Demographics of Albania

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Albania, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. The demography of the Albania is monitored by the Institute of Statistics of Albania. The institute has performed demographic censuses since the 1924s.[1] The latest census in Albania was performed in April 2011, and has been deemed as unreliable both within and outside Albania.

Demographics of Albania
Indicator	Rank	Measure
Population
Population	138th	2,845,955
Density	110th	101
Ethnic diversity	13th	0.097000
Cultural diversity	29th	0.082000
Society
Human Development Index	68th	0.785
Inequality	51st	0.661
Literacy Rate	19th	97.6%
Life Expectancy	37th	77.8
Birth rate	153rd	13.1
Fertility rate	144th	1.54
Infant mortality		12.3
Death rate	152nd	6.47
Suicide rate	162nd	3.8

Albanian population development.

Albania population pyramid in 2020

Albania is a fairly linguistically homogeneous country with ethnic Albanians forming the majority in the country. Albania has 2,876,591 inhabitants according to the INSTAT calculations current as of 1 January 2017.

The first official population statistics for Albania was the 1923 census, when the country had a total of 823,000 inhabitants. Previous censuses carried out by the Ottoman Empire, which are not yet available. A shift in administrative borders in 1913 made comparison of various periods more complicated. Maddison from 2001, estimates that in Albania, about 200,000 people lived up to the year 1600, and that the population grew to 300,000 by 1700, implying an annual average growth rate of 0.4% in that period. However, population growth accelerated from the declaration of independence in 1912 to 1944 to 0.7% per year. This was due in part because Albania had the largest birth rate and the smallest death rate in Europe at the time.[2] After the second World War, population increase policies pursued by the communist government and a large life expectancy fueled a 2.5 percent annual increase for the following 45 years. The growth strained economic resources during communism in a Malthusian fashion that led to the collapse of the regime and the emigration of about 20 to 25 percent of the population in the following two decades. Albania experienced a demographic transition starting from 1960s, when crude birth rates began a slow decline, despite a government policy that called for a population increase. After the 1990s, the population showed an average decline of about 0.3 percent per year, caused by emigration. In the 2001 Census, the population declined to 3,023,000 from almost 3.3 million in 1990.

The latest census in Albania was scheduled for April 2011, and the results will be published in the following months. The permanent population of Albania at the 2011 census had reached 2.83 million. The population density was 98.5 inhabitants per square kilometre, and the overall life expectancy in Albania at birth was 78 years in 2011.[3] For the first time in the history of population censuses in Albania, the population in urban areas (53.7%) was larger than the population of rural areas (46.3%).[4] The Albanian language is the official language, but minority languages are officially used in some local government units. Albanian is declared as the native language by 98.76% of the population. The Albanian people are considered one of the most polyglot nation and people in Europe.[5] They generally speak more than two languages, which are French, Greek, Italian, and English, which are increasing due to migration return, and new Greek and Italian communities in the country. The main religions of Albania are Roman Catholicism (10.02%), Eastern Orthodoxy (6.75%) and Islam (58.79%). The 2011 census on religion and ethnicity has been deemed unreliable by the Council of Europe as well as other internal and external organisations and groups.

Albania has a high Human Development Index of 0.764, ranking 75th in the world in 2016.[6] In 2016, Albania had a total population of 2,886,026 million, 1,461,326 million being males and 1,424,700 females. Otherwise 42,922 inhabitants have left Albania and at the same year the number of immigrants in the country was by 25,846 inhabitants.[7]

Albanian demographics are difficult to ascertain and verify due to political corruption at the local and central level as noted by the Council of Europe.[8]

Population

Population development from 1960 to 2010.

2016 Albanian population pyramid.

With a population of 2.87 million in 2017, Albania ranks 136th in the world by population. The population density is 101 inhabitants per square kilometre.[9] The overall life expectancy in Albania at birth is 78 years.[10] The total fertility rate of 1.70 children per mother is one of the lowest in the world. In 2016, the population of Albania was about 2,89 million, comprising 1,447 million male and 1,443 female persons.[11] There were 38,003 live births and 20,737 deaths in Albania. The natural increase of the population was positive, as the number of births exceeded the number of deaths by 17,266. Due to external migration and low birth rate, the population declined by 18,307. The total dependency ratio of population in Albania is 46.8%.

In 2001, the number of households amounted to 726,895.[12] The age structure was under 6 years by 10.8% and 65 years and older by 7.5%. However, the sex ratio amounted to 49.9% males and 50.1% females of the total population. Furthermore, 2,737,614 of the population was older than 6 years. In 2011, the total population was 2,831,741.[13] The comparison of the figures shows that the population has decreased by 7.7% in about ten years. Large scale emigration and fertility decline are supposed to be the main causes of the observed population decrease. A preliminary estimate of the number of persons that refused to participate in the census is 29,355 (1.04%). This figure is based on the number of dwellings for which a refusal was recorded and is included in the total population. The total population is composed of 1,421,810 males (50.2%) and 1,409,931 females (49.8%). For the first time in the history of population censuses in the nation, the population in urban areas is larger than the population of rural areas. According to 2011 census preliminary results, 53.7 percent of the population lives in urban areas and 46.3 percent in rural areas.

The 2011 census is regarded as unreliable and inaccurate by the Council of Europe, showing incompatibility with the protection of national minorities.[14] Also, the World Council of Churches sent letters to the United Nations Human Rights Council regarding the matter, having conducted their own questionnaire which showed major irregularities.[15] It was the first census to include ethnicity, was struck by controversy since according to article 20 of the Census law, there is a $1,000 fine for anyone who declares anything other than what was written down on the individual's birth certificate.[16] Some of the minorities, mainly the Greeks, boycotted the census.[17] The religious affiliation of the population was 56.7% Muslims, 13.79% undeclared, 10.03% Catholics, 6.75% Orthodox believers, 5.49% other, 2.5% Atheists, 2.09% Bektashis and 0.14% other Christians.[18]

Albanians

According to the Institute of Statistics INSTAT, the population in 2016 was 2,886,026. Tirana County is the area with the highest population of 811,649 in the country. Fier County remains the population with the second highest population with a total of 312,488. The Counties with the lowest result are Gjirokastër, Kukës and Dibër respectively with 70,331, 84,035 and 134,153 inhabitants.[19] About 53.4% of Albania's population live in cities. The three largest counties account for half of the population.

