World population growth in Albania
Albania: World population growth was -1.3% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-1.3%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
229th
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.4%
in 1959
All-time low
-1.5%
in 2088
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in Albania, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2100, world population growth in Albania stood at -1.3%.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Albania peaked at 3.4% in 1959 and was at its lowest, -1.5%, in 2088.
That places Albania 229th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.4% | — |
| 1800 | 0.4% | -10.0% |
| 1900 | 1.0% | +160.7% |
| 1905 | 0.9% | -5.4% |
| 1910 | 0.8% | -10.9% |
| 1915 | 0.7% | -18.0% |
| 1920 | 0.6% | -9.7% |
| 1925 | 0.5% | -12.0% |
| 1930 | 0.7% | +38.9% |
| 1935 | 1.0% | +41.2% |
| 1940 | 1.1% | +7.1% |
| 1945 | 1.2% | +9.7% |
| 1950 | 2.1% | +78.1% |
| 1951 | 2.4% | +10.6% |
| 1952 | 2.6% | +8.6% |
| 1953 | 2.7% | +6.1% |
| 1954 | 2.8% | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 2.6% | -5.4% |
| 1956 | 2.7% | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 2.9% | +9.4% |
| 1958 | 3.1% | +8.0% |
| 1959 | 3.4% | +6.9% |
| 1960 | 3.3% | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 2.6% | -23.3% |
| 1962 | 2.7% | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 2.7% | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 2.8% | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 2.9% | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 2.9% | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 3.0% | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 2.9% | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 2.6% | -11.8% |
| 1970 | 2.5% | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 2.4% | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 2.4% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 2.4% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 2.3% | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 2.3% | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 2.2% | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | -12.5% |
| 1980 | 2.0% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 2.0% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 2.0% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 2.0% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 2.0% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | -58.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -75.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -67.8% |
| 1992 | -0.1% | -208.7% |
| 1993 | -0.2% | +180.0% |
| 1994 | -0.3% | +44.8% |
| 1995 | -0.4% | +18.4% |
| 1996 | -0.4% | +20.3% |
| 1997 | -0.6% | +28.6% |
| 1998 | -0.7% | +17.8% |
| 1999 | -0.7% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | -0.7% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | -0.4% | -40.5% |
| 2002 | -0.5% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | -0.6% | +26.5% |
| 2004 | -0.7% | +18.5% |
| 2005 | -0.8% | +14.9% |
| 2006 | -0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2007 | -1.0% | +9.9% |
| 2008 | -1.0% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | -1.1% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | -1.1% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | -0.0% | -96.9% |
| 2012 | -0.1% | +94.3% |
| 2013 | -0.1% | +45.6% |
| 2014 | -0.2% | +65.7% |
| 2015 | -0.2% | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -172.0% |
| 2017 | -0.1% | -180.9% |
| 2018 | -0.2% | +51.8% |
| 2019 | -0.5% | +182.6% |
| 2020 | -0.4% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | -1.1% | +159.3% |
| 2022 | -0.4% | -62.7% |
| 2023 | -0.7% | +68.9% |
| 2024 | -0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | -0.7% | +5.5% |
| 2026 | -0.7% | -1.6% |
| 2027 | -0.7% | -3.7% |
| 2028 | -0.7% | +2.8% |
| 2029 | -0.7% | +0.5% |
| 2030 | -0.8% | +3.8% |
| 2031 | -0.7% | -2.4% |
| 2032 | -0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2033 | -0.8% | +4.7% |
| 2034 | -0.8% | +3.1% |
| 2035 | -0.8% | -1.4% |
| 2036 | -0.8% | +4.6% |
| 2037 | -0.9% | +2.4% |
| 2038 | -0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2039 | -0.9% | +6.1% |
| 2040 | -0.9% | -1.5% |
| 2041 | -0.9% | +2.0% |
| 2042 | -0.9% | -1.0% |
| 2043 | -0.9% | +1.4% |
| 2044 | -0.9% | -1.3% |
| 2045 | -0.9% | +3.8% |
| 2046 | -1.0% | +1.3% |
| 2047 | -0.9% | -1.5% |
| 2048 | -1.0% | +2.9% |
| 2049 | -1.0% | +1.5% |
| 2050 | -1.0% | +1.2% |
| 2051 | -1.0% | -1.3% |
| 2052 | -1.0% | +3.5% |
| 2053 | -1.0% | +1.7% |
| 2054 | -1.0% | +0.9% |
| 2055 | -1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2056 | -1.0% | -0.7% |
| 2057 | -1.1% | +1.7% |
| 2058 | -1.1% | -0.3% |
| 2059 | -1.1% | +1.9% |
| 2060 | -1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2061 | -1.1% | -0.1% |
| 2062 | -1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2063 | -1.1% | +1.7% |
| 2064 | -1.1% | +0.4% |
| 2065 | -1.1% | +1.0% |
| 2066 | -1.1% | -1.3% |
| 2067 | -1.2% | +3.3% |
| 2068 | -1.2% | +0.4% |
| 2069 | -1.2% | +0.6% |
| 2070 | -1.2% | +1.5% |
| 2071 | -1.2% | +2.1% |
| 2072 | -1.2% | +1.6% |
| 2073 | -1.2% | +0.9% |
| 2074 | -1.3% | +4.6% |
| 2075 | -1.3% | +0.2% |
| 2076 | -1.3% | +0.3% |
| 2077 | -1.3% | +3.2% |
| 2078 | -1.4% | +0.5% |
| 2079 | -1.4% | +1.3% |
| 2080 | -1.4% | +3.4% |
| 2081 | -1.4% | +1.6% |
| 2082 | -1.5% | +2.3% |
| 2083 | -1.5% | +1.3% |
| 2084 | -1.5% | +0.9% |
| 2085 | -1.5% | +0.5% |
| 2086 | -1.5% | +0.4% |
| 2087 | -1.5% | -0.3% |
| 2088 | -1.5% | +1.3% |
| 2089 | -1.5% | -0.3% |
| 2090 | -1.5% | -0.9% |
| 2091 | -1.5% | -0.9% |
| 2092 | -1.5% | -1.1% |
| 2093 | -1.5% | -1.6% |
| 2094 | -1.4% | -1.6% |
| 2095 | -1.4% | -1.9% |
| 2096 | -1.4% | -1.6% |
| 2097 | -1.4% | -1.6% |
| 2098 | -1.3% | -1.5% |
| 2099 | -1.3% | -1.6% |
| 2100 | -1.3% | -1.0% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's -1.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.6%, 2.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Albania's -1.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.4%, 3.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -208.7% | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | -182.6% | -0.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | -180.9% | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | -180.0% | -0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | +172.0% | -0.2% | 0.1% |
| 1900 | +160.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3% | -0.7% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.8% | -1.1% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2% | -1.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7% | -1.1% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.8% | -0.9% | -0.7% | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.9% | -1.0% | -0.9% | 10 |
| 2050s | -1.0% | -1.1% | -1.0% | 10 |
| 2060s | -1.1% | -1.2% | -1.1% | 10 |
| 2070s | -1.3% | -1.4% | -1.2% | 10 |
| 2080s | -1.5% | -1.5% | -1.4% | 10 |
| 2090s | -1.4% | -1.5% | -1.3% | 10 |
| 2100s | -1.3% | -1.3% | -1.3% | 1 |
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.286 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 43.25 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 36,822 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.3% (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Albania?
- World population growth in Albania was -1.3% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 1959.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.5% in 2088.
- How does Albania rank for world population growth?
- Albania ranks 229th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.