Albania Population Pyramid 2016
Albania in 2016
As of 2016, Albania counted 2,897,866 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 2006, the population was still 3,050,808; it has declined by 5.0% since.
Half of the population was younger than 34.6 years; 18.6% were children under 15 and 12.9% were 65 or older. This is a constrictive pyramid — its base is narrower than its middle, the signature of sustained low birth rates and population ageing.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Albania had on average 1.35 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 79.6 years on average (81.4 years for girls, 77.7 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
41,235 immigrants live in Albania, 1.5% of the population.
| Greece | 28,166 |
| Italy | 7,928 |
| United States of America | 2,114 |
| Turkey | 1,746 |
| Canada | 807 |
1,216,585 people born in Albania live in other countries.
| Italy | 542,638 |
| Greece | 474,441 |
| TFYR Macedonia | 68,356 |
| France | 54,967 |
| Canada | 20,718 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 2,897,867 | 34.6 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,473,003 | 42.8 | |
| Slovenia | 2,061,373 | 43.3 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 1,961,260 | 38.3 | |
| Croatia | 4,136,444 | 43.7 |





