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Albania

Population

2,744,810

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
144th
Share of world
0.03%
Annual change
−20,4830.70%

Population of Albania

01M2M3M4M5M6M95% prediction intervalPeak20262.7M2050 projection2.2M↓ 18% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 2,744,810. 2050 projection: 2,240,166.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Albania. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
20262,751,0250.70%144
20252,771,5080.71%144
20202,871,9540.45%139
20192,885,0100.32%139
20182,894,2310.14%139
20172,898,2420.01%139
20152,898,6320.21%140
20102,928,7220.98%138
20053,076,1590.58%134
20003,166,1480.57%130

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Tirana is home to 608,364 people, 22.11% of Albania's population.

City population600K200K90K
Tirana 608.4KDurres 148.2KElbasan 108.4KFier 97.3KShkoder 94.1KKamez 94.1KVlore 78.4KBerat 62.8KLushnje 58.0KKorce 56.9K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Tirana608.4K22.11%
2Durres148.2K5.39%
3Elbasan108.4K3.94%
4Fier97.3K3.54%
5Shkoder94.1K3.42%
6Kamez94.1K3.42%
7Vlore78.4K2.85%
8Berat62.8K2.28%
9Lushnje58.0K2.11%
10Korce56.9K2.07%

Albania by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Albania is home to an estimated 2,744,810 people, the 144th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Albania has a net population change of approximately -55 people per day, driven by 73 births, 66 deaths, and net emigration of 62 people.
Share of world
Albania makes up 0.03% of the world's population and 0.37% of Europe's.
Density
100.4 people per km² of land (260.0 per mi²), ranking 119th among countries and territories.
Urban living
58.87% of people live in urban areas.

Albania Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 52100+ years, female: 18095–99 years, male: 78495–99 years, female: 1,51890–94 years, male: 4,92490–94 years, female: 7,05285–89 years, male: 15,13185–89 years, female: 19,45680–84 years, male: 27,36480–84 years, female: 31,99675–79 years, male: 43,28875–79 years, female: 48,86570–74 years, male: 62,34570–74 years, female: 69,83565–69 years, male: 81,21565–69 years, female: 90,16760–64 years, male: 83,84160–64 years, female: 94,46655–59 years, male: 79,30255–59 years, female: 92,42550–54 years, male: 70,87050–54 years, female: 84,42545–49 years, male: 70,17645–49 years, female: 79,13940–44 years, male: 86,38440–44 years, female: 84,50435–39 years, male: 109,01335–39 years, female: 101,11730–34 years, male: 114,87130–34 years, female: 114,45325–29 years, male: 103,63225–29 years, female: 99,06020–24 years, male: 89,00620–24 years, female: 81,48315–19 years, male: 83,15515–19 years, female: 76,21410–14 years, male: 88,93710–14 years, female: 80,9365–9 years, male: 75,5725–9 years, female: 69,5890–4 years, male: 69,4380–4 years, female: 64,845100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–450K50K100K100K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

38.8 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

80.1 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

49.41%

Female

50.59%

Life expectancy 78.3Life expectancy 81.9

Ethnicity

82.6%

Albanian

  • Albanian82.6%
  • Unspecified15.5%
  • Other1%
  • Greek0.9%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2011 est.

Religion

56.7%

Muslim, the largest religion

  • Muslim56.7%
  • Unspecified16.2%
  • Roman Catholic10%
  • Orthodox6.8%
  • Other5.7%
  • Atheist2.5%
  • Bektashi (Sufi)2.1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2011 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Albania United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Institute of Statistics of Albania (INSTAT)