549,614 91,795,290
2068 1,567,665 90,865,447
2067 1,585,847 89,921,194
2066 1,603,642 88,958,695
2065 1,621,885 87,982,501
2064 1,640,153 86,994,159
2063 1,658,561 85,982,061
2062 1,676,857 84,947,120
2061 1,695,153 83,896,256
2060 1,713,670 82,829,722
2059 1,732,288 81,744,993
2058 1,750,766 80,641,636
2057 1,769,493 79,527,942
2056 1,788,106 78,400,761
2055 1,807,040 77,261,521
2054 1,826,070 76,109,237
2053 1,845,139 74,951,358
2052 1,864,095 73,780,088
2051 1,882,592 72,598,574
2050 1,901,517 71,404,664
2049 1,920,402 70,211,386
2048 1,939,175 69,012,729
2047 1,957,603 67,813,135
2046 1,976,486 66,608,054
2045 1,995,320 65,404,355
2044 2,013,616 64,201,447
2043 2,032,321 63,002,861
2042 2,050,944 61,810,280
2041 2,069,916 60,624,401
2040 2,088,692 59,448,342
2039 2,107,936 58,277,392
2038 2,126,229 57,109,914
2037 2,144,493 55,948,438
2036 2,162,466 54,784,372
2035 2,179,783 53,617,795
2034 2,197,495 52,452,522
2033 2,214,803 51,284,323
2032 2,231,467 50,117,732
2031 2,248,104 48,947,870
2030 2,265,270 47,764,521
2029 2,281,932 46,573,906
2028 2,298,632 45,382,831
2027 2,314,980 44,183,742
2026 2,332,078 42,980,680
2025 2,349,580 41,773,878
2024 2,377,128 40,583,164
2023 2,411,658 39,390,799
2022 2,451,636 38,222,876
2021 2,489,762 37,140,230
2020 2,528,480 36,134,863
2019 2,567,801 35,111,408
2018 2,607,733 34,085,182
2017 2,648,285 33,090,921
2016 2,689,469 32,109,010
2015 2,731,293 31,159,379
2014 2,773,767 30,226,309
2013 2,816,902 29,312,952
2012 2,860,708 28,433,647
2011 2,905,195 27,582,897
2010 2,913,021 26,754,387
2009 2,927,519 25,927,724
2008 2,947,314 25,111,941
2007 2,970,017 24,318,082
2006 2,992,547 23,543,083
2005 3,011,487 22,790,085
2004 3,026,939 22,095,167
2003 3,039,616 21,456,379
2002 3,051,010 20,835,086
2001 3,060,173 20,226,147
2000 3,089,027 19,624,141
1999 3,108,778 19,029,420
1998 3,128,530 18,446,013
1997 3,148,281 17,873,936
1996 3,168,033 17,313,177
1995 3,187,784 16,740,058
1994 3,207,536 16,149,147
1993 3,227,287 15,563,914
1992 3,247,039 14,989,494
1991 3,266,790 14,430,201
1990 3,286,542 13,887,862
1989 3,227,943 13,364,174
1988 3,142,336 12,859,708
1987 3,083,605 12,369,912
1986 3,022,635 11,901,040
1985 2,964,762 11,453,825
1984 2,904,429 11,025,597
1983 2,843,960 10,621,499
1982 2,784,278 10,241,006
1981 2,726,056 9,882,362
1980 2,671,997 9,543,358
1979 2,617,832 9,224,194
1978 2,566,266 8,926,586
1977 2,513,546 8,648,222
1976 2,458,526 8,384,113
1975 2,404,831 8,133,598
1974 2,350,124 7,896,783
1973 2,296,752 7,672,796
1972 2,243,126 7,460,068
1971 2,187,853 7,257,462
1970 2,135,479 7,065,279
1969 2,081,695 6,875,859
1968 2,022,272 6,690,524
1967 1,965,598 6,516,444
1966 1,914,573 6,351,494
1965 1,864,791 6,195,593
1964 1,814,135 6,048,006
1963 1,762,621 5,911,135
1962 1,711,319 5,782,221
1961 1,659,800 5,655,232
1960 1,608,800 5,532,301

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 357,391 people (a 13.3% decline), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 111M 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
