Urban population growth in Albania
The urban population of Albania changed by -0.61% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2012.
Albania, 2025
-0.61%
Change from 2024
+0.26percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
209th of 217
Urban population growth in Albania over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Albania | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.61% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | -0.87% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | -1.05% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | -0.92% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | -0.90% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | -0.88% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | -0.86% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | -0.84% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | -0.81% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | -0.79% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | -0.77% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | -0.75% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | -0.74% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | -0.48% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 2.41% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 1.98% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 1.78% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 1.66% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 1.62% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 1.68% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 1.72% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 1.71% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 1.64% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 1.57% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 0.83% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.26 percentage points from -0.87% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -0.77%, the figure has changed by +0.16 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Albania has the 209th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Albania
All statistics for Albania
Urban population share
58.9%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
-1.17%
2025 · World Bank
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