Population density in Albania

Albania: Population density was 43.25 in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
43.25
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
174th
of 235 countries
All-time high
119.8
in 1991
All-time low
7.3
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Albania, 1000–2100

0255075100125100015502100

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2100, population density in Albania stood at 43.25.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Albania peaked at 119.8 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 7.3, in 1000.

Albania ranks 174th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Albania, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Albania, 1000 to 2100.
Year Value Change
1000 7.3 —
1100 7.3 +0.0%
1200 7.3 +0.0%
1300 7.3 +0.0%
1400 7.3 +0.0%
1500 7.3 +0.0%
1600 7.3 +0.0%
1700 10.95 +50.0%
1710 11.37 +3.8%
1720 11.78 +3.7%
1730 12.2 +3.5%
1740 12.62 +3.4%
1750 13.03 +3.3%
1760 13.45 +3.2%
1770 13.87 +3.1%
1780 14.28 +3.0%
1790 14.7 +2.9%
1800 14.6 -0.7%
1801 14.66 +0.4%
1802 14.73 +0.4%
1803 14.79 +0.4%
1804 14.86 +0.4%
1805 14.93 +0.4%
1806 14.99 +0.4%
1807 15.06 +0.4%
1808 15.12 +0.4%
1809 15.19 +0.4%
1810 15.26 +0.4%
1811 15.33 +0.4%
1812 15.39 +0.4%
1813 15.46 +0.4%
1814 15.53 +0.4%
1815 15.6 +0.4%
1816 15.67 +0.4%
1817 15.74 +0.4%
1818 15.81 +0.4%
1819 15.88 +0.4%
1820 15.95 +0.4%
1821 16.02 +0.4%
1822 16.09 +0.4%
1823 16.17 +0.4%
1824 16.24 +0.4%
1825 16.31 +0.5%
1826 16.38 +0.4%
1827 16.46 +0.4%
1828 16.53 +0.4%
1829 16.61 +0.5%
1830 16.68 +0.4%
1831 16.76 +0.5%
1832 16.83 +0.4%
1833 16.91 +0.4%
1834 16.98 +0.5%
1835 17.06 +0.4%
1836 17.14 +0.4%
1837 17.21 +0.5%
1838 17.29 +0.4%
1839 17.37 +0.4%
1840 17.45 +0.4%
1841 17.53 +0.4%
1842 17.6 +0.5%
1843 17.68 +0.4%
1844 17.76 +0.5%
1845 17.84 +0.4%
1846 17.92 +0.5%
1847 18 +0.4%
1848 18.09 +0.4%
1849 18.18 +0.5%
1850 18.3 +0.6%
1851 18.44 +0.8%
1852 18.6 +0.9%
1853 18.78 +1.0%
1854 18.96 +1.0%
1855 19.14 +1.0%
1856 19.32 +1.0%
1857 19.51 +1.0%
1858 19.69 +1.0%
1859 19.88 +1.0%
1860 20.07 +1.0%
1861 20.27 +1.0%
1862 20.46 +1.0%
1863 20.66 +1.0%
1864 20.85 +1.0%
1865 21.05 +1.0%
1866 21.25 +1.0%
1867 21.46 +1.0%
1868 21.66 +1.0%
1869 21.87 +1.0%
1870 22.08 +1.0%
1871 22.29 +1.0%
1872 22.5 +0.9%
1873 22.71 +0.9%
1874 22.93 +0.9%
1875 23.15 +0.9%
1876 23.37 +0.9%
1877 23.59 +0.9%
1878 23.81 +0.9%
1879 24.04 +0.9%
1880 24.26 +0.9%
1881 24.49 +0.9%
1882 24.73 +0.9%
1883 24.96 +0.9%
1884 25.2 +0.9%
1885 25.44 +0.9%
1886 25.68 +0.9%
1887 25.92 +0.9%
1888 26.17 +0.9%
1889 26.42 +1.0%
1890 26.67 +1.0%
1891 26.93 +1.0%
1892 27.2 +1.0%
1893 27.47 +1.0%
1894 27.74 +1.0%
1895 28.01 +1.0%
1896 28.29 +1.0%
1897 28.57 +1.0%
1898 28.86 +1.0%
1899 29.14 +1.0%
1900 29.42 +1.0%
1901 29.69 +0.9%
1902 29.96 +0.9%
1903 30.24 +0.9%
1904 30.51 +0.9%
1905 30.79 +0.9%
1906 31.06 +0.9%
1907 31.34 +0.9%
1908 31.63 +0.9%
1909 31.9 +0.9%
1910 32.16 +0.8%
1911 32.4 +0.8%
1912 32.63 +0.7%
1913 32.84 +0.7%
1914 33.06 +0.7%
1915 33.28 +0.7%
1916 33.5 +0.7%
1917 33.72 +0.7%
1918 33.94 +0.6%
1919 34.15 +0.6%
1920 34.35 +0.6%
