Editing Demographics of Albania

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{{Infobox place demographics
| place              = [[Albania]]
| image              = File:Albania single age population pyramid 2020.png
| image_size         = 350
| size_of_population = 2,802,113 <small>(2023 census)</small><ref name="Census 2023">{{cite web |publisher=[[Institute of Statistics (Albania)|Instituti i Statistikës]] (INSTAT) |title=Population and Housing Census 2023|url=https://shqiptarja.com/uploads/ckeditor/667eb96647c4bcens-2023.pdf}}</ref>
| nation             = Albanian
| major_ethnic       = Albanian (91.0%)
| minor_ethnic       = Greek (0.98%)
| official           = Albanian
| age_0-14_years     = 17.6%
| age_65_years       = 13.03%
| growth             = 0.22%
| birth              = 9.7 births/1,000 population (2021)
| death              = 10.9 deaths/1,000 population (2021 )
| net_migration      = −3.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
| sr_at_birth        = 1.07 male(s)/female
| sr_under_15        = 1.1 male(s)/female
| sr_65_years_over   = 0.66 male(s)/female
| total_mf_ratio     = 0.97 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
| infant_mortality   = 10.82 deaths/1,000 live births
| fertility          = 1.32 children born/woman (2021 est.)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.instat.gov.al/media/9544/demographic-indicators-q4-2020.pdf|title=Demographic indicators: Quarter IV - 2021|publisher=Institute of Statistics|website=www.instat.gov.al|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240704030413/https://www.instat.gov.al/media/9544/demographic-indicators-q4-2020.pdf|archive-date=4 July 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

[[demography|Demographic]] features of the [[population]] of [[Albania]] include [[population density]], [[ethnic group|ethnicity]], education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects. The demography of Albania is monitored by the [[Institute of Statistics (Albania)|Institute of Statistics]] of Albania. The institute has performed demographic [[Census in Albania|census]]es since the 1920s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Background|url=http://www.instat.gov.al/en/about-us.aspx|website=instat.gov.al|language=en|quote=The first statistical office was opened in 1924. It used to work out economic data on the Ministry of Public Affairs and Agriculture.|access-date=11 July 2017|archive-date=14 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714002854/http://www.instat.gov.al/en/about-us.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> The latest census in Albania was performed in September 2023.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

Albania is a fairly ethnically and linguistically homogeneous country, with ethnic [[Albanians]] forming 91% of the total population in the country. The total population residing in Albania in September 2023 was 2,402,113 according to the most recent [[Institute of Statistics (Albania)|INSTAT]] census. The population pyramid shown in the infobox on this page does not reflect this population census with figures of the birth cohorts deflated, sometimes drastically, and the population pyramid deflated with no large outcrops at all, as the population numbers now are around half a million lower than the population pyramid shown. Page 16 in the latest Albanian population census shows the 2023 population pyramid overlaid on the population pyramid from the previous census. Click on the small number "1" after the population number in the infobox or at the end of the above first section for the Albanian 2023 census publication, which has the best depiction of the population pyramids, or look for the census population pyramids under [[Demographics of Albania#External links|External links]], although the population pyramid under External links is chopped off at the top. (Written 19 April 2025). Also under external links click on population pyramids until 2100.

The first official population statistic for Albania was the 1923 census, when the country had a total of 823,000 inhabitants. Previous censuses were carried out by the [[Ottoman Empire]], which are not yet available. A shift in administrative borders in 1913 make comparison of various periods more complicated. Maddison from 2001, estimates that in Albania about 200,000 people lived up to the year 1600, and that the population grew to 300,000 by 1700, implying an annual average growth rate of 0.4% in that period. However, population growth accelerated from the [[Albanian Declaration of Independence|declaration of independence]] in 1912 to 1944 to 0.7% per year. After the [[World War II|second World War]], population increase policies pursued by the communist government and a large [[life expectancy]] fueled a 2.5% annual increase for the following 45 years. Albania consistently had the largest [[birth rate]] and the one of the smallest [[Death Rate|death rates]] in [[Europe]] at the time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Albania – history – geography |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/12472/Albania/42622/Demographic-trends |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016172135/http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/12472/Albania/42622/Demographic-trends/ |archive-date=16 October 2014 |access-date=2 October 2017 |website=Britannica.com}}</ref>  The growth strained economic resources during communism in a [[Malthusianism|Malthusian]] fashion that led to the collapse of the regime and the [[emigration]] of about 20 to 25 percent of the population in the following two decades. Albania experienced a demographic transition starting from 1960s, when crude birth rates began a slow decline, despite a government policy that called for a population increase. After the 1990s, the population showed an average decline of about 0.3% per year, caused by emigration. In the 2001 Census, the population declined to 3,023,000 from almost 3,300,000 million in 1990.

The permanent population of Albania at the 2023 census had decreased with 420,000 people compared to the 2011 census. The [[population density]] in 2023 was 84 inhabitants per square kilometre. The [[List of countries by life expectancy|overall life expectancy]] in Albania at birth was 78 years in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dendësia e Popullsisë Population Density|url=http://www.instat.gov.al/media/155863/instat_paraprake.pdf|website=instat.gov.al|page=21|language=en|quote=Population Densitiy; number of persons per km2|access-date=3 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924035400/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/155863/instat_paraprake.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2011, for the first time in the history of population censuses in Albania, the population in urban areas (53.7%) was larger than the population of rural areas (46.3%).<ref>{{cite web|title=POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS IN ALBANIA|url=http://www.instat.gov.al/media/155863/instat_paraprake.pdf|website=instat.gov.al|page=16|language=en|quote=For the first time in the history of population censuses in Albania, the population in urban areas is larger than the population of rural areas. According to 2011 census preliminary results, 53.7% of the population lives in urban areas and 46.3% in rural areas.|access-date=3 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924035400/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/155863/instat_paraprake.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Albanian language]] is the official language, but minority languages are officially used in some local government units. Albanian is declared as the native language by 98.76% of the population. The Albanian people are considered one of the most [[Polyglotism|polyglot]] people in Europe.<ref name="Gloyer">{{cite book|last=Gloyer|first=Gillian|title=Albania: the Bradt travel guide|year=2008|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|location=Chalfont St. Peter|isbn=9781841622460|edition=3rd|page=44}}</ref> They generally speak more than two languages, which are mainly [[French language|French]], [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Italian language|Italian]], and [[English language|English]], which are increasing due to migration return, and new Greek and Italian communities in the country. The main religions of Albania are [[Islam in Albania|Islam]] (50.67%), [[Christianity in Albania|Christianity]] (16%) of which [[Roman Catholicism in Albania|Roman Catholicism]] (8.38%), [[Eastern Orthodoxy in Albania|Eastern Orthodoxy]] (7.22%) and [[Protestants in Albania|Evangelicism]] (0.4%), other religions (0.15%), Believers without denomination (13.83%) and [[Atheism in Albania|Atheists]] (3.55%) according to the 2023 census. There were also those who preferred not to answer (10.17%), 

The main ethnic groups in Albania are [[Albanians]] (91%), [[Greeks in Albania|Greeks]] (1%), [[Ashkali|Egyptians]] (0.5%), [[Romani people in Albania|Romani people]] (0.4%), [[Bulgarians in Albania|Bulgarians]] (0.3%), as well as [[Bosniaks in Albania|Bosniaks]], [[Aromanians in Albania|Aromanians]], [[Macedonians in Albania|Macedonians]], [[Serbs]] and [[Montenegrins]].

Albania has a high [[Human Development Index]] of 0.764, ranking [[List of countries by Human Development Index|75th]] in the world in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Human Development Report 2016|url=http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/2016_human_development_report.pdf|website=hdr.undp.org|page=237|language=en|access-date=3 July 2017|archive-date=18 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518002124/http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/2016_human_development_report.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, Albania had a total population of 2,786,026, 1,361,326 being males and 1,424,700 females. 42,922 inhabitants have left Albania and in the same year the number of [[immigrants]] in the country was 25,846.<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|location=Tirana|language=en|date=19 February 2016|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>

Albanian demographics are difficult to ascertain and verify due to political corruption at the local and central level as noted by the Council of Europe.<ref name="Ministers' Deputies">{{Cite web|url=https://rm.coe.int/09000016805cb496|title=Ministers' Deputies|access-date=18 November 2020|archive-date=23 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723213405/https://rm.coe.int/09000016805cb496|url-status=live}}</ref>

==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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| y1= 6.07, 6.01, 5.47, 6.34, 6.33, 6.93, 6.46, 6.06, 6.51, 6.59, 6.85, 6.57, 6.27, 6.26, 6.06, 5.65, 5.32, 5.53, 5.60, 5.60, 5.16, 5.20, 5.06, 4.62, 4.59, 4.23, 4.08, 4.12, 3.84, 3.80, 3.62, 3.63, 3.80, 3.24, 3.41, 3.26, 3.11, 3.16, 3.03, 2.96, 3.04, 2.90, 2.86, 2.61, 2.82, 2.87, 2.77, 2.55, 2.53, 2.49, 2.25, 2.31, 1.90, 2.06, 1.86, 1.79,1.67,1.62,1.58,1.63,1.63,1.65,1.70,1.73,1.74,1.59,1.54,1.48,1.37,1.36, 1.34, 1.32

| y1Title= Total Fertility Rate
}}

===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
|}

==Vital statistics==

===Before WWII===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!rowspan=2|<ref name="European historical statistics" /><ref name="UN Demographic Yearbooks" />
!rowspan=2|Average<br>population
!colspan=3|Total numbers
!colspan=3|Rates per 1000
!rowspan=2|Total<br>fertility<br>rate
|-
!Live births
!Deaths
!Natural<br>change
!Crude birth<br>rate
!Crude death<br>rate
!Natural<br>change
|-
|1934
|1,010,000
|33,884
|14,440
|19,444
|34.7
|16.7
|18.0
|3.78
|-
|1935
|1,012,000
|32,640
|13,373
|19,267
|33.1
|17.0
|16.1
|3.98
|-
|1936
|1,014,000
|34,199
|16,788
|17,411
|33.7
|16.6
|17.1
|4.19
|-
|1937
|1,030,000
|34,829
|20,036
|14,793
|33.8
|19.5
|14.3
|4.40
|-
|1938
|1,048,000
|36,138
|18,512
|17,626
|34.3
|17.7
|16.6
|4.61
|-
|1939
|1,070,000
|29,597
|16,013
|13,584
|27.9
|15.0
|12.9
|3.75
|-
|1940
|1,088,000
|33,651
|17,812
|15,839
|31.3
|16.4
|14.9
|4.21
|-
|1941
|1,100,000
|30,627
|18,234
|12,393
|28.0
|16.6
|11.4
|3.77
|-
|1942
|1,117,000
|36,683
|15,899
|20,784
|32.8
|14.2
|18.6
|4.43
|}

