Demographics of Albania
This articles is about the demographics of the People of Albania. Most statistics are estimates from the CIA World Factbook publication as there are no available official statistics.
Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook
Population
- 3,581,655 (July 2006 est.)
Age Structure
- 0-14 years: 24.8% (male 464,954/female 423,003)
- 15-64 years: 66.3% (male 1,214,942/female 1,158,562)
- 65 years and over: 8.9% (male 148,028/female 172,166) (2006 est.)
Median age
- Total: 28.9 years
- Male: 28.3 years
- Female: 29.5 years (2006 est.)
Population Growth Rate
- 0.52% (2006 est.)
Birth Rate
- 15.11 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death Rate
- 5.22 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net Migration Rate
- -4.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 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 over: 0.86 male(s)/female
- Total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant Mortality Rate
- Total: 20.75 deaths/1,000 live births
- Male: 21.2 deaths/1,000 live births
- Female: 20.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life Expectancy at Birth
- Total population: 77.43 years
- Male: 74.78 years
- Female: 80.34 years (2006 est.)
Total Fertility Rate
- 2.03 children born/woman (2006 est.)
HIV/AIDS
- Adult prevalence rate: NA
- People living with HIV/AIDS: NA
- Deaths: NA
Nationality
- Noun: Albanian(s)
- Adjective: Albanian
Ethnic Groups
- Albanian 95%, Greek 3%, other 2% (Vlach, Roma (Gypsy), Evgjit, Serb, Macedonian, Bulgarian) (1989 est.)
Religions
- Atheist/Agnostic 60%, Albanian Orthodox Christian 20%, Roman Catholic 10%, Muslim 10%.
- note: percentages are estimates; there are no available current statistics on religious affiliation; all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice
Languages
Literacy
- Definition: age 9 and over can read and write
- Total population: 86.5%
- Male: 93.3%
- Female: 79.5% (2003 est.)
References
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