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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.)%

Population Distribution

A fairly even distribution, with somewhat higher concentrations of people in the western and central parts of the country

Urbanization

Urban population: 57.4% of total population (2015)

Rate of urbanization: 2.21% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 18.37% (male 295,022/female 263,141)

15-24 years - : 18.09% (male 284,201/female 265,530)

25-54 years - : 40.73% (male 589,707/female 648,021)

55-64 years - : 11.23% (male 168,500/female 172,587)

65 years and over - : 11.58% (male 165,076/female 186,809) (2016 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 44.8%

Youth dependency ratio: 26.9%

Elderly dependency ratio: 18%

Potential support ratio: 5.6% (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 32.5 years

Male: 31.2 years

Female: 33.8 years (2016 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 96

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.1 male(s)/female

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

15-24 years - : 1.07 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 (2016 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 78.3 years

Male: 75.7 years

Female: 81.2 years (2016 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 61

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 6.8% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.04% (2013 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

AIDS - people living with HIV

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

18.1% (2014)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

6.3% (2009)

Education Expenditures

3.54% of GDP (2013)

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 97.6%

Male: 98.4%

Female: 96.9% (2015 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 16 years

Male: 16 years

Female: 16 years (2014)

Year

Population

  • 3,038,594

Nationality

  • 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
    16.20%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.31% (2016 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 13.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Death Rate

  • 6.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -3.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • TIRANA (capital) 454,000
    (2015)

Health Expenditure

  • 5.9% of GDP (2014)

Physicians Density

  • 1.15 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 2.6 beds/1,000 population (2012)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.51 children born/woman (2016 est.)