View of Durrës

Almost 53.4% of the population of Albania living in cities. As of the Institute of Statistics (INSTAT), the three largest counties account for half of the population. Over 1 million people lives in the Tirana and Durrës, making it the largest urban area in Albania.[20] The capital Tirana, is one of largest cities in the Balkan Peninsula and ranks 7th with a population about 800,000.[21] The second largest is the port city of Durrës, with a population of 201.110, followed by Vlorë, the largest city in southern Albania, with 141.513 inhabitants. The Institute of Statistics forecast that the population may even increase by less than a fifth from 763.560 by 2011 to 909.252 by 2031, depending on the actual birth rate and the level of net migration.[22]

Total fertility rate

Total fertility rate by Qark/County in 2016 (INSTAT) [23]

County	TFR
Albania	1.54
Kukës	2.29
Dibër	2.17
Lezhë	1.86
Elbasan	1.75
Durrës	1.60
Berat	1.59
Fier	1.56
Gjirokastër	1.46
Tiranë	1.41
Shkodër	1.39
Korçë	1.36
Vlorë	1.21

Population by Qark/County

Historical population by Qark/County in Albania (INSTAT)[24][25]

Qark/County	1989 population	2001 population	2018 population	Change (1989-2018)	Change in % (1989-2018)
Berat	222,901	193,020	127,431	-95,470	-43%
Dibër	226,324	189,854	120,978	-105,346	-47%
Durrës	218,530	245,179	289,628	+ 71,098	+33%
Elbasan	357,497	362,736	278,547	-78,950	-22%
Fier	379,342	382,544	298,144	-81,198	-21%
Gjirokastër	155,998	112,831	62,952	- 93,046	-60%
Korçë	311,448	265,182	210,178	-101,270	-33%
Kukës	146,081	111,393	77,394	-68,687	-47%
Lezhë	165,254	159,182	126,800	-38,464	-23%
Shkodër	285,258	256,473	204,994	-80,264	-28%
Tiranë	449,228	597,899	883,996	+434,768	+97%
Vlorë	264,556	192,982	189,282	-75,274	-28%

Language

Map illustrating the various dialects of the Albanian language in Southern Europe.

The Albanian language is the official language of Albania. It has two distinct dialects, Tosk, spoken in the south, and Gheg, spoken in the north. The Shkumbin river is the rough dividing line between the two dialects. The language is spoken primarily in Greece, Italy, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Montenegro. Centuries-old communities speaking Albanian-based dialects can be found scattered in Greece (Arvanites), Southern Italy, Sicily and Calabria (Arbëreshë) and in Ukraine. However, due to the large Albanian diaspora, the total number of speakers is much higher than the native speakers in Southern Europe. The four dialects include Tosk Albanian, Gheg Albanian, Arbëresh and Arvanitika.

Albanians are considered of the most polyglot nation and people in Europe.[5] Albanians generally speak more than two languages. These languages are French, Greek, Italian, and English which are increasing due to migration return, and new Greek and Italian communities in the country. Italian is widely spoken throughout Albania. La Francophonie states that 320,000 French speakers can be found in Albania. Greek, the language of the Greek minority of the south, is also very widespread in that region. Nowadays, knowledge of English is growing very rapidly, especially among the youth.

The ethnic minorities languages include Aromanian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Gorani, and Roma. Greek is the largest minority language of the country as well as the first largest foreign language. Approximately 5,000 Macedonian language-speakers can be found in Albania. Most of these living in the southeastern part of the country.

Religion

Population of Albania according to religious group 1923-2011

Religion group	census 1923^1		census 1927^2		census 2011^3
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Muslim	558,000	68.5	563,000	67.6	1,636,236	58.9
Catholic Christian	85,000	10.5	88,739	10.6	280,921	10.0
Orthodox Christian	171,000	20.5	181,000	21.7	188,992	6.8
No Religion					223,625	8.0
Not stated					454,046	16.2
Protestant					5,616	0.2

Traditional distribution of religions in Albania

The main religions of Albania are as of the 2011 Census, Islam 58.79%, Roman Catholicism 10.02, Eastern Orthodoxy 6.75%, Bektashi 2.09%, Evangelical 0.14%, Atheism 2.50%, 5.50% Nondenominational and 16.30% Others. This census has been recognised as unreliable by numerous internal and external organisations, including the Council of Europe.[26] Religious observance and practice is generally lax and polls have shown that, compared to the populations of other countries, few Albanians consider religion to be a dominant factor in their lives. Today, religion plays an important role in the lives of only 39% of Albanians. In addition, Albania is ranked among the least religious countries in the world.

The Constitution of Albania extends freedom of religion to all citizens and the government generally respects this right in practice. It declares no official religion and provides for equality of all religions. However, the predominant religious communities enjoy a greater degree of official recognition and social status based on their historical presence in the country. All registered religious groups have the right to hold bank accounts and to own property and buildings. Religious freedoms have in large part been secured by the generally amicable relationship among religions. The Ministry of Education has the right to approve the curricula of religious schools to ensure their compliance with national education standards while the State Committee on Cults oversees implementation. There are also 68 vocational training centers administered by religious communities.[27]

Government policy and practice contributed to the generally free exercise of religion. The government is secular and the Ministry of Education asserts that public schools in the country are secular and that the law prohibits ideological and religious indoctrination. Religion is not taught in public schools.[27]

Education

The University of Tirana is the largest and highest ranking university in Albania.

Literacy in the country is 98.7 percent.[28] The School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) of Albania is 16 years. The nation ranks 25th out of 167 countries in the World.[29] In 2015, the overall literacy rate in Albania was 98.7%; the male literacy rate was 99.2% and female literacy rate was 98.3%.

Education for primary (arsimi fillor), secondary (arsimi i mesëm), and tertiary (arsimi universitar) levels are mostly supported by the state. The academic year is similar to that of the United States. Classes start in September or October and ends in June or July.[30] Albanian is the primary language of instruction in all public schools.[31] Education takes place in three stages, the primary, secondary, and pre-university education. The primary education is obligatory from grade 1 to 9. Students must pass the graduation exams at the end of the 9th grade in order to continue their education. After the primary school, the general education is provided at the secondary schools. Students get prepared for the Matura examination, allowing them to obtain their matura diploma, which grants admission to higher education. The country follows the Bologna model in accordance with the 2007 Law on 'Higher Education'.[32] These institutions can be public or private, and may offer one, two or three levels of higher education depending on the institution.

Health

Albania has a universal health care system. In 2000, Albania had the world's 55th best healthcare performance.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Albania ranks around the 40th in the world in terms of life expectancy.[33][34] Compared to other Western countries, Albania has a low rate of obesity,[35] probably thanks to the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet.[36]

Period	Life expectancy in Years	Period	Life expectancy in Years
1938[37]	38.0	1980–1985	70.7
1950–1955	55.3	1985–1990	71.9
1955–1960	59.3	1990–1995	71.7
1960–1965	64.9	1995–2000	73.0
1965–1970	66.2	2000–2005	74.8
1970–1975	67.7	2005–2010	75.7
1975–1980	69.7	2010–2015	77.7

Source: UN World Population Prospects[38]

Diaspora

Distribution of Albanians in Europe.

Since antiquity, Albanians have established communities in many regions throughout southern Europe. The modern Albanian diaspora was formed largely in the 15th century, when many Albanians emigrated to southern Italy, especially in Sicily and Calabria also to Greece, to escape either various socio-political difficulties and the Ottoman conquest. Other destinations includes Turkey, United States, Argentina and Canadá.

