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Languages

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

Ethnic Groups

Albanian 82.6%
Greek 0.9%
Other 1%
(including Vlach, Romani, 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: 59.3% of total population (2017)

Rate of urbanization: 1.81% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 18.05% (male 290,572/female 259,544)

15-24 years - : 17.47% (male 275,969/female 256,416)

25-54 years - : 41.06% (male 597,421/female 653,965)

55-64 years - : 11.54% (male 173,105/female 178,575)

65 years and over - : 11.89% (male 169,681/female 192,739) (2017 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 44

Youth dependency ratio: 26

Elderly dependency ratio: 18.1

Potential support ratio: 5.5 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 32.9 years

Male: 31.6 years

Female: 34.3 years (2017 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: 78.5 years

Male: 75.8 years

Female: 81.4 years (2017 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 59

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 6.8% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2016 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

AIDS - people living with HIV

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

21.7% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

6.3% (2009)

Education Expenditures

3.5% 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: 15 years

Female: 16 years (2015)

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Population

3,047,987

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% (2017 est.)

Birth Rate

13.2 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Death Rate

6.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Migration Rate

-3.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Urban Areas Population

TIRANA (capital) 454,000
(2015)

Health Expenditure

5.9% of GDP (2014)

Physicians Density

1.29 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Hospital Bed Density

2.6 beds/1,000 population (2012)

Total fertility rate

1.51 children born/woman (2017 est.)

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