Population, total, annual growth rate in Albania
Albania: Population, total, annual growth rate was -1.16 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population, total, annual growth rate in Albania, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Albania recorded -1.16 % change on previous year for population, total, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.1% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Albania peaked at 3.17 % change on previous year in 1961 and was at its lowest, -1.63 % change on previous year, in 2023.
That places Albania 212th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population, total, annual growth rate in Albania, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.17 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 3.1 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 3 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 2.92 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 2.67 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 2.67 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 2.88 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 1969 | 2.94 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 2.58 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 1971 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 2.53 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 2.39 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 2.32 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 2.33 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 2.24 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 2.07 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 2.14 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 2.14 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 2.13 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 2.02 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 1.9 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 2.72 % change on previous year | +43.0% |
| 1990 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 1991 | -0.6009 % change on previous year | -133.1% |
| 1992 | -0.6046 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1993 | -0.6082 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1994 | -0.612 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1995 | -0.616 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1996 | -0.6196 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1997 | -0.6234 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1998 | -0.6273 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1999 | -0.6313 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2000 | -0.6353 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2001 | -0.9343 % change on previous year | +47.1% |
| 2002 | -0.2993 % change on previous year | -68.0% |
| 2003 | -0.3733 % change on previous year | +24.7% |
| 2004 | -0.4172 % change on previous year | +11.7% |
| 2005 | -0.5104 % change on previous year | +22.4% |
| 2006 | -0.6289 % change on previous year | +23.2% |
| 2007 | -0.7529 % change on previous year | +19.7% |
| 2008 | -0.7646 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2009 | -0.6715 % change on previous year | -12.2% |
| 2010 | -0.4953 % change on previous year | -26.2% |
| 2011 | -0.2685 % change on previous year | -45.8% |
| 2012 | -1.53 % change on previous year | +470.5% |
| 2013 | -1.53 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | -1.53 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1.53 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | -1.53 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -1.53 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | -1.53 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -1.53 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2020 | -1.53 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2021 | -1.53 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2022 | -1.53 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -1.63 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 2024 | -1.43 % change on previous year | -12.2% |
| 2025 | -1.16 % change on previous year | -19.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate 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 | -470.5% | -0.2685 % change on previous year | -1.53 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | -133.1% | 1.82 % change on previous year | -0.6009 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +68.0% | -0.9343 % change on previous year | -0.2993 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | -47.1% | -0.6353 % change on previous year | -0.9343 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +45.8% | -0.4953 % change on previous year | -0.2685 % change on previous year |
| 1989 | +43.0% | 1.9 % change on previous year | 2.72 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9 % change on previous year | 2.67 % change on previous year | 3.17 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.32 % change on previous year | 2.01 % change on previous year | 2.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.12 % change on previous year | 1.9 % change on previous year | 2.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3728 % change on previous year | -0.6313 % change on previous year | 1.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5988 % change on previous year | -0.9343 % change on previous year | -0.2993 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.3 % change on previous year | -1.53 % change on previous year | -0.2685 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.47 % change on previous year | -1.63 % change on previous year | -1.16 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 209 Latvia -0.9828 % change on previous year compare
- 210 Kosovo -1.1 % change on previous year compare
- 210 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) -1.1 % change on previous year compare
- 213 American Samoa -1.57 % change on previous year compare
- 214 Tuvalu -1.6 % change on previous year compare
- 215 Northern Mariana Islands -1.66 % change on previous year 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, total, annual growth rate in Albania?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Albania was -1.16 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.17 % change on previous year in 1961.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.63 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Albania rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Albania ranks 212th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.