Over the last twenty years, Albania has experienced major demographic changes, having the highest population growth in Europe following the collapse of communism in the country.[39] Albania has also shifted to population decline since the changes. However, during the final days of the transition from a communism to a capitalism in 1990, over a million Albanians moved to foreign countries. These include Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Scandinavia, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. About 440,000 of them settling in Greece, where Albanians make up 60% of immigrants.[40] 350,000 Albanians have migrated to Italy over the 1990s to 2000s, however the number has increased substantially.[41] The situation in Kosovo is similar. More than a million Albanians have left Kosovo since the late 1980s permanently, not counting those fleeing the Kosovo War who have subsequently returned.[42] Important destinations for emigrating Albanians from Kosovo have been Switzerland and Germany.[43]

Ethnic groups

Albania is inhabited mostly by Albanians (82.58%). It recognizes nine national minorities. These include Aromanians, Balkan Egyptians, Greeks, Bulgarians, Bosniaks, Macedonians, Montenegrins, Serbs and Roma.[44] As conducting a satisfactory census of ethnic minorities is one of the country's commitments to the European Union, the Government of Albania conducted an official census to clarify the ethnic composition of the population in 2011. However this census was deemed unreliable by internal and external organisations, including the Council of Europe and many of Albania's ethnic minority groups.[45] The last census to include data on ethnic minorities was conducted in 1989.[46] The census conducted in 2001 did not collect information about ethnic groups and nationalities in the population.

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  Traditional locations of linguistic and religious communities in Albania.
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  Regions with a traditional presence of ethnic or linguistic groups other than Albanian.
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  Ethnic composition per the 1989 census:
  Red - Albanian majority
  Green - Greek majority
  Yellow - Macedonian majority.

Population of Albania according to ethnic group 1945–2011

Ethnic group	Census 1945		Census 1950		Census 1955		Census 1960		Census 1979		Census 1989[47]		Census 2011^1
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Albanians	1,075,500	95.9	1,186,100	97.3	1,349,100	97.0	1,581,745	97.3	2,535,913	97.9	3,117,601	98.0	2,312,356	82.58
Greeks	26,535	2.4	29,000	2.4	35,345	2.5	40,000	2.5	49,307	1.9	58,758[48]	1.8	24,243	0.87
Romani	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8,301	0.30
Aromanians	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	782[49]	-	8,266	0.30
Macedonians	14,400	1.3	2,273	0.2	3,341	0.2	4,235	0.3	4,097	0.2	4,697[50]	0.15	5,512	0.20
Balkan Egyptians	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3,368	0.12
Serbs–Montenegrins	-	-	1,570	0.1	3,713	0.3	300	0.0	1,283	0.0	100[51]	0.00	366	0.01
Other	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5,600	0.5	1,261	0.04	2,644	0.11
^1 At the 2011 census a total of 390,938 (14% of the total population) did not declare their nationality, while another 44,144 (1.6%) considered the nationality as 'not relevant'. The census is regarded unreliable and inaccurate by the Council of Europe. Vlachs (Aromanians) live in the south of the country,[52] whereas Montenegrins and Serbs live in the north.[53] Macedonians mostly live in Mala Prespa and the regions along the Macedonian border, known as 'Golo Brdo' and 'Gora'.

Vital statistics

[54][55][56][57][58]

Date	Total population[59][60]	Change (%)	Males	Females	Population density	Urban population
1923	803,959
1930	1,003,097
1940	1,084,159	+8.1
1945	1,122,044	+3.5%	570,361	551,683	39
1950	1,218,943	+8.6%	625,935	593,008	42	20.5%
1955	1,391,499	+14.1%	713,316	678,183	48	27.5%
1960	1,626,315	+16.9%	835,294	791,021	57	30.9%
1969	2,068,200	+27.2%			72	31.5%
1979	2,590,600	+25.3%	1,337,400	1,253,200	90	33.5%
1989	3,182,417	+22.9%	1,638,100	1,544,300	111	35.5%
2001	3,069,275	-3.6%	1,530,443	1,538,832	107	42.1%
2011	2,831,741	-7.7%	1,421,810	1,409,931	99	53.7%

Before WWII

[59][60][61]	Average population	Live births	Deaths	Natural change	Crude birth rate (per 1000)	Crude death rate (per 1000)	Natural change (per 1000)	Total fertility rate
1934	1,010,000	33,884	14,440	19,444	34.7	16.7	18.0
1935	1,012,000	32,640	13,373	19,267	33.1	17.0	16.1
1936	1,014,000	34,199	16,788	17,411	33.7	16.6	17.1
1937	1,030,000	34,829	20,036	14,793	33.8	19.5	14.3
1938	1,048,000	36,138	18,512	17,626	34.3	17.7	16.6
1939	1,070,000	29,597	16,013	13,584	27.9	15.0	12.9
1940	1,088,000	33,651	17,812	15,839	31.3	16.4	14.9
1941	1,100,000	30,627	18,234	12,393	28.0	16.6	11.4
1942	1,117,000	36,683	15,899	20,784	32.8	14.2	18.6

