Urban population share 2050 in Albania
Albania: Urban population share 2050 was 58.87 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
58.87
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
149th
of 238 countries
All-time high
58.87
in 2025
All-time low
0.0005
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban population share 2050 in Albania, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population share 2050 in Albania is 58.87, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population share 2050 in Albania peaked at 58.87 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0005, in 1000.
That places Albania 149th out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population share 2050 in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0005 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0014 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0041 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0123 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.037 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.1111 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.3333 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 1 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1720 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1730 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1740 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1750 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 1.09 | +8.5% |
| 1830 | 1.36 | +25.0% |
| 1840 | 1.7 | +25.0% |
| 1850 | 2.12 | +25.0% |
| 1860 | 2.65 | +25.0% |
| 1870 | 3.31 | +25.0% |
| 1880 | 4.14 | +25.0% |
| 1890 | 5.18 | +25.0% |
| 1900 | 6.47 | +25.0% |
| 1910 | 8.09 | +25.0% |
| 1920 | 10.11 | +25.0% |
| 1930 | 12.64 | +25.0% |
| 1940 | 15.8 | +25.0% |
| 1950 | 20.49 | +29.7% |
| 1951 | 20.89 | +1.9% |
| 1952 | 22.18 | +6.2% |
| 1953 | 23.97 | +8.1% |
| 1954 | 25.81 | +7.7% |
| 1955 | 27.24 | +5.5% |
| 1956 | 28.21 | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 29.09 | +3.1% |
| 1958 | 29.88 | +2.7% |
| 1959 | 30.49 | +2.0% |
| 1960 | 30.84 | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 30.98 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 31.07 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 31.14 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 31.19 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 31.23 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 31.28 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 31.33 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 31.4 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 31.49 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 31.62 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 31.78 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 31.98 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 32.19 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 32.42 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 32.65 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 32.89 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 33.12 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 33.34 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 33.55 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 33.73 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 33.91 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 34.08 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 34.25 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 34.42 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 34.61 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 34.81 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 35.04 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 35.28 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 35.57 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 35.9 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 36.28 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 36.72 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 37.2 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 37.73 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 38.3 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 38.9 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 39.54 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 40.2 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 40.9 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 41.61 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 42.35 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 43.15 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 44.03 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 44.98 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 45.99 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 47.07 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 48.2 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 49.39 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 50.61 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 51.88 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 53.29 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 53.86 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 54.3 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 54.73 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 55.16 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 55.57 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 55.98 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 56.38 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 56.76 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 57.14 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 57.51 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 57.86 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 58.21 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 58.55 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 58.87 | +0.6% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 58.87 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.53, 90% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Albania's 58.87 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.64, 85% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population share 2050 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0005 | 0.0014 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0014 | 0.0041 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0041 | 0.0123 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0123 | 0.037 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.037 | 0.1111 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.1111 | 0.3333 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0014 | 0.0014 | 0.0014 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0041 | 0.0041 | 0.0041 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0123 | 0.0123 | 0.0123 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.037 | 0.037 | 0.037 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.1111 | 0.1111 | 0.1111 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.3333 | 0.3333 | 0.3333 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1710s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1720s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1730s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1740s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1750s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1760s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1770s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1780s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1790s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1800s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1810s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1 |
| 1840s | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 |
| 1850s | 2.12 | 2.12 | 2.12 | 1 |
| 1860s | 2.65 | 2.65 | 2.65 | 1 |
| 1870s | 3.31 | 3.31 | 3.31 | 1 |
| 1880s | 4.14 | 4.14 | 4.14 | 1 |
| 1890s | 5.18 | 5.18 | 5.18 | 1 |
| 1900s | 6.47 | 6.47 | 6.47 | 1 |
| 1910s | 8.09 | 8.09 | 8.09 | 1 |
| 1920s | 10.11 | 10.11 | 10.11 | 1 |
| 1930s | 12.64 | 12.64 | 12.64 | 1 |
| 1940s | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 1 |
| 1950s | 25.83 | 20.49 | 30.49 | 10 |
| 1960s | 31.2 | 30.84 | 31.49 | 10 |
| 1970s | 32.55 | 31.62 | 33.55 | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.57 | 33.73 | 35.57 | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.17 | 35.9 | 40.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.74 | 41.61 | 50.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.79 | 51.88 | 56.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.02 | 57.14 | 58.87 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population share 2050 in Albania?
- Urban population share 2050 in Albania was 58.87 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population share 2050 recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 58.87 in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population share 2050 recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 in 1000.
- How does Albania rank for urban population share 2050?
- Albania ranks 149th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population share 2050 rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 Urban population share 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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