2 GeoFroggy

Languages

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

Ethnic Groups

Array%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 24.8% (male 464,954/female 423,003)

15-64 years - : 66.3% (male 1,214,942/female 1,158,562)

65 years and over - : 8.9% (male 148,028/female 172,166) (2006 est.)

Median Age

Total: 28.9 years

Male: 28.3 years

Female: 29.5 years (2006 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 - : 0.86 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.04 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 20.75 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 21.2 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 20.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 77.43 years

Male: 74.78 years

Female: 80.34 years (2006 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

  • 3,581,655

Nationality

  • Albanian(s) noun


  • Albanian adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.52% (2006 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 15.11 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death Rate

  • 5.22 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -4.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.03 children born/woman (2006 est.)