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: 63% of total population (2021)

Rate of urbanization: 1.29% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 - years : 17.6% (male 284,636/female 256,474)

15-24 - years : 15.39% (male 246,931/female 226,318)

25-54 - years : 42.04% (male 622,100/female 670,307)

55-64 - years : 11.94% (male 178,419/female 188,783)

65 - years and over : 13.03% (male 186,335/female 214,276) (2020 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 46.9

Youth dependency ratio: 25.3

Elderly dependency ratio: 21.6

Potential support ratio: 4.6 (2020 est.)

Median Age

Total: 34.3 years

Male: 32.9 years

Female: 35.7 years (2020 est.)

Sex Ratio

at - birth : 1.08 male(s)/female

0-14 - years : 1.11 male(s)/female

15-24 - years : 1.09 male(s)/female

25-54 - years : 0.93 male(s)/female

55-64 - years : 0.95 male(s)/female

65 - years and over : 0.87 male(s)/female

total - population : 0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 11.1 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 12.15 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 9.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 79.23 years

Male: 76.55 years

Female: 82.12 years (2021 est.)

Mothers Mean Age at First Birth

24.8 years (2019 est.)

Maternal Mortality Ratio

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

Total Fertility Rate

1.53 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

46% (2017/18)

Drinking Water Source

Improved: urban

Rural: 4.7% of population

Total: 3.8% of population (2017 est.)

Unimproved: urban

Current Health Expenditure

5.3% (2018)

Physicians Density

1.22 physicians/1,000 population (2016)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved: Urban

Rural: 0.5% of population

Total: 0.2% of population (2017 est.)

Unimproved: Urban

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

<.1 (2020 est.)

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

1,400 (2020 est.)

HIV Aids Deaths

<100 (2020 est.)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

21.7% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

1.5% (2017/18)

Education Expenditures

3.9% of GDP (2019)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 98.1%

Male: 98.5%

Female: 97.8% (2018)

School Life Expectancy

Total: 15 years

Male: 14 years

Female: 15 years (2020)

Year

Population

  • 3,088,385

Nationality 2021

  • 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
    0.24% (2021 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 12.86 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death Rate

  • 7.27 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -3.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • 503
  • (capital)
    000 TIRANA

Health Expenditure

  • 5.3% (2018)

Physicians Density

  • 1.22 physicians/1,000 population (2016)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 2.9 beds/1,000 population (2013)