| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 13 Oct 2024 |
The current population of Albania is 2,777,355 as of March 23, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Albania is projected at 2,791,765, or 2.79 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Albania is projected at 2,811,655, or 2.81 million people for the year 2023.
Albania ranks 143rd in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Albania is ranked 31st among 50 countries and territories in Europe.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2024 | 2,801,661 | 2,791,765 | -19,793 | -0.709 | 0.034 |
| 2025 | 2,781,868 | 2,771,508 | -20,721 | -0.748 | 0.034 |
| 2026 | 2,761,147 | 2,751,025 | -20,244 | -0.736 | 0.033 |
| 2027 | 2,740,903 | 2,731,225 | -19,356 | -0.709 | 0.033 |
| 2028 | 2,721,547 | 2,711,660 | -19,773 | -0.729 | 0.032 |
| 2029 | 2,701,774 | 2,691,910 | -19,727 | -0.733 | 0.032 |
| 2030 | 2,682,047 | 2,671,885 | -20,324 | -0.761 | 0.031 |
| 2031 | 2,661,723 | 2,651,874 | -19,699 | -0.743 | 0.031 |
| 2032 | 2,642,024 | 2,632,160 | -19,729 | -0.750 | 0.030 |
| 2033 | 2,622,295 | 2,612,048 | -20,493 | -0.785 | 0.030 |
| 2034 | 2,601,802 | 2,591,317 | -20,970 | -0.809 | 0.029 |
| 2035 | 2,580,832 | 2,570,580 | -20,504 | -0.798 | 0.029 |
| 2036 | 2,560,328 | 2,549,689 | -21,279 | -0.835 | 0.029 |
| 2037 | 2,539,049 | 2,528,236 | -21,625 | -0.855 | 0.028 |
| 2038 | 2,517,424 | 2,506,595 | -21,658 | -0.864 | 0.028 |
| 2039 | 2,495,766 | 2,484,374 | -22,785 | -0.917 | 0.027 |
| 2040 | 2,472,981 | 2,461,866 | -22,230 | -0.903 | 0.027 |
| 2041 | 2,450,751 | 2,439,519 | -22,463 | -0.921 | 0.026 |
| 2042 | 2,428,288 | 2,417,264 | -22,049 | -0.912 | 0.026 |
| 2043 | 2,406,239 | 2,395,166 | -22,147 | -0.925 | 0.026 |
| 2044 | 2,384,092 | 2,373,261 | -21,662 | -0.913 | 0.025 |
| 2045 | 2,362,430 | 2,351,280 | -22,299 | -0.948 | 0.025 |
| 2046 | 2,340,131 | 2,328,952 | -22,357 | -0.960 | 0.025 |
| 2047 | 2,317,774 | 2,306,865 | -21,819 | -0.946 | 0.024 |
| 2048 | 2,295,955 | 2,284,841 | -22,227 | -0.973 | 0.024 |
| 2049 | 2,273,728 | 2,262,548 | -22,359 | -0.988 | 0.024 |
| 2050 | 2,251,369 | 2,240,166 | -22,407 | -1.000 | 0.023 |
| 2051 | 2,228,962 | 2,218,012 | -21,901 | -0.987 | 0.023 |
| 2052 | 2,207,061 | 2,195,840 | -22,443 | -1.022 | 0.023 |
| 2053 | 2,184,618 | 2,173,329 | -22,578 | -1.039 | 0.022 |
| 2054 | 2,162,040 | 2,150,774 | -22,531 | -1.048 | 0.022 |