===After WWII===
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://databaza.instat.gov.al/pxweb/en/DST/?rxid=3cfe4331-c533-45c1-9058-21a69916c4d1|title=PxWeb - Select table|website=databaza.instat.gov.al|access-date=28 May 2020|archive-date=6 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806080230/http://databaza.instat.gov.al/pxweb/en/DST/?rxid=3cfe4331-c533-45c1-9058-21a69916c4d1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.instat.gov.al/media/6230/vjetari-statistikor-i-shqiperise-1991_.pdf|title=Statistical Yearbook of Albania, 1991|access-date=14 March 2020|archive-date=14 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114232435/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/6230/vjetari-statistikor-i-shqiperise-1991_.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.instat.gov.al/en/publications/books/|title=Books &#124; Instat|access-date=9 January 2020|archive-date=9 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109064546/http://instat.gov.al/en/publications/books/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database|title=Database – Eurostat|website=ec.europa.eu|access-date=28 May 2020|archive-date=24 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724115253/https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database|url-status=live}}</ref>

Source: Institute of Statistics (INSTAT)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.instat.gov.al/en/|title=Home &#124; Instat|access-date=29 April 2013|archive-date=15 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515104201/http://instat.gov.al/en/|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
! style="width:40pt;" |
! style="width:60pt;" |Average population
! style="width:60pt;" |Live births
! style="width:60pt;" |Deaths
! style="width:60pt;" |Natural change
! style="width:60pt;" |Crude birth rate (per 1000)
! style="width:60pt;" |Crude death rate (per 1000)
! style="width:60pt;" |Natural change (per 1000)
! style="width:60pt;" |Total fertility rate
! style="width:60pt;" |Female fertile population (15–49 years)
|-
|1950
| style="text-align:right;" |1,215,200
| style="text-align:right;" |47,291
| style="text-align:right;" |17,215
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |30,076
| style="text-align:right;" |38.9
| style="text-align:right;" |14.2
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |24.7
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |6.07
| style="color:red" |259,472
|-
|1951
| style="text-align:right;" |1,242,000
| style="text-align:right;" |47,813
| style="text-align:right;" |18,862
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |28,951
| style="text-align:right;" |38.5
| style="text-align:right;" |15.2
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |23.3
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |6.01
| style="text-align:right;" |266,954
|-
|1952
| style="text-align:right;" |1,270,000
| style="text-align:right;" |44,727
| style="text-align:right;" |19,826
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |24,901
| style="text-align:right;" |35.2
|15.6
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |19.6
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |5.47
| style="text-align:right;" |274,437
|-
|1953
| style="text-align:right;" |1,302,000
| style="text-align:right;" |53,273
| style="text-align:right;" |17,822
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |35,451
| style="text-align:right;" |40.9
| style="text-align:right;" |13.7
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |27.2
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |6.34
| style="text-align:right;" |281,919
|-
|1954
| style="text-align:right;" |1,340,000
| style="text-align:right;" |54,635
| style="text-align:right;" |17,560
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |37,075
| style="text-align:right;" |40.8
| style="text-align:right;" |13.1
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |27.7
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |6.33
| style="text-align:right;" |289,402
|-
|1955
| style="text-align:right;" |1,379,000
| style="text-align:right;" |61,300
| style="text-align:right;" |20,750
| style="color:green" |40,550
| 44.5
| style="text-align:right;" |15.0
| style="color:green" |29.4
| style="color:blue" |6.93
| style="text-align:right;" |296,885
|-
|1956
| style="text-align:right;" |1,421,000
| style="text-align:right;" |59,565
| style="text-align:right;" |16,370
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |43,195
| style="text-align:right;" |41.9
| style="text-align:right;" |11.5
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |30.4
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |6.46
| style="text-align:right;" |304,367
|-
|1957
| style="text-align:right;" |1,462,000
| style="text-align:right;" |57,241
| style="text-align:right;" |17,241
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |40,000
| style="text-align:right;" |39.2
| style="text-align:right;" |11.8
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |27.4
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |6.06
| style="text-align:right;" |311,850
|-
|1958
| style="text-align:right;" |1,507,000
| style="text-align:right;" |63,007
| style="text-align:right; color:blue; " |14,059
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |48,948
| style="text-align:right;" |41.8
| style="text-align:right;" |9.3
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |32.5
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |6.51
| style="text-align:right;" |319,332
|-
|1959
| style="text-align:right;" |1,556,000
| style="text-align:right;" |65,213
| style="text-align:right;" |15,305
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |49,908
| style="text-align:right;" |41.9
| style="text-align:right;" |9.8
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |32.1
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |6.59
| style="text-align:right;" |326,815
|-
|1960
| style="text-align:right;" |1,608,800
| style="text-align:right;" |69,686
| style="text-align:right;" |16,775
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |52,911
| style="text-align:right;" |43.3
| style="text-align:right;" |10.4
| style="color:green"|32.9
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |6.85
| style="text-align:right;" |334,297
|-
|1961
| style="text-align:right;" |1,659,800
| style="text-align:right;" |68,452
| style="text-align:right;" |15,445
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |53,007
| style="text-align:right;" |41.2
| style="text-align:right;" |9.3
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |31.9
| style="text-align:right; color:blue; " |6.57
| style="text-align:right;" |344,907
|-
|1962
| style="text-align:right;" |1,711,319
| style="text-align:right;" |67,209
| style="text-align:right;" |18,363
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |48,846
| style="text-align:right;" |39.3
| style="text-align:right;" |10.7
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |28.5
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |6.27
| style="text-align:right;" |355,516
|-
|1963
| style="text-align:right;" |1,762,621
| style="text-align:right;" |68,967
| style="text-align:right;" |17,646
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |51,321
| style="text-align:right;" |39.1
| style="text-align:right;" |10.0
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |29.1
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |6.26
| style="text-align:right;" |366,125
|-
|1964
| style="text-align:right;" |1,814,135
| style="text-align:right;" |68,599
| style="text-align:right;" |15,811
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |52,788
| style="text-align:right;" |37.8
| style="text-align:right;" |8.7
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |29.1
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |6.06
| style="text-align:right;" |376,734
|-
|1965
| style="text-align:right;" |1,864,791
| style="text-align:right;" |65,692
| style="text-align:right;" |16,731
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |48,961
| style="text-align:right;" |35.2
| style="text-align:right;" |9.0
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |26.3
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |5.65
| style="text-align:right;" |387,343
|-
|1966
| style="text-align:right;" |1,914,573
| style="text-align:right;" |65,127
| style="text-align:right;" |16,469
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |48,658
| style="text-align:right;" |34.0
| style="text-align:right;" |8.6
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |25.4
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |5.32
| style="text-align:right;" |397,952
|-
|1967
| style="text-align:right;" |1,965,598
| style="text-align:right;" |69,261
| style="text-align:right;" |16,565
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |52,696
| style="text-align:right;" |35.2
| style="text-align:right;" |8.4
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |26.8
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |5.53
| style="text-align:right;" |408,561
|-
|1968
| style="text-align:right;" |2,022,272
| style="text-align:right;" |71,869
| style="text-align:right;" |16,214
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |55,655
| style="text-align:right;" |35.5
| style="text-align:right;" |8.0
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |27.5
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |5.60
| style="text-align:right;" |419,170
|-
|1969
| style="text-align:right;" |2,081,695
| style="text-align:right;" |73,458
| style="text-align:right;" |15,624
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |57,834
| style="text-align:right;" |35.3
| style="text-align:right;" |7.5
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |27.8
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |5.60
| style="text-align:right;" |429,779
|-
|1970
| style="text-align:right;" |2,135,479
| style="text-align:right;" |69,507
| style="text-align:right;" |19,774
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |49,733
| style="text-align:right;" |32.5
| style="text-align:right;" |9.3
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |23.3
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |5.16
| style="text-align:right;" |440,388
|-
|1971
| style="text-align:right;" |2,187,853
| style="text-align:right;" |72,784
| style="text-align:right;" |17,768
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |55,016
| style="text-align:right;" |33.3
| style="text-align:right;" |8.1
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |25.1
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |5.20
| style="text-align:right;" |459,327
|-
|1972
| style="text-align:right;" |2,243,126
| style="text-align:right;" |73,607
| style="text-align:right;" |17,616
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |55,991
| style="text-align:right;" |32.8
| style="text-align:right;" |7.9
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |25.0
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |5.06
| style="text-align:right;" |478,267
|-
|1973
| style="text-align:right;" |2,296,752
| style="text-align:right;" |69,754
| style="text-align:right;" |18,032
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |51,722
| style="text-align:right;" |30.4
| style="text-align:right;" |7.9
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |22.5
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |4.62
| style="text-align:right;" |497,206
|-
|1974
| style="text-align:right;" |2,350,124
| style="text-align:right;" |71,862
| style="text-align:right;" |17,726
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |54,136
| style="text-align:right;" |30.6
| style="text-align:right;" |7.5
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |23.0
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |4.59
| style="text-align:right;" |516,145
|-
|1975
| style="text-align:right;" |2,404,831
| style="text-align:right;" |70,688
| style="text-align:right;" |17,399
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |53,289
| style="text-align:right;" |29.4
| style="text-align:right;" |7.2
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |22.2
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |4.23
| style="text-align:right;" |535,084
|-
|1976
| style="text-align:right;" |2,458,526
| style="text-align:right;" |70,510
| style="text-align:right;" |17,029
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |53,481
| style="text-align:right;" |28.7
| style="text-align:right;" |6.9
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |21.8
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |4.08
| style="text-align:right;" |554,024
|-
|1977
| style="text-align:right;" |2,513,546
| style="text-align:right;" |73,439
| style="text-align:right;" |16,638
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |56,801
| style="text-align:right;" |29.2
| style="text-align:right;" |6.6
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |22.6
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |4.12
| style="text-align:right;" |572,963
|-
|1978
| style="text-align:right;" |2,566,266
| style="text-align:right;" |70,594
| style="text-align:right;" |16,219
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |54,375
| style="text-align:right;" |27.5
| style="text-align:right;" |6.3
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |21.2
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.84
| style="text-align:right;" |591,902
|-
|1979
| style="text-align:right;" |2,617,832
| style="text-align:right;" |72,055
| style="text-align:right;" |17,421
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |54,634
| style="text-align:right;" |27.5
| style="text-align:right;" |6.7
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |20.9
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.80
| style="text-align:right;" |610,841
|-
|1980
| style="text-align:right;" |2,671,997
| style="text-align:right;" |70,680
| style="text-align:right;" |16,981
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |53,699
| style="text-align:right;" |26.5
| style="text-align:right;" |6.4
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |20.1
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.62
| style="text-align:right;" |629,780
|-
|1981
| style="text-align:right;" |2,726,056
| style="text-align:right;" |72,180
| style="text-align:right;" |18,001
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |54,179
| style="text-align:right;" |26.5
| style="text-align:right;" |6.6
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |19.9
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.63
| style="text-align:right;" |642,352
|-
|1982
| style="text-align:right;" |2,784,278
| style="text-align:right;" |77,232
| style="text-align:right;" |16,521
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |60,711
| style="text-align:right;" |27.7
| style="text-align:right;" |5.9
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |21.8
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.80
| style="text-align:right;" |655,703
|-
|1983
| style="text-align:right;" |2,843,960
| style="text-align:right;" |73,762
| style="text-align:right;" |17,416
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |56,346
| style="text-align:right;" |25.9
| style="text-align:right;" |6.1
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |19.8
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.24
| style="text-align:right;" |692,188
|-
|1984
| style="text-align:right;" |2,904,429
| style="text-align:right;" |79,177
| style="text-align:right;" |16,618
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |62,559
| style="text-align:right;" |27.3
| style="text-align:right;" |5.7
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |21.5
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.41
| style="text-align:right;" |706,499
|-
|1985
| style="text-align:right;" |2,964,762
| style="text-align:right;" |77,535
| style="text-align:right;" |17,179
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |60,356
| style="text-align:right;" |26.2
| style="text-align:right;" |5.8
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |20.4