After WWII

	Average population	Live births	Deaths	Natural change	Crude birth rate (per 1000)	Crude death rate (per 1000)	Natural change (per 1000)	Total fertility rate	Female fertile population (15–49 years)
1950	1,215,200	47,291	17,215	30,076	38.9	14.2	24.7	6.07	259,472
1951	1,242,000	47,813	18,862	28,951	38.5	15.2	23.3	6.01	266,955
1952	1,270,000	44,727	19,826	24,901	35.2	15.6	19.6	5.47	274,437
1953	1,302,000	53,273	17,822	35,451	40.9	13.7	27.2	6.34	281,919
1954	1,340,000	54,635	17,560	37,075	40.8	13.1	27.7	6.33	289,403
1955	1,379,000	61,300	20,750	40,550	44.5	15.0	29.4	6.93	296,883
1956	1,421,000	59,565	16,370	43,195	41.9	11.5	30.4	6.46	304,368
1957	1,462,000	57,241	17,241	40,000	39.2	11.8	27.4	6.06	311,850
1958	1,507,000	63,007	14,059	48,948	41.8	9.3	32.5	6.51	319,332
1959	1,556,000	65,213	15,305	49,908	41.9	9.8	32.1	6.59	326,814
1960	1,608,800	69,686	16,775	52,911	43.3	10.4	32.9	6.85	334,298
1961	1,659,800	68,452	15,445	53,007	41.2	9.3	31.9	6.57	344,907
1962	1,711,319	67,209	18,363	48,846	39.3	10.7	28.5	6.27	355,516
1963	1,762,621	68,967	17,646	51,321	39.1	10.0	29.1	6.26	366,125
1964	1,814,135	68,599	15,811	52,788	37.8	8.7	29.1	6.06	376,733
1965	1,864,791	65,692	16,731	48,961	35.2	9.0	26.3	5.65	387,342
1966	1,914,573	65,127	16,469	48,658	34.0	8.6	25.4	5.32	397,953
1967	1,965,598	69,261	16,565	52,696	35.2	8.4	26.8	5.53	408,562
1968	2,022,272	71,869	16,214	55,655	35.5	8.0	27.5	5.60	419,170
1969	2,081,695	73,458	15,624	57,834	35.3	7.5	27.8	5.60	429,779
1970	2,135,479	69,507	19,774	49,733	32.5	9.3	23.3	5.16	440,387
1971	2,187,853	72,784	17,768	55,016	33.3	8.1	25.1	5.20	459,328
1972	2,243,126	73,607	17,616	55,991	32.8	7.9	25.0	5.06	478,266
1973	2,296,752	69,754	18,032	51,722	30.4	7.9	22.5	4.62	497,204
1974	2,350,124	71,862	17,726	54,136	30.6	7.5	23.0	4.59	516,146
1975	2,404,831	70,688	17,399	53,289	29.4	7.2	22.2	4.23	535,085
1976	2,458,526	70,510	17,029	53,481	28.7	6.9	21.8	4.08	554,024
1977	2,513,546	73,439	16,638	56,801	29.2	6.6	22.6	4.12	572,963
1978	2,566,266	70,594	16,219	54,375	27.5	6.3	21.2	3.84	591,903
1979	2,617,832	72,055	17,421	54,634	27.5	6.7	20.9	3.80	610,841
1980	2,671,997	70,680	16,981	53,699	26.5	6.4	20.1	3.62	629,779
1981	2,726,056	72,180	18,001	54,179	26.5	6.6	19.9	3.63	642,353
1982	2,784,278	77,232	16,521	60,711	27.7	5.9	21.8	3.80	655,703
1983	2,843,960	73,762	17,416	56,346	25.9	6.1	19.8	3.24	692,187
1984	2,904,429	79,177	16,618	62,559	27.3	5.7	21.5	3.41	706,500
1985	2,964,762	77,535	17,179	60,356	26.2	5.8	20.4	3.26	721,314
1986	3,022,635	76,435	17,369	59,066	25.3	5.7	19.5	3.11	735,741
1987	3,083,605	79,696	17,119	62,577	25.8	5.6	20.3	3.16	751,181
1988	3,142,336	80,241	17,027	63,214	25.5	5.4	20.1	3.03	774,598
1989	3,211,964	78,852	18,168	60,684	24.5	5.7	18.9	2.96	770,155
1990	3,266,790	82,125	18,193	63,932	25.1	5.6	19.6	3.04	800,572
1991	3,247,039	77,360	17,743	59,617	23.8	5.5	18.4	2.90	799,394
1992	3,227,287	75,425	18,026	57,399	23.4	5.6	17.8	2.86	798,216
1993	3,207,536	67,731	17,920	49,811	21.1	5.6	15.5	2.61	797,041
1994	3,187,784	72,180	18,340	53,840	22.6	5.8	16.9	2.82	795,863
1995	3,168,033	72,082	18,059	54,023	22.8	5.7	17.1	2.87	794,685
1996	3,148,281	68,359	17,601	50,758	21.7	5.6	16.1	2.77	793,510
1997	3,128,530	61,738	18,237	43,501	19.7	5.8	13.9	2.55	792,333
1998	3,108,778	60,139	18,250	41,889	19.3	5.9	13.5	2.53	791,156
1999	3,089,027	57,948	16,720	41,228	18.8	5.4	13.3	2.49	789,977
2000	3,060,173	51,242	16,421	34,821	16.7	5.4	11.4	2.25	788,801
2001	3,060,169	53,204	19,013	34,191	17.4	6.2	11.2	2.31	790,295
2002	3,051,010	42,525	19,187	23,338	13.9	6.3	7.6	1.90	788,952
2003	3,039,616	45,313	21,294	24,019	14.9	7.0	7.9	2.06	787,972
2004	3,026,939	40,989	20,269	20,720	13.5	6.7	6.8	1.86	785,321
2005	3,011,487	38,899	20,430	18,469	12.9	6.8	6.1	1.79	781,678
2006	2,992,547	35,892	20,852	15,040	12.0	7.0	5.0	1.67	777,045
2007	2,970,017	34,449	20,886	13,563	11.6	7.0	4.6	1.62	771,134
2008	2,947,314	33,443	20,749	12,694	11.3	7.0	4.3	1.58	762,943
2009	2,927,519	34,114	20,426	13,688	11.7	7.0	4.7	1.63	753,608
2010	2,913,021	34,061	20,107	13,954	11.7	6.9	4.8	1.63	744,637
2011	2,905,195	34,286	20,013	14,273	11.8	6.9	4.9	1.65	736,059
2012	2,900,401	35,473	20,870	14,603	12.2	7.2	5.0	1.70	727,028
2013	2,895,092	35,750	20,442	15,308	12.3	7.1	5.3	1.73	716,210
2014	2,889,104	35,760	20,656	15,104	12.4	7.1	5.2	1.74	705,993
2015	2,880,703	32,715	22,418	10,297	11.4	7.8	3.6	1.59	697,931
2016	2,876,101	31,733	21,388	10,345	11.0	7.4	3.6	1.54	693,111
2017[62]	2,873,457	30,869	22,232	8,637	10.7	7.7	3.0	1.48	692,680
2018[63]	2,866,376	28,934	21,804	7,130	10.1	7.6	2.5	1.37	691,302
2019[64]	2,854,191	28,561	21,937	6,624	10.0	7.7	2.3	1.36	683,999
	Average population	Live births	Deaths	Natural change	Crude birth rate (per 1000)	Crude death rate (per 1000)	Natural change (per 1000)	Total fertility rate	Female fertile population (15–49 years)
Total 1950-2018		4,127,713	1,257,220	2,870,493	1645.4	501.2	1144.2
Average 1950-2018	2,508,630	59,822	18,221	41,601	23.8	7.3	16.6	3.28	597,579

Current vital statistics

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Births

• from January - September 2019 = 20,651
• from January - September 2020 = 19,636
• Difference between number of births in 2019 and 2020 (January - September) = -1,015 (-4.92%)

Deaths

• from January - September 2019 = 16,516
• from January - September 2020 = 17,398
• Difference between number of deaths in 2019 and 2020 (January - September) = +882 (+5.34%)

Natural increase

• from January - September 2019 = +4,135
• from January - September 2020 = +2,238
• Difference between natural increase in 2019 and 2020 (January - September) = -1,897

(Number of births and deaths during the third quarter of 2020 may not reflect reality, since because of the situation COVID-19, missing of reports in the offices of the civil status across Albania to the number of births and deaths may not have been reflected in the relevant registers. So, the data will be object of review for 2020 and will be reevaluated.)