| 2055 | 2,139,509 | 2,128,300 | -22,417 | -1.053 | 0.022 |
| 2056 | 2,117,092 | 2,106,073 | -22,038 | -1.046 | 0.021 |
| 2057 | 2,095,054 | 2,083,968 | -22,172 | -1.064 | 0.021 |
| 2058 | 2,072,882 | 2,061,943 | -21,878 | -1.061 | 0.021 |
| 2059 | 2,051,004 | 2,039,982 | -22,044 | -1.081 | 0.020 |
| 2060 | 2,028,960 | 2,017,998 | -21,923 | -1.086 | 0.020 |
| 2061 | 2,007,037 | 1,996,206 | -21,663 | -1.085 | 0.020 |
| 2062 | 1,985,374 | 1,974,543 | -21,662 | -1.097 | 0.020 |
| 2063 | 1,963,712 | 1,952,815 | -21,794 | -1.116 | 0.019 |
| 2064 | 1,941,918 | 1,931,103 | -21,630 | -1.120 | 0.019 |
| 2065 | 1,920,288 | 1,909,488 | -21,599 | -1.131 | 0.019 |
| 2066 | 1,898,689 | 1,888,155 | -21,069 | -1.116 | 0.019 |
| 2067 | 1,877,620 | 1,866,857 | -21,527 | -1.153 | 0.018 |
| 2068 | 1,856,093 | 1,845,407 | -21,372 | -1.158 | 0.018 |
| 2069 | 1,834,721 | 1,824,099 | -21,245 | -1.165 | 0.018 |
| 2070 | 1,813,476 | 1,802,818 | -21,317 | -1.182 | 0.018 |
| 2071 | 1,792,159 | 1,781,410 | -21,498 | -1.207 | 0.017 |
| 2072 | 1,770,661 | 1,759,873 | -21,576 | -1.226 | 0.017 |
| 2073 | 1,749,085 | 1,738,330 | -21,510 | -1.237 | 0.017 |
| 2074 | 1,727,575 | 1,716,473 | -22,205 | -1.294 | 0.017 |
| 2075 | 1,705,370 | 1,694,380 | -21,979 | -1.297 | 0.017 |
| 2076 | 1,683,391 | 1,672,511 | -21,761 | -1.301 | 0.016 |
| 2077 | 1,661,630 | 1,650,545 | -22,169 | -1.343 | 0.016 |
| 2078 | 1,639,461 | 1,628,466 | -21,990 | -1.350 | 0.016 |
| 2079 | 1,617,471 | 1,606,486 | -21,969 | -1.368 | 0.016 |
| 2080 | 1,595,502 | 1,584,303 | -22,397 | -1.414 | 0.015 |
| 2081 | 1,573,105 | 1,561,893 | -22,424 | -1.436 | 0.015 |
| 2082 | 1,550,681 | 1,539,373 | -22,615 | -1.469 | 0.015 |
| 2083 | 1,528,066 | 1,516,782 | -22,569 | -1.488 | 0.015 |
| 2084 | 1,505,497 | 1,494,285 | -22,423 | -1.501 | 0.015 |
| 2085 | 1,483,074 | 1,471,967 | -22,213 | -1.509 | 0.014 |
| 2086 | 1,460,861 | 1,449,876 | -21,970 | -1.515 | 0.014 |
| 2087 | 1,438,891 | 1,428,111 | -21,560 | -1.510 | 0.014 |
| 2088 | 1,417,331 | 1,406,581 | -21,501 | -1.529 | 0.014 |
| 2089 | 1,395,830 | 1,385,277 | -21,106 | -1.524 | 0.013 |
| 2090 | 1,374,724 | 1,364,419 | -20,610 | -1.511 | 0.013 |
| 2091 | 1,354,114 | 1,344,055 | -20,118 | -1.497 | 0.013 |
| 2092 | 1,333,996 | 1,324,192 | -19,608 | -1.481 | 0.013 |
| 2093 | 1,314,388 | 1,304,876 | -19,025 | -1.458 | 0.013 |
