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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,377,128 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,342,753 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 18.5 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 -1.53% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (21.7% decline), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Albania vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Yemen
2100 1,012,012 111,531,602
2099 1,025,473 111,216,538
2098 1,039,339 110,873,896
2097 1,053,604 110,513,248
2096 1,068,302 110,125,357
2095 1,083,434 109,718,989
2094 1,099,077 109,287,747
2093 1,115,220 108,834,256
2092 1,131,856 108,350,834
2091 1,148,926 107,845,139
2090 1,166,413 107,319,234
2089 1,184,321 106,769,903
2088 1,202,564 106,198,480
2087 1,220,857 105,606,248
2086 1,239,498 104,994,691
2085 1,258,345 104,356,315
2084 1,277,370 103,704,067
2083 1,296,519 103,033,111
2082 1,315,707 102,348,794
2081 1,334,733 101,642,012
2080 1,353,737 100,920,728
2079 1,372,377 100,179,245
2078 1,391,035 99,422,962
2077 1,409,844 98,654,481
2076 1,428,308 97,862,812
2075 1,446,956 97,057,105
2074 1,465,797 96,230,615
2073 1,484,047 95,389,748
2072 1,502,354 94,528,518
2071 1,520,594 93,646,094
2070 1,538,681 92,750,891
2069 1,556,707 91,836,719
2068 1,574,841 90,906,457
2067 1,593,106 89,961,778
2066 1,610,982 88,998,844
2065 1,629,308 88,022,210
2064 1,647,661 87,033,422
2063 1,666,152 86,020,867
2062 1,684,532 84,985,459
2061 1,702,912 83,934,120
2060 1,721,513 82,867,105
2059 1,740,217 81,781,887
2058 1,758,780 80,678,032
2057 1,777,592 79,563,835
2056 1,796,291 78,436,146
2055 1,815,311 77,296,391
2054 1,834,428 76,143,587
2053 1,853,584 74,985,186
2052 1,872,627 73,813,387
2051 1,891,209 72,631,340
2050 1,910,221 71,436,891
2049 1,929,192 70,243,074
2048 1,948,051 69,043,876
2047 1,966,563 67,843,741
2046 1,985,533 66,638,116
2045 2,004,453 65,433,874
2044 2,022,832 64,230,423
2043 2,041,623 63,031,296
2042 2,060,331 61,838,177
2041 2,079,391 60,651,763
2040 2,098,252 59,475,172
2039 2,117,584 58,303,694
2038 2,135,961 57,135,690
2037 2,154,309 55,973,689
2036 2,172,363 54,809,098
2035 2,189,761 53,641,994
2034 2,207,553 52,476,195
2033 2,224,941 51,307,469
2032 2,241,680 50,140,351
2031 2,258,394 48,969,961
2030 2,275,638 47,786,079
2029 2,292,376 46,594,926
2028 2,309,153 45,403,313
2027 2,325,576 44,203,683
2026 2,342,753 43,000,078
2025 2,360,334 41,792,731
2024 2,377,128 40,583,164
2023 2,414,095 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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 346,716 people (a 12.9% decline), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% 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 1,910,221 people with a rank change from 144th to 148th. The population of Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 112M 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 -0.71% 2.98%
2024 -1.53% 3.03%
2023 -1.53% 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 (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 Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Albania Yemen
Current population
2342753
43325643
Population rank 144/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.52%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
26.4 seconds
One birth every
21.3 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline -101 +3,267
Annual growth/decline -36,967 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate -1.53% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 13/197
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 - -24,472 - -10,482
2023 4,615 -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 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 (1960–2024, 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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