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Yemen
2100 -1.31% 0.28%
2099 -1.33% 0.31%
2098 -1.35% 0.33%
2097 -1.38% 0.35%
2096 -1.4% 0.37%
2095 -1.42% 0.39%
2094 -1.45% 0.42%
2093 -1.47% 0.45%
2092 -1.49% 0.47%
2091 -1.5% 0.49%
2090 -1.51% 0.51%
2089 -1.52% 0.54%
2088 -1.5% 0.56%
2087 -1.5% 0.58%
2086 -1.5% 0.61%
2085 -1.49% 0.63%
2084 -1.48% 0.65%
2083 -1.46% 0.67%
2082 -1.43% 0.7%
2081 -1.4% 0.71%
2080 -1.36% 0.74%
2079 -1.34% 0.76%
2078 -1.33% 0.78%
2077 -1.29% 0.81%
2076 -1.29% 0.83%
2075 -1.29% 0.86%
2074 -1.23% 0.88%
2073 -1.22% 0.91%
2072 -1.2% 0.94%
2071 -1.18% 0.97%
2070 -1.16% 1%
2069 -1.15% 1.02%
2068 -1.15% 1.05%
2067 -1.11% 1.08%
2066 -1.12% 1.11%
2065 -1.11% 1.14%
2064 -1.11% 1.18%
2063 -1.09% 1.22%
2062 -1.08% 1.25%
2061 -1.08% 1.29%
2060 -1.07% 1.33%
2059 -1.06% 1.37%
2058 -1.06% 1.4%
2057 -1.04% 1.44%
2056 -1.05% 1.47%
2055 -1.04% 1.51%
2054 -1.03% 1.54%
2053 -1.02% 1.59%
2052 -0.98% 1.63%
2051 -1% 1.67%
2050 -0.98% 1.7%
2049 -0.97% 1.74%
2048 -0.94% 1.77%
2047 -0.96% 1.81%
2046 -0.94% 1.84%
2045 -0.91% 1.87%
2044 -0.92% 1.9%
2043 -0.91% 1.93%
2042 -0.92% 1.96%
2041 -0.9% 1.98%
2040 -0.91% 2.01%
2039 -0.86% 2.04%
2038 -0.85% 2.08%
2037 -0.83% 2.12%
2036 -0.79% 2.18%
2035 -0.81% 2.22%
2034 -0.78% 2.28%
2033 -0.75% 2.33%
2032 -0.74% 2.39%
2031 -0.76% 2.48%
2030 -0.73% 2.56%
2029 -0.73% 2.62%
2028 -0.71% 2.71%
2027 -0.73% 2.8%
2026 -0.74% 2.89%
2025 -1.16% 2.93%
2024 -1.43% 3.03%
2023 -1.63% 3.06%
2022 -1.53% 2.92%
2021 -1.53% 2.78%
2020 -1.53% 2.91%
2019 -1.53% 3.01%
2018 -1.53% 3%
2017 -1.53% 3.06%
2016 -1.53% 3.05%
2015 -1.53% 3.09%
2014 -1.53% 3.12%
2013 -1.53% 3.09%
2012 -1.53% 3.08%
2011 -0.27% 3.1%
2010 -0.5% 3.19%
2009 -0.67% 3.25%
2008 -0.76% 3.26%
2007 -0.75% 3.29%
2006 -0.63% 3.3%
2005 -0.51% 3.15%
2004 -0.42% 2.98%
2003 -0.37% 2.98%
2002 -0.3% 3.01%
2001 -0.93% 3.07%
2000 -0.64% 3.13%
1999 -0.63% 3.16%
1998 -0.63% 3.2%
1997 -0.62% 3.24%
1996 -0.62% 3.42%
1995 -0.62% 3.66%
1994 -0.61% 3.76%
1993 -0.61% 3.83%
1992 -0.6% 3.88%
1991 -0.6% 3.91%
1990 1.82% 3.92%
1989 2.72% 3.92%
1988 1.9% 3.96%
1987 2.02% 3.94%
1986 1.95% 3.9%
1985 2.08% 3.88%
1984 2.13% 3.8%
1983 2.14% 3.72%
1982 2.14% 3.63%
1981 2.02% 3.55%
1980 2.07% 3.46%
1979 2.01% 3.33%
1978 2.1% 3.22%
1977 2.24% 3.15%
1976 2.23% 3.08%
1975 2.33% 3%
1974 2.32% 2.92%
1973 2.39% 2.85%
1972 2.53% 2.79%
1971 2.45% 2.72%
1970 2.58% 2.75%
1969 2.94% 2.77%
1968 2.88% 2.67%
1967 2.67% 2.6%
1966 2.67% 2.52%
1965 2.79% 2.44%
1964 2.92% 2.32%
1963 3% 2.23%
1962 3.1% 2.25%
1961 3.17% 2.22%

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 Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Albania Yemen
Current population
2332078
43598646
Population rank 144/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.52%
One net population change
19.1 minutes
26.6 seconds
One birth every
21.8 minutes
