Greece vs. Albania
Demographics
| Greece | Albania | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,569,703 (July 2021 est.) | 3,088,385 (July 2021 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 14.53% (male 794,918/female 745,909) 15-24 years: 10.34% (male 577,134/female 519,819) 25-54 years: 39.6% (male 2,080,443/female 2,119,995) 55-64 years: 13.1% (male 656,404/female 732,936) 65 years and over: 22.43% (male 1,057,317/female 1,322,176) (2020 est.) | 0-14 years: 17.6% (male 284,636/female 256,474) 15-24 years: 15.39% (male 246,931/female 226,318) 25-54 years: 42.04% (male 622,100/female 670,307) 55-64 years: 11.94% (male 178,419/female 188,783) 65 years and over: 13.03% (male 186,335/female 214,276) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 45.3 years male: 43.7 years female: 46.8 years (2020 est.) | total: 34.3 years male: 32.9 years female: 35.7 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | -0.34% (2021 est.) | 0.24% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 7.72 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 12.86 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 12.05 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 7.27 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | -3.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.11 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.) | at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.11 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.09 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.93 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 3.61 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) | total: 11.1 deaths/1,000 live births male: 12.15 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 81.28 years male: 78.73 years female: 84 years (2021 est.) | total population: 79.23 years male: 76.55 years female: 82.12 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.39 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.53 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.2% (2020 est.) | <.1 (2020 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Greek(s) adjective: Greek | noun: Albanian(s) adjective: Albanian |
| Ethnic groups | Greek 91.6%, Albanian 4.4%, other 4% (2011) note: data represent citizenship; Greece does not collect data on ethnicity | Albanian 82.6%, Greek 0.9%, other 1% (including Vlach, Romani, Macedonian, Montenegrin, and Egyptian), unspecified 15.5% (2011 est.) note: data represent population by ethnic and cultural affiliation |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 17,000 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children | 1,400 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children |
| Religions | Greek Orthodox 81-90%, Muslim 2%, other 3%, none 4-15%, unspecified 1% (2015 est.) | Muslim 56.7%, Roman Catholic 10%, Orthodox 6.8%, atheist 2.5%, Bektashi (a Sufi order) 2.1%, other 5.7%, unspecified 16.2% (2011 est.) note: all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <100 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children | <100 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children |
| Languages | Greek (official) 99%, other (includes English and French) 1% major-language sample(s): ?? ?a???sµ?? ??ß??? ?ed?µ????, ? apa?a?t?t? p??? ßas???? p????f?????. (Greek) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. | Albanian 98.8% (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek 0.5%, other 0.6% (including Macedonian, Romani, Vlach, Turkish, Italian, and Serbo-Croatian), unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.) major-language sample(s): Libri i fakteve boterore, burim i pa zevendesueshem per informacione elementare. (Albanian) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.7% male: 98.5% female: 96.9% (2015) | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.1% male: 98.5% female: 97.8% (2018) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 20 years male: 20 years female: 20 years (2018) | total: 15 years male: 14 years female: 16 years (2019) |
| Education expenditures | NA | 3.6% of GDP (2017) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 80% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.11% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) | urban population: 63% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 1.29% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 96.8% of population rural: 95.3% of population total: 96.2% of population unimproved: urban: 4.7% of population rural: 4.7