2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Albanian (Tosk is the official dialect), Greek

Ethnic Groups

Array%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 28.1% (male 520,714; female 486,911)

15-64 years - : 64.6% (male 1,115,887; female 1,196,477)

65 years and over - : 7.3% (male 115,754; female 146,462) (2003 est.)

Median Age

Total: 26.5 years

Male: 24.8 years

Female: 28.1 years (2002)

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 - : 0.79 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.96 male(s)/female (2003 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 37.28 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 34.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)

Male: 39.68 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 72.37 years

Male: 69.53 years

Female: 75.42 years (2003 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

NA

Literacy

Definition: Age 9 and over can read and write

Total population: 86.5%

Male: 93.3%

Female: 79.5% (2003 est.)

Year

Population

  • 3,582,205

Nationality

  • Albanian(s) noun


  • Albanian adjective


Religions

Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.03% (2003 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 18.2 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Death Rate

  • 6.48 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -1.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.22 children born/woman (2003 est.)