Population growth in Albania
Albania: Population growth was -1.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Albania, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Albania recorded -1.2% for population growth in 2025.
That represents a change of up 19.2% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Albania peaked at 3.1% in 1961 and was at its lowest, -1.6%, in 2023.
Albania ranks 212th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth in Albania, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.1% | — |
| 1962 | 3.1% | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 3.0% | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 2.9% | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 2.8% | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 2.6% | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 2.6% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 2.8% | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 2.9% | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 2.6% | -11.9% |
| 1971 | 2.4% | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 2.5% | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 2.4% | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 2.3% | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 2.3% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 2.2% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 2.0% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 2.0% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 2.1% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 2.1% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 2.7% | +42.5% |
| 1990 | 1.8% | -33.1% |
| 1991 | -0.6% | -133.5% |
| 1992 | -0.6% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | -0.6% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | -0.6% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | -0.6% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | -0.6% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | -0.6% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | -0.6% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | -0.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | -0.6% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | -0.9% | +47.2% |
| 2002 | -0.3% | -68.0% |
| 2003 | -0.4% | +24.8% |
| 2004 | -0.4% | +11.7% |
| 2005 | -0.5% | +22.5% |
| 2006 | -0.6% | +23.3% |
| 2007 | -0.8% | +19.8% |
| 2008 | -0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | -0.7% | -12.2% |
| 2010 | -0.5% | -26.3% |
| 2011 | -0.3% | -45.8% |
| 2012 | -1.5% | +473.6% |
| 2013 | -1.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -1.5% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | -1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | -1.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | -1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | -1.5% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | -1.6% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | -1.4% | -12.3% |
| 2025 | -1.2% | -19.2% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's -1.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%. (59 countries reporting)
- Albania's -1.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -473.6% | -0.3% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | -133.5% | 1.8% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | +68.0% | -0.9% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | -47.2% | -0.6% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | +45.8% | -0.5% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | +42.5% | 1.9% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4% | -0.6% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6% | -0.9% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.3% | -1.5% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.5% | -1.6% | -1.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 209 Latvia -1.0% compare
- 210 Kosovo -1.1% compare
- 210 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) -1.1% compare
- 213 American Samoa -1.6% compare
- 214 Tuvalu -1.6% compare
- 215 Northern Mariana Islands -1.7% compare
More climate change data for Albania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 47.88 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,654 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 846.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,808 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 309.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 303.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.14 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Albania?
- Population growth in Albania was -1.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1961.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.6% in 2023.
- How does Albania rank for population growth?
- Albania ranks 212th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.