Editing Demographics of Albania (section)

==Population==
[[File:Albania single age population pyramid 2020.png|220px|thumb|left|2020 Albanian [[population pyramid]]]]

With an estimated population of 2.40 million in 2023, Albania ranks [[List of countries and dependencies by population|143rd in the world by population]]. The [[List of countries and territories by population density|population density]] is 101 inhabitants per square kilometre.<ref>{{cite web|title=Population of Albania|url=http://www.instat.gov.al/media/322941/press_release_population_of_albania_1_january_2016.pdf|website=instat.gov.al|page=1|language=en|quote=The population of Albania on January 1st is 2,886,026 inhabitants, compared to the population of 2015 there is a decrease of 6,276 inhabitants. The population of Albania consists of 1,461,326 males and 1,424,700 females. The [[human sex ratio|sex ratio]] of this population is 102.6 males for 100 females. The median age of the population of Albania on January the 1st 2015 is 34.7 years.|access-date=2 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015202133/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/322941/press_release_population_of_albania_1_january_2016.pdf|archive-date=15 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The overall [[List of countries by life expectancy|life expectancy]] in Albania at birth is 78 years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Life expectancy at birth (years) 2000–2015|url=http://gamapserver.who.int/gho/interactive_charts/mbd/life_expectancy/atlas.html|website=gamapserver.who.int|language=en|access-date=30 June 2017|archive-date=6 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206093205/http://gamapserver.who.int/gho/interactive_charts/mbd/life_expectancy/atlas.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[total fertility rate]] of 1.70 children per mother is [[List of sovereign states and dependencies by total fertility rate|one of the lowest in the world]]. In 2016, the population of Albania was about 2.89 million, comprising 1,447 million male and 1,443 female persons.<ref>{{cite web|title=Demographics of Albania 2016|url=http://countrymeters.info/en/Albania|website=countrymeters.info|language=en|date=30 June 2017|access-date=30 June 2017|archive-date=28 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628004715/http://countrymeters.info/en/Albania|url-status=live}}</ref> There were 38,003 live births and 20,737 deaths in Albania. The natural increase of the population was positive, as the number of births exceeded the number of deaths by 17,266. Due to [[Human migration|external migration]] and [[Birth rate|low birth rate]], the population declined by 18,307. The total [[dependency ratio]] of population in Albania is 46.8%.

In 2001, the number of households amounted to 726,895.<ref>[http://www.instat.gov.al/repoba/english/default_english.htm Albania: 2001 population census] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721055512/http://www.instat.gov.al/repoba/english/default_english.htm |date=21 July 2012 }}, official web site. Retrieved on 19 June 2009</ref> The [[age structure]] was under 6 years by 10.8% and 65 years and older by 7.5%. However, the sex ratio amounted to 49.9% males and 50.1% females of the total population. Furthermore, 2,737,614 of the population was older than 6 years. In 2011, the total population was 2,831,741.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://census.al/Resources/Data/Census2011/Instat_print%20.pdf |title=Albania: Preliminary Results of the Population and Housing Census 2011|publisher=Institute of Statistics|website=census.al |access-date=2012-06-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112022139/http://census.al/Resources/Data/Census2011/Instat_print%20.pdf |archive-date=12 January 2012}}</ref> The comparison of the figures shows that the population has decreased by 7.7% in about ten years. Large scale emigration and fertility decline are supposed to be the main causes of the observed population decrease. A preliminary estimate of the number of persons that refused to participate in the census is 29,355 (1.04%). This figure is based on the number of dwellings for which a refusal was recorded and is included in the total population. The total population is composed of 1,421,810 males (50.2%) and 1,409,931 females (49.8%). For the first time in the history of population censuses in the nation, the population in urban areas is larger than the population of rural areas. According to 2011 census preliminary results, 53.7 percent of the population lives in urban areas and 46.3 percent in rural areas.

