Share of urban population who live in the largest city in Albania
Albania: Share of urban population who live in the largest city was 43.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of urban population who live in the largest city in Albania, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of urban population who live in the largest city in Albania is 43.4%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population who live in the largest city in Albania peaked at 43.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 1975.
Albania ranks 38th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.5% | 18.4% | 18.6% | 2 |
| 1960s | 16.7% | 15.7% | 17.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 13.4% | 12.7% | 14.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 13.6% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.4% | 14.3% | 18.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 22.7% | 27.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 32.6% | 37.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 43.4% | 43.4% | 1 |
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More population data for Albania
- World population growth -1.3% (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)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.34 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.34 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 9,381 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.34 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.33 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population who live in the largest city in Albania?
- Share of urban population who live in the largest city in Albania was 43.4% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population who live in the largest city recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of urban population who live in the largest city recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 1975.
- How does Albania rank for share of urban population who live in the largest city?
- Albania ranks 38th out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of urban population who live in the largest city rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population who live in the largest city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the urban population living in the country's largest city (by population). City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.