🇦🇱 Albania Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of Albania is 2,751,025, ranking #144 in the world (0.03% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is shrinking at -0.74% per year. The biggest city is Tirana with 418,495 inhabitants.
Live estimate
2,750,681
Growth rate
-0.74%
Density
100
people / km² (260 / mi²)
Median age
37.8
Fertility rate
1.32
births per woman
Life expectancy
80.1
years
Albania population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of Albania is projected to reach 2,240,166, and 1,184,997 by 2100.
Albania population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2,751,025 | -0.74% | 100.4 | 37.8 |
| 2025 | 2,771,508 | -0.75% | 101.2 | 37.3 |
| 2024 | 2,791,765 | -0.71% | 101.9 | 36.7 |
| 2023 | 2,811,655 | -0.71% | 102.6 | 36.3 |
| 2022 | 2,827,608 | -0.42% | 103.2 | 35.9 |
| 2021 | 2,849,635 | -1.13% | 104.0 | 35.5 |
| 2020 | 2,871,954 | -0.43% | 104.8 | 35.1 |
| 2019 | 2,885,010 | -0.47% | 105.3 | 34.7 |
| 2018 | 2,894,231 | -0.17% | 105.6 | 34.3 |
| 2017 | 2,898,242 | -0.11% | 105.8 | 33.9 |
| 2016 | 2,897,866 | 0.14% | 105.8 | 33.6 |
| 2015 | 2,898,632 | -0.19% | 105.8 | 33.3 |
| 2014 | 2,903,750 | -0.16% | 106.0 | 33.0 |
| 2013 | 2,907,573 | -0.10% | 106.1 | 32.7 |
| 2012 | 2,910,004 | -0.07% | 106.2 | 32.4 |
| 2011 | 2,911,504 | -0.04% | 106.3 | 32.0 |
| 2010 | 2,928,722 | -1.14% | 106.9 | 31.6 |
| 2009 | 2,961,480 | -1.08% | 108.1 | 31.0 |
| 2008 | 2,992,930 | -1.03% | 109.2 | 30.4 |
| 2007 | 3,022,887 | -0.96% | 110.3 | 29.8 |
| 2006 | 3,050,808 | -0.88% | 111.4 | 29.2 |
| 2005 | 3,076,159 | -0.78% | 112.3 | 28.6 |
| 2004 | 3,098,657 | -0.68% | 113.1 | 28.1 |
| 2003 | 3,118,088 | -0.57% | 113.8 | 27.5 |
| 2002 | 3,134,092 | -0.45% | 114.4 | 27.0 |
| 2001 | 3,147,943 | -0.43% | 114.9 | 26.5 |
| 2000 | 3,166,148 | -0.72% | 115.6 | 26.2 |
| 1999 | 3,188,596 | -0.69% | 116.4 | 26.0 |
| 1998 | 3,210,133 | -0.66% | 117.2 | 25.8 |
| 1997 | 3,229,660 | -0.56% | 117.9 | 25.5 |
| 1996 | 3,245,678 | -0.43% | 118.5 | 25.2 |
| 1995 | 3,258,567 | -0.36% | 118.9 | 24.8 |
| 1994 | 3,269,410 | -0.30% | 119.3 | 24.5 |
| 1993 | 3,277,825 | -0.21% | 119.6 | 24.1 |
| 1992 | 3,282,501 | -0.07% | 119.8 | 23.7 |
| 1991 | 3,282,602 | 0.07% | 119.8 | 23.3 |
| 1990 | 3,277,966 | 0.21% | 119.6 | 22.9 |
| 1989 | 3,260,374 | 0.86% | 119.0 | 22.6 |
| 1988 | 3,212,919 | 2.08% | 117.3 | 22.4 |
| 1987 | 3,148,838 | 1.95% | 114.9 | 22.1 |
| 1986 | 3,087,652 | 1.97% | 112.7 | 21.8 |
| 1985 | 3,026,242 | 2.04% | 110.5 | 21.5 |
| 1984 | 2,964,958 | 2.05% | 108.2 | 21.3 |
| 1983 | 2,905,130 | 2.03% | 106.0 | 21.0 |
| 1982 | 2,846,907 | 2.02% | 103.9 | 20.7 |
| 1981 | 2,790,413 | 1.99% | 101.8 | 20.4 |
| 1980 | 2,735,416 | 1.99% | 99.8 | 20.1 |
| 1979 | 2,681,384 | 2.00% | 97.9 | 19.8 |
| 1978 | 2,624,621 | 2.28% | 95.8 | 19.5 |
| 1977 | 2,566,599 | 2.19% | 93.7 | 19.2 |
| 1976 | 2,510,580 | 2.23% | 91.6 | 19.0 |
| 1975 | 2,454,859 | 2.26% | 89.6 | 18.7 |
| 1974 | 2,399,401 | 2.31% | 87.6 | 18.5 |
| 1973 | 2,344,105 | 2.35% | 85.6 | 18.3 |
