Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Albania
Albania: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.33 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.33 children per women
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
204th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.16 children per women
in 1960
All-time low
1.33 children per women
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Albania, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Albania stood at 1.33 children per women. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Albania peaked at 5.16 children per women in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.33 children per women, in 2023.
Albania ranks 204th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Albania, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.4 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 4.48 children per women | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 4.57 children per women | +2.0% |
| 1953 | 4.71 children per women | +3.1% |
| 1954 | 4.85 children per women | +2.9% |
| 1955 | 5 children per women | +3.1% |
| 1956 | 4.98 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 4.95 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 5.05 children per women | +2.0% |
| 1959 | 5.11 children per women | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 5.16 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 5.13 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 5.05 children per women | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 4.96 children per women | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 4.83 children per women | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 4.68 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 4.6 children per women | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 4.63 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 4.67 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 4.69 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 4.61 children per women | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 4.57 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 4.51 children per women | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 4.4 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 4.3 children per women | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 4.2 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 4.04 children per women | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 3.89 children per women | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 3.71 children per women | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 3.52 children per women | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 3.35 children per women | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 3.24 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 3.2 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 3.11 children per women | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 3.08 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 3.03 children per women | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 2.96 children per women | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 2.94 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 2.91 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 2.88 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 2.87 children per women | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 2.82 children per women | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.76 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 2.69 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 2.68 children per women | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 2.65 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 2.56 children per women | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 2.44 children per women | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 2.34 children per women | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 2.23 children per women | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 2.14 children per women | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 2.07 children per women | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.94 children per women | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 1.95 children per women | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.84 children per women | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 1.74 children per women | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.64 children per women | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 1.6 children per women | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.58 children per women | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.6 children per women | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.62 children per women | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.65 children per women | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.69 children per women | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.71 children per women | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.69 children per women | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.6 children per women | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 1.53 children per women | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.46 children per women | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 1.39 children per women | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 1.37 children per women | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.35 children per women | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.34 children per women | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.33 children per women | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.33 children per women | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.81 children per women | 4.4 children per women | 5.11 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.84 children per women | 4.6 children per women | 5.16 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.18 children per women | 3.52 children per women | 4.61 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.07 children per women | 2.88 children per women | 3.35 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6 children per women | 2.23 children per women | 2.87 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.81 children per women | 1.58 children per women | 2.14 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 children per women | 1.37 children per women | 1.71 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 children per women | 1.33 children per women | 1.35 children per women | 4 |
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- Population density 43.25 people per km² (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Albania?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Albania was 1.33 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.16 children per women in 1960.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 children per women in 2023.
- How does Albania rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Albania ranks 204th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).