Albania
Factsheet with the latest official statistics, prepared on 14 November 2026 from publication 29 of PiSpace Open Data.
Population
2,349,580 people
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$12,998 per person
Life expectancy at birth
79.8 years
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
10.9%
HICP inflation
2.3%
| Measure | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population and ageing | |||
| Population on 1 January | 2,363,314 people people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Population by age and sex | 2,363,314 people people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Crude birth rate | 9.6 per 1,000 people per 1,000 people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Migration and citizenship | |||
| Acquisitions of citizenship | 919 people people | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Net migration rate | -12.1 per 1,000 people per 1,000 people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Net migration estimates and projections | -9.0 per 1,000 people per 1,000 people | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Employment and occupations | |||
| ILO estimate of youth unemployment | 25.6% | 2025 | ILOSTAT |
| Labour force participation | 64.3% | 2025 | ILOSTAT |
| Women's labour force participation | 58.6% | 2025 | ILOSTAT |
| Wages and labour costs | |||
| Median equivalised net income | €5,785 per year per year | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Unadjusted gender pay gap | 6.8% | 2018 | Eurostat |
| Hourly labour cost | €2.6 per hour per hour | 2016 | Eurostat |
| Economy and productivity | |||
| GDP per capita in euro | €10,510 per persone (Estimated) per person | 2024 | Eurostat |
| GDP per capita in PPS | 37 (EU = 100)e (Estimated) (EU = 100) | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Real GDP growth | 4.0%p (Provisional) | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Prices and purchasing power | |||
| HICP price index | 133.42 (2015 = 100)d (Definition differs) (2015 = 100) | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Monthly HICP inflation | 2.7% | September 2026 | Eurostat |
| Consumer price level index | 63 (EU = 100) (EU = 100) | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Housing and households | |||
| Housing cost overburden rate | 2.6% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Overcrowding rate | 52.6% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Home ownership rate | 94.6% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Education and skills | |||
| ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate | 23.4% | 2025 | ILOSTAT |
| Primary completion (UIS) | 95.4% | 2017 | UNESCO UIS |
| Lower secondary completion | 93.6% | 2017 | UNESCO UIS |
| Health and healthcare | |||
| Life expectancy at birth | 80.4 yearsb (Break in time series) years | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Infant mortality rate | 6.1 per 1,000 live births per 1,000 live births | 2023 | Eurostat |
| Hospital beds | 289 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2013 | Eurostat |
| Internet and digital society | |||
| Households with internet access | 99.3% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Internet use in the last three months | 87.2% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Daily internet use | 86.9% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Business and industry | |||
| Industrial production | 84.7 (2021 = 100) (2021 = 100) | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Enterprise birth rate | 12.2% | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Monthly industrial production | 3.9% | June 2026 | Eurostat |
| Trade and investment | |||
| Exports share of GDP | 37.0%p (Provisional) | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Imports share of GDP | 42.6%p (Provisional) | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Current account balance, quarterly | -1.4% | Q2 2026 | Eurostat |
| Tourism and accommodation | |||
| Nights spent in tourist accommodation | 9,688,568 nights nights | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Arrivals at tourist accommodation | 4,210,810 arrivals arrivals | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Bed-place occupancy rate in hotels | 37.0% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Transport and mobility | |||
| Car ownership | 328 per 1,000 people per 1,000 people | 2024 | Eurostat |
| New zero-emission cars | 3.4% | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Road traffic deaths | 11.7 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2019 | World Bank |
| Energy and electricity | |||
| Renewable energy share | 43.1% | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Renewable electricity share | 105.2% | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Energy import dependency | 27.1% | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Climate and emissions | |||
| Temperature change | 2.15 °Ce (Estimate) °C | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Agrifood emissions per person | 1.42 t CO2e per persone (Estimate) t CO2e per person | 2024 | FAOSTAT |
| Total greenhouse gas emissions | 7.1 Mt CO2e Mt CO2e | 2024 | World Bank |
| Air quality and ecosystems | |||
| PM2.5 air pollution | 13.2 µg/m³ µg/m³ | 2023 | WHO |
| Forest area | 34.3% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Protected areas | 18.0% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Water, sanitation and waste | |||
| Municipal waste generated per person | 328 kg per person kg per person | 2023 | Eurostat |
| Recycling rate of municipal waste | 18.8% | 2023 | Eurostat |
| Total waste generated per person | 532 kg per persond (Definition differs) kg per person | 2022 | Eurostat |
| Agriculture, food and fisheries | |||
| Area under organic farming | 0.1% | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Cost of a healthy diet | Int$5.16 per person per daye (Estimate) per person per day | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Healthy diet unaffordable | 11.9%e (Estimate) | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Poverty and social protection | |||
| At-risk-of-poverty rate | 19.0% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Poverty or social exclusion rate | 39.4% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 30.4 (0 to 100) (0 to 100) | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Government finance and taxation | |||
| Tax revenue | 18.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Central government expense | 25.4% | 2023 | World Bank |
| Science and innovation | |||
| R&D spending share of GDP | 0.20% | 2022 | Eurostat |
| European patent applications | 3.4 per million peoplep (Provisional) per million people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| R&D spending share of GDP | 0.20% | 2022 | World Bank |
| Crime, justice and public safety | |||
| Intentional homicides | 1.27 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2023 | Eurostat |
| Crime or vandalism in the area | 0.6% | 2023 | Eurostat |
| Robberies recorded by the police | 3.2 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2023 | Eurostat |
| Culture, society and wellbeing | |||
| Average life satisfaction | 6.5 out of 10 out of 10 | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Women in national parliament | 35.0% | 2025 | World Bank |
Sources and licences
- Source: Eurostat Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution).
- Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms).
- Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates) Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024 Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators Licence: CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata).
- Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms).
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