Population in Albania
Albania: Population was 2.81 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
2.81 million people
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
144th
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.28 million people
in 1991
All-time low
200,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023
Population in Albania, 1000–2023
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in Albania is 2.81 million people, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in Albania peaked at 3.28 million people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 200,000 people, in 1000.
That places Albania 144th out of 239 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population in Albania, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 200,000 people | — |
| 1100 | 200,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1200 | 200,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1300 | 200,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1400 | 200,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1500 | 200,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1600 | 200,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1700 | 300,000 people | +50.0% |
| 1710 | 311,416 people | +3.8% |
| 1720 | 322,833 people | +3.7% |
| 1730 | 334,250 people | +3.5% |
| 1740 | 345,666 people | +3.4% |
| 1750 | 357,083 people | +3.3% |
| 1760 | 368,500 people | +3.2% |
| 1770 | 379,916 people | +3.1% |
| 1780 | 391,333 people | +3.0% |
| 1790 | 402,750 people | +2.9% |
| 1800 | 400,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1801 | 401,773 people | +0.4% |
| 1802 | 403,554 people | +0.4% |
| 1803 | 405,343 people | +0.4% |
| 1804 | 407,140 people | +0.4% |
| 1805 | 408,945 people | +0.4% |
| 1806 | 410,758 people | +0.4% |
| 1807 | 412,579 people | +0.4% |
| 1808 | 414,408 people | +0.4% |
| 1809 | 416,246 people | +0.4% |
| 1810 | 418,099 people | +0.4% |
| 1811 | 419,953 people | +0.4% |
| 1812 | 421,814 people | +0.4% |
| 1813 | 423,684 people | +0.4% |
| 1814 | 425,563 people | +0.4% |
| 1815 | 427,449 people | +0.4% |
| 1816 | 429,344 people | +0.4% |
| 1817 | 431,248 people | +0.4% |
| 1818 | 433,159 people | +0.4% |
| 1819 | 435,086 people | +0.4% |
| 1820 | 437,026 people | +0.4% |
| 1821 | 438,981 people | +0.4% |
| 1822 | 440,950 people | +0.4% |
| 1823 | 442,934 people | +0.4% |
| 1824 | 444,927 people | +0.4% |
| 1825 | 446,929 people | +0.4% |
| 1826 | 448,940 people | +0.4% |
| 1827 | 450,959 people | +0.4% |
| 1828 | 452,988 people | +0.4% |
| 1829 | 455,027 people | +0.5% |
| 1830 | 457,074 people | +0.4% |
| 1831 | 459,130 people | +0.4% |
| 1832 | 461,196 people | +0.4% |
| 1833 | 463,271 people | +0.4% |
| 1834 | 465,356 people | +0.5% |
| 1835 | 467,449 people | +0.4% |
| 1836 | 469,552 people | +0.4% |
| 1837 | 471,665 people | +0.5% |
| 1838 | 473,787 people | +0.4% |
| 1839 | 475,919 people | +0.4% |
| 1840 | 478,060 people | +0.4% |
| 1841 | 480,211 people | +0.4% |
| 1842 | 482,372 people | +0.5% |
| 1843 | 484,542 people | +0.4% |
| 1844 | 486,722 people | +0.4% |
| 1845 | 488,912 people | +0.4% |
| 1846 | 491,112 people | +0.4% |
| 1847 | 493,321 people | +0.4% |
| 1848 | 495,541 people | +0.5% |
| 1849 | 498,261 people | +0.5% |
| 1850 | 501,490 people | +0.6% |
| 1851 | 505,313 people | +0.8% |
| 1852 | 509,659 people | +0.9% |
| 1853 | 514,536 people | +1.0% |
| 1854 | 519,460 people | +1.0% |
| 1855 | 524,430 people | +1.0% |
| 1856 | 529,449 people | +1.0% |
| 1857 | 534,515 people | +1.0% |
| 1858 | 539,629 people | +1.0% |
| 1859 | 544,793 people | +1.0% |
| 1860 | 550,006 people | +1.0% |
| 1861 | 555,269 people | +1.0% |
| 1862 | 560,582 people | +1.0% |
| 1863 | 565,946 people | +1.0% |
| 1864 | 571,361 people | +1.0% |
| 1865 | 576,828 people | +1.0% |
| 1866 | 582,348 people | +1.0% |
| 1867 | 587,920 people | +1.0% |
| 1868 | 593,546 people | +1.0% |
| 1869 | 599,215 people | +1.0% |
| 1870 | 604,928 people | +1.0% |
| 1871 | 610,685 people | +1.0% |
| 1872 | 616,487 people | +1.0% |
| 1873 | 622,333 people | +0.9% |
| 1874 | 628,235 people | +0.9% |
| 1875 | 634,193 people | +0.9% |
| 1876 | 640,208 people | +0.9% |
| 1877 | 646,279 people | +0.9% |
| 1878 | 652,408 people | +0.9% |
| 1879 | 658,596 people | +0.9% |
| 1880 | 664,842 people | +0.9% |
| 1881 | 671,147 people | +0.9% |
| 1882 | 677,511 people | +0.9% |
| 1883 | 683,937 people | +0.9% |
| 1884 | 690,423 people | +0.9% |
| 1885 | 696,970 people | +0.9% |
| 1886 | 703,580 people | +0.9% |
| 1887 | 710,252 people | +0.9% |
| 1888 | 716,988 people | +0.9% |
| 1889 | 723,850 people | +1.0% |
| 1890 | 730,840 people | +1.0% |
| 1891 | 737,961 people | +1.0% |
| 1892 | 745,214 people | +1.0% |
| 1893 | 752,600 people | +1.0% |
| 1894 | 760,060 people | +1.0% |
| 1895 | 767,593 people | +1.0% |
| 1896 | 775,202 people | +1.0% |
| 1897 | 782,885 people | +1.0% |
| 1898 | 790,645 people | +1.0% |
| 1899 | 798,342 people | +1.0% |
| 1900 | 805,974 people | +1.0% |
| 1901 | 813,539 people | +0.9% |
| 1902 | 821,036 people | +0.9% |
| 1903 | 828,461 people | +0.9% |
| 1904 | 835,954 people | +0.9% |
| 1905 | 843,514 people | +0.9% |
| 1906 | 851,143 people | +0.9% |
| 1907 | 858,841 people | +0.9% |
| 1908 | 866,609 people | +0.9% |
| 1909 | 874,016 people | +0.9% |
| 1910 | 881,057 people | +0.8% |