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.26
| style="text-align:right;" |721,315
|-
|1986
| style="text-align:right;" |3,022,635
| style="text-align:right;" |76,435
| style="text-align:right;" |17,369
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |59,066
| style="text-align:right;" |25.3
| style="text-align:right;" |5.7
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |19.5
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.11
| style="text-align:right;" |735,739
|-
|1987
| style="text-align:right;" |3,083,605
| style="text-align:right;" |79,696
| style="text-align:right;" |17,119
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |62,577
| style="text-align:right;" |25.8
| style="text-align:right;" |5.6
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |20.3
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.16
| style="text-align:right;" |751,181
|-
|1988
| style="text-align:right;" |3,142,336
| style="text-align:right;" |80,241
| style="text-align:right;" |17,027
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |63,214
| style="text-align:right;" |25.5
| 5.4
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |20.1
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.03
| style="text-align:right;" |774,599
|-
|1989
| style="text-align:right;" |3,211,964
| style="text-align:right;" |78,852
| style="text-align:right;" |18,168
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |60,684
| style="text-align:right;" |24.5
| style="text-align:right;" |5.7
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |18.9
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |2.96
| style="text-align:right;" |770,154
|-
|1990
| style="color:blue" |3,266,790
| style="color:blue" |82,125
| style="text-align:right;" |18,193
| style="color:green" |63,932
| style="text-align:right;" |25.1
| style="text-align:right;" |5.6
| style="color:green" |19.6
| style="color:blue" |3.03
| style="color:blue" |800,572
|-
|1991
| style="text-align:right;" |3,247,039
| style="text-align:right;" |77,361
| style="text-align:right;" |17,743
| style="color:green" |59,618
| style="text-align:right;" |23.8
| style="text-align:right;" |5.5
| style="color:green" |18.4
| style="color:blue" |2.90
| 799,394
|-
|1992
| style="text-align:right;" |3,227,287
| style="text-align:right;" |75,425
| style="text-align:right;" |18,026
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |57,399
| style="text-align:right;" |23.4
| style="text-align:right;" |5.6
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |17.8
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |2.86
| style="text-align:right;" |798,216
|-
|1993
| style="text-align:right;" |3,207,536
| style="text-align:right;" |67,730
| style="text-align:right;" |17,920
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |49,810
| style="text-align:right;" |21.1
| style="text-align:right;" |5.6
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |15.5
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |2.61
| style="text-align:right;" |797,041
|-
|1994
| style="text-align:right;" |3,187,784
| style="text-align:right;" |72,179
| style="text-align:right;" |18,342
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |53,837
| style="text-align:right;" |22.6
| style="text-align:right;" |5.8
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |16.9
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |2.82
| style="text-align:right;" |795,863
|-
|1995
| style="text-align:right;" |3,168,033
| style="text-align:right;" |72,081
| style="text-align:right;" |18,060
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |54,021
| style="text-align:right;" |22.8
| style="text-align:right;" |5.7
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |17.1
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |2.87
| style="text-align:right;" |794,685
|-
|1996
| style="text-align:right;" |3,148,281
| style="text-align:right;" |68,358
| style="text-align:right;" |17,600
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |50,758
| style="text-align:right;" |21.7
| style="text-align:right;" |5.6
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |16.1
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |2.77
| style="text-align:right;" |793,510
|-
|1997
| style="text-align:right;" |3,128,530
| style="text-align:right;" |61,739
| style="text-align:right;" |18,237
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |43,502
| style="text-align:right;" |19.7
| style="text-align:right;" |5.8
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |13.9
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |2.55
| style="text-align:right;" |792,333
|-
|1998
| style="text-align:right;" |3,108,778
| style="text-align:right;" |60,139
| style="text-align:right;" |18,250
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |41,889
| style="text-align:right;" |19.3
| style="text-align:right;" |5.9
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |13.5
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |2.53
| style="text-align:right;" |791,156
|-
|1999
| style="text-align:right;" |3,089,027
| style="text-align:right;" |57,948
| style="text-align:right;" |16,720
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |41,228
| style="text-align:right;" |18.8
| style="text-align:right;" |5.4
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |13.3
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |2.49
| style="text-align:right;" |789,977
|-
|2000
| style="text-align:right;" |3,060,173
| style="text-align:right;" |51,242
| style="text-align:right;" |16,421
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |34,821
| style="text-align:right;" |16.7
| style="text-align:right;" |5.4
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |11.4
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |2.25
| style="text-align:right;" |788,801
|-
|2001
| style="text-align:right;" |3,060,169
| style="text-align:right;" |53,205
| style="text-align:right;" |19,013
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |34,192
| style="text-align:right;" |17.4
| style="text-align:right;" |6.2
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |11.2
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |2.31
| style="text-align:right;" |790,295
|-
|2002
| style="text-align:right;" |3,051,006
| style="text-align:right;" |42,527
| style="text-align:right;" |19,187
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |23,340
| style="text-align:right;" |13.9
| style="text-align:right;" |6.3
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |7.6
| style="text-align:right;" |1.90
| style="text-align:right;" |788,952
|-
|2003
| style="text-align:right;" |3,039,612
| style="text-align:right;" |45,313
| style="text-align:right;" |21,294
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |24,019
| style="text-align:right;" |14.9
| style="text-align:right;" |7.0
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |7.9
| style="text-align:right;" |2.06
| style="text-align:right;" |787,972
|-
|2004
| style="text-align:right;" |3,026,933
| style="text-align:right;" |40,989
| style="text-align:right;" |20,269
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |20,720
| style="text-align:right;" |13.5
| style="text-align:right;" |6.7
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |6.8
| style="text-align:right;" |1.86
| style="text-align:right;" |785,321
|-
|2005
| style="text-align:right;" |3,011,482
| style="text-align:right;" |38,898
| style="text-align:right;" |20,430
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |18,468
| style="text-align:right;" |12.9
| style="text-align:right;" |6.8
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |6.1
| style="text-align:right;" |1.79
| style="text-align:right;" |781,678
|-
|2006
| style="text-align:right;" |2,992,542
| style="text-align:right;" |35,891
| style="text-align:right;" |20,852
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |15,039
| style="text-align:right;" |12.0
| style="text-align:right;" |7.0
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |5.0
| style="text-align:right;" |1.67
| style="text-align:right;" |777,045
|-
|2007
| style="text-align:right;" |2,970,011
| style="text-align:right;" |34,448
| style="text-align:right;" |20,886
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |13,562
| style="text-align:right;" |11.6
| style="text-align:right;" |7.0
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |4.6
| style="text-align:right;" |1.62
| style="text-align:right;" |771,134
|-
|2008
| style="text-align:right;" |2,947,311
| style="text-align:right;" |33,445
| style="text-align:right;" |20,749
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |12,696
| style="text-align:right;" |11.3
| style="text-align:right;" |7.0
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |4.3
| style="text-align:right;" |1.58
| style="text-align:right;" |762,943
|-
|2009
| style="text-align:right;" |2,927,515
| style="text-align:right;" |34,114
| style="text-align:right;" |20,428
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |13,686
| style="text-align:right;" |11.7
| style="text-align:right;" |7.0
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |4.7
| style="text-align:right;" |1.63
| style="text-align:right;" |753,608
|-
|2010
| style="text-align:right;" |2,913,018
| style="text-align:right;" |34,061
| style="text-align:right;" |20,107
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |13,954
| style="text-align:right;" |11.7
| style="text-align:right;" |6.9
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |4.8
| style="text-align:right;" |1.63
| style="text-align:right;" |744,637
|-
|2011
| style="text-align:right;" |2,905,185
| style="text-align:right;" |34,285
| style="text-align:right;" |20,012
| style="text-align:right; color:green;;" |14,273
| style="text-align:right;" |11.8
| style="text-align:right;" |6.9
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |4.9
| style="text-align:right;" |1.65
| style="text-align:right;" |736,059
|-
|2012
| style="text-align:right;" |2,900,389
| style="text-align:right;" |35,473
| style="text-align:right;" |20,870
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |14,603
| style="text-align:right;" |12.2
| style="text-align:right;" |7.2
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |5.0
| style="text-align:right;" |1.70
| style="text-align:right;" |727,028
|-
|2013
| style="text-align:right;" |2,895,082
| style="text-align:right;" |35,750
| style="text-align:right;" |20,442
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |15,308
| style="text-align:right;" |12.3
| style="text-align:right;" |7.1
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |5.3
| style="text-align:right;" |1.73
| style="text-align:right;" |716,210
|-
|2014
| style="text-align:right;" |2,889,095
| style="text-align:right;" |35,760
| style="text-align:right;" |20,656
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |15,104
| style="text-align:right;" |12.4
| style="text-align:right;" |7.1
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |5.2
| style="text-align:right;" |1.74
| style="text-align:right;" |705,993
|-
|2015
| style="text-align:right;" |2,880,694
| style="text-align:right;" |32,715
| style="text-align:right;" |22,418
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |10,297
| style="text-align:right;" |11.4
| style="text-align:right;" |7.8
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |3.6
| style="text-align:right;" |1.59
| style="text-align:right;" |697,931
|-
|2016
| style="text-align:right;" |2,876,092
| style="text-align:right;" |31,733
| style="text-align:right;" |21,388
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |10,345
| style="text-align:right;" |11.0
| style="text-align:right;" |7.4
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |3.6
| style="text-align:right;" |1.54
| style="text-align:right;" |693,111
|-
|2017<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Demographic indicators, Q4 – 2017|url=http://www.instat.gov.al/media/3774/demographic-indicators-q4-2017.pdf|access-date=18 February 2021|archive-date=22 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522113825/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/3774/demographic-indicators-q4-2017.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:right;" |2,873,458
| style="text-align:right;" |30,869
| style="text-align:right;" |22,232
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |8,637
| style="text-align:right;" |10.7
| style="text-align:right;" |7.7
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |3.0
| style="text-align:right;" |1.48
| style="text-align:right;" |692,680
|-
|2018<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Demographic indicators, Q4 – 2018|url=http://www.instat.gov.al/media/5150/demographic-indicator-q4-2018.pdf|access-date=18 February 2021|archive-date=22 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522113720/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/5150/demographic-indicator-q4-2018.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:right;" |2,866,376
| style="text-align:right;" |28,934
| style="text-align:right;" |21,804
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |7,130
| style="text-align:right;" |10.1
| style="text-align:right;" |7.6
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |2.5
| style="text-align:right;" |1.37
| style="text-align:right;" |691,302
|-
|2019<ref>{{cite web|title=Demographic indicators, Q4 – 2019|url=http://www.instat.gov.al/media/6678/demographic-indicators-q4-2019.pdf|access-date=14 March 2020|archive-date=25 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025113013/http://instat.gov.al/media/6678/demographic-indicators-q4-2019.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:right;" |2,854,191
| style="text-align:right;" |28,561
| style="text-align:right;" |21,937
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |6,624
| style="text-align:right;" |10.0
| style="text-align:right;" |7.7
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |2.3
| style="text-align:right;" |1.36
| style="text-align:right;" |683,995
|-
|2020<ref>{{cite web|title=Demographic indicators, Q4 – 2020|url=http://www.instat.gov.al/media/8018/demographic-indicators-q4-2020_final.pdf|access-date=18 February 2021|archive-date=11 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311203325/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/8018/demographic-indicators-q4-2020_final.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:right;" |2,837,848
| style="text-align:right;" |28,075
| style="text-align:right;" |27,605
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |470
| style="text-align:right;" |9.9
| style="text-align:right;" |9.7
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |0.2
| style="text-align:right;" |1.34
| style="text-align:right;" |675,482
|-
|2021<ref>{{cite web|title=Demographic indicators, Q4 – 2021|url=http://www.instat.gov.al/media/9544/demographic-indicators-q4-2020.pdf|access-date=11 February 2022|archive-date=10 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110132624/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/9544/demographic-indicators-q4-2020.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:right;" |2,811,666
| style="text-align:right;" |27,211
| style="text-align:right; color:red; " |30,507
| style="text-align:right; color:red;" | −3,296
| style="text-align:right;" |9.7
| style="text-align:right;" |10.9
| style="text-align:right; color:red;" | −1.2
| style="text-align:right; |1.32
| style="text-align:right;" |665,823
|-
|2022
| 2,777,689
| 24,688
| 23,998
| style="color:green;" | 690
| |8.9
| 8.6
| style="color:green;" |0.2
| style="text-align:right; color:red;" | 1.21
| 653,699
|-
|2023
| 2,402,113
| style="text-align:right; " |23,617
|  21,286
| style="color:green;" |2,331
|  9.8
|  8.9
| style="color:green;" |1.0
| style="text-align:right;" | 1.62
| '''510,223'''
|-
|2024
| style="text-align:right;" |
| style=" color:red; " |23,310
| style="text-align:right;" |22,102
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |1,208
| style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right; color:green;" |
| style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;" |
|-
|}

