2 GeoFroggy

Languages

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

Ethnic Groups

Albanian 95%
Greek 3%
Other 2%
(Vlach, Roma (Gypsy), Serb, Macedonian, Bulgarian) (1989 est.) note: in 1989, other estimates of the Greek population ranged from 1%
(official Albanian statistics) to 12%
(from a Greek organization)%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 23.1% (male 440,528/female 400,816)

15-64 years - : 67.1% (male 1,251,001/female 1,190,841)

65 years and over - : 9.8% (male 165,557/female 190,710) (2009 est.)

Median Age

Total: 29.9 years

Male: 29.3 years

Female: 30.6 years (2009 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 (2009 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 18.62 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 19.05 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 18.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 77.96 years

Male: 75.28 years

Female: 80.89 years (2009 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

NA

Education Expenditures

2.9% of GDP (2002)country comparison to the world: 147

Literacy

Definition: age 9 and over can read and write

Total population: 98.7%

Male: 99.2%

Female: 98.3% (2001 census)

Year

Population

  • 3,639,453

Nationality

  • Albanian(s) noun


  • Albanian adjective


Religions

  • Muslim
    70.00%
  • Albanian Orthodox
    20.00%
  • Roman Catholic Note Percentages Are Estimates There Are No Available Current Statistics On Religious Affiliation All Mosques And Churches Were Closed In And Religious Observances Prohibited In November
    1,019,671,990.00%
  • Albania Began Allowing Private Religious Practice
    0.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.546% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 151

Birth Rate

  • 15.29 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 138

Death Rate

  • 5.55 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 174

Migration Rate

  • -4.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 160

Total fertility rate

  • 2.01 children born/woman (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 128