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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.); note: data represent population by ethnic and cultural affiliation; %

Population Distribution

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

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 17.84% (male 287,750 /female 257,675)

15-24 years - : 16.84% (male 267,695 /female 247,230)

25-54 years - : 41.31% (male 604,250 /female 658,773)

55-64 years - : 11.77% (male 176,420 /female 183,391)

65 years and over - : 12.23% (male 174,752 /female 199,284) (2018 est.)

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Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 44 (2015 est.)

Youth dependency ratio: 26 (2015 est.)

Elderly dependency ratio: 18.1 (2015 est.)

Potential support ratio: 5.5 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 33.4 years

Male: 32 years

Female: 34.7 years (2018 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 93

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.09 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

0-14 years - : 1.12 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

15-24 years - : 1.07 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

25-54 years - : 0.91 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

55-64 years - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

65 years and over - : 0.89 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

total population - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 11.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Male: 12.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Female: 10.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 124

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 78.6 years (2018 est.)

Male: 76 years (2018 est.)

Female: 81.6 years (2018 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 60

Drinking Water Source

Improved: urban

Rural: 18.2% of population

Total: 16.4% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved: urban

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

<.1 (2017 est.);

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

<100 (2017 est.);

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

21.7% (2016); country comparison to the world: 85;

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

6.3% (2009); country comparison to the world: 75;

Education Expenditures

3.5% of GDP (2015); country comparison to the world: 127;

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)

Total population: 97.6% (2015 est.)

Male: 98.4% (2015 est.)

Female: 96.9% (2015 est.)

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Population

3,057,220

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 Est Note All Mosques And Churches Were Closed In And Religious Observances Prohibited In November
16.22%
Albania Began Allowing Private Religious Practice
0.00%

Population Growth Rate

Growth Rate
0.3% (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 169;

Birth Rate

13.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 143;

Death Rate

6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 131;

Migration Rate

-3.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.); country comparison to the world: 179;

Urban Areas Population

476,000 TIRANA (capital)
(2018)

Health Expenditure

8.2% of GDP (2014); country comparison to the world: 53;

Physicians Density

1.29 physicians/1,000 population (2013);

Hospital Bed Density

2.9 beds/1,000 population (2013);

Total fertility rate

1.52 children born/woman (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 192;

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