Demographics of Albania - CIA World Factbook Demographic Statistics

CIA World Factbook Demographic Statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Population

3,002,859 (July 2012 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 23.1% (male 440,528/female 400,816)

15-64 years: 67.1% (male 1,251,001/female 1,190,841)

65 years and older: 9.8% (male 165,557/female 190,710) (2009 est.)

0-14 years: 21.4% (male 337,364/female 303,669)

15-64 years: 68.1% (male 996,666/female 1,043,472)

65 years and over: 10.5% (male 148,151/female 165,345) (2011 est.)

Median age

total: 30.4 years

male: 29.2 years

female: 31.6 years (2011 est.)

Population growth rate

0.28% (2012 est.)

Birth rate

12.38 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Death rate

6.25 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)

Immigration rate

-3.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 52% of total population (2010)

rate of urbanization: 2.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 77.59 years

male: 74.99 years

female: 80.49 years (2012 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.48 children born/woman (2012 est.)

Nationality

Noun: Albanian(s)

Adjective: Albanian

Religion

70.0% Muslim, 30.0% Christian

Language

Albanian (official – generally based on Tosk dialect and enriched with Gheg lexicon), Greek, Aromanian, Macedonian, and Romani.

Literacy

Definition: age 9 and older can read and write

Total population: 98.7%

Male: 99.2%

Female: 98.3% (2001 census)