Albania Demographics Profile 2009

Population

3,639,453 (July 2009 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 over: 9.8% (male 165,557/female 190,710) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 29.9 years
male: 29.3 years
female: 30.6 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

0.546% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

15.29 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

5.55 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

-4.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 47% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.1 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 18.62 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 19.05 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 18.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 77.96 years
male: 75.28 years
female: 80.89 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.01 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

Nationality

noun: Albanian(s)
adjective: Albanian

Ethnic groups

Albanian 95%, Greek 3%, other 2% (Vlach, Roma (Gypsy), Serb, Macedonian, Bulgarian) (1989 est.)
note: in 1989, other estimates of the Greek population ranged from 1% (official Albanian statistics) to 12% (from a Greek organization)

Religions

Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%
note: percentages are estimates; there are no available current statistics on religious affiliation; all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice

Languages

Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects

Literacy

definition: age 9 and over can read and write
total population: 98.7%
male: 99.2%
female: 98.3% (2001 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 11 years (2004)

Education expenditures

2.9% of GDP (2002)