===Current vital statistics===
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.instat.gov.al/en/themes/demography-and-social-indicators/births-deaths-and-marriages/#tab3|title=Births, deaths and marriages &#124; Instat|access-date=15 May 2018|archive-date=3 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503035339/http://www.instat.gov.al/en/themes/demography-and-social-indicators/births-deaths-and-marriages/#tab3|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"  style="text-align:center;"
|+
|-
! Period
! Live births
! Deaths
! Natural increase
|-
| '''January–June 2023'''
| 10,616
| 10,507
| +109
|-
| '''January–June 2024'''
| 10,325
| 10,551
| −226
|-
| '''Difference'''
| {{decrease}} −291 (−2.74%)
| {{IncreaseNegative}} +44 (+0.42%)
| {{decrease}} −335
|}

===Structure of the population===

{{Hidden begin
|title= Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.I.2021):<ref>{{Cite web |title=UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics |url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/#statistics |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=unstats.un.org |archive-date=24 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724234458/https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/#statistics |url-status=live }}</ref>
|titlestyle = background:#EEBC35;
}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 1 409 982
| align="right" | 1 419 759
| align="right" | 2 829 741
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 73 974
| align="right" | 69 572
| align="right" | 143 546
| align="right" | 5.07
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 81 708
| align="right" | 80 005
| align="right" | 161 713
| align="right" | 5.71
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 83 041
| align="right" | 79 066
| align="right" | 162 107
| align="right" | 5.73
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 96 566
| align="right" | 92 509
| align="right" | 189 075
| align="right" | 6.68
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 109 136
| align="right" | 109 651
| align="right" | 218 787
| align="right" | 7.73
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 117 857
| align="right" | 117 340
| align="right" | 235 197
| align="right" | 8.31
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 108 995
| align="right" | 99 057
| align="right" | 208 052
| align="right" | 7.35
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 91 048
| align="right" | 85 911
| align="right" | 176 959
| align="right" | 6.25
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 78 999
| align="right" | 80 415
| align="right" | 159 414
| align="right" | 5.63
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 81 594
| align="right" | 87 253
| align="right" | 168 847
| align="right" | 5.97
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 90 329
| align="right" | 97 106
| align="right" | 187 435
| align="right" | 6.62
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 97 462
| align="right" | 101 163
| align="right" | 198 625
| align="right" | 7.02
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 92 124
| align="right" | 96 329
| align="right" | 188 453
| align="right" | 6.66
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 72 196
| align="right" | 77 028
| align="right" | 149 224
| align="right" | 5.27
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 54 148
| align="right" | 58 382
| align="right" | 112 530
| align="right" | 3.98
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 40 995
| align="right" | 44 359
| align="right" | 85 354
| align="right" | 3.02
|-
| align="right" | 80–84
| align="right" | 27 176
| align="right" | 30 982
| align="right" | 58 158
| align="right" | 2.06
|-
| align="right" | 85+
| align="right" | 12 634
| align="right" | 13 631
| align="right" | 26 265
| align="right" | 0.93
|-
! width="50"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 238 723
| align="right" | 228 643
| align="right" | 467 366
| align="right" | 16.52
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 964 110
| align="right" | 966 734
| align="right" | 1 930 844
| align="right" | 68.23
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 207 149
| align="right" | 224 382
| align="right" | 431 531
| align="right" | 15.25
|-
|}
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==Marriages and divorces==

