Demographics of Albania

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Albania, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Population

Demographics of Albania, Data of FAO, year 2005; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

Census results

Census population of Albania

Census date	total population	change (%)	males	females	population density/km2	urban population
1918
15 XI 1923	803,959
25 V 1930	1,003,097
31 XII 1940	1,084,159	+8.1
30 IX 1945	1,122,044	+3.5%	570,361	551,683	39
3 IX 1950	1,218,943	+8.6%	625,935	593,008	42	20.5%
2 X 1955	1,391,499	+14.1%	713,316	678,183	48	27.5%
2 X 1960	1,626,315	+16.9%	835,294	791,021	57	30.9%
1969	2,068,200	+27.2%			72	31.5%
1979	2,590,600	+25.3%	1,337,400	1,253,200	90	33.5%
12 IV 1989	3,182,417	+22.9%	1,638,100	1,544,300	111	35.5%
1 IV 2001	3,069,275	-3.6%	1,530,443	1,538,832	107	42.1%
1 X 2011(p)	2,831,741	-7.7%	1,421,810	1,409,931	99	53.7%

p =provisional figure

Results of the 2001 census

Number of households

726,895

Age structure

Under 6 years: 10.8%

65 years and older: 7.5%

Sex ratio

Males: 49.9% of total population

Females: 50.1% of total population

Education

Percent of population aged 6 and older (2,737,614)

Uncompleted primary: 14.8%

Primary: 18.6%

Junior secondary: 38.4%

Senior secondary: 21.7%

Higher education: 2.9%

Illiterate: 3.6%

2011 census

Based on the preliminary 2011 Census results, the total population of Albania is 2,831,741. According to the 2001 Population and Housing Census, the population of Albania was in 2001 equal to 3,069,275. The comparison of the figures shows that the population of Albania has decreased by 7.7% in about ten years. Large scale emigration and fertility decline are supposed to be the main causes of the observed population decrease. A preliminary estimate of the number of persons that refused to participate in the census is 29,355 (1.04%). This figure is based on the number of dwellings for which a refusal was recorded and is included in the total population. The total population is composed of 1,421,810 males (50.2%) and 1,409,931 females (49.8%). For the first time in the history of population censuses in Albania, the population in urban areas is larger than the population of rural areas. According to 2011 census preliminary results, 53.7% of the population lives in urban areas and 46.3% in rural areas.

Ethnic groups

Ethnic composition of Albania, according to communist data of 1989:
Red - Albanian majority
Green - Greek majority
Yellow - Macedonian majority

Albanian: 95%

Greek: 3%

other: 2% Aromanians (Vlachs), Roma (Gypsy), Serbs, Macedonians,

Vlachs (Aromanians) live in the south of the country, whereas Serbs/Montenegrins live in the north.

As conducting a satisfactory census of ethnic minorities is one of the country's commitments to the European Union, the Albanian government intends to conduct an official census to clarify the ethnic composition of the population in 2012. The last census to include data on ethnic minorities was conducted in 1989 under the communist regime. The census conducted in 2001 did not collect information about ethnic groups and nationalities in the population.