| 2094 | 1,295,363 | 1,286,145 | -18,437 | -1.434 | 0.013 |
| 2095 | 1,276,926 | 1,268,008 | -17,835 | -1.407 | 0.012 |
| 2096 | 1,259,091 | 1,250,429 | -17,323 | -1.385 | 0.012 |
| 2097 | 1,241,768 | 1,233,362 | -16,812 | -1.363 | 0.012 |
| 2098 | 1,224,956 | 1,216,785 | -16,342 | -1.343 | 0.012 |
| 2099 | 1,208,614 | 1,200,681 | -15,866 | -1.321 | 0.012 |
| 2100 | 1,192,748 | 1,184,997 | -15,501 | -1.308 | 0.012 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 1,234,474 | 1,247,851 | 26,754 | 2.144 | 0.050 |
| 1951 | 1,261,228 | 1,276,366 | 30,275 | 2.372 | 0.050 |
| 1952 | 1,291,503 | 1,308,360 | 33,714 | 2.577 | 0.051 |
| 1953 | 1,325,217 | 1,343,575 | 36,717 | 2.733 | 0.051 |
| 1954 | 1,361,934 | 1,381,087 | 38,306 | 2.774 | 0.051 |
| 1955 | 1,400,240 | 1,418,850 | 37,219 | 2.623 | 0.052 |
| 1956 | 1,437,459 | 1,456,820 | 38,722 | 2.658 | 0.052 |
| 1957 | 1,476,181 | 1,497,956 | 43,550 | 2.907 | 0.053 |
| 1958 | 1,519,731 | 1,543,978 | 48,495 | 3.141 | 0.053 |
| 1959 | 1,568,226 | 1,595,011 | 53,570 | 3.359 | 0.054 |
| 1960 | 1,621,796 | 1,649,387 | 55,182 | 3.346 | 0.055 |
| 1961 | 1,676,978 | 1,698,791 | 43,625 | 2.568 | 0.055 |
| 1962 | 1,720,603 | 1,743,733 | 46,260 | 2.653 | 0.056 |
| 1963 | 1,766,863 | 1,791,285 | 48,844 | 2.727 | 0.056 |
| 1964 | 1,815,707 | 1,841,441 | 51,469 | 2.795 | 0.056 |
| 1965 | 1,867,176 | 1,894,312 | 54,272 | 2.865 | 0.057 |
| 1966 | 1,921,448 | 1,950,044 | 57,193 | 2.933 | 0.057 |
| 1967 | 1,978,641 | 2,008,521 | 59,759 | 2.975 | 0.058 |
| 1968 | 2,038,400 | 2,068,841 | 60,882 | 2.943 | 0.058 |
| 1969 | 2,099,282 | 2,126,875 | 55,186 | 2.595 | 0.059 |
| 1970 | 2,154,468 | 2,181,220 | 53,503 | 2.453 | 0.059 |
| 1971 | 2,207,971 | 2,234,992 | 54,042 | 2.418 | 0.059 |
| 1972 | 2,262,013 | 2,289,265 | 54,505 | 2.381 | 0.060 |
| 1973 | 2,316,518 | 2,344,105 | 55,174 | 2.354 | 0.060 |
| 1974 | 2,371,692 | 2,399,401 | 55,418 | 2.310 | 0.060 |
| 1975 | 2,427,110 | 2,454,859 | 55,498 | 2.261 | 0.060 |
| 1976 | 2,482,608 | 2,510,580 | 55,944 | 2.228 | 0.061 |
| 1977 | 2,538,552 | 2,566,599 | 56,095 | 2.186 | 0.061 |
| 1978 | 2,594,647 | 2,624,621 | 59,948 | 2.284 | 0.061 |
| 1979 | 2,654,595 | 2,681,385 | 53,579 | 1.998 | 0.061 |
| 1980 | 2,708,174 | 2,735,416 | 54,484 | 1.992 | 0.062 |
| 1981 | 2,762,658 | 2,790,413 | 55,510 | 1.989 | 0.062 |
| 1982 | 2,818,168 | 2,846,907 | 57,479 | 2.019 | 0.062 |
| 1983 | 2,875,647 | 2,905,130 | 58,966 | 2.030 | 0.062 |