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! style="width:40pt;" |
! style="width:60pt;" |Average population
! style="width:60pt;" |Marriages
! style="width:60pt;" |Divorces
! style="width:60pt;" |Crude marriage rate (per 1000)
! style="width:60pt;" |Crude divorce rate (per 1000)
! style="width:60pt;" |Divorces per 1000 marriages
|-
|'''1950'''
| style="text-align:right;" |1,215,200
| style="text-align:right;" |'''12,341'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''1,188'''
| style="text-align:right;" |10.2
| style="text-align:right;" |1.0
| style="text-align:right;" |'''96.3'''
|-
|'''1951'''
| style="text-align:right;" |1,242,000
| style="text-align:right;" |'''12,364'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''1,154'''
| style="text-align:right;" |10.0
| style="text-align:right;" |0.9
| style="text-align:right;" |'''93.3'''
|-
|'''1952'''
| style="text-align:right;" |1,270,000
| style="text-align:right;" |'''12,387'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''1,120'''
| style="text-align:right;" |9.8
| style="text-align:right;" |0.9
| style="text-align:right;" |'''90.4'''
|-
|'''1953'''
| style="text-align:right;" |1,302,000
| style="text-align:right;" |'''12,410'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''1,087'''
| style="text-align:right;" |9.5
| style="text-align:right;" |0.8
| style="text-align:right;" |'''87.6'''
|-
|'''1954'''
| style="text-align:right;" |1,340,000
| style="text-align:right;" |'''12,433'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''1,053'''
| style="text-align:right;" |9.3
| style="text-align:right;" |0.8
| style="text-align:right;" |'''84.7'''
|-
|'''1955'''
| style="text-align:right;" |1,379,000
| style="text-align:right;" |'''12,456'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''1,019'''
| style="text-align:right;" |9.0
| style="text-align:right;" |0.7
| style="text-align:right;" |'''81.8'''
|-
|'''1956'''
| style="text-align:right;" |1,421,000
| style="text-align:right;" |'''12,479'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''985'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.8
| style="text-align:right;" |0.7
| style="text-align:right;" |'''78.9'''
|-
|'''1957'''
| style="text-align:right;" |1,462,000
| style="text-align:right;" |'''12,502'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''951'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.6
| style="text-align:right;" |0.7
| style="text-align:right;" |'''76.1'''
|-
|'''1958'''
| style="text-align:right;" |1,507,000
| style="text-align:right;" |'''12,525'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''918'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.3
| style="text-align:right;" |0.6
| style="text-align:right;" |'''73.3'''
|-
|'''1959'''
| style="text-align:right;" |1,556,000
| style="text-align:right;" |'''12,548'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''884'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.1
| style="text-align:right;" |0.6
| style="text-align:right;" |'''70.4'''
|-
|'''1960'''
| style="text-align:right;" |1,608,800
| style="text-align:right;" |'''12,571'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''850'''
| style="text-align:right;" |7.8
| style="text-align:right;" |0.5
| style="text-align:right;" |'''67.6'''
|-
|'''1961'''
| style="text-align:right;" |1,659,800
| style="text-align:right;" |'''18,723'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''1,314'''
| style="text-align:right;" |11.3
| style="text-align:right;" |0.8
| style="text-align:right;" |'''70.2'''
|-
|'''1962'''
| style="text-align:right;" |1,711,319
| style="text-align:right;" |'''12,838'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''1,236'''
| style="text-align:right;" |7.5
| style="text-align:right;" |0.7
| style="text-align:right;" |'''96.3'''
|-
|'''1963'''
| style="text-align:right;" |1,762,621
| style="text-align:right;" |'''13,182'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''1,046'''
| style="text-align:right;" |7.5
| style="text-align:right;" |0.6
| style="text-align:right;" |'''79.4'''
|-
|'''1964'''
| style="text-align:right;" |1,814,135
| style="text-align:right;" |'''13,021'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''1,104'''
| style="text-align:right;" |7.2
| style="text-align:right;" |0.6
| style="text-align:right;" |'''84.8'''
|-
|'''1965'''
| style="text-align:right;" |1,864,791
| style="text-align:right;" |'''13,921'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''1,028'''
| style="text-align:right;" |7.5
| style="text-align:right;" |0.6
| style="text-align:right;" |'''73.8'''
|-
|'''1966'''
| style="text-align:right;" |1,914,573
| style="text-align:right;" |'''12,968'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''1,217'''
| style="text-align:right;" |6.8
| style="text-align:right;" |0.6
| style="text-align:right;" |'''93.8'''
|-
|'''1967'''
| style="text-align:right;" |1,965,598
| style="text-align:right;" |'''16,853'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''1,415'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.6
| style="text-align:right;" |0.7
| style="text-align:right;" |'''84.0'''
|-
|'''1968'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,022,272
| style="text-align:right;" |'''15,845'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''1,773'''
| style="text-align:right;" |7.8
| style="text-align:right;" |0.9
| style="text-align:right;" |'''111.9'''
|-
|'''1969'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,081,695
| style="text-align:right;" |'''15,322'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''1,608'''
| style="text-align:right;" |7.4
| style="text-align:right;" |0.8
| style="text-align:right;" |'''104.9'''
|-
|'''1970'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,135,479
| style="text-align:right;" |'''14,449'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''1,625'''
| style="text-align:right;" |6.8
| style="text-align:right;" |0.8
| style="text-align:right;" |'''112.5'''
|-
|'''1971'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,187,853
| style="text-align:right;" |'''15,300'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''1,758'''
| style="text-align:right;" |7.0
| style="text-align:right;" |0.8
| style="text-align:right;" |'''114.9'''
|-
|'''1972'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,243,126
| style="text-align:right;" |'''16,159'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''1,718'''
| style="text-align:right;" |7.2
| style="text-align:right;" |0.8
| style="text-align:right;" |'''106.3'''
|-
|'''1973'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,296,752
| style="text-align:right;" |'''18,481'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''1,791'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.0
| style="text-align:right;" |0.8
| style="text-align:right;" |'''96.9'''
|-
|'''1974'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,350,124
| style="text-align:right;" |'''18,605'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''1,934'''
| style="text-align:right;" |7.9
| style="text-align:right;" |0.8
| style="text-align:right;" |'''104.0'''
|-
|'''1975'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,404,831
| style="text-align:right;" |'''18,729'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''1,853'''
| style="text-align:right;" |7.8
| style="text-align:right;" |0.8
| style="text-align:right;" |'''98.9'''
|-
|'''1976'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,458,526
| style="text-align:right;" |'''18,600'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''1,900'''
| style="text-align:right;" |7.6
| style="text-align:right;" |0.8
| style="text-align:right;" |'''102.2'''
|-
|'''1977'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,513,546
| style="text-align:right;" |'''19,934'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''2,003'''
| style="text-align:right;" |7.9
| style="text-align:right;" |0.8
| style="text-align:right;" |'''100.5'''
|-
|'''1978'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,566,266
| style="text-align:right;" |'''20,464'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''1,836'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.0
| style="text-align:right;" |0.7
| style="text-align:right;" |'''89.7'''
|-
|'''1979'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,617,832
| style="text-align:right;" |'''21,355'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''1,849'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.2
| style="text-align:right;" |0.7
| style="text-align:right;" |'''86.6'''
|-
|'''1980'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,671,997
| style="text-align:right;" |'''21,729'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''2,024'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.1
| style="text-align:right;" |0.8
| style="text-align:right;" |'''93.1'''
|-
|'''1981'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,726,056
| style="text-align:right;" |'''23,301'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''2,222'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.5
| style="text-align:right;" |0.8
| style="text-align:right;" |'''95.4'''
|-
|'''1982'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,784,278
| style="text-align:right;" |'''25,157'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''2,206'''
| style="text-align:right;" |9.0
| style="text-align:right;" |0.8
| style="text-align:right;" |'''87.7'''
|-
|'''1983'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,843,960
| style="text-align:right;" |'''25,607'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''2,371'''
| style="text-align:right;" |9.0
| style="text-align:right;" |0.8
| style="text-align:right;" |'''92.6'''
|-
|'''1984'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,904,429
| style="text-align:right;" |'''26,397'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''2,335'''
| style="text-align:right;" |9.1
| style="text-align:right;" |0.8
| style="text-align:right;" |'''88.5'''
|-
|'''1985'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,964,762
| style="text-align:right;" |'''25,271'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''2,451'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.5
| style="text-align:right;" |0.8
| style="text-align:right;" |'''97.0'''
|-
|'''1986'''
| style="text-align:right;" |3,022,635
| style="text-align:right;" |'''25,718'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''2,383'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.5
| style="text-align:right;" |0.8
| style="text-align:right;" |'''92.7'''
|-
|'''1987'''
| style="text-align:right;" |3,083,605
| style="text-align:right;" |'''27,370'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''2,537'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.9
| style="text-align:right;" |0.8
| style="text-align:right;" |'''92.7'''
|-
|'''1988'''
| style="text-align:right;" |3,142,336
| style="text-align:right;" |'''28,174'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''2,597'''
| style="text-align:right;" |9.0
| style="text-align:right;" |0.8
| style="text-align:right;" |'''92.2'''
|-
|'''1989'''
| style="text-align:right;" |3,211,964
| style="text-align:right;" |'''27,655'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''2,628'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.6
| style="text-align:right;" |0.8
| style="text-align:right;" |'''95.0'''
|-
|'''1990'''
| style="text-align:right;" |3,266,790
| style="text-align:right;" |'''28,992'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''2,675'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.9
| style="text-align:right;" |0.8
| style="text-align:right;" |'''92.3'''
|-
|'''1991'''
| style="text-align:right;" |3,247,039
| style="text-align:right;" |'''24,853'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''2,236'''
| style="text-align:right;" |7.7
| style="text-align:right;" |0.7
| style="text-align:right;" |'''90.0'''
|-
|'''1992'''
| style="text-align:right;" |3,227,287
| style="text-align:right;" |'''26,405'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''2,480'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.2
| style="text-align:right;" |0.8
| style="text-align:right;" |'''93.9'''
|-
|'''1993'''
| style="text-align:right;" |3,207,536
| style="text-align:right;" |'''25,963'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''2,251'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.1
| style="text-align:right;" |0.7
| style="text-align:right;" |'''86.7'''
|-
|'''1994'''
| style="text-align:right;" |3,187,784
| style="text-align:right;" |'''27,895'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''2,108'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.8
| style="text-align:right;" |0.7
| style="text-align:right;" |'''75.6'''
|-
|'''1995'''
| style="text-align:right;" |3,168,033
| style="text-align:right;" |'''26,989'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''2,331'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.5
| style="text-align:right;" |0.7
| style="text-align:right;" |'''86.4'''
|-
|'''1996'''
| style="text-align:right;" |3,148,281
| style="text-align:right;" |'''27,690'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''1,901'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.8
| style="text-align:right;" |0.6
| style="text-align:right;" |'''68.7'''
|-
|'''1997'''
| style="text-align:right;" |3,128,530
| style="text-align:right;" |'''24,122'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''1,430'''
| style="text-align:right;" |7.7
| style="text-align:right;" |0.5
| style="text-align:right;" |'''59.3'''
|-
|'''1998'''
| style="text-align:right;" |3,108,778
| style="text-align:right;" |'''27,871'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''2,005'''
| style="text-align:right;" |9.0
| style="text-align:right;" |0.6
| style="text-align:right;" |'''71.9'''
|-
|'''1999'''
| style="text-align:right;" |3,089,027
| style="text-align:right;" |'''27,254'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''2,114'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.8
| style="text-align:right;" |0.7
| style="text-align:right;" |'''77.6'''
|-
|'''2000'''
| style="text-align:right;" |3,060,173
| style="text-align:right;" |'''25,820'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''2,168'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.4
| style="text-align:right;" |0.7
| style="text-align:right;" |'''84.0'''
|-
|'''2001'''
| style="text-align:right;" |3,060,169
| style="text-align:right;" |'''25,717'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''2,462'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.4
| style="text-align:right;" |0.8
| style="text-align:right;" |'''95.7'''
|-
|'''2002'''
| style="text-align:right;" |3,051,010
| style="text-align:right;" |'''26,202'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''3,494'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.6
| style="text-align:right;" |1.1
| style="text-align:right;" |'''133.3'''
|-
|'''2003'''
| style="text-align:right;" |3,039,616
| style="text-align:right;" |'''27,342'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''3,634'''
| style="text-align:right;" |9.0
| style="text-align:right;" |1.2
| style="text-align:right;" |'''132.9'''
|-
|'''2004'''
| style="text-align:right;" |3,026,939
| style="text-align:right;" |'''20,949'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''2,968'''
| style="text-align:right;" |6.9
| style="text-align:right;" |1.0
| style="text-align:right;" |'''141.7'''
|-
|'''2005'''
| style="text-align:right;" |3,011,487
| style="text-align:right;" |'''21,795'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''3,929'''
| style="text-align:right;" |7.2
| style="text-align:right;" |1.3
| style="text-align:right;" |'''180.3'''
|-
|'''2006'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,992,547
| style="text-align:right;" |'''21,332'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''4,075'''
| style="text-align:right;" |7.1
| style="text-align:right;" |1.4
| style="text-align:right;" |'''191.0'''
|-
|'''2007'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,970,017
| style="text-align:right;" |'''22,371'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''3,305'''
| style="text-align:right;" |7.5
| style="text-align:right;" |1.1
| style="text-align:right;" |'''147.7'''
|-
|'''2008'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,947,314
| style="text-align:right;" |'''21,290'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''3,610'''
| style="text-align:right;" |7.2
| style="text-align:right;" |1.2
| style="text-align:right;" |'''169.6'''
|-
|'''2009'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,927,519
| style="text-align:right;" |'''26,174'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''3,606'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.9
| style="text-align:right;" |1.2
| style="text-align:right;" |'''137.8'''
|-
|'''2010'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,913,021
| style="text-align:right;" |'''25,428'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''3,478'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.7
| style="text-align:right;" |1.2
| style="text-align:right;" |'''136.8'''
|-
|'''2011'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,905,195
| style="text-align:right;" |'''25,556'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''3,642'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.8
| style="text-align:right;" |1.3
| style="text-align:right;" |'''142.5'''
|-
|'''2012'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,900,401
| style="text-align:right;" |'''22,891'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''3,561'''
| style="text-align:right;" |7.9
| style="text-align:right;" |1.2
| style="text-align:right;" |'''155.6'''
|-
|'''2013'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,895,092
| style="text-align:right;" |'''23,820'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''3,747'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.2
| style="text-align:right;" |1.3
| style="text-align:right;" |'''157.3'''
|-
|'''2014'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,889,104
| style="text-align:right;" |'''23,769'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''4,240'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.2
| style="text-align:right;" |1.5
| style="text-align:right;" |'''178.4'''
|-
|'''2015'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,880,703
| style="text-align:right;" |'''24,997'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''3,761'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.7
| style="text-align:right;" |1.3
| style="text-align:right;" |'''150.5'''
|-
|'''2016'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,876,101
| style="text-align:right;" |'''22,562'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''4,345'''
| style="text-align:right;" |7.8
| style="text-align:right;" |1.5
| style="text-align:right;" |'''192.6'''
|-
|'''2017'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,873,457
| style="text-align:right;" |'''22,641'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''4,508'''
| style="text-align:right;" |7.9
| style="text-align:right;" |1.6
| style="text-align:right;" |'''199.1'''
|-
|'''2018 '''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,866,376
| style="text-align:right;" |'''23,104'''
| style="text-align:right;" |'''4,846'''
| style="text-align:right;" |8.1
| style="text-align:right;" |1.7
| style="text-align:right; color:red;" |'''209.7'''
|-
|'''2019'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,854,191
| style="text-align:right;" |'''22,415'''
| style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;" |7.9
| style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;" |
|-
|'''2020'''
| style="text-align:right;" |2,837,849
| style="text-align:right;" |'''17,473'''
|
| style="text-align:right;" |6.2
|
|
|}

