Demographics of Albania

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

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.

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

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

Population pyramid for Albania

Population

3,639,459 (July 2009 est.)

Urban population: 47% of total population (2008 est.)

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.)

Population growth rate

0.546% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

15.29 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

5.44 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

–4.28 migrants/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio

At birth: 1.1 male(s)/female

Under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

65 years and older: 0.87 male(s)/female

Total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

Total: 18.62 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 19.05 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 18.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 77.96 years

Male: 75.28 years

Female: 80.89 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.01 children born/woman (2009 est.)

Nationality

Noun: Albanian(s)

Adjective: Albanian

Ethnic groups

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

Albanian: 95%

Greek: 3%

other: 2% (Aromanians (Vlachs), Roma (Gypsy), Serbs, Macedonians, (1989 est.)

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

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

Religion

• 9,53% - 70%*: Muslims (Sunni)

• 70.12%: Atheist, agnostic

• 10.33%: - 25% Orthodox Christians

• 8.09%: - 15% Roman Catholics

• 1.27%: Bektashi

• 0.6%: Christian Protestants

• 0.1%: Evangelist

• 0.6%: Others

Alternative estimates: Muslim 50-55%, Albanian Orthodox 30-35%, Roman Catholics 15%.

Above percentages are rough estimates, as no current statistics on religious affiliation are available. It is estimated that 60-70% of the population are non-practicing and religion plays a nominal role on their lives. All mosques and churches were closed down in 1967 and religious observance was prohibited. In November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice.

See also: Religion in Albania

Languages

Albanian (official – generally based on Tosk dialect and enriched with Gheg lexicon), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects

Literacy

Definition: age 9 and older can read and write

Total population: 98.7%

Male: 99.2%

Female: 98.3% (2001 census)

Results of the 2001 census

The latest population census in Albania was conducted in April 2001.

Resident population

3,069,275

Urban population: 42% of total population

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: 4.9%

Illiterate: 1.6%

References

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