| 1911 | 887,724 people | +0.8% |
| 1912 | 894,013 people | +0.7% |
| 1913 | 899,917 people | +0.7% |
| 1914 | 905,859 people | +0.7% |
| 1915 | 911,841 people | +0.7% |
| 1916 | 917,862 people | +0.7% |
| 1917 | 923,923 people | +0.7% |
| 1918 | 929,879 people | +0.6% |
| 1919 | 935,646 people | +0.6% |
| 1920 | 941,221 people | +0.6% |
| 1921 | 946,603 people | +0.6% |
| 1922 | 951,788 people | +0.5% |
| 1923 | 956,775 people | +0.5% |
| 1924 | 961,788 people | +0.5% |
| 1925 | 966,828 people | +0.5% |
| 1926 | 971,893 people | +0.5% |
| 1927 | 976,986 people | +0.5% |
| 1928 | 982,104 people | +0.5% |
| 1929 | 988,255 people | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 995,454 people | +0.7% |
| 1931 | 1.00 million people | +0.8% |
| 1932 | 1.01 million people | +0.9% |
| 1933 | 1.02 million people | +1.0% |
| 1934 | 1.03 million people | +1.0% |
| 1935 | 1.04 million people | +1.0% |
| 1936 | 1.06 million people | +1.0% |
| 1937 | 1.07 million people | +1.0% |
| 1938 | 1.08 million people | +1.0% |
| 1939 | 1.09 million people | +1.1% |
| 1940 | 1.10 million people | +1.1% |
| 1941 | 1.11 million people | +1.1% |
| 1942 | 1.13 million people | +1.2% |
| 1943 | 1.14 million people | +1.2% |
| 1944 | 1.15 million people | +1.2% |
| 1945 | 1.17 million people | +1.2% |
| 1946 | 1.18 million people | +1.2% |
| 1947 | 1.20 million people | +1.2% |
| 1948 | 1.21 million people | +1.2% |
| 1949 | 1.23 million people | +1.5% |
| 1950 | 1.25 million people | +1.5% |
| 1951 | 1.28 million people | +2.3% |
| 1952 | 1.31 million people | +2.5% |
| 1953 | 1.34 million people | +2.7% |
| 1954 | 1.38 million people | +2.8% |
| 1955 | 1.42 million people | +2.7% |
| 1956 | 1.46 million people | +2.7% |
| 1957 | 1.50 million people | +2.8% |
| 1958 | 1.54 million people | +3.1% |
| 1959 | 1.60 million people | +3.3% |
| 1960 | 1.65 million people | +3.4% |
| 1961 | 1.70 million people | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 1.74 million people | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 1.79 million people | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 1.84 million people | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 1.89 million people | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 1.95 million people | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 2.01 million people | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 2.07 million people | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 2.13 million people | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 2.18 million people | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 2.23 million people | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 2.29 million people | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 2.34 million people | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 2.40 million people | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 2.45 million people | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 2.51 million people | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 2.57 million people | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 2.62 million people | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 2.68 million people | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 2.74 million people | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 2.79 million people | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 2.85 million people | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 2.91 million people | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 2.96 million people | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 3.03 million people | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 3.09 million people | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 3.15 million people | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 3.21 million people | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 3.26 million people | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 3.28 million people | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 3.28 million people | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 3.28 million people | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.28 million people | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 3.27 million people | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 3.26 million people | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 3.25 million people | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 3.23 million people | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 3.21 million people | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 3.19 million people | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 3.17 million people | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 3.15 million people | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 3.13 million people | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 3.12 million people | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.10 million people | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.08 million people | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 3.05 million people | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 