| 1972 | 2,289,266 | 2.38% | 83.6 | 18.2 |
| 1971 | 2,234,992 | 2.42% | 81.6 | 18.1 |
| 1970 | 2,181,220 | 2.45% | 79.6 | 18.0 |
| 1969 | 2,126,875 | 2.60% | 77.6 | 17.9 |
| 1968 | 2,068,841 | 2.94% | 75.5 | 17.9 |
| 1967 | 2,008,521 | 2.98% | 73.3 | 17.9 |
| 1966 | 1,950,044 | 2.93% | 71.2 | 18.0 |
| 1965 | 1,894,312 | 2.87% | 69.1 | 18.1 |
| 1964 | 1,841,441 | 2.79% | 67.2 | 18.2 |
| 1963 | 1,791,285 | 2.73% | 65.4 | 18.4 |
| 1962 | 1,743,733 | 2.65% | 63.6 | 18.6 |
| 1961 | 1,698,791 | 2.57% | 62.0 | 18.7 |
| 1960 | 1,649,387 | 3.35% | 60.2 | 18.8 |
| 1959 | 1,595,011 | 3.36% | 58.2 | 19.0 |
| 1958 | 1,543,978 | 3.14% | 56.4 | 19.1 |
| 1957 | 1,497,956 | 2.91% | 54.7 | 19.2 |
| 1956 | 1,456,820 | 2.66% | 53.2 | 19.3 |
| 1955 | 1,418,850 | 2.62% | 51.8 | 19.4 |
| 1954 | 1,381,087 | 2.77% | 50.4 | 19.4 |
| 1953 | 1,343,575 | 2.73% | 49.0 | 19.5 |
| 1952 | 1,308,360 | 2.58% | 47.8 | 19.6 |
| 1951 | 1,276,366 | 2.37% | 46.6 | 19.6 |
| 1950 | 1,247,851 | 2.14% | 45.5 | 19.6 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 2,731,225 | -0.71% | 99.7 | 38.4 |
| 2028 | 2,711,660 | -0.73% | 99.0 | 38.9 |
| 2029 | 2,691,910 | -0.73% | 98.3 | 39.5 |
| 2030 | 2,671,885 | -0.76% | 97.5 | 40.1 |
| 2031 | 2,651,874 | -0.74% | 96.8 | 40.6 |
| 2032 | 2,632,160 | -0.75% | 96.1 | 41.2 |
| 2033 | 2,612,048 | -0.79% | 95.3 | 41.8 |
| 2034 | 2,591,317 | -0.81% | 94.6 | 42.4 |
| 2035 | 2,570,580 | -0.80% | 93.8 | 43.0 |
| 2036 | 2,549,689 | -0.83% | 93.1 | 43.6 |
| 2037 | 2,528,236 | -0.85% | 92.3 | 44.2 |
| 2038 | 2,506,595 | -0.86% | 91.5 | 44.7 |
| 2039 | 2,484,374 | -0.92% | 90.7 | 45.3 |
| 2040 | 2,461,866 | -0.90% | 89.9 | 45.9 |
| 2041 | 2,439,520 | -0.92% | 89.0 | 46.5 |
| 2042 | 2,417,264 | -0.91% | 88.2 | 47.0 |
| 2043 | 2,395,166 | -0.93% | 87.4 | 47.6 |
| 2044 | 2,373,261 | -0.91% | 86.6 | 48.1 |
| 2045 | 2,351,280 | -0.95% | 85.8 | 48.7 |
| 2046 | 2,328,952 | -0.96% | 85.0 | 49.2 |
| 2047 | 2,306,865 | -0.95% | 84.2 | 49.7 |
| 2048 | 2,284,842 | -0.97% | 83.4 | 50.2 |
| 2049 | 2,262,548 | -0.99% | 82.6 | 50.6 |
| 2050 | 2,240,166 | -1.00% | 81.8 | 51.1 |
| 2051 | 2,218,012 | -0.99% | 81.0 | 51.5 |
| 2052 | 2,195,840 | -1.02% | 80.1 | 51.9 |
| 2053 | 2,173,329 | -1.04% | 79.3 | 52.4 |
| 2054 | 2,150,774 | -1.05% | 78.5 | 52.8 |
| 2055 | 2,128,300 | -1.05% | 77.7 | 53.2 |
| 2056 | 2,106,073 | -1.05% | 76.9 | 53.5 |
| 2057 | 2,083,968 | -1.06% | 76.1 | 53.8 |
| 2058 | 2,061,943 | -1.06% | 75.3 | 54.1 |
| 2059 | 2,039,982 | -1.08% | 74.5 | 54.4 |
| 2060 | 2,017,998 | -1.09% | 73.7 | 54.6 |
| 2061 | 1,996,206 | -1.08% | 72.9 | 54.9 |
| 2062 | 1,974,543 | -1.10% | 72.1 | 55.1 |
| 2063 | 1,952,815 | -1.12% | 71.3 | 55.4 |
| 2064 | 1,931,103 | -1.12% | 70.5 | 55.6 |
| 2065 | 1,909,488 | -1.13% | 69.7 | 55.8 |
| 2066 | 1,888,155 | -1.12% | 68.9 | 56.0 |
| 2067 | 1,866,857 | -1.15% | 68.1 | 56.2 |
| 2068 | 1,845,407 | -1.16% | 67.4 | 56.4 |
| 2069 | 1,824,099 | -1.17% | 66.6 | 56.7 |
| 2070 | 1,802,818 | -1.18% | 65.8 | 57.0 |
| 2071 | 1,781,410 | -1.21% | 65.0 | 57.3 |