22.6 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline -75 +3,262
Annual growth/decline -27,548 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate -1.16% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 15/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -24,230 -16,291
Net migration rank 156/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - -16,291
2024 3,979 -24,472 1,202,276 -10,482
2023 4,612 -25,357 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 3,913 -16,426 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 623 -32,848 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 3,682 -16,680 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 8,432 -23,094 1,056,432 2,129
2018 9,187 -15,032 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 10,707 -14,901 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 12,332 -9,347 975,697 -6,492
2015 14,164 -20,500 939,922 -9,883
2014 16,185 -21,706 920,330 15,764
2013 17,234 -20,681 884,929 5,697
2012 17,565 -19,845 845,645 22,349
2011 17,564 -18,630 806,359 27,184
2010 18,404 -51,907 803,246 20,269
2009 19,336 -51,657 798,911 30,919
2008 19,526 -50,619 779,123 22,621
2007 20,286 -49,770 764,780 21,210
2006 21,732 -48,882 750,082 13,940
2005 24,390 -48,893 726,708 15,283
2004 26,989 -48,654 710,493 -62,641
2003 29,907 -48,517 694,457 -64,737
2002 30,189 -45,178 672,494 -59,648
2001 33,573 -48,070 658,704 -53,698
2000 36,741 -60,531 646,694 -47,713
1999 40,047 -63,093 633,166 -42,731
1998 43,884 -66,087 615,488 -39,096
1997 46,979 -66,188 604,443 -36,694
1996 52,745 -68,076 588,786 -35,043
1995 56,784 -69,785 607,966 -15,485
1994 59,086 -70,165 602,363 -13,040
1993 60,602 -68,445 595,459 -14,332
1992 63,376 -66,538 582,072 -14,372
1991 65,639 -63,689 565,837 -14,964
1990 67,355 -60,173 549,654 -15,847
1989 66,351 -38,835 530,464 -16,876
1988 64,616 658 513,296 -17,952
1987 63,334 -3,250 493,337 -9,097
1986 61,925 -2,309 464,665 -11,151
1985 60,798 -183 455,576 -14,660
1984 59,396 64 434,674 -19,143
1983 57,647 66 414,823 -22,152
1982 56,443 -225 392,302 -23,981
1981 54,595 -374 374,482 -25,499
1980 53,803 -601 355,767 -26,740
1979 54,139 -1,871 336,378 -27,090
1978 55,463 3,230 312,439 -26,524
1977 56,319 -1,417 296,115 -25,305
1976 56,428 -1,684 281,078 -23,669
1975 56,920 -2,610 266,815 -23,192
1974 56,133 -1,880 252,737 -22,726
1973 55,439 -1,419 240,235 -22,282
1972 54,966 -1,588 229,322 -21,826
1971 53,797 -911 219,095 -21,386
1970 52,293 92 207,613 -20,966
1969 51,407 2,665 196,305 -4,121
1968 49,258 10,490 182,518 -4,031
1967 46,494 12,252 173,637 -3,959
1966 44,507 11,858 164,091 -3,874
1965 43,953 9,617 155,398 -3,797
1964 44,205 6,604 147,299 -3,712
1963 44,040 4,091 133,781 -3,640
1962 43,124 2,325 131,262 -3,572
1961 41,802 829 129,787 -3,503
1960 40,436 13,734 122,994 -3,431

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 Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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