2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects

Ethnic Groups

Array%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 26.4% (male 489,363; female 446,586)

15-64 years - : 65.3% (male 1,184,670; female 1,130,065)

65 years and over - : 8.3% (male 135,177; female 158,947) (2004 est.)

Median Age

Total: 28.2 years

Male: 27.6 years

Female: 28.7 years (2004 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.1 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.1 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 1.05 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.85 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.04 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 22.31 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 23.01 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 21.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 77.06 years

Male: 74.37 years

Female: 80.02 years (2004 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

  • 3,544,808

Nationality

  • Albanian(s) noun


  • Albanian adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.51% (2004 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 15.08 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death Rate

  • 5.02 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -4.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.05 children born/woman (2004 est.)