The population of Albania is expected to grow by 2,000 in 2019 and reach 2,884,000 in 2020. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 8,000 people yearly. On average there are 33,516 births and 22,668 deaths in Albania per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 0.38 percent per year. The population density of Albania has changed from 97.5 in 1980 to 106.9 in 2017.
| Current population | 2,883,718 people at present (Thursday 19th of September 2019) | |
| Median Age | 38.8 years |
| Life expectancy | 78.8 years | |
| Population density | 107.2 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2,883,000 | 2,000 (0.1%) | -8,000 | 38.8 | 1.70 | 107 | 1,761,000 (61.1%) |
| 2018 | 2,881,000 | 2,000 (0.1%) | -8,000 | 38.5 | 1.71 | 107 | 1,735,000 (60.2%) |
| 2017 | 2,879,000 | 2,899 (0.1%) | -8,000 | 38.1 | 1.71 | 107 | 1,707,000 (59.3%) |
| 2016 | 2,876,101 | -4,602 (-0.2%) | -8,000 | 37.8 | 1.71 | 105 | 1,678,953 (58.4%) |
| 2015 | 2,880,703 | -8,401 (-0.3%) | -8,000 | 37.5 | 1.71 | 105 | 1,653,725 (57.4%) |
| 2010 | 2,913,021 | -14,498 (-0.5%) | -18,685 | 34.8 | 1.65 | 106 | 1,519,519 (52.2%) |
| 2005 | 3,011,487 | -15,452 (-0.5%) | -43,472 | 32.2 | 1.75 | 110 | 1,407,298 (46.7%) |
| 2000 | 3,089,027 | -19,751 (-0.6%) | -35,355 | 30.2 | 2.16 | 113 | 1,289,391 (41.7%) |
| 1995 | 3,187,784 | -19,752 (-0.6%) | -35,921 | 28.6 | 2.59 | 116 | 1,240,399 (38.9%) |
| 1990 | 3,286,542 | 58,599 (1.8%) | -88,642 | 27.5 | 2.98 | 120 | 1,197,222 (36.4%) |
| 1985 | 2,964,762 | 60,333 (2.0%) | -20 | 26.8 | 3.27 | 108 | 1,040,127 (35.1%) |
| 1980 | 2,671,997 | 54,165 (2.0%) | -20 | 26.0 | 3.62 | 98 | 902,120 (33.8%) |
| 1975 | 2,404,831 | 54,707 (2.3%) | -20 | 25.4 | 4.24 | 88 | 786,668 (32.7%) |
| 1970 | 2,135,479 | 53,784 (2.5%) | -20 | 25.0 | 4.91 | 78 | 677,801 (31.7%) |
| 1965 | 1,864,791 | 50,656 (2.7%) | -20 | 24.9 | 5.77 | 68 | 582,374 (31.2%) |
| 1960 | 1,608,800 | 51,000 (3.1%) | -20 | 25.1 | 6.49 | 60 | 493,982 (30.7%) |
In 2018 the population of Albania was 2,881,000 and the average age increased from 25.1 in 1960 to 38.5. Urban population has increased from 1,289,391 (41.7%) in 2000 to 1,761,000 (61.1%) in the current year. The population density of Albania has changed from 97.5 in 1980 to 106.9 in 2017.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2,884,000 | 1,000 (0.0%) | -8,000 | 39.1 | 1.70 | 107 | 1,786,000 (62.0%) |
| 2025 | 2,882,000 | -1,000 (0.0%) | -8,000 | 40.5 | 1.70 | 108 | 1,894,000 (65.7%) |
| 2030 | 2,861,000 | -6,000 (-0.2%) | -8,000 | 41.8 | 1.70 | 107 | 1,967,000 (68.8%) |
| 2035 | 2,813,000 | -12,000 (-0.4%) | -8,000 | 43.2 | 1.70 | 106 | 2,000,000 (71.1%) |
| 2040 | 2,738,000 | -17,000 (-0.6%) | -8,000 | 44.5 | 1.70 | 103 | 1,992,000 (72.8%) |
| 2045 | 2,647,000 | -19,000 (-0.7%) | -8,000 | 45.7 | 1.71 | 101 | 1,967,000 (74.3%) |
| 2050 | 2,551,000 | -19,000 (-0.7%) | -8,000 | 46.6 | 1.72 | 97 | 1,933,000 (75.8%) |
Total Albania population should reach 2,884,000 by 2020 and should decrease to 2,551,000 people by year 2050. The life expectancy at birth should reach 83.9 (82.8 years for male and 85.1 years for females). Population density will go up to 97.2 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is 0.07% (2,000 residents, including 21,707 deaths). The demographics of Albania constitutes of 1,429,000 women and 1,453,000 men, which means there are 1,017 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 23.9% of population (689,037) is 19 or younger, 62.1% of population (1,791,208) is between age 20 and 64 and 14.1% of population (406,791) is over 65.