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Other estimates:
Other estimates:

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* 70.12%: [[Atheism|Atheist]], [[agnostic]]<ref>Note: all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice. The statiscs given here are the result of a survey conducted by Albanian WB Data and Statistics, New York University of Tirana and Mother Theresa University of Tirana.</ref>
* 70.12%: [[Atheism|Atheist]], [[agnostic]]<ref>Note: all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice. The statiscs given here are the result of a survey conducted by Albanian WB Data and Statistics, New York University of Tirana and Mother Theresa University of Tirana.</ref>


* 10.33%: - 25% [[Albanian Orthodox Church|Orthodox Christians]]
* 10.33% [[Albanian Orthodox Church|Orthodox Christians]]
* 9,53% [[Muslim]]s ([[Sunni]])

* 8.09%: - 15% [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholics]]
* 8.09%: [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholics]]


* 1.27%: [[Bektashi]]
* 1.27%: [[Bektashi]]


* 0.6%: Christian [[Protestantism|Protestants]]
* 0.6%: Christian [[Protestantism|Protestants]]

Revision as of 16:10, 7 November 2009

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.[1]

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,[2] whereas Serbs/Montenegrins live in the north.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

Religion

70% Muslim, 20% Albanian Orthodox, Roman Catholic 10%


Other estimates:

  • 0.6%: Others

A recent Pew Research Center demographic study put the percentage of Muslims in Albania at 79.9%.[7]

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.[8]

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

  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook (2024 ed.). CIA. (Archived 2006 edition.)
  1. ^ Albania: People, CIA World Factbook, 2009. Retrieved on 19 June 2009
  2. ^ NL22_2: Map of Albania
  3. ^ The Albanian Census of 1918
  4. ^ http://www.watsoninstitute.org/bjwa/archive/11.1/Essays/Barjarba.pdf
  5. ^ Individual questionnaire used in the 2001 population census in Albania. Retrieved on 19 June 2009
  6. ^ Note: all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice. The statiscs given here are the result of a survey conducted by Albanian WB Data and Statistics, New York University of Tirana and Mother Theresa University of Tirana.
  7. ^ Miller, Tracy, ed. (2009), Mapping the Global Muslim Population: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World’s Muslim Population (PDF), Pew Research Center, retrieved 2009-10-08 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  8. ^ Albania: 2001 population census, official web site. Retrieved on 19 June 2009