==Migration==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Net migration data for Albania (2011–2022)
|-
! Year !! Immigration !! Emigration !! Net migration
|-
| 2011 || 36,397 || 55,162 || -18,765
|-
| 2012 || 32,534 || 52,307 || -19,773
|-
| 2013 || 28,624 || 49,425 || -20,801
|-
| 2014 || 24,740 || 46,525 || -21,785
|-
| 2015 || 20,843 || 41,443 || -20,600
|-
| 2016 || 23,060 || 32,533 || -9,473
|-
| 2017 || 25,003 || 39,905 || -14,902
|-
| 2018 || 23,673 || 38,703 || -15,030
|-
| 2019 || 20,753 || 43,835 || -23,082
|-
| 2020 || 7,170  || 23,854 || -16,684
|-
| 2021 || 9,195  || 42,048 || -32,853
|-
| 2022 || 13,963 || 46,460 || -32,497
|}
<ref name="INSTAT">Institute of Statistics of Albania (INSTAT). "Migration and Migrant Integration." https://www.instat.gov.al/en/themes/demography-and-social-indicators/migration-and-migrant-integration/</ref>

==Ethnic groups==

Albania is inhabited mostly by Albanians. In the 2011 official census, 97.8% of those who disclosed their identity were Albanians (82.58% overall), while 2.3% stated other ethnicities (1.9% overall).<ref>{{cite web|title=Population and Housing Census 2011|url=https://www.instat.gov.al/media/3058/main_results__population_and_housing_census_2011.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826201945/https://www.instat.gov.al/media/3058/main_results__population_and_housing_census_2011.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-08-26}}</ref> Albania recognizes [[Minorities of Albania|nine national minorities]]. These include [[Aromanians]], [[Balkan Egyptians]], [[Greeks]], [[Bulgarians]], [[Bosniaks]], [[Macedonians (ethnic group)|Macedonians]], [[Montenegrins (ethnic group)|Montenegrins]], [[Serbs]], and [[Romani people|Roma]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Minority Rights and the Republic of Albania: Missing the Implementation|url=https://lup.lub.lu.se/luur/download?func=downloadFile&recordOId=1555225&fileOId=1563588|website=lup.lub.lu.se|page=11|language=en|access-date=3 July 2017|archive-date=27 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127200651/https://lup.lub.lu.se/luur/download?func=downloadFile&recordOId=1555225&fileOId=1563588|url-status=live}}</ref> As conducting a satisfactory census of ethnic minorities is one of the country's commitments to the [[European Union]], the [[Government of Albania]] conducted an official census to clarify the ethnic composition of the population in 2011. However this census was deemed unreliable by internal and external organisations, including the Council of Europe and many of Albania's ethnic minority groups.<ref name="Ministers' Deputies"/> The last census to include data on ethnic minorities was conducted in 1989.<ref>{{cite web|title=2.3 Specific information on minorities|url=https://lup.lub.lu.se/luur/download?func=downloadFile&recordOId=1555225&fileOId=1563588|website=lup.lub.lu.se|language=en|quote=According to the data from 1989 Population and Housing Census|access-date=3 July 2017|archive-date=27 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127200651/https://lup.lub.lu.se/luur/download?func=downloadFile&recordOId=1555225&fileOId=1563588|url-status=live}}</ref> The census conducted in 2001 did not collect information about ethnic groups and nationalities in the population.

Since the 21st century, Albania has also witness a significant settlement of foreign expats into the country, such as [[Italians]], [[Chinese people|Chinese]], [[Turkish people|Turks]], [[Bengalis]], [[Americans]], [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Observatório da Emigração |url=https://observatorioemigracao.pt/np4/paises.html?id=6 |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=observatorioemigracao.pt |language=pt |archive-date=18 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718135216/https://observatorioemigracao.pt/np4/paises.html?id=6 |url-status=live }}</ref> and other foreign workers. In 2021 there were as many as 15,000 foreigners living in Albania (0.5% of the population).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Foreigners with residence permits by country of origin by Country of origin, Type and Year |url=http://databaza.instat.gov.al/pxweb/en/DST/START__MM/MIM6/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=PxWeb |language=en |archive-date=18 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718135209/http://databaza.instat.gov.al/pxweb/en/DST/START__MM/MIM6/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Albania also houses 3,200 [[Afghan refugees]] and over 3,800 [[Ukrainian refugee crisis (2022–present)|Ukrainian refugees]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-13 |title=Sunny Refuge: Ukrainian Refugees Find 'Second Home' on Albanian Seaside |url=https://balkaninsight.com/2022/07/13/sunny-refuge-ukrainian-refugees-find-second-home-on-albanian-seaside/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=Balkan Insight |language=en-US |archive-date=1 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201050317/https://balkaninsight.com/2022/07/13/sunny-refuge-ukrainian-refugees-find-second-home-on-albanian-seaside/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ukrainian refugees by country 2023 |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312584/ukrainian-refugees-by-country/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=Statista |language=en |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129000802/https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312584/ukrainian-refugees-by-country/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-18 |title=After escaping the Taliban, hundreds of Afghans languish in Albania in a prolonged U.S. visa process |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/18/escaping-taliban-afghans-languish-albania-visa-process-00102533 |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=POLITICO |language=en |archive-date=18 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718135215/https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/18/escaping-taliban-afghans-languish-albania-visa-process-00102533 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<gallery class="center">
AlbaniaTraditionalCommunitiesByLanguageAndReligion.png|Traditional locations of linguistic and religious communities in Albania
Albania minorities.png|Regions with a traditional presence of ethnic or linguistic groups other than Albanian
Ethnic composition of Albania, municipality data of 1989 census.gif|Ethnic composition per the 1989 census:<small><br />Red – Albanian majority<br />Green – Greek majority<br />Yellow – Macedonian majority</small>
</gallery>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"
|+Population of Albania according to ethnic group 1945–2023
|-bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! rowspan="2" | Ethnic group
! colspan="2" | Census 1945 
! colspan="2" | Census 1950 
! colspan="2" | Census 1955 
! colspan="2" | Census 1960 
! colspan="2" | Census 1979
! colspan="2" | Census 1989<ref>{{cite web|title=Ethnic composition|url=http://pop-stat.mashke.org/albania-ethnic1989.htm|website=pop-stat.mashke.org|language=en|access-date=23 February 2013|archive-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512155054/http://pop-stat.mashke.org/albania-ethnic1989.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
! colspan="2" | Census 2011<sup>1</sup>
! colspan="2" | Census 2023<ref name="Census2023">{{cite web|title=Albania Population and Housing Census 2023|publisher=Institute of Statistics (INSTAT)|date=28 June 2024|url=https://www.instat.gov.al/media/13581/cens-i-popullsise-2023.pdf|language=Albanian|pages=75}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
|-
! Number
! %
! Number
! %
! Number
! %
! Number
! %
! Number
! %
! Number
! %
! Number
! %
! Number
! %
|-
| align="left"| [[Albanians]]|| 1,075,500|| 95.9|| 1,186,100 || 97.3 || 1,349,100|| 97.0|| 1,581,745|| 97.3|| 2,535,913|| 97.9|| 3,117,601|| 98.0 ||2,312,356||82.58 || 2,186,917 ||91.04%
|-
| align="left"| [[Greeks in Albania|Greeks]]|| 26,535||2.4||29,000||2.4|| 35,345||2.5||40,000||2.5||49,307||1.9|| 58,758<ref>{{cite web|title=2.3 Specific information on minorities|url=https://lup.lub.lu.se/luur/download?func=downloadFile&recordOId=1555225&fileOId=1563588|website=lup.lub.lu.se|page=17|language=en|quote=According to the data from 1989 Population and Housing Census33 the number of this population was 58.758 inhabitants or in other terms 90.6 percent of completely ethnic minorities' population.|access-date=3 July 2017|archive-date=27 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127200651/https://lup.lub.lu.se/luur/download?func=downloadFile&recordOId=1555225&fileOId=1563588|url-status=live}}</ref>|| 1.8 || 24,243||0.87 ||23,485 ||0.98
|-
|align="left"| [[Balkan Egyptians]]|| – || –  || – || –  || – || –  || – || –  || – || –  || – || –  ||3,368||0.12||12,375||0.52
|-
|align="left"| [[Romani people|Romani]]|| – || –  || – || –  || – || –  || – || –  || – || –  || – || –  ||8,301||0.30||9,813||0.41
|-
|align="left"| [[Bulgarians in Albania|Bulgarians]]<sup>2</sup>|| – || –  || – || –  || – || –  || – || –  || – || –  || – || –  || – || – ||7,057||0.29
|-
|align="left"| [[Bosniaks]]|| – || –  || – || –  || – || –  || – || –  || – || –  || – || –  || – || – ||2,963||0.12
|-
|align="left"| [[Aromanians]]|| – || –  || – || –  || – || –  || – || –  || – || –  || 782<ref>{{cite web|title=2.3.5.4 The number of Aromanian minority population|url=https://lup.lub.lu.se/luur/download?func=downloadFile&recordOId=1555225&fileOId=1563588|website=lup.lub.lu.se|language=en|quote=While in 1989 registration, the number of Aromanians living in Albania was reported to be of 782 inhabitants.|access-date=3 July 2017|archive-date=27 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127200651/https://lup.lub.lu.se/luur/download?func=downloadFile&recordOId=1555225&fileOId=1563588|url-status=live}}</ref>|| –  ||8,266||0.30||2,459||0.10
|-
|align="left"| [[Macedonians of Albania|Macedonians]]|| 14,400|| 1.3||2,273||0.2||3,341||0.2||4,235||0.3||4,097||0.2||4,697<ref>{{cite web|title=2.3.2.4 The number of Macedonian minority population|url=https://lup.lub.lu.se/luur/download?func=downloadFile&recordOId=1555225&fileOId=1563588|website=lup.lub.lu.se|language=en|quote=The population census of 1945 revealed 3.431 inhabitants of Macedonian ethnicity. The census of 1960 revealed 4.235 inhabitants and that of 1989 revealed 4.697 inhabitants39.|access-date=3 July 2017|archive-date=27 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127200651/https://lup.lub.lu.se/luur/download?func=downloadFile&recordOId=1555225&fileOId=1563588|url-status=live}}</ref>||0.15|| 5,512||0.20||2,281||0.09
|-
|align="left" |[[Serb minority in Albania|Serbs–Montenegrins]]|| – || – || 1,570|| 0.1||  3,713|| 0.3|| 300|| 0.0|| 1,283|| 0.0||100<ref>{{cite web|title=2.3.3.4 The number of Serbian-Montenegrin minority population|url=https://lup.lub.lu.se/luur/download?func=downloadFile&recordOId=1555225&fileOId=1563588|website=lup.lub.lu.se|language=en|quote=The statistical data on the number of this minority people were not defined specifically and accurately in the census of 1960, but according to the census of 1989, the number of Serbian-Montenegrin is 100 inhabitants.|access-date=3 July 2017|archive-date=27 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127200651/https://lup.lub.lu.se/luur/download?func=downloadFile&recordOId=1555225&fileOId=1563588|url-status=live}}</ref>|| 0.00|| 366||0.01||1,095<sup>3</sup>||0.05
|-
|align="left" |Other|| – || – || – || – || – || –  || – || –  ||5,600||0.5||1,261|| 0.04 || 2,644||0.11||5,710<sup>4</sup>||0.24
|-
|align="left" |Did not declare ethnicity || – || –  || – || –  || – || –  || – || –  || – || – || – || – ||435,082||15.6||13,507||0.56
|-
|align="left" |Data borrowed from administrative sources|| – || – || – || – || – || –  || – || –  || –  || –  || –  ||  –  ||  –  || –  ||
|}
;Notes
<small><sup>1</sup> At the 2011 census a total of 390,938 (14% of the total population) did not declare their nationality, while another 44,144 (1.6%) considered the nationality as 'not relevant'. The census is regarded unreliable and inaccurate by the [[Council of Europe]].</small> <small>Vlachs (Aromanians) live in the south of the country,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.farsarotul.org/nl22_2.htm|title=NL22_2: Map of Albania|publisher=[[Society Farsharotu]]|access-date=2 October 2017|archive-date=4 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070804125622/http://www.farsarotul.org/nl22_2.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> whereas [[Montenegrins (ethnic group)|Montenegrins]] and [[Serbs in Albania|Serbs]] live in the north.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www-gewi.kfunigraz.ac.at/suedost/seiner/marriage_patterns.html|title=Regional variation in marriage patterns in Albania at the beginning of the 20th century|first=Siegfried|last=Gruber|website=Gewi.kfunigraz.ac.at|access-date=2 October 2017|archive-date=24 December 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224221613/http://www-gewi.kfunigraz.ac.at/suedost/seiner/marriage_patterns.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Macedonians mostly live in Mala Prespa and the regions along the Macedonian border, known as 'Golo Brdo' and 'Gora'.</small><br><small><sup>2</sup> The Bulgarian minority was only recognised in 2017,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.novinite.com/articles/184224/Albania+has+Recognized+the+Bulgarian+Minority+in+the+Country|title=Albania has Recognized the Bulgarian Minority in the Country|website=Novinite.com|accessdate=18 October 2017}}</ref> after decades-long blockade by former [[Yugoslavia]] and following a 2016 recommendation by the [[European Parliament]] that the rights of people of Bulgarian ethnicity in the Prespa, Gollobordë, and Gora regions should be respected.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+REPORT+A8-2017-0023+0+DOC+XML+V0//BG|title=ДОКЛАД относно доклада на Комисията от 2016 г. относно Албания – A8-0023/2017|website=Europarl.europa.eu|accessdate=18 October 2017|language=bg}}</ref></small><br><small><sup>3</sup> Includes 584 Serbs and 511 Montenegrins<ref name="Census2023"/></small>.<br><small><sup>4</sup> Includes 3,798 people declaring "Other ethnic identity", 770 people declaring "Mixed ethnic identity" and 1,142 people declaring "No ethnic identity"<ref name="Census2023"/></small>.
{{Clear}}

