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 - : 19.9% (male 316,240/female 282,958)

15-24 years - : 19.6% (male 300,977/female 287,976)

25-54 years - : 39.7% (male 568,330/female 626,949)

55-64 years - : 10% (male 150,665/female 151,068)

65 years and over - : 10.8% (male 153,818/female 172,424) (2013 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 45.7 %

Youth dependency ratio: 30.1 %

Elderly dependency ratio: 15.6 %

Potential support ratio: 6.4 (2013)

Median Age

Total: 31.2 years

Male: 29.9 years

Female: 32.4 years (2013 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.11 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.12 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 0.91 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 1.01 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 13.65 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 15.18 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 11.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 77.77 years

Male: 75.16 years

Female: 80.67 years (2013 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved:

Urban: 4% of population

Rural: 6% of population

Total: 5% of population (2010 est.)

Unimproved:

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

NA

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

21.3% (2008)country comparison to the world: 88

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

6.3% (2009)country comparison to the world: 79

Education Expenditures

NA

Literacy

Definition: age 9 and over can read and write

Total population: 96.8%

Male: 98%

Female: 95.7% (2011 est.)

Year

Population

  • 3,011,405

Nationality

  • Albanian(s) noun


  • Albanian adjective


Religions

  • Muslim
    70.00%
  • Albanian Orthodox
    20.00%
  • Roman Catholic Note Percentages Are Estimates
    10.00%
  • There Are No Available Current Statistics On Religious Affiliation All Mosques And Churches Were Closed In And Religious Observances Prohibited In November
    19,671,990.00%
  • Albania Began Allowing Private Religious Practice
    0.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.29% (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 169

Birth Rate

  • 12.57 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 159

Death Rate

  • 6.36 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 156

Migration Rate

  • -3.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 180

Urban Areas Population

  • TIRANA (capital) 419,000
    (2011)

Health Expenditure

  • 6.3% of GDP (2011)country comparison to the world: 98

Physicians Density

  • 1.11 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 2.4 beds/1,000 population (2011)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.49 children born/woman (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 190