2 GeoFroggy

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: 61.2% of total population (2019)

Rate of urbanization: 1.69% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

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.)

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 (2018 est.)

Male: 32 years

Female: 34.7 years

Sex Ratio

at - birth : 1.09 male(s)/female

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

15 - 24 years : 1.08 male(s)/female

25 - 54 years : 0.92 male(s)/female

55 - 64 years : 0.96 male(s)/female

65 - years and over : 0.88 male(s)/female

total - population : 0.98 male(s)/female (2018 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

15 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

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

Male: 12.9 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 10.1 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 78.6 years (2018 est.)

Male: 76 years

Female: 81.6 years

Mothers Mean Age at First Birth

24.8 years (2017/18 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

1.52 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

46% (2017/18)

Drinking Water Source

Improved urban: 84.3% of population

Improved rural: 81.8% of population

Improved total: 83.6% of population

Unimproved urban: 15.7% of population

Unimproved rural: 18.2% of population

Unimproved total: 16.4% of population (2015 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

6.7% (2016)

Physicians Density

1.2 physicians/1,000 population (2016)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved urban: 95.5% of population (2015 est.)

Improved rural: 90.2% of population (2015 est.)

Improved total: 93.2% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved urban: 4.5% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved rural: 9.8% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved total: 6.8% of population (2015 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

<.1 (2017 est.)

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

1,400 (2017 est.)

HIV Aids Deaths

<100 (2017 est.)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

21.7% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

1.5% (2017)

Education Expenditures

4% of GDP (2016)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 98.1%

Male: 98.5%

Female: 97.8% (2018)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 15 years

Male: 15 years

Female: 16 years (2017)

Year

Population

  • 3,057,220

Nationality 2019

  • 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
    16.22%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.3% (2018 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 13.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Death Rate

  • 6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -3.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • 485
  • (capital)
    000 TIRANA

Health Expenditure

  • 6.7% (2016)

Physicians Density

  • 1.2 physicians/1,000 population (2016)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 2.9 beds/1,000 population (2013)