==Religion==
{{Main|Religion in Albania}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
|+Population of Albania according to religious group 1923–2023
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! rowspan="2" | Religion group
! colspan="2" | Census 1923
! colspan="2" | Census 1927<ref>{{Cite web |title=Religious composition of Albania 1927 |url=http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1927-albania-religion-dist.htm |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=pop-stat.mashke.org |archive-date=23 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623131210/http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1927-albania-religion-dist.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan="2" | Census 1942<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historic population statistics of Albania |url=http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=pop-stat.mashke.org |archive-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016170942/http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan="2" | Census 2011<ref>{{Cite web |title=1.1.14 Resident population by religious affiliation by Religious affiliation, Type and Year |url=http://databaza.instat.gov.al/pxweb/en/DST/START__Census2011/Census1114/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=PxWeb |language=en |archive-date=13 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413152505/http://databaza.instat.gov.al/pxweb/en/DST/START__Census2011/Census1114/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan="2" | Census 2023<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shqiptarja.com/uploads/ckeditor/667eb96647c4bcens-2023.pdf|title=Census 2023}}</ref>
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! Number
! %
! Number
! %
!Number
! %
! Number
! %
!Number
!%
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Islam in Albania|Sunni Muslim]] 
| rowspan="2" | 558,000
| rowspan="2" | 68.5
| rowspan="2" | 563,729
| rowspan="2" | 67.6
|599,912
|54.2
| 1,587,608
| 56.7
|1,101,718
|45.86
|-
|style="text-align:left;" | [[Bektashism in Albania|Bektashism]]
|163,811
|14.7
|58,628
|2.09
|115,644
|4.81
|-
!Muslim
!558,000
!68.5
!563,729
!67.6
!763,723
!68.9
!1,646,236
!58.79
!1,217,362
!50.67
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Catholic Church in Albania|Catholic]]
| 85,000
| 10.5
| 88,739
| 10.6
|113,891
|10.3
| 280,921
| 10.0
|201,530
|8.38
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Eastern Orthodoxy in Albania|Eastern Orthodox]]
| 171,000
| 20.5
| 181,051
| 21.7
|229,080
|20.7
| 188,992
| 6.75
|173,645
|7.22
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 5,616
| 0.2
|9,658
|0.4
|-
!Christian
!256,000
!31
!269,790
!32.3
!342,971
!31
!475,529
!16.77
!384,833
!16.00
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Atheists
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 69,995
| 2.5
|85,311
|3.55
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Believers without denomination
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 153,630
| 5.49
| 332,155
| 13.82
|-
!Non-religious
!
!
!
!
!
! 
! 223,625
! 8.0
! 417,466
! 17.37 
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Not stated / other
|
|
|99
|0.01
|156
|0.01
| 454,046
| 16.2
| 382,452
| 15.91
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
| style="text-align:left;" | '''TOTAL'''
|'''814,000'''
|'''100'''
|'''833,613'''
|'''100'''
|'''1,106,850'''
|'''100'''
|'''2,800,138'''
|'''100'''
|'''2,402,113'''
|'''100'''
|}

[[File:Traditional Distribution of Religions in Albania.png|thumb|right|300px|Traditional distribution of religions in Albania]]

According to the 2023 census, there were 1,101,718 (45.86%) [[Islam|Muslims]] (mostly [[Sunni Islam|Sunni Muslims]] and [[Non-denominational Muslim]]s) 201,530 (8.38%) [[Roman Catholicism|Catholics]], 173,645 (7.22%) [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Eastern Orthodox]], 115,644 (4.81%) [[Bektashi Order|Bektashi Muslims]], 9,658 (0.4%) [[Evangelicalism|Evangelicals]], 3 670 (0.15%) of other religions, 332,155 (13.82%) believers without denomination, 85,311 (3.55%) Atheists and 378,782 (15.76%) did not provide an answer.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

The [[Constitution of Albania]] extends freedom of religion to all citizens and the government generally respects this right in practice. It declares no official religion and provides for equality of all religions. However, the predominant religious communities enjoy a greater degree of official recognition and social status based on their historical presence in the country. All registered religious groups have the right to hold bank accounts and to own property and buildings. Religious freedoms have in large part been secured by the generally amicable relationship among religions. The [[Ministry of Education (Albania)|Ministry of Education]] has the right to approve the curricula of religious schools to ensure their compliance with national education standards while the State Committee on Cults oversees implementation. There are also 68 vocational training centers administered by religious communities.<ref name="State Dept">{{citation-attribution|1={{cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2004/35434.htm|title=International Religious Freedom Report 2004: Albania|year=2004|publisher=[[United States Department of State]]|access-date=2 June 2017|archive-date=5 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200105185401/https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2004/35434.htm|url-status=live}} }}</ref>

Government policy and practice contributed to the generally free exercise of religion. The government is secular and the Ministry of Education asserts that public schools in the country are secular and that the law prohibits ideological and religious indoctrination. Religion is not taught in public schools.<ref name="State Dept"/>

==Language==
{{Main|Albanian language|Languages of Albania}}

[[File:Albanian dialects.svg|220px|thumb|right|Map illustrating the various dialects of the Albanian language in Southern Europe]]

The [[Albanian language]] is the official language of Albania. It has two distinct dialects, Tosk, spoken in the south, and Gheg, spoken in the north. The [[Shkumbin]] river is the rough dividing line between the two dialects. The language is spoken primarily in [[Greece]], [[Italy]], [[Kosovo]], [[North Macedonia]] and [[Montenegro]]. Centuries-old communities speaking Albanian-based dialects can be found scattered in Greece ([[Arvanites]]), Southern Italy, Sicily and Calabria ([[Arbëreshë people|Arbëreshë]]) and in [[Albanians in Ukraine|Ukraine]]. However, due to the large [[Albanian diaspora]], the total number of speakers is much higher than the native speakers in [[Southern Europe]]. The four dialects include [[Tosk Albanian]], [[Gheg Albanian]], [[Arbëresh language|Arbëresh]] and [[Arvanitika]].