1921 34.55 +0.6%
1922 34.74 +0.5%
1923 34.92 +0.5%
1924 35.1 +0.5%
1925 35.29 +0.5%
1926 35.47 +0.5%
1927 35.66 +0.5%
1928 35.84 +0.5%
1929 36.07 +0.6%
1930 36.33 +0.7%
1931 36.63 +0.8%
1932 36.97 +0.9%
1933 37.35 +1.0%
1934 37.74 +1.0%
1935 38.13 +1.0%
1936 38.52 +1.0%
1937 38.92 +1.0%
1938 39.32 +1.0%
1939 39.74 +1.1%
1940 40.18 +1.1%
1941 40.63 +1.1%
1942 41.11 +1.2%
1943 41.61 +1.2%
1944 42.11 +1.2%
1945 42.62 +1.2%
1946 43.14 +1.2%
1947 43.66 +1.2%
1948 44.19 +1.2%
1949 44.87 +1.5%
1950 45.54 +1.5%
1951 46.58 +2.3%
1952 47.75 +2.5%
1953 49.04 +2.7%
1954 50.4 +2.8%
1955 51.78 +2.7%
1956 53.17 +2.7%
1957 54.67 +2.8%
1958 56.35 +3.1%
1959 58.21 +3.3%
1960 60.2 +3.4%
1961 62 +3.0%
1962 63.64 +2.6%
1963 65.38 +2.7%
1964 67.21 +2.8%
1965 69.14 +2.9%
1966 71.17 +2.9%
1967 73.3 +3.0%
1968 75.51 +3.0%
1969 77.62 +2.8%
1970 79.61 +2.6%
1971 81.57 +2.5%
1972 83.55 +2.4%
1973 85.55 +2.4%
1974 87.57 +2.4%
1975 89.59 +2.3%
1976 91.63 +2.3%
1977 93.67 +2.2%
1978 95.79 +2.3%
1979 97.86 +2.2%
1980 99.83 +2.0%
1981 101.84 +2.0%
1982 103.9 +2.0%
1983 106.03 +2.0%
1984 108.21 +2.1%
1985 110.45 +2.1%
1986 112.69 +2.0%
1987 114.92 +2.0%
1988 117.26 +2.0%
1989 118.99 +1.5%
1990 119.63 +0.5%
1991 119.8 +0.1%
1992 119.8 -0.0%
1993 119.63 -0.1%
1994 119.32 -0.3%
1995 118.93 -0.3%
1996 118.45 -0.4%
1997 117.87 -0.5%
1998 117.16 -0.6%
1999 116.37 -0.7%
2000 115.55 -0.7%
2001 114.89 -0.6%
2002 114.38 -0.4%
2003 113.8 -0.5%
2004 113.09 -0.6%
2005 112.27 -0.7%
2006 111.34 -0.8%
2007 110.32 -0.9%
2008 109.23 -1.0%
2009 108.08 -1.1%
2010 106.89 -1.1%
2011 106.26 -0.6%
2012 106.2 -0.1%
2013 106.12 -0.1%
2014 105.98 -0.1%
2015 105.79 -0.2%
2016 105.76 -0.0%
2017 105.78 +0.0%
2018 105.63 -0.1%
2019 105.29 -0.3%
2020 104.82 -0.5%
2021 104 -0.8%
2022 103.2 -0.8%
2023 102.61 -0.6%
2024 101.89 -0.7%
2025 101.15 -0.7%
2026 100.4 -0.7%
2027 99.68 -0.7%
2028 98.97 -0.7%
2029 98.24 -0.7%
2030 97.51 -0.7%
2031 96.78 -0.7%
2032 96.06 -0.7%
2033 95.33 -0.8%
2034 94.57 -0.8%
2035 93.82 -0.8%
2036 93.05 -0.8%
2037 92.27 -0.8%
2038 91.48 -0.9%
2039 90.67 -0.9%
2040 89.85 -0.9%
2041 89.03 -0.9%
2042 88.22 -0.9%
2043 87.41 -0.9%
2044 86.62 -0.9%
2045 85.81 -0.9%
2046 85 -0.9%
2047 84.19 -0.9%
2048 83.39 -1.0%
2049 82.57 -1.0%
2050 81.76 -1.0%
2051 80.95 -1.0%
2052 80.14 -1.0%
2053 79.32 -1.0%
2054 78.5 -1.0%
2055 77.67 -1.0%
2056 76.86 -1.0%
2057 76.06 -1.0%
2058 75.25 -1.1%
2059 74.45 -1.1%
2060 73.65 -1.1%
2061 72.85 -1.1%
2062 72.06 -1.1%
2063 71.27 -1.1%
2064 70.48 -1.1%
2065 69.69 -1.1%
2066 68.91 -1.1%
2067 68.13 -1.1%
2068 67.35 -1.1%
2069 66.57 -1.2%
2070 65.8 -1.2%
2071 65.02 -1.2%
2072 64.23 -1.2%
2073 63.44 -1.2%
2074 62.65 -1.3%
2075 61.84 -1.3%
2076 61.04 -1.3%
2077 60.24 -1.3%
2078 59.43 -1.3%
2079 58.63 -1.4%
2080 57.82 -1.4%
2081 57 -1.4%
2082 56.18 -1.4%
2083 55.36 -1.5%
2084 54.54 -1.5%
2085 53.72 -1.5%
2086 52.91 -1.5%
2087 52.12 -1.5%
2088 51.34 -1.5%
2089 50.56 -1.5%
2090 49.8 -1.5%
2091 49.05 -1.5%
2092 48.33 -1.5%
2093 47.62 -1.5%
2094 46.94 -1.4%
2095 46.28 -1.4%
2096 45.64 -1.4%
2097 45.01 -1.4%
2098 44.41 -1.3%
2099 43.82 -1.3%
2100 43.25 -1.3%