| 2072 | 1,759,873 | -1.23% | 64.2 | 57.6 |
| 2073 | 1,738,330 | -1.24% | 63.4 | 57.9 |
| 2074 | 1,716,473 | -1.29% | 62.6 | 58.2 |
| 2075 | 1,694,380 | -1.30% | 61.8 | 58.5 |
| 2076 | 1,672,511 | -1.30% | 61.0 | 58.7 |
| 2077 | 1,650,545 | -1.34% | 60.2 | 58.9 |
| 2078 | 1,628,466 | -1.35% | 59.4 | 59.0 |
| 2079 | 1,606,486 | -1.37% | 58.6 | 59.1 |
| 2080 | 1,584,303 | -1.41% | 57.8 | 59.2 |
| 2081 | 1,561,893 | -1.44% | 57.0 | 59.2 |
| 2082 | 1,539,373 | -1.47% | 56.2 | 59.2 |
| 2083 | 1,516,782 | -1.49% | 55.4 | 59.2 |
| 2084 | 1,494,285 | -1.50% | 54.5 | 59.2 |
| 2085 | 1,471,967 | -1.51% | 53.7 | 59.2 |
| 2086 | 1,449,876 | -1.51% | 52.9 | 59.2 |
| 2087 | 1,428,111 | -1.51% | 52.1 | 59.1 |
| 2088 | 1,406,581 | -1.53% | 51.3 | 59.1 |
| 2089 | 1,385,277 | -1.52% | 50.6 | 59.0 |
| 2090 | 1,364,419 | -1.51% | 49.8 | 58.9 |
| 2091 | 1,344,055 | -1.50% | 49.1 | 58.8 |
| 2092 | 1,324,192 | -1.48% | 48.3 | 58.7 |
| 2093 | 1,304,876 | -1.46% | 47.6 | 58.6 |
| 2094 | 1,286,145 | -1.43% | 46.9 | 58.4 |
| 2095 | 1,268,008 | -1.41% | 46.3 | 58.3 |
| 2096 | 1,250,429 | -1.39% | 45.6 | 58.1 |
| 2097 | 1,233,362 | -1.36% | 45.0 | 58.0 |
| 2098 | 1,216,785 | -1.34% | 44.4 | 57.9 |
| 2099 | 1,200,681 | -1.32% | 43.8 | 57.7 |
| 2100 | 1,184,997 | -1.31% | 43.3 | 57.6 |
States & provinces of Albania by population
| # | State / province | Population | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiranë | 758,513 | 27.6% |
| 2 | Durrës | 292,029 | 10.6% |
| 3 | Fier | 240,377 | 8.7% |
| 4 | Elbasan | 232,580 | 8.5% |
| 5 | Korçë | 173,091 | 6.3% |
| 6 | Shkodër | 154,478 | 5.6% |
| 7 | Vlorë | 146,681 | 5.3% |
| 8 | Berat | 140,956 | 5.1% |
| 9 | Dibër | 107,178 | 3.9% |
| 10 | Lezhë | 99,384 | 3.6% |
| 11 | Kukës | 61,998 | 2.3% |
| 12 | Gjirokastër | 60,013 | 2.2% |
State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).
Biggest cities in Albania
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tirana capital | Tirana | 418,495 |
| 2 | Durrës | Durrës County | 195,920 |
| 3 | Vlorë | Vlorë County | 115,261 |
| 4 | Elbasan | Elbasan County | 100,903 |
| 5 | Shkodër | Shkodër County | 95,553 |
| 6 | Lushnjë | Fier County | 63,135 |
| 7 | Berat | Berat County | 62,232 |
| 8 | Korçë | Korçë County | 58,259 |
| 9 | Fier | Fier County | 56,297 |
| 10 | Krujë | Durrës County | 51,191 |
| 11 | Pogradec | Korçë County | 46,070 |
| 12 | Kukës | Kukës County | 36,125 |
| 13 | Kuçovë | Berat County | 31,077 |
| 14 | Kavajë | Tirana | 30,012 |
| 15 | Bulqizë | Dibër County | 26,826 |
FAQ
What is the population of Albania in 2026?
The population of Albania is 2,751,025 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in Albania?
Tirana is the biggest city in Albania with 418,495 inhabitants and it is also the capital.
Is the population of Albania growing or shrinking?
The population of Albania is shrinking at -0.74% per year.
Neighboring countries
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
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