Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Albania
Albania: Number of people living in urban and rural areas was 1.63 million people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Albania, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Albania recorded 1.63 million people for number of people living in urban and rural areas in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas in Albania peaked at 1.64 million people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 255,710 people, in 1950.
That places Albania 144th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 367,196 people | 255,710 people | 486,270 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 585,916 people | 508,705 people | 669,756 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 791,658 people | 689,680 people | 899,496 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 million people | 922,736 people | 1.16 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.24 million people | 1.18 million people | 1.30 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 million people | 1.32 million people | 1.50 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 million people | 1.52 million people | 1.64 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 million people | 1.63 million people | 1.64 million people | 6 |
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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 number of people living in urban and rural areas in Albania?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Albania was 1.63 million people in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 million people in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 255,710 people in 1950.
- How does Albania rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Albania ranks 144th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.