2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Albanian 98.8% (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek 0.5%, other 0.6% (including Macedonian, Roma, Vlach, Turkish, Italian, and Serbo-Croatian), unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)

Ethnic Groups

Albanian 82.6%
Greek 0.9%
Other 1%
(including Vlach, Roma (Gypsy), Macedonian, Montenegrin, and Egyptian), unspecified 15.5%
(2011 est.)%

Urbanization

urban population: 53.4% of total population (2011)

rate of urbanization: 2.27% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 19.3% (male 307,275/female 274,634)

15-24 years - : 19.2% (male 297,851/female 282,498)

25-54 years - : 40% (male 574,820/female 633,729)

55-64 years - : 10.5% (male 157,014/female 158,602)

65 years and over - : 11.1% (male 157,143/female 176,643) (2014 est.)

Dependency Ratios

total dependency ratio: 44.9 %

youth dependency ratio: 29 %

elderly dependency ratio: 15.9 %

potential support ratio: 6.3 (2014 est.)

Median Age

total: 31.6 years

male: 30.3 years

female: 32.9 years (2014 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.11 male(s)/female

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

15-24 years - : 1.05 male(s)/female

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

55-64 years - : 0.98 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

27 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) country comparison to the world: 128

Infant Mortality Rate

total: 13.19 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 75.33 years

female: 80.86 years (2014 est.)

total population: 77.96 years

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total Fertility Rate

1.5 children born/woman (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 191

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

69.3% (2008/09)

Drinking Water Source

Urban: 2.7% of population

Rural: 6.2% of population

Total: 4.3% of population (2012 est.)

Physicians Density

1.11 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Sanitation Facility Access

Urban: 4.7% of population

Rural: 13.7% of population

Total: 8.8% of population (2012 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

NA

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

NA

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: 80

Education Expenditures

3.3% of GDP (2007) country comparison to the world: 130

Literacy

definition: age 9 and over can read and write

total population: 96.8%

male: 98%

female: 95.7% (2011 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

total: 10 years

male: 10 years

female: 10 years (2001)

Year

Population

  • 3,020,209

Nationality 2014

  • Albanian(s) noun


  • Albanian adjective


Religions

  • Muslim
    56.70%
  • Roman Catholic
    10.00%
  • Orthodox
    6.80%
  • Atheist
    2.50%
  • Bektashi A Sufi Order
    2.10%
  • Other
    5.70%
  • Unspecified Note All Mosques And Churches Were Closed In And Religious Observances Prohibited
    16.22%
  • In November
    1,990.00%
  • Albania Began Allowing Private Religious Practice Est
    2,011.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.3% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 172

Birth Rate

  • 12.73 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 156

Death Rate

  • 6.47 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 152

Migration Rate

  • -3.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 184

Urban Areas Population

  • 419
    TIRANA (capital)
  • 000 (2011)

Physicians Density

  • 1.11 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 2.4 beds/1,000 population (2011)