3.02 million people | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.99 million people | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.96 million people | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 2.93 million people | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.91 million people | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.91 million people | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.91 million people | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.90 million people | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.90 million people | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.90 million people | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.90 million people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.89 million people | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.89 million people | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.87 million people | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.85 million people | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 2.83 million people | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 2.81 million people | -0.6% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 2.81 million people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.81 million people, 41% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Albania's 2.81 million people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.36 million people, 44% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | +50.0% | 200,000 people | 300,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 200,000 people | 200,000 people | 200,000 people | 1 |
| 1100s | 200,000 people | 200,000 people | 200,000 people | 1 |
| 1200s | 200,000 people | 200,000 people | 200,000 people | 1 |
| 1300s | 200,000 people | 200,000 people | 200,000 people | 1 |
| 1400s | 200,000 people | 200,000 people | 200,000 people | 1 |
| 1500s | 200,000 people | 200,000 people | 200,000 people | 1 |
| 1600s | 200,000 people | 200,000 people | 200,000 people | 1 |
| 1700s | 300,000 people | 300,000 people | 300,000 people | 1 |
| 1710s | 311,416 people | 311,416 people | 311,416 people | 1 |
| 1720s | 322,833 people | 322,833 people | 322,833 people | 1 |
| 1730s | 334,250 people | 334,250 people | 334,250 people | 1 |
| 1740s | 345,666 people | 345,666 people | 345,666 people | 1 |
| 1750s | 357,083 people | 357,083 people | 357,083 people | 1 |
| 1760s | 368,500 people | 368,500 people | 368,500 people | 1 |
| 1770s | 379,916 people | 379,916 people | 379,916 people | 1 |
| 1780s | 391,333 people | 391,333 people | 391,333 people | 1 |
| 1790s | 402,750 people | 402,750 people | 402,750 people | 1 |
| 1800s | 408,075 people | 400,000 people | 416,246 people | 10 |
| 1810s | 426,540 people | 418,099 people | 435,086 people | 10 |
| 1820s | 445,966 people | 437,026 people | 455,027 people | 10 |
| 1830s | 466,440 people | 457,074 people | 475,919 people | 10 |
| 1840s | 487,905 people | 478,060 people | 498,261 people | 10 |
| 1850s | 522,327 people | 501,490 people | 544,793 people | 10 |
| 1860s | 574,302 people | 550,006 people | 599,215 people | 10 |
| 1870s | 631,435 people | 604,928 people | 658,596 people | 10 |
| 1880s | 693,950 people | 664,842 people | 723,850 people | 10 |
| 1890s | 764,134 people | 730,840 people | 798,342 people | 10 |
| 1900s | 839,909 people | 805,974 people | 874,016 people | 10 |
| 1910s | 908,772 people | 881,057 people | 935,646 people | 10 |
| 1920s | 964,424 people | 941,221 people | 988,255 people | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.04 million people | 995,454 people | 1.09 million people | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.16 million people | 1.10 million people | 1.23 million people | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.41 million people | 1.25 million people | 1.60 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.88 million people | 1.65 million people | 2.13 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.43 million people | 2.18 million people | 2.68 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.00 million people | 2.74 million people | 3.26 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.25 million people | 3.19 million people | 3.28 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.08 million people | 2.96 million people | 3.17 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.90 million people | 2.89 million people | 2.93 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.84 million people | 2.81 million people | 2.87 million people | 4 |
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- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 36,822 people (2100)
- Population density 43.25 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.3% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.286 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in Albania?
- Population in Albania was 2.81 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.28 million people in 1991.
- What is the lowest population recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 200,000 people in 1000.
- How does Albania rank for population?
- Albania ranks 144th out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.