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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: 64.6% of total population (2023)

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

Age Structure

0-14 - years : 17.9% (male 290,624/female 264,536)

15-64 - years : 67.53% (male 1,030,436/female 1,064,217)

65 - years and over : 14.57% (2023 est.) (male 207,960/female 243,848)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 48.2

Youth dependency ratio: 24.1

Elderly dependency ratio: 24.1

Potential support ratio: 4.2 (2021 est.)

Median Age

Total: 35.8 years (2023 est.)

Male: 34.3 years

Female: 37.2 years

Sex Ratio

at - birth : 1.07 male(s)/female

0-14 - years : 1.1 male(s)/female

15-64 - years : 0.97 male(s)/female

65 - years and over : 0.85 male(s)/female

total - population : 0.97 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 10.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

Male: 11.6 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 9.5 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 79.7 years (2023 est.)

Male: 77 years

Female: 82.6 years

Mothers Mean Age at First Birth

26.6 years (2020 est.)

Maternal Mortality Ratio

8 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)comparison ranking: 151

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita

Total population: 79.7 years (2023 est.)

Male: 77 years

Female: 82.6 years

Tobacco Use

Total: 22.4% (2020 est.)

Male: 38.8% (2020 est.)

Female: 6% (2020 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

1.55 children born/woman (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 193

Gross Reproduction Rate

0.75 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

46% (2017/18)

Drinking Water Source

Improved: urban

Rural: 3.6% of population

Total: 3% of population (2020 est.)

Unimproved: urban

Current Health Expenditure

6.7% of GDP (2018)

Physicians Density

1.88 physicians/1,000 population (2020)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved: Urban

Rural: 0.5% of population

Total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)

Unimproved: Urban

Child Marriage

Array

Women married by age 15: 1.4%

Women married by age 18: 11.8%

Men married by age 18: 1.2% (2018 est.)

Currently Married Women

67.2% (2023 est.)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

21.7% (2016)comparison ranking: 86

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

1.5% (2017/18)comparison ranking: 114

Education Expenditures

3.1% of GDP (2020 est.)comparison ranking: 154

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 98.4%

Male: 98.7%

Female: 98.2% (2021)

School Life Expectancy

Total: 14 years

Male: 13 years

Female: 15 years (2020)

Year

Population

  • 3,101,621

Nationality 2023

  • 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
    0.19% (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 180

Birth Rate

  • 12.5 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 141

Death Rate

  • 7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 108

Migration Rate

  • -3.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 183

Urban Areas Population

  • 520
  • (capital)
    000 TIRANA

Health Expenditure

  • 6.7% of GDP (2018)

Physicians Density

  • 1.88 physicians/1,000 population (2020)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 2.9 beds/1,000 population (2013)