Marriages and divorces

	Average population	Marriages	Divorces	Crude marriage rate (per 1000)	Crude divorce rate (per 1000)	Divorces per 1000 marriages
1950	1,215,200	12,341	1,188	10.2	1.0	96.3
1951	1,242,000	12,364	1,154	10.0	0.9	93.3
1952	1,270,000	12,387	1,120	9.8	0.9	90.4
1953	1,302,000	12,410	1,087	9.5	0.8	87.6
1954	1,340,000	12,433	1,053	9.3	0.8	84.7
1955	1,379,000	12,456	1,019	9.0	0.7	81.8
1956	1,421,000	12,479	985	8.8	0.7	78.9
1957	1,462,000	12,502	951	8.6	0.7	76.1
1958	1,507,000	12,525	918	8.3	0.6	73.3
1959	1,556,000	12,548	884	8.1	0.6	70.4
1960	1,608,800	12,571	850	7.8	0.5	67.6
1961	1,659,800	18,723	1,314	11.3	0.8	70.2
1962	1,711,319	12,838	1,236	7.5	0.7	96.3
1963	1,762,621	13,182	1,046	7.5	0.6	79.4
1964	1,814,135	13,021	1,104	7.2	0.6	84.8
1965	1,864,791	13,921	1,028	7.5	0.6	73.8
1966	1,914,573	12,968	1,217	6.8	0.6	93.8
1967	1,965,598	16,853	1,415	8.6	0.7	84.0
1968	2,022,272	15,845	1,773	7.8	0.9	111.9
1969	2,081,695	15,322	1,608	7.4	0.8	104.9
1970	2,135,479	14,449	1,625	6.8	0.8	112.5
1971	2,187,853	15,300	1,758	7.0	0.8	114.9
1972	2,243,126	16,159	1,718	7.2	0.8	106.3
1973	2,296,752	18,481	1,791	8.0	0.8	96.9
1974	2,350,124	18,605	1,934	7.9	0.8	104.0
1975	2,404,831	18,729	1,853	7.8	0.8	98.9
1976	2,458,526	18,600	1,900	7.6	0.8	102.2
1977	2,513,546	19,934	2,003	7.9	0.8	100.5
1978	2,566,266	20,464	1,836	8.0	0.7	89.7
1979	2,617,832	21,355	1,849	8.2	0.7	86.6
1980	2,671,997	21,729	2,024	8.1	0.8	93.1
1981	2,726,056	23,301	2,222	8.5	0.8	95.4
1982	2,784,278	25,157	2,206	9.0	0.8	87.7
1983	2,843,960	25,607	2,371	9.0	0.8	92.6
1984	2,904,429	26,397	2,335	9.1	0.8	88.5
1985	2,964,762	25,271	2,451	8.5	0.8	97.0
1986	3,022,635	25,718	2,383	8.5	0.8	92.7
1987	3,083,605	27,370	2,537	8.9	0.8	92.7
1988	3,142,336	28,174	2,597	9.0	0.8	92.2
1989	3,211,964	27,655	2,628	8.6	0.8	95.0
1990	3,266,790	28,992	2,675	8.9	0.8	92.3
1991	3,247,039	24,853	2,236	7.7	0.7	90.0
1992	3,227,287	26,405	2,480	8.2	0.8	93.9
1993	3,207,536	25,963	2,251	8.1	0.7	86.7
1994	3,187,784	27,895	2,108	8.8	0.7	75.6
1995	3,168,033	26,989	2,331	8.5	0.7	86.4
1996	3,148,281	27,690	1,901	8.8	0.6	68.7
1997	3,128,530	24,122	1,430	7.7	0.5	59.3
1998	3,108,778	27,871	2,005	9.0	0.6	71.9
1999	3,089,027	27,254	2,114	8.8	0.7	77.6
2000	3,060,173	25,820	2,168	8.4	0.7	84.0
2001	3,060,169	25,717	2,462	8.4	0.8	95.7
2002	3,051,010	26,202	3,494	8.6	1.1	133.3
2003	3,039,616	27,342	3,634	9.0	1.2	132.9
2004	3,026,939	20,949	2,968	6.9	1.0	141.7
2005	3,011,487	21,795	3,929	7.2	1.3	180.3
2006	2,992,547	21,332	4,075	7.1	1.4	191.0
2007	2,970,017	22,371	3,305	7.5	1.1	147.7
2008	2,947,314	21,290	3,610	7.2	1.2	169.6
2009	2,927,519	26,174	3,606	8.9	1.2	137.8
2010	2,913,021	25,428	3,478	8.7	1.2	136.8
2011	2,905,195	25,556	3,642	8.8	1.3	142.5
2012	2,900,401	22,891	3,561	7.9	1.2	155.6
2013	2,895,092	23,820	3,747	8.2	1.3	157.3
2014	2,889,104	23,769	4,240	8.2	1.5	178.4
2015	2,880,703	24,997	3,761	8.7	1.3	150.5
2016	2,876,101	22,562	4,345	7.8	1.5	192.6
2017	2,873,457	22,641	4,508	7.9	1.6	199.1
2018	2,866,376	23,104	4,846	8.1	1.7	209.7
2019	2,854,191
	Average population	Marriages	Divorces	Crude marriage rate (per 1000)	Crude divorce rate (per 1000)	Divorces per 1000 marriages
Total 1950-2018		1,429,938	157,503
Average 1950-2018	2,508,630	20,724	2,283	8.3	0.9	110.1

Vital statistics, marriages and divorces by decade

Vital statistics by decade	1950-1959	1960-1969	1970-1979	1980-1989	1990-1999	2000-2009	2010-2018
Average population	1,369,420	1,840,560	2,377,434	2,935,602	3,177,909	3,008,679	2,888,828
Live births	55,407	68,832	71,480	76,579	69,509	41,007	33,287
Deaths	17,501	16,564	17,562	17,240	17,909	19,953	21,103
Natural change	37,906	52,268	53,918	59,339	51,600	21,054	12,183
Crude birth rate (per 1000)	40.5	37.4	30.1	26.1	21.9	13.6	11.5
Crude death rate (per 1000)	12.8	9.0	7.4	5.9	5.6	6.6	7.3
Natural change (per 1000)	27.7	28.4	22.7	20.2	16.2	7.0	4.2
Total fertility rate	6.30	5.94	4.42	3.30	2.75	1.87	1.60
Female fertile population (15–49 years)	293,143	382,039	525,615	707,951	795,275	778,775	711,661
Marriages and divorces by decade	1950-1959	1960-1969	1970-1979	1980-1989	1990-1999	2000-2009	2010-2018
Average population	1,369,420	1,840,560	2,377,434	2,935,602	3,177,909	3,008,679	2,888,828
Marriages	12,445	14,524	18,208	25,638	26,803	23,899	23,863
Divorces	1,036	1,259	1,827	2,375	2,153	3,325	4,014
Crude marriage rate (per 1000)	9.1	7.9	7.7	8.7	8.4	7.9	8.3
Crude divorce rate (per 1000)	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.7	1.1	1.4
Divorces per 1000 marriages	83.2	86.7	100.3	92.7	80.3	139.1	168.2