Foreign languages spoken generally include one – or more – amongst the following: [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]], [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Italian language|Italian]]. Language knowledge is increasing due to returning migrants, as well as new Greek and Italian communities in the country. In particular, Italian is widely spoken throughout Albania. [[La Francophonie]] states that 30,000 French speakers can be found in Albania.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Albanie – Portail de l'Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) |url=https://www.francophonie.org/albanie-934 |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Organisation internationale de la Francophonie |language=fr}}</ref> Greek, the language of the Greek minority of the south, is also very widespread in that region. Nowadays, knowledge of English is growing very rapidly, especially among the youth.

The ethnic minorities languages include [[Aromanian language|Aromanian]], [[Serbian language|Serbian]], [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]], [[Bosnian language|Bosnian]], [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]], [[Gora dialect|Gorani]], and [[Romani language|Roma]]. Greek is the largest minority language of the country as well as the first largest foreign language. Approximately 5,000 Macedonian language-speakers can be found in Albania. Most of these living in the southeastern part of the country.

== Education ==
{{Main|Education in Albania}}

[[File:Tirana, palazzo dell%27università 02.JPG|220px|thumb|right|The [[University of Tirana]] is the largest and highest ranking university in Albania.]]

Literacy in the country is 98.7 percent.<ref>{{cite web|title=Albania: Literacy rate, ages 15 and above, total (%)|url=http://www.factfish.com/statistic-country/albania/literacy%20rate%2C%20ages%2015%20and%20above%2C%20total|website=factfish.com|access-date=1 June 2017|archive-date=23 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423072323/http://www.factfish.com/statistic-country/albania/literacy%20rate%2C%20ages%2015%20and%20above%2C%20total|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[school life expectancy]] (primary to tertiary education) of Albania is 16 years. The nation ranks 25th out of 167 countries in the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=SCHOOL LIFE EXPECTANCY|url=http://world.bymap.org/SchoolLifeExpectancy.html|website=world.bymap.org|language=en|date=31 January 2017|access-date=1 June 2017|archive-date=6 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606045915/http://world.bymap.org/SchoolLifeExpectancy.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, the overall [[List of countries by literacy rate|literacy rate]] in Albania was 98.7%; the male [[literacy rate]] was 99.2% and female literacy rate was 98.3%.

[[Education in Albania|Education]] for primary ''(arsimi fillor)'', secondary ''(arsimi i mesëm)'', and tertiary ''(arsimi universitar)'' levels are mostly supported by the state. Classes start in September or October and end in June or July.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Albanian education system described and compared with the Dutch system|url=https://www.nuffic.nl/en/publications/find-a-publication/education-system-albania.pdf|website=nuffic.nl|page=5|language=en|quote=The academic year runs from October to June. Education is compulsory for children aged between six and fifteen.|access-date=3 July 2017|archive-date=14 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014102822/https://www.nuffic.nl/en/publications/find-a-publication/education-system-albania.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Albanian is the primary language of instruction in all public schools.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Albanian education system described and compared with the Dutch system|url=https://www.nuffic.nl/en/publications/find-a-publication/education-system-albania.pdf|website=nuffic.nl|page=5|language=en|quote=The language of education is Albanian.|access-date=3 July 2017|archive-date=14 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014102822/https://www.nuffic.nl/en/publications/find-a-publication/education-system-albania.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Education takes place in three stages: primary, secondary, and pre-university. Primary education is obligatory from grade 1 to 9. Students must pass the graduation exams at the end of the 9th grade in order to continue their education. After primary school, the general education is provided at the secondary schools. Students get prepared for the [[Matura]] examination, allowing them to obtain their matura diploma, which grants admission to higher education. The country follows the [[Bologna model]] in accordance with the 2007 Law on 'Higher Education'.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Albanian education system described and compared with the Dutch system|url=https://www.nuffic.nl/en/publications/find-a-publication/education-system-albania.pdf|website=nuffic.nl|page=6|language=en|quote=In principle, Albania follows the Bologna model in accordance with the 2007 Law on Higher Education (and supplements from 2010).|access-date=3 July 2017|archive-date=14 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014102822/https://www.nuffic.nl/en/publications/find-a-publication/education-system-albania.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> These institutions can be public or private, and may offer one, two or three levels of higher education depending on the institution.

== Health ==
{{Main|Health in Albania}}
[[File:Life expectancy in Albania.svg|thumb|Life expectancy in Albania]]
Albania has a [[universal health care]] system. In 2000, Albania had the world's 55th [[World Health Organization ranking of health systems in 2000|best healthcare performance]].

According to the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO), Albania ranks around the 40th in the world in terms of [[life expectancy]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Albania|url=https://www.who.int/countries/alb/en/|website=who.int|language=en|access-date=4 October 2020|archive-date=8 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908231118/https://www.who.int/countries/alb/en/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2102rank.html?countryName=Albania&countryCode=al&regionCode=eu&rank=51#al|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090809212333/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2102rank.html?countryName=Albania&countryCode=al&regionCode=eu&rank=51#al|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 August 2009|title=LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH|publisher=CIA&nbsp;– The World Factbook}}</ref> Compared to other Western countries, Albania has a low rate of [[obesity]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The World Is Getting Fatter and No One Knows How to Stop It|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2016-global-obesity/|website=bloomberg.com|language=en|date=6 April 2016|access-date=6 July 2017|archive-date=18 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418021056/https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2016-global-obesity/|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Period
!Life expectancy<br>in years
!Period
!Life expectancy<br>in years
|-
|1938<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Arjan|first=Gjonça|date=1998|title=Mortality Transition in Albania|url=http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/2870/1/U615819.pdf|journal=ProQuest LLC|pages=221|access-date=2 January 2020|archive-date=2 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102192836/http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/2870/1/U615819.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
|38.0
|1980–1985
|70.7
|-
|1950–1955
|55.3
|1985–1990
|71.9
|-
|1955–1960
|59.3
|1990–1995
|71.7
|-
|1960–1965
|64.9
|1995–2000
|73.0
|-
|1965–1970
|66.2
|2000–2005
|74.8
|-
|1970–1975
|67.7
|2005–2010
|75.7
|-
|1975–1980
|69.7
|2010–2015
|77.7
|}
Source: ''UN World Population Prospects''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/DataQuery/|title=World Population Prospects – Population Division – United Nations|access-date=2017-07-15|archive-date=19 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919061238/https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/DataQuery/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Diaspora ==
{{Main|Albanian diaspora}}

[[File:Albanians in Europe.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Distribution of [[Albanian people|Albanians]] in Europe]]

Albanians have established communities in many regions throughout southern Europe. The modern Albanian diaspora was formed largely in the 15th century, when many Albanians emigrated to southern [[Arbereshe people|Italy]], especially in [[Sicily]] and [[Calabria]] also to [[Albanians in greece|Greece]], to escape either various socio-political difficulties and the Ottoman conquest. Other destinations include the [[US]], [[Canada]], [[Argentina]], and [[Turkey]].

Over the last twenty years, Albania has experienced major demographic changes, having the [[Population growth|highest population growth]] in Europe before the [[Collapse of communism in Albania|collapse of communism]] in the country.<ref>{{cite web|title=Total Fertility Rates in selected European countries|url=http://www.instat.gov.al/media/239393/population_and_population_changes_in_albania_b.d.b1.pdf|website=instat.gov.al|page=6|language=en|quote=Albania's fertility no longer the highest in Europe|access-date=11 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207225134/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/239393/population_and_population_changes_in_albania_b.d.b1.pdf|archive-date=7 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Albania has also shifted to population decline since the changes. However, during the final days of the transition from communism to capitalism in 1990, over a million Albanians moved to foreign countries. These include [[Albanian Australians|Australia]], [[Albanian Canadians|Canada]], [[Albania-France relations|France]], [[Albanians in Germany|Germany]], [[Albanians in Italy|Italy]], [[Albanians in the Nordic countries|the Nordic countries]], [[Albanians in Switzerland|Switzerland]] and the [[Albanians in the United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]. About 440,000 of them settled in [[Greece]], where Albanians make up 60% of immigrants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.migrantsingreece.org/transpartner/Tables.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325222928/http://www.migrantsingreece.org/transpartner/Tables.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Data on immigrants in Greece, from Census 2001, Legalization applications 1998, and valid Residence Permits, 2004|website=migrantsingreece.org|archivedate=25 March 2009}}</ref> 350,000 Albanians have migrated to Italy over the 1990s to 2000s, however the number has increased substantially.<ref>Istituto nazionale di statistica: [http://www.istat.it/salastampa/comunicati/non_calendario/20061017_00/testointegrale.pdf ''La popolazione straniera residente in Italia''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327081537/http://www.istat.it/salastampa/comunicati/non_calendario/20061017_00/testointegrale.pdf |date=27 March 2009 }}</ref> The situation in Kosovo is similar. More than a million Albanians have left Kosovo permanently since the late 1980s, not counting those fleeing the [[Kosovo War]] who have subsequently returned.<ref>{{cite web|title=KOSOVO ENDE der GEDULD|url=http://www.focus.de/politik/ausland/kosovo-ende-der-geduld_aid_169033.html|language=de|quote=Seit dem Abschluß des Rückführungsabkommens zwischen Bonn und Belgrad im Oktober 1996 kehrten jedoch erst rund 5000 Albaner zurück. Das Abkommen sieht vor, daß innerhalb von drei Jahren 135 000 Albaner die Bundesrepublik verlassen müssen.|access-date=2 June 2017|archive-date=16 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416182441/https://www.focus.de/politik/ausland/kosovo-ende-der-geduld_aid_169033.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Important destinations for Albanians emigrating from Kosovo have been Switzerland and Germany.<ref>150,000 Albanians resided in Switzerland as of 2000 (1.5–2.0% of the total population of Switzerland). [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/01/22/publ.Document.52216.pdf Eidgenössiche Volkszählung 2000: Sprachenlandschaft in der Schweiz] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012114511/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/01/22/publ.Document.52216.pdf |date=12 October 2012 }}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Albania]]
* [[Albanian diaspora]]
* [[Demographics of Kosovo]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Demographics of Albania}}
* [https://www.instat.gov.al/en/statistical-literacy/the-population-pyramid/  Population pyramids census 2023 and 2011] Retrieved 21 April 2025
* [http://www.instat.gov.al/en/Home.aspx Institute of Statistics of Albania (INSTAT)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190919222807/http://www.instat.gov.al/en/Home.aspx |date=19 September 2019 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091003034518/http://www.worldmapper.org/countrycartograms/carto_alb.htm Population Cartogram of Albania]
* {{CIA World Factbook|year=2006}}
* [https://www.ined.fr/en/everything_about_population/graphs-maps/population_graphs/ World population pyramids by continent and country until 2100] Retrieved 3 May 2025

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