2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Albanian (Tosk is the official dialect), Greek

Ethnic Groups

Array%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 29.53% (male 536,495; female 500,026)

15-64 years - : 63.48% (male 1,073,351; female 1,155,115)

65 years and over - : 6.99% (male 107,476; female 138,021) (2001 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.08 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.07 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 0.93 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.78 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.96 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

39.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 71.83 years

Male: 69.01 years

Female: 74.87 years (2001 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

less than 0.01% (1999 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

less than 100 (1999 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 9 and over can read and write

Total population: 93% (1997 est.)

Male: NA%

Female: NA%

Year

Population

  • 3,510,484

Nationality

  • Albanian(s) noun


  • Albanian adjective


Religions

All mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.88% (2001 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 19.01 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death Rate

  • 6.5 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -3.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.32 children born/woman (2001 est.)