Births and fertility rates

Live births by age of mother	Average 1950-2018	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	Live births by age of mother
Live births total	59,822	47,291	47,813	44,727	53,273	54,635	61,300	59,565	57,241	63,007	65,213	69,686	68,452	67,209	68,967	68,599	65,692	65,127	69,261	71,869	73,458	69,507	72,784	73,607	69,754	71,862	70,688	70,510	73,439	70,594	72,055	70,680	72,180	77,232	73,762	79,177	77,535	76,435	79,696	80,241	78,852	82,125	77,360	75,425	67,731	72,180	72,082	68,359	61,738	60,139	57,948	51,242	53,204	42,525	45,313	40,989	38,899	35,892	34,449	33,443	34,114	34,061	34,286	35,473	35,750	35,760	32,715	31,733	30,869	28,934	28,561	Live births total
Under 15	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	19	20	20	19	22		Under 15
15-19	3,115	2,128	2,152	2,013	2,397	2,458	2,758	4,010	3,853	4,241	4,390	4,691	4,608	4,524	4,643	4,618	4,422	3,675	3,908	4,055	4,145	3,922	4,107	4,153	3,936	4,055	3,211	3,203	3,336	3,207	3,273	3,211	3,279	3,509	2,334	2,505	2,453	2,409	2,371	2,406	2,404	2,373	2,286	2,474	2,574	3,154	3,438	3,479	3,005	2,768	2,536	2,502	4,437	2,111	2,454	3,298	3,102	2,715	2,656	2,750	2,764	2,759	2,852	2,818	2,613	2,558	2,339	1,932	1,710	1,486		15-19
20-24	18,292	11,586	11,714	10,958	13,052	13,385	15,018	15,957	15,335	16,880	17,471	18,669	18,339	18,005	18,476	18,378	17,599	19,789	21,045	21,838	22,321	21,120	22,116	22,366	21,195	21,836	24,559	24,497	25,515	24,526	25,034	24,556	25,077	26,832	23,753	25,497	24,968	23,870	24,123	24,433	23,814	24,773	24,182	23,962	21,674	22,845	21,632	21,806	19,526	19,689	19,493	15,898	17,722	12,833	14,158	14,003	13,360	12,191	11,786	11,074	11,389	11,549	11,357	12,142	11,737	11,371	9,771	9,156	8,262	7,299		20-24
25-29	18,663	12,060	12,193	11,406	13,585	13,933	15,633	14,975	14,390	15,840	16,394	17,519	17,209	16,896	17,338	17,246	16,515	17,730	18,856	19,566	19,999	18,923	19,815	20,039	18,990	19,564	22,003	21,947	22,859	21,973	22,428	22,000	22,467	24,039	26,785	28,751	28,155	28,689	30,419	30,550	29,992	30,658	27,754	27,304	24,241	25,436	25,027	24,281	22,172	21,925	20,673	17,707	17,717	14,391	15,339	13,407	12,494	11,805	11,204	10,876	11,471	11,304	11,532	11,616	11,990	12,059	11,188	11,188	10,981	10,314		25-29
30-34	11,354	9,600	9,706	9,079	10,814	11,091	12,444	11,217	10,780	11,865	12,281	13,123	12,891	12,657	12,988	12,918	12,371	12,671	13,475	13,983	14,292	13,523	14,161	14,321	13,571	13,981	12,083	12,053	12,553	12,067	12,317	12,082	12,338	13,202	13,492	14,482	14,182	14,292	15,448	16,000	16,057	17,116	16,695	15,538	13,702	14,725	13,545	12,667	11,414	10,831	10,678	10,232	9,483	8,986	9,125	7,116	6,886	6,356	6,073	5,692	5,810	5,699	5,953	6,264	6,559	6,861	6,710	6,551	6,904	6,812		30-34
35-39	5,474	6,621	6,694	6,262	7,458	7,649	8,582	7,182	6,902	7,597	7,863	8,402	8,253	8,103	8,315	8,271	7,921	7,211	7,669	7,957	8,133	7,696	8,059	8,150	7,723	7,957	6,461	6,444	6,712	6,452	6,586	6,460	6,597	7,059	5,429	5,828	5,707	5,500	5,712	5,300	5,027	5,448	5,117	4,631	4,179	4,490	4,664	4,587	4,199	4,042	3,811	3,663	3,224	3,332	3,369	2,605	2,502	2,316	2,258	2,380	2,142	2,222	2,175	2,155	2,298	2,380	2,268	2,392	2,494	2,482		35-39
40-44	2,068	3,405	3,443	3,220	3,836	3,934	4,414	4,236	4,071	4,481	4,638	4,956	4,868	4,780	4,905	4,879	4,672	2,975	3,164	3,283	3,355	3,175	3,324	3,362	3,186	3,282	2,040	2,035	2,120	2,038	2,080	2,040	2,083	2,229	1,583	1,699	1,664	1,306	1,261	1,195	1,237	1,327	1,170	965	813	816	807	766	757	688	651	736	568	789	774	512	498	456	411	512	452	453	376	428	429	429	333	430	426	444		40-44
45-49	449	1,040	1,051	984	1,172	1,202	1,348	1,234	1,186	1,306	1,351	1,444	1,418	1,393	1,429	1,421	1,361	632	673	698	713	675	707	715	678	698	221	221	230	221	225	221	226	242	135	145	142	141	167	149	127	141	111	91	88	79	58	62	56	42	27	47	42	71	72	38	41	37	44	126	61	58	31	39	33	34	32	19	32	41		45-49
50 and over	165	473	478	447	533	546	613	487	468	515	533	570	560	550	564	561	537	216	229	238	243	230	241	244	231	238	23	23	24	23	23	23	24	25	17	19	18	23	28	23	18	45	45	53	34	14	7	7	11	8	6	10	11	12	22	10	16	16	17	33	25	17	10	11	13	4	6	2	9	4		50 and over
Unknown	241	378	382	358	426	437	490	267	256	282	292	312	306	301	309	307	294	228	242	251	257	243	254	257	244	251	87	87	90	87	89	87	89	95	234	251	246	205	167	185	176	244	0	407	426	621	2,904	704	598	146	73	447	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	45	48	43	32	30		Unknown
Female fertile population (15–49 years) by age group	Average 1950-2018	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	Female fertile population (15–49 years) by age group
Total female 15–49 years	597,579	259,472	266,955	274,437	281,919	289,403	296,883	304,368	311,850	319,332	326,814	334,298	344,907	355,516	366,125	376,733	387,342	397,953	408,562	419,170	429,779	440,387	459,328	478,266	497,204	516,146	535,085	554,024	572,963	591,903	610,841	629,779	642,353	655,703	692,187	706,500	721,314	735,741	751,181	774,598	770,155	800,572	799,394	798,216	797,041	795,863	794,685	793,510	792,333	791,156	789,977	788,801	790,295	788,952	787,972	785,321	781,678	777,045	771,134	762,943	753,608	744,637	736,059	727,028	716,210	705,993	697,931	693,111	692,680	691,302	683,999	Total female 15–49 years
10-14	121,407	56,859	58,566	60,273	61,980	63,687	65,394	67,101	68,808	70,515	72,222	73,929	77,123	80,317	83,511	86,705	89,899	93,093	96,287	99,481	102,675	105,869	110,718	115,566	120,415	125,264	130,112	134,961	139,810	144,658	149,507	154,356	157,437	160,709	151,105	154,229	157,464	158,505	160,005	160,312	162,232	162,220	161,861	161,502	161,143	160,785	160,426	160,067	159,709	159,350	158,991	158,633	158,933	157,459	154,132	150,263	146,338	142,131	137,787	133,373	128,678	123,426	116,284	110,168	106,225	101,360	96,206	92,799	89,397	85,785	82,861	10-14
15-19	120,449	54,010	55,632	57,253	58,874	60,496	62,117	63,739	65,360	66,982	68,603	70,225	73,259	76,292	79,326	82,360	85,394	88,428	91,462	94,496	97,530	100,564	105,170	109,775	114,381	118,987	123,593	128,198	132,804	137,410	142,015	146,621	149,548	152,656	143,533	146,501	149,573	150,563	151,987	152,278	154,103	154,091	153,750	153,409	153,069	152,728	152,387	152,047	151,706	151,365	151,024	150,684	150,969	152,959	154,039	154,408	153,901	153,679	152,414	149,174	145,522	142,105	138,639	134,088	128,142	122,384	117,379	111,514	107,080	104,235	99,665	15-19
20-24	107,082	47,995	49,741	51,488	53,234	54,981	56,727	58,474	60,220	61,966	63,713	65,459	66,585	67,711	68,836	69,962	71,088	72,214	73,339	74,465	75,591	76,716	82,058	87,400	92,741	98,083	103,424	108,766	114,108	119,449	124,791	130,132	132,730	135,489	139,626	142,513	145,501	143,882	143,675	148,258	146,638	148,253	145,398	142,544	139,690	136,836	133,982	131,128	128,274	125,420	122,565	119,711	119,938	121,170	123,394	125,363	128,021	129,459	128,666	126,899	124,481	121,476	121,127	123,237	124,673	125,179	124,409	123,797	123,298	120,532	116,038	20-24
25-29	92,080	41,245	42,511	43,777	45,043	46,309	47,575	48,841	50,107	51,373	52,639	53,905	55,617	57,330	59,043	60,756	62,468	64,181	65,894	67,607	69,320	71,032	73,786	76,539	79,292	82,046	84,799	87,553	90,306	93,060	95,813	98,566	100,534	102,623	124,221	126,789	129,448	134,312	138,773	142,957	144,054	143,530	140,055	136,580	133,105	129,630	126,155	122,681	119,206	115,731	112,256	108,781	108,987	104,260	100,619	98,066	95,307	93,466	93,572	94,538	95,349	97,033	97,790	97,845	98,217	98,832	100,735	104,647	109,933	114,576	116,925	25-29