Vital statistics

	Average population (x 1000)	Live births	Deaths	Natural change	Crude birth rate (per 1000)	Crude death rate (per 1000)	Natural change (per 1000)	Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births)
1934	1 010	33 884	14 440	19 444	34.7	16.7	18.0
1935	1 012	32 640	13 373	19 267	33.1	17.0	16.1
1936	1 014	34 199	16 788	17 411	33.7	16.6	17.1
1937	1 030	34 829	20 036	14 793	33.8	19.5	14.3
1938	1 048	36 138	18 512	17 626	34.3	17.7	16.6
1939	1 070	29 597	16 013	13 584	27.9	15.0	12.9
1940	1 088	33 651	17 812	15 839	31.3	16.4	14.9
1941	1 100	30 627	18 234	12 393	28.0	16.6	11.4
1942	1 117	36 683	15 899	20 784	32.8	14.2	18.6
1948	1 164	42 141	18 883	23 258	36.2	16.2	20.0
1949	1 183	46 196	14 970	31 226	39.0	12.7	26.4
1950	1 215	47 291	17 215	30 076	38.9	14.2	24.8
1951	1 242	47 813	18 862	28 951	38.5	15.2	23.3
1952	1 270	44 727	19 826	24 901	35.2	15.6	19.6
1953	1 302	53 273	17 822	35 451	40.9	13.7	27.2
1954	1 340	54 635	17 560	37 075	40.8	13.1	27.7
1955	1 379	61 300	20 750	40 550	44.5	15.0	29.4
1956	1 421	59 565	16 370	43 195	41.9	11.5	30.4
1957	1 462	57 241	17 241	40 000	39.2	11.8	27.4
1958	1 507	63 007	14 059	48 948	41.8	9.3	32.5
1959	1 556	65 213	15 305	49 908	41.9	9.8	32.1
1960	1 607	69 686	16 775	52 911	43.4	10.4	32.9
1961	1 660	68 452	15 445	53 007	41.2	9.3	31.9
1962	1 711	67 209	18 363	48 846	39.3	10.7	28.5
1963	1 763	68 967	17 646	51 321	39.1	10.0	29.1
1964	1 814	68 599	15 811	52 788	37.8	8.7	29.1
1965	1 864	65 692	16 731	48 961	35.2	9.0	26.3
1966	1 914	65 127	16 469	48 658	34.0	8.6	25.4
1967	1 965	69 261	16 565	52 696	35.2	8.4	26.8
1968	2 019	71 869	16 214	55 655	35.6	8.0	27.6
1969	2 080	73 458	15 624	57 834	35.3	7.5	27.8
1970	2 136	69 507	19 774	49 733	32.5	9.3	23.3
1971	2 188	72 784	17 768	55 016	33.3	8.1	25.1
1972	2 239	73 607	17 616	55 991	33.3	7.9	25.4
1973	2 292	69 754	18 032	51 722	30.4	7.9	22.5
1974	2 346	71 862	17 726	54 136	30.2	7.6	22.6
1975	2 401	70 688	17 399	53 289	29.6	7.3	22.3
1976	2 454	70 510	17 029	53 481	29.0	6.9	22.1
1977	2 508	73 439	16 638	56 801	28.4	6.6	21.8
1978	2 563	70 594	16 219	54 375	27.5	6.3	21.2
1979	2 617	72 055	17 421	54 634	27.5	6.7	20.9
1980	2 671	70 680	16 981	53 699	26.5	6.4	20.1
1981	2 724	72 180	18 001	54 179	26.5	6.6	19.9
1982	2 780	77 232	16 521	60 711	27.8	5.9	21.8
1983	2 838	73 762	17 416	56 346	26.0	6.1	19.9
1984	2 897	79 177	16 618	62 559	27.3	5.7	21.6
1985	2 957	77 535	17 179	60 356	26.2	5.8	20.4
1986	3 016	76 435	17 369	59 066	25.3	5.8	19.6
1987	3 076	79 696	17 119	62 577	25.9	5.6	20.3
1988	3 138	80 241	17 027	63 214	25.6	5.4	20.1
1989	3 199	78 862	18 168	60 694	24.7	5.7	19.0
1990	3 245	82 125	18 193	63 932	25.2	5.6	19.6
1991	3 225	77 361	17 743	59 618	24.0	5.5	18.5
1992	3 179	75 425	18 026	57 399	23.7	5.7	18.1
1993	3 208	67 730	17 920	49 810	21.1	5.6	15.5
1994	3 035	72 179	18 342	53 837	23.8	6.0	17.7
1995	3 030	72 081	18 060	54 021	23.8	6.0	17.8
1996	3 076	68 354	17 600	50 754	22.2	5.7	16.5
1997	3 075	61 739	18 237	43 502	20.1	5.9	14.1
1998	3 055	60 139	18 250	41 889	19.7	6.0	13.7
1999	3 054	57 948	16 720	41 228	19.0	5.5	13.5
2000	3 061	50 077	16 421	33 656	16.4	5.4	11.0
2001	3 074	54 283	15 813	38 470	17.7	5.1	12.5
2002	3 094	45 515	16 248	29 267	14.7	5.3	9.5
2003	3 112	47 012	17 967	29 045	15.1	5.8	9.3
2004	3 128	43 022	17 749	25 273	13.8	5.7	8.1
2005	3 142	39 612	17 427	22 185	12.6	5.5	7.1
2006	3 151	34 229	16 935	17 294	10.9	5.4	5.5	7.4
2007	3 161	33 163	14 528	18 635	10.5	4.6	5.9	6.2
2008	3 182	36 251	16 143	20 108	11.4	5.1	6.3	6.0
2009	3 194	29 189	15 662	13 527	9.1	4.9	4.2
2010

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Age structure

0-14 years: 23.1% (male 440,528/female 400,816)

15-64 years: 67.1% (male 1,251,001/female 1,190,841)

65 years and older: 9.8% (male 165,557/female 190,710) (2009 est.)

Median age

Total: 29.9 years

Male: 29.3 years

Female: 30.6 years (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 77.96 years

Male: 75.28 years

Female: 80.89 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.48 children born/woman (2011 est.)

Nationality

Noun: Albanian(s)

Adjective: Albanian

Religion

Main article: Religion in Albania

70.0% Muslim, 30.0% Christian

Language

Albanian (official – generally based on Tosk dialect and enriched with Gheg lexicon), Greek, Aromanian, Macedonian, and Romani.

Literacy

Definition: age 9 and older can read and write

Total population: 98.7%

Male: 99.2%

Female: 98.3% (2001 census)

See also

• Albanian diaspora
• Greeks in Albania

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the CIA World Factbook document "2006 edition".
•  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Library of Congress Country Studies.

External links

• Population cartogram of Albania