2 GeoFroggy

Languages

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

Ethnic Groups

Array%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 23.6% (male 447,126/female 406,757)

15-64 years - : 66.9% (male 1,239,819/female 1,180,720)

65 years and over - : 9.5% (male 160,241/female 185,115) (2008 est.)

Median Age

Total: 29.5 years

Male: 28.9 years

Female: 30.2 years (2008 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 - : 0.87 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.04 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 19.31 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 19.74 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 18.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 77.78 years

Male: 75.12 years

Female: 80.71 years (2008 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

NA

Education Expenditures

2.9% of GDP (2002)

Literacy

Definition: Age 9 and over can read and write

Total population: 98.7%

Male: 99.2%

Female: 98.3% (2001 census)

Year

Population

  • 3,619,778

Nationality

  • Albanian(s) noun


  • Albanian adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.538% (2008 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 15.22 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death Rate

  • 5.44 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -4.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.02 children born/woman (2008 est.)