Population estimates and projections in Albania
Albania had an estimated population of 2,811,655 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 1981.
Albania, 2023 (latest estimate)
2,811,655
Change from 2022
−0.6%
Projection for 2030
2,671,885 people
Projection for 2050
2,240,166 people
Projection for 2100
1,184,997 people
Position in 2023
142nd of 216
Population estimates and projections in Albania over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Albania |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 1,184,997 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 1,268,008 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 1,364,419 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 1,471,967 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 1,584,303 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 1,694,380 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 1,802,818 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 1,909,488 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 2,017,998 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 2,128,300 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 2,240,166 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 2,351,280 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 2,461,866 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 2,570,580 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 2,671,885 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 2,771,508 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 2,811,655 people |
| 2022 | 2,827,608 people |
| 2021 | 2,849,635 people |
| 2020 | 2,871,954 people |
| 2019 | 2,885,010 people |
| 2018 | 2,894,231 people |
| 2017 | 2,898,242 people |
| 2016 | 2,897,866 people |
| 2015 | 2,898,632 people |
| 2014 | 2,903,750 people |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.6% from 2,827,608 people in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 2,907,573 people, the figure has changed by −3.3%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Albania has the 142nd highest value.
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All statistics for Albania
Population on 1 January
2,363,314 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
2,363,314 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
9.6 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
9.1 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Total fertility rate
1.64 births per woman
2024 · Eurostat
Population aged 65 and over
21.2%
2025 · Eurostat