Population of Albania

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2019)
Date25 Nov 2021

The current population of Albania is 2,860,280 as of May 31, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Albania is projected at 2,872,933 or 2.87 million or 3.98 crore as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Albania is projected at 2,877,797 or 2.88 million people for the year 2020. Albania ranks 140th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Albania is ranked 30th among 48 countries in Europe.

Albania's population peaked in 1990 with 3.29 mn people after Albania's population decreased year by year. The Albania population is projected to reach 2.79 million in 2030 and decrease further to 2.42 million in 2050 and 1.09 million by 2100. Albania accounts for 0.036 percent of the world population. Its global share has been declining since 0.062% of 1988 and is projected to decline at 0.01% by 2100.

Albania was at 127th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decline at 160th in 2100.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Net change

Albania population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
Net Changerate (%)to World
20202,877,797-3,120-0.110.037
20212,872,933-4,864-0.170.036
20222,866,374-6,559-0.230.036
20232,858,430-7,944-0.280.036
20242,849,657-8,773-0.310.035
20252,840,464-9,193-0.320.035
20262,830,850-9,614-0.340.034
20272,820,633-10,217-0.360.034
20282,809,861-10,772-0.380.033
20292,798,631-11,230-0.400.033
20302,786,974-11,657-0.420.033
20312,774,956-12,018-0.430.032
20322,762,535-12,421-0.450.032
20332,749,560-12,975-0.470.031
20342,735,798-13,762-0.500.031
20352,721,082-14,716-0.540.031
20362,705,362-15,720-0.580.030
20372,688,715-16,647-0.620.030
20382,671,236-17,479-0.650.029
20392,653,089-18,147-0.680.029
20402,634,384-18,705-0.710.029
20412,615,170-19,214-0.730.028
20422,595,442-19,728-0.750.028
20432,575,253-20,189-0.780.027
20442,554,640-20,613-0.800.027
20452,533,645-20,995-0.820.027
20462,512,295-21,350-0.840.026
20472,490,631-21,664-0.860.026
20482,468,687-21,944-0.880.026
20492,446,491-22,196-0.900.025
20502,424,061-22,430-0.920.025
20512,401,401-22,660-0.930.025
20522,378,561-22,840-0.950.024
20532,355,549-23,012-0.970.024
20542,332,395-23,154-0.980.024
20552,309,101-23,294-1.000.023
20562,285,692-23,409-1.010.023
20572,262,158-23,534-1.030.023
20582,238,515-23,643-1.050.022
20592,214,764-23,751-1.060.022
20602,190,895-23,869-1.080.022
20612,166,919-23,976-1.090.021
20622,142,808-24,111-1.110.021
20632,118,540-24,268-1.130.021
20642,094,101-24,439-1.150.020
20652,069,447-24,654-1.180.020
20662,044,570-24,877-1.200.020
20672,019,454-25,116-1.230.019
20681,994,064-25,390-1.260.019
20691,968,343-25,721-1.290.019
20701,942,260-26,083-1.330.019
20711,915,802-26,458-1.360.018
20721,888,965-26,837-1.400.018
20731,861,740-27,225-1.440.018
20741,834,075-27,665-1.490.017
20751,805,975-28,100-1.530.017
20761,777,455-28,520-1.580.017
20771,748,518-28,937-1.630.016
20781,719,224-29,294-1.680.016
20791,689,611-29,613-1.720.016
20801,659,730-29,881-1.770.016
20811,629,630-30,100-1.810.015
20821,599,333-30,297-1.860.015
20831,568,930-30,403-1.900.015
20841,538,499-30,431-1.940.014
20851,508,105-30,394-1.980.014
20861,477,808-30,297-2.010.014
20871,447,634-30,174-2.040.013
20881,417,676-29,958-2.070.013
20891,388,001-29,675-2.090.013
20901,358,697-29,304-2.110.013
20911,329,788-28,909-2.130.012
20921,301,302-28,486-2.140.012
20931,273,239-28,063-2.160.012
20941,245,593-27,646-2.170.011
20951,218,363-27,230-2.190.011
20961,191,538-26,825-2.200.011
20971,165,112-26,426-2.220.011
20981,139,106-26,006-2.230.010
20991,113,510-25,596-2.250.010
21001,088,336-25,174-2.260.010

Albania population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
Net Changerate (%)to World
19501,263,174--0.050
19511,287,50024,3261.930.050
19521,316,09328,5932.220.050
19531,348,11232,0192.430.050
19541,382,89834,7862.580.051
19551,419,99437,0962.680.051
19561,459,12039,1262.760.052
19571,500,18141,0612.810.052
19581,543,25543,0742.870.053
19591,588,51345,2582.930.053
19601,636,09047,5773.000.054
19611,685,93649,8463.050.055
19621,737,68651,7503.070.055
19631,790,57352,8873.040.056
19641,843,63453,0612.960.056
19651,896,17152,5372.850.057
19661,947,83051,6592.720.057
19671,998,74050,9102.610.057
19682,049,21050,4702.530.058
19692,099,72950,5192.470.058
19702,150,70750,9782.430.058
19712,202,18951,4822.390.058
19722,254,05651,8672.360.059
19732,306,29052,2342.320.059
19742,358,84652,5562.280.059
19752,411,73252,8862.240.059
19762,464,98353,2512.210.059
19772,518,68553,7022.180.060
19782,572,85054,1652.150.060
19792,627,50554,6552.120.060
19802,682,69055,1852.100.060
19812,737,02654,3362.030.060
19822,790,27553,2491.950.060
19832,844,87154,5961.960.061
19842,904,14059,2692.080.061
19852,969,67265,5322.260.061
19863,044,21274,5402.510.061
19873,124,89480,6822.650.062
19883,200,97776,0832.430.062
19893,257,92556,9481.780.062
19903,286,07328,1480.860.062
19913,280,395-5,678-0.170.061
19923,245,886-34,509-1.050.059
19933,195,199-50,687-1.560.057
19943,146,519-48,680-1.520.056
19953,112,936-33,583-1.070.054
19963,098,700-14,236-0.460.053
19973,099,7521,0520.030.052
19983,110,68210,9300.350.052
19993,122,69712,0150.390.051
20003,129,2436,5460.210.051
20013,129,7044610.010.050
20023,126,187-3,517-0.110.050
20033,118,023-8,164-0.260.049
20043,104,892-13,131-0.420.048
20053,086,810-18,082-0.580.047
20063,063,021-23,789-0.770.046
20073,033,998-29,023-0.950.045
20083,002,678-31,320-1.030.044
20092,973,048-29,630-0.990.043
20102,948,023-25,025-0.840.042
20112,928,592-19,431-0.660.042
20122,914,096-14,496-0.490.041
20132,903,790-10,306-0.350.040
20142,896,305-7,485-0.260.040
20152,890,513-5,792-0.200.039
20162,886,438-4,075-0.140.039
20172,884,169-2,269-0.080.038
20182,882,740-1,429-0.050.038
20192,880,917-1,823-0.060.037