30-34	81,201	36,350	37,485	38,620	39,756	40,891	42,026	43,162	44,297	45,432	46,567	47,703	49,237	50,771	52,305	53,839	55,373	56,908	58,442	59,976	61,510	63,044	64,363	65,681	66,999	68,317	69,636	70,954	72,272	73,591	74,909	76,227	77,749	79,365	94,052	95,997	98,010	104,703	111,137	121,212	123,326	128,402	126,549	124,695	122,842	120,988	119,135	117,282	115,428	113,575	111,721	109,868	110,076	107,725	103,272	98,519	95,438	92,925	90,057	88,125	87,363	86,546	86,238	85,454	85,232	86,202	87,034	87,845	89,889	92,269	94,175	30-34
35-39	72,795	33,072	33,719	34,365	35,012	35,659	36,305	36,952	37,599	38,245	38,892	39,539	40,860	42,181	43,502	44,823	46,144	47,465	48,786	50,107	51,427	52,748	54,375	56,002	57,629	59,256	60,883	62,510	64,137	65,763	67,390	69,017	70,395	71,858	72,633	74,135	75,690	82,090	83,023	90,290	93,265	97,810	98,989	100,168	101,348	102,527	103,706	104,885	106,065	107,244	108,423	109,602	109,810	106,592	105,227	103,599	101,766	100,861	99,958	96,867	93,535	91,990	89,883	87,791	85,762	83,467	81,728	81,322	81,691	82,521	84,164	35-39
40-44	68,141	30,676	31,106	31,536	31,966	32,396	32,825	33,255	33,685	34,115	34,545	34,975	36,106	37,237	38,368	39,498	40,629	41,760	42,891	44,021	45,152	46,283	47,874	49,465	51,056	52,648	54,239	55,830	57,421	59,013	60,604	62,195	63,437	64,755	65,712	67,071	68,477	65,960	65,000	66,389	70,284	76,264	79,242	82,220	85,198	88,176	91,154	94,132	97,110	100,088	103,066	106,044	106,245	108,035	109,160	109,608	108,154	104,654	102,359	101,839	101,084	100,201	99,506	97,024	94,085	91,438	88,819	86,712	85,445	84,196	82,353	40-44
45-49	55,830	16,124	16,761	17,398	18,034	18,671	19,308	19,945	20,582	21,219	21,855	22,492	23,243	23,994	24,745	25,495	26,246	26,997	27,748	28,498	29,249	30,000	31,702	33,404	35,106	36,809	38,511	40,213	41,915	43,617	45,319	47,021	47,960	48,957	52,410	53,494	54,615	54,231	57,586	53,214	38,485	52,222	55,411	58,600	61,789	64,978	68,166	71,355	74,544	77,733	80,922	84,111	84,270	88,211	92,261	95,758	99,091	102,001	104,108	105,501	106,274	105,286	102,876	101,589	100,099	98,491	97,827	97,274	95,344	92,973	90,679	45-49
50-54	48,652	13,356	13,884	14,411	14,939	15,466	15,994	16,521	17,049	17,576	18,104	18,631	19,253	19,875	20,497	21,119	21,741	22,363	22,984	23,606	24,228	24,850	26,260	27,670	29,080	30,490	31,900	33,310	34,720	36,130	37,540	38,949	39,727	40,553	43,413	44,311	45,240	44,921	47,701	44,079	31,878	43,258	45,899	48,541	51,182	53,823	56,465	59,106	61,748	64,389	67,031	69,672	69,804	72,012	73,076	74,850	77,502	81,230	85,386	89,625	93,393	97,116	100,837	103,065	104,666	104,857	103,053	101,281	100,448	99,328	97,861	50-54
General,specific and total fertility rates	Average 1950-2018	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	General,specific and total fertility rates
General fertility rate	100.11	182.26	179.11	162.98	188.97	188.79	206.48	195.70	183.55	197.31	199.54	208.45	198.47	189.05	188.37	182.09	169.60	163.66	169.52	171.46	170.92	157.83	158.46	153.90	140.29	139.23	132.11	127.27	128.17	119.27	117.96	112.23	112.37	117.79	106.56	112.07	107.49	103.89	106.09	103.59	102.38	102.58	96.77	94.49	84.98	90.69	90.71	86.15	77.92	76.01	73.35	64.96	67.32	53.90	57.51	52.19	49.76	46.19	44.67	43.83	45.27	45.74	46.58	48.79	49.92	50.65	46.87	45.78	44.56	41.85	41.76	General fertility rate
Under 15	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.21	0.19	0.21	0.22	0.21	0.26		Under 15
15-19	25.96	39.40	38.99	35.44	41.04	40.96	44.76	63.20	59.22	63.60	64.28	66.80	63.18	59.56	58.79	56.32	52.02	41.71	42.88	43.06	42.65	39.00	39.19	37.96	34.53	34.20	26.01	25.02	25.15	23.37	23.08	21.90	21.95	23.01	16.31	17.15	16.40	16.00	15.60	15.80	15.60	15.45	14.87	16.21	16.92	20.83	23.51	23.12	20.00	18.33	16.81	16.75	29.39	13.80	15.93	21.36	20.16	17.67	17.43	18.43	18.99	19.42	20.57	21.02	20.42	20.93	19.96	17.35	15.99	14.27		15-19
20-24	171.51	241.40	237.39	214.54	247.16	245.41	266.87	274.12	255.79	273.63	275.45	285.20	276.66	267.11	269.61	263.87	248.68	275.00	287.96	294.29	296.32	275.30	270.46	256.80	229.34	223.41	237.75	225.50	223.88	205.58	200.86	188.70	189.17	198.28	170.66	179.48	171.60	165.90	167.90	164.80	162.40	167.60	166.32	169.01	156.14	168.40	168.23	168.03	153.71	157.37	159.24	133.97	147.76	105.91	114.74	111.70	104.36	94.17	91.60	87.27	91.49	95.07	93.76	98.53	94.29	90.95	78.65	74.06	67.08	60.62		20-24
25-29	203.50	292.40	289.13	262.65	304.03	303.30	331.25	307.99	288.48	309.72	312.85	325.00	310.81	296.04	294.97	285.13	265.56	277.22	287.16	290.42	289.52	266.40	269.49	262.73	240.33	239.29	259.79	250.98	253.44	236.41	234.37	223.20	223.75	234.53	216.31	227.48	217.50	213.60	219.20	213.70	208.20	214.24	198.16	201.00	183.27	197.92	206.71	199.98	187.82	189.91	184.39	164.21	162.56	138.03	152.45	136.71	131.09	126.30	119.74	115.04	120.31	116.50	117.93	118.72	122.27	122.17	111.23	107.06	99.99	90.11		25-29
30-34	140.39	264.10	261.01	236.98	274.20	273.42	298.49	261.05	244.45	262.33	264.91	275.10	262.99	250.42	249.43	241.01	224.41	223.44	231.38	233.96	233.17	214.50	220.79	218.80	203.27	205.36	173.73	170.08	173.90	164.18	164.63	158.50	158.89	166.55	143.91	151.34	144.70	136.50	139.00	132.00	130.20	133.70	131.93	125.28	112.25	122.76	118.47	109.13	99.85	95.60	95.70	93.95	86.15	83.42	88.36	72.23	72.15	68.40	67.44	64.59	66.50	65.85	69.03	73.30	77.08	79.69	77.21	74.68	76.89	73.90		30-34
35-39	75.50	200.20	200.12	183.69	214.73	216.24	238.29	195.24	184.39	199.53	203.08	212.50	202.89	192.97	192.00	185.36	172.43	152.46	157.75	159.36	158.70	145.90	148.73	146.04	134.48	134.75	106.25	103.22	104.78	98.23	97.85	93.60	93.83	98.36	74.98	78.86	75.40	67.00	68.80	58.70	53.90	55.87	51.69	46.48	41.50	44.17	46.86	44.19	39.98	37.78	35.19	33.71	29.36	31.26	32.02	25.15	24.59	22.96	22.59	24.57	22.90	24.15	24.20	24.55	26.84	28.55	27.79	29.45	30.56	30.11		35-39
40-44	30.47	111.00	111.58	102.93	120.97	122.42	135.55	127.95	121.40	131.94	134.86	141.70	135.43	128.95	128.42	124.08	115.51	71.49	74.03	74.84	74.57	68.60	69.68	68.21	62.62	62.56	37.66	36.49	36.97	34.58	34.36	32.80	32.88	34.46	24.17	25.41	24.30	19.80	19.40	18.00	17.60	17.45	14.76	11.80	9.60	9.33	9.22	8.22	7.87	6.89	6.32	7.00	5.35	7.30	7.09	4.67	4.60	4.36	4.02	5.03	4.47	4.52	3.78	4.41	4.57	4.70	3.75	4.97	4.99	5.28		40-44
45-49	8.08	64.50	63.21	57.02	65.51	64.90	70.38	62.15	57.88	61.83	62.09	64.20	61.28	58.32	58.01	55.99	52.09	23.49	24.34	24.58	24.46	22.50	22.38	21.48	19.38	19.03	5.75	5.50	5.49	5.07	4.97	4.70	4.72	4.95	2.58	2.72	2.60	2.60	2.90	2.80	3.30	2.71	2.00	1.56	1.43	1.23	0.89	0.88	0.76	0.54	0.33	0.56	0.50	0.80	0.78	0.40	0.41	0.36	0.42	1.19	0.57	0.55	0.30	0.38	0.33	0.35	0.33	0.20	0.34	0.44		45-49
50 and over	3.40	35.41	34.71	31.27	35.97	35.59	38.64	29.61	27.57	29.43	29.57	30.59	29.22	27.80	27.64	26.68	24.81	9.69	10.00	10.12	10.06	9.26	9.21	8.85	7.97	7.83	0.72	0.69	0.69	0.64	0.61	0.59	0.60	0.62	0.39	0.43	0.40	0.51	0.59	0.52	0.56	1.04	0.98	1.10	0.67	0.26	0.13	0.12	0.18	0.12	0.09	0.14	0.16	0.17	0.30	0.13	0.21	0.20	0.20	0.37	0.27	0.18	0.10	0.11	0.12	0.04	0.06	0.02	0.09	0.04		50 and over
Total fertility rate (15–49)	3.28	6.07	6.01	5.47	6.34	6.33	6.93	6.46	6.06	6.51	6.59	6.85	6.57	6.27	6.26	6.06	5.65	5.32	5.53	5.60	5.60	5.16	5.20	5.06	4.62	4.59	4.23	4.08	4.12	3.84	3.80	3.62	3.63	3.80	3.24	3.41	3.26	3.11	3.16	3.03	2.96	3.04	2.90	2.86	2.61	2.82	2.87	2.77	2.55	2.53	2.49	2.25	2.31	1.90	2.06	1.86	1.79	1.67	1.62	1.58	1.63	1.63	1.65	1.70	1.73	1.74	1.59	1.54	1.48	1.37	1.36	Total fertility rate (15–49)

