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 - : 20.6% (male 325,922/ female 292,252)

15-64 years - : 68.8% (male 1,009,217/ female 1,055,824)

65 years and over - : 10.6% (male 150,901/ female 168,743) (2012 est.)

population pyramid - :

Median Age

Total: 30.9 years

Male: 29.6 years

Female: 32.1 years (2012 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.11 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.12 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 0.96 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.89 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 14.12 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 15.7 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 12.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 77.59 years

Male: 74.99 years

Female: 80.49 years (2012 est.)

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

NA

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

6.6% (2005)country comparison to the world: 75

Education Expenditures

NA

Literacy

Definition: age 9 and over can read and write

Total population: 98.7%

Male: 99.2%

Female: 98.3% (2001 census)

Year

Population

  • 3,002,859

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
    0.28% (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 168

Birth Rate

  • 12.38 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 158

Death Rate

  • 6.25 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 157

Migration Rate

  • -3.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 180

Health Expenditure

  • 6.9% of GDP (2009)country comparison to the world: 84

Physicians Density

  • 1.146 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 2.92 beds/1,000 population (2007)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.48 children born/woman (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 191