Demographics of Albania
People of Albania
Population
- According to the preliminary data from the 2001 census [1] the population is 3,087,159, but estimates for 2002 [1] put it at around 3,544,841.
Age Structure
- 0-14 years: 28.8% (male 528,678; female 493,531)
- 15-64 years: 64% (male 1,094,034; female 1,175,024)
- 65 years and over: 7.2% (male 111,524; female 142,050) (2002 est.)
Population Growth Rate
- 1.06% (2002 est.)
Birth Rate
- 18.59 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Death Rate
- 6.49 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Net Migration Rate
- -1.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Sex Ratio
- at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
- under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
- total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
Infant Mortality Rate
- 38.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Life Expectancy at Birth
- total population: 72.1 year
- male: 69.27 years
- female: 75.14 years (2002 est.)
Total Fertility Rate
- 2.27 children born/woman (2002 est.)
HIV/AIDS
- adult prevalence rate: less than 0.01% (1999 est.)
- people living with HIV/AIDS: less than 100 (2000 est.)
- deaths: less than 100 (1999 est.)
Nationality
- noun: Albanian(s)
- adjective: Albanian
Ethnic Groups
Note: in 1989, other estimates of the Greek population ranged from 1% (official Albanian statistics) to 12% (from a Greek organization)
- Tosk Albanian 82.6%
- Gheg Albanian 9.2%
- Greek 2.3%
- Slavic Macedonian 2%
- Other: 1.8% (Vlach, Gypsy, Serb etc.)
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Religions
Note: all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice
Languages
Literacy
- Definition: age 9 and over can read and write
- total population: 93% (1997 est.)
- male: NA%
- female: NA%
Work Force
- 1.5 million
- Agriculture: 60%
- Industry and Commerce: 40%
Reference
Much of the material in this article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000.