See also

• Albanians
• Albanian diaspora
• Albanian Institute of Statistics
• Demographics of Greece
• Demographics of Kosovo
• Demographics of Montenegro
• Demographics of North Macedonia
• Demographics of Serbia

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44. "Minority Rights and the Republic of Albania: Missing the Implementation". lup.lub.lu.se. p. 11. From the ethnic point of view, according to the Albanian government’s reports, 98 percent of the population is Albanian and only two percent consist of Greek, Macedonian, Montenegrin recognized as national Minorities and Roma, Aromaninan recognized as ethnic - linguistic Minorities by the Albanian state.
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49. "2.3.5.4 The number of Aromanian minority population". lup.lub.lu.se. While in 1989 registration, the number of Aromanians living in Albania was reported to be of 782 inhabitants.
50. "2.3.2.4 The number of Macedonian minority population". lup.lub.lu.se. The population census of 1945 revealed 3.431 inhabitants of Macedonian ethnicity. The census of 1960 revealed 4.235 inhabitants and that of 1989 revealed 4.697 inhabitants39.
51. "2.3.3.4 The number of Serbian-Montenegrin minority population". lup.lub.lu.se. The statistical data on the number of this minority people were not defined specifically and accurately in the census of 1960, but according to the census of 1989, the number of Serbian-Montenegrin is 100 inhabitants.
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External links

• Institute of Statistics of Albania (INSTAT)
• Population Cartogram of Albania
•  This article incorporates public domain material from the CIA World Factbook document: "2006 edition".
•  This article incorporates public domain material from the Library of Congress Country Studies website http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/.