The 2011 census is regarded as unreliable and inaccurate by the Council of Europe, showing incompatibility with the protection of national minorities.<ref>{{cite web|date=4 June 2012|title=ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE FRAMEWORK CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATIONAL MINORITIES – Third Opinion on Albania adopted on 23 November 2011|url=https://rm.coe.int/CoERMPublicCommonSearchServices/DisplayDCTMContent?documentId=090000168008c633|publisher=Council of Europe|access-date=17 February 2021|archive-date=19 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119153437/https://rm.coe.int/CoERMPublicCommonSearchServices/DisplayDCTMContent?documentId=090000168008c633|url-status=live}}</ref> Also, the World Council of Churches sent letters to the United Nations Human Rights Council regarding the matter, having conducted their own questionnaire which showed major irregularities.<ref>{{cite web|title=Letter of concern at the Albania Census 2011|date=6 May 2013|publisher=World Council of Churches|url=https://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/general-secretary/messages-and-letters/letter-of-concern-at-the-albania-census-2011/@@download/file/Letter%20to%20Biefeldt_Albania%20census.pdf|access-date=23 July 2015|archive-date=24 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324220000/http://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/general-secretary/messages-and-letters/letter-of-concern-at-the-albania-census-2011/@@download/file/Letter%20to%20Biefeldt_Albania%20census.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was the first census to include [[ethnicity]], was struck by controversy since according to article 20 of the Census law, there is a $1,000 fine for anyone who declares anything other than what was written down on the individual's birth certificate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Macedonians and Greeks Join Forces against Albanian Census|url=http://www.balkanchronicle.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1364:macedonians-and-greeks-join-forces-against-albanian-census&catid=83:balkans&Itemid=460|publisher=balkanchronicle|access-date=24 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112095639/http://www.balkanchronicle.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1364%3Amacedonians-and-greeks-join-forces-against-albanian-census&catid=83%3Abalkans&Itemid=460|archive-date=12 January 2012}}</ref> Some of the minorities, mainly the Greeks, boycotted the census.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=82PDBAAAQBAJ&q=greek+minority+albania+census+2011&pg=PA480|title=The Oxford Handbook of European Islam|first=Jocelyne|last=Cesari|date=30 October 2014|publisher=OUP Oxford|isbn=9780191026409}}</ref> The religious affiliation of the population was 56.7% [[Islam|Muslims]], 13.79% undeclared, 10.03% [[Catholics]], 6.75% Orthodox believers, 5.49% other, 2.5% Atheists, 2.09% [[Bektashis]] and 0.14% other Christians.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.instat.gov.al/media/177354/main_results__population_and_housing_census_2011.pdf|title=Albanian census 2011|website=Instat.gov.al|access-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114073838/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/177354/main_results__population_and_housing_census_2011.pdf|archive-date=14 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Dita e Flamurit.JPG|thumb|[[Albanians]]]]
According to the Institute of Statistics [[INSTAT]], the population in 2016 was 2,886,026. [[Tirana County]] is the area with the highest population of 811,649 in the country. [[Fier County]] remains the population with the second highest population with a total of 312,488. The Counties with the lowest result are [[Gjirokastër County|Gjirokastër]], [[Kukës County|Kukës]] and [[Dibër County|Dibër]] respectively with 70,331, 84,035 and 134,153 inhabitants.<ref>{{cite web|title=Popullsia e Shqipërisë|url=http://www.instat.gov.al/media/322938/pop_1_janar_2016.pdf|website=instat.gov.al|access-date=1 January 2016|page=1|language=sq|quote=Qarqet me popullsinë më të ulët në vend janë Gjirokastra, Kukësi dhe Dibra, respektivisht me nga 70.331, 84.035 dhe 134.153 banorë.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412123357/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/322938/pop_1_janar_2016.pdf|archive-date=12 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> About 53.4% of Albania's population live in cities. The three largest counties account for half of the population.
[[File:City of Durrës.jpg|thumb|View of [[Durrës]]]]
Almost 53.4% of the population of Albania living in cities. According to the Institute of Statistics (INSTAT), the three largest counties account for half of the population. Over 1 million people live in [[Tirana]] and [[Durrës]], making it the largest urban area in Albania.<ref>{{cite web|title=Popullsia e Shqipërisë|url=http://www.instat.gov.al/media/322938/pop_1_janar_2016.pdf|website=instat.gov.al|access-date=1 January 2016|page=1|language=sq|quote=Qarku Qarku me popullsinë më të lartë në Shqipëri mbetet Tirana me 811.649 (28,1%) banorë, e ndjekur nga Fieri me 312.488 (10,8%) dhe Elbasani me 298.913 (10,4%) banorë|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412123357/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/322938/pop_1_janar_2016.pdf|archive-date=12 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The area of the capital [[Tirana]], is one of largest cities in the [[Balkan Peninsula]] and ranks 7th with a population about 800,000.<ref name=census15>{{cite web|url=http://www.instat.gov.al/en/themes/population.aspx|title=Population – INSTAT|website=Instat.gov.al|access-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316054551/http://www.instat.gov.al/en/themes/population.aspx|archive-date=16 March 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The second largest is the port city of Durrës, with a population of 201.110, followed by [[Vlorë]], the largest city in southern Albania, with 141.513 inhabitants. The Institute of Statistics forecast that the population may even increase by less than a fifth from 763.560 by 2011 to 909.252
by 2031, depending on the actual birth rate and the level of net migration.<ref>{{cite web|title=Population projections at Prefecture level|url=http://www.instat.gov.al/media/242039/population_projections_2011-2031.pdf|website=instat.gov.al|page=45|language=en|quote=The number of inhabitants in Tirana prefecture is forecasted to increase by less than a fifth from 763,560 in 2011 to 909,252 in 2031, according to the low internal migration scenario which also assumes a redirection of migrants to other centres of Albania.|access-date=11 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313200757/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/242039/population_projections_2011-2031.pdf|archive-date=13 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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===Population censuses in 1923–2023===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|-
! Date
! Total<br />population<ref name="European historical statistics">B.R. Mitchell. European historical statistics, 1750–1975.</ref><ref name="UN Demographic Yearbooks">{{cite web|url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm#2001|title=United Nations Statistics Division - Demographic and Social Statistics|website=unstats.un.org|access-date=2 October 2017|archive-date=27 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227194033/http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm#2001|url-status=live}}</ref>
! Change (%)
! Males
! Females
! Population<br />density
! Urban<br />population
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 1923
| 803,959
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 1930
| 1,003,097
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 1940
| 1,084,159
| +8.1
| 
| 
| 
| 
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 1945
| 1,122,044
| +3.5%
| 570,361
| 551,683
| 39
| 
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 1950
| 1,218,943
| +8.6%
| 625,935
| 593,008
| 42
| 20.5%
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 1955
| 1,391,499
| +14.1%
| 713,316
| 678,183
| 48
| 27.5%
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 1960
| 1,626,315
| +16.9%
| 835,294
| 791,021
| 57
| 30.9%
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 1969
| 2,068,200
| +27.2%
| 
| 
| 72
| 31.5%
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 1979
| 2,590,600
| +25.3%
| 1,337,400
| 1,253,200
| 90
| 33.5%
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 1989
| 3,182,417
| +22.9%
| 1,638,100
| 1,544,300
| 111
| 35.5%
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 2001
| 3,069,275
| -3.6%
| 1,530,443
| 1,538,832
| 107
| 42.1%
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 2011
| 2,831,741
| -7.7%
| 1,421,810
| 1,409,931
| 99
| 53.7%
|- style="text-align:right;"
|2023
|2,402,113
| -14.8%
|1,190,448
|1,211,665
|84
|
|}