Albania compared with similar countries

  • Albania's 43.25 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.23, 64% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Albania's 43.25 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.72, 67% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1700 +50.0% 7.3 10.95

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 7.3 7.3 7.3 1
1100s 7.3 7.3 7.3 1
1200s 7.3 7.3 7.3 1
1300s 7.3 7.3 7.3 1
1400s 7.3 7.3 7.3 1
1500s 7.3 7.3 7.3 1
1600s 7.3 7.3 7.3 1
1700s 10.95 10.95 10.95 1
1710s 11.37 11.37 11.37 1
1720s 11.78 11.78 11.78 1
1730s 12.2 12.2 12.2 1
1740s 12.62 12.62 12.62 1
1750s 13.03 13.03 13.03 1
1760s 13.45 13.45 13.45 1
1770s 13.87 13.87 13.87 1
1780s 14.28 14.28 14.28 1
1790s 14.7 14.7 14.7 1
1800s 14.89 14.6 15.19 10
1810s 15.57 15.26 15.88 10
1820s 16.28 15.95 16.61 10
1830s 17.02 16.68 17.37 10
1840s 17.81 17.45 18.18 10
1850s 19.06 18.3 19.88 10
1860s 20.96 20.07 21.87 10
1870s 23.05 22.08 24.04 10
1880s 25.33 24.26 26.42 10
1890s 27.89 26.67 29.14 10
1900s 30.65 29.42 31.9 10
1910s 33.17 32.16 34.15 10
1920s 35.2 34.35 36.07 10
1930s 37.96 36.33 39.74 10
1940s 42.41 40.18 44.87 10
1950s 51.35 45.54 58.21 10
1960s 68.52 60.2 77.62 10
1970s 88.64 79.61 97.86 10
1980s 109.41 99.83 118.99 10
1990s 118.7 116.37 119.8 10
2000s 112.3 108.08 115.55 10
2010s 105.97 105.29 106.89 10
2020s 101.5 98.24 104.82 10
2030s 94.16 90.67 97.51 10
2040s 86.21 82.57 89.85 10
2050s 78.1 74.45 81.76 10
2060s 70.1 66.57 73.65 10
2070s 62.23 58.63 65.8 10
2080s 54.15 50.56 57.82 10
2090s 46.69 43.82 49.8 10
2100s 43.25 43.25 43.25 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Albania?
Population density in Albania was 43.25 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 119.8 in 1991.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 7.3 in 1000.
How does Albania rank for population density?
Albania ranks 174th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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