| 1984 | 2,934,613 | 2,964,958 | 60,690 | 2.047 | 0.062 |
| 1985 | 2,995,303 | 3,026,242 | 61,877 | 2.045 | 0.062 |
| 1986 | 3,057,180 | 3,087,652 | 60,944 | 1.974 | 0.062 |
| 1987 | 3,118,124 | 3,148,838 | 61,429 | 1.951 | 0.062 |
| 1988 | 3,179,553 | 3,212,919 | 66,732 | 2.077 | 0.062 |
| 1989 | 3,246,285 | 3,260,374 | 28,177 | 0.864 | 0.062 |
| 1990 | 3,274,462 | 3,277,966 | 7,008 | 0.214 | 0.062 |
| 1991 | 3,281,470 | 3,282,602 | 2,265 | 0.069 | 0.061 |
| 1992 | 3,283,735 | 3,282,501 | -2,468 | -0.075 | 0.060 |
| 1993 | 3,281,267 | 3,277,825 | -6,885 | -0.210 | 0.059 |
| 1994 | 3,274,382 | 3,269,410 | -9,945 | -0.304 | 0.058 |
| 1995 | 3,264,437 | 3,258,567 | -11,740 | -0.360 | 0.057 |
| 1996 | 3,252,697 | 3,245,678 | -14,038 | -0.433 | 0.056 |
| 1997 | 3,238,659 | 3,229,660 | -17,999 | -0.557 | 0.055 |
| 1998 | 3,220,660 | 3,210,133 | -21,055 | -0.656 | 0.053 |
| 1999 | 3,199,605 | 3,188,595 | -22,019 | -0.691 | 0.052 |
| 2000 | 3,177,586 | 3,166,148 | -22,877 | -0.723 | 0.051 |
| 2001 | 3,154,709 | 3,147,943 | -13,531 | -0.430 | 0.050 |
| 2002 | 3,141,178 | 3,134,092 | -14,172 | -0.452 | 0.049 |
| 2003 | 3,127,006 | 3,118,088 | -17,837 | -0.572 | 0.049 |
| 2004 | 3,109,169 | 3,098,657 | -21,023 | -0.678 | 0.048 |
| 2005 | 3,088,146 | 3,076,159 | -23,974 | -0.779 | 0.047 |
| 2006 | 3,064,172 | 3,050,809 | -26,727 | -0.876 | 0.046 |
| 2007 | 3,037,445 | 3,022,887 | -29,116 | -0.963 | 0.045 |
| 2008 | 3,008,329 | 2,992,930 | -30,797 | -1.029 | 0.044 |
| 2009 | 2,977,532 | 2,961,479 | -32,105 | -1.084 | 0.043 |
| 2010 | 2,945,427 | 2,928,722 | -33,411 | -1.141 | 0.042 |
| 2011 | 2,912,016 | 2,911,504 | -1,024 | -0.035 | 0.041 |
| 2012 | 2,910,992 | 2,910,004 | -1,976 | -0.068 | 0.040 |
| 2013 | 2,909,016 | 2,907,573 | -2,887 | -0.099 | 0.040 |
| 2014 | 2,906,129 | 2,903,749 | -4,759 | -0.164 | 0.039 |
| 2015 | 2,901,370 | 2,898,632 | -5,476 | -0.189 | 0.039 |
| 2016 | 2,895,894 | 2,897,867 | 3,945 | 0.136 | 0.038 |
| 2017 | 2,899,839 | 2,898,242 | -3,193 | -0.110 | 0.038 |
| 2018 | 2,896,646 | 2,894,231 | -4,830 | -0.167 | 0.037 |
| 2019 | 2,891,816 | 2,885,010 | -13,613 | -0.472 | 0.037 |
| 2020 | 2,878,203 | 2,871,954 | -12,499 | -0.435 | 0.036 |
| 2021 | 2,865,704 | 2,849,635 | -32,137 | -1.128 | 0.036 |
| 2022 | 2,833,567 | 2,827,608 | -11,918 | -0.421 | 0.035 |
| 2023 | 2,821,649 | 2,811,655 | -19,988 | -0.711 | 0.035 |