===Population by Qark/County===

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+Historical population by [[Counties of Albania|Qark/County]] in Albania (INSTAT)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://catalog.ihsn.org/index.php/catalog/243/download/29619|title=MIGRATION IN ALBANIA|page=14|access-date=12 February 2018|archive-date=9 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009155701/http://catalog.ihsn.org/index.php/catalog/243/download/29619|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |year=2024 |title=Main Results of Population and Housing Census 2023 |url=https://www.instat.gov.al/media/14303/cens-2023.pdf |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |publisher=[[Institute of Statistics (Albania)|INSTAT]]}}</ref>
! rowspan=2|Qark/County !! colspan="2" |Population !! colspan=2|Change (1989–2023)
|-
! 1989 !! 2023 !! Number  !! %
|-
| Berat || 222,901 || 140,956 || −81,945 ||−36%
|-
| Dibër || 226,324 || 107,178 || −119,146 ||−52%
|-
| Durrës || 218,530 || 226,863 || +8,333|| +3%
|-
| Elbasan || 357,497 || 232,580 || −124,917 || −35%
|-
| Fier || 379,342 || 240,377 || −138,965 || −36%
|-
| Gjirokastër || 155,998 || 60,013 || −95,985 || −61%
|-
| Korçë ||  311,448 || 173,091 || −138,357 || −44%
|-
| Kukës||  146,081 || 61,998 || −84,083 || −57%
|-
| Lezhë || 165,254 || 99,384 || −65,870|| −39%
|-
| Shkodër || 285,258 || 154,479 || −130,779 || −45%
|-
| Tiranë ||  449,228 || 758,513 || +309,285 || +68%
|-
| Vlorë ||  264,556 || 146,681 || −117,875 || −44%
|}

===Total fertility rate by counties===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ 2018 data<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vjetari statistikor rajonal 2018 |url=http://www.instat.gov.al/media/6558/vsr-alb.pdf |website=www.instat.gov.al/ |publisher=INSTAT |page=30 |access-date=25 December 2022 |archive-date=25 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225210210/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/6558/vsr-alb.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!County
!TFR
|-
|'''[[Albania]]'''
| '''1.37'''
|-
|[[Berat]]
| 1.42
|-
|[[Dibër County|Dibër]]
| 2.14
|-
|[[Durrës County|Durrës]]
| 1.44
|-
|[[Elbasan County|Elbasan]]
| 1.60
|-
|[[Fier County|Fier]]
| 1.31
|-
|[[Gjirokastër County|Gjirokastër]]
| 1.30
|-
|[[Korçë County|Korçë]]
| 1.10
|-
|[[Kukës County|Kukës]]
| 2.10
|-
|[[Lezhë County|Lezhë]]
| 1.63
|-
|[[Shkodër County|Shkodër]]
| 1.32
|-
|[[Tiranë County|Tiranë]]
| 1.29
|-
|[[Vlorë County|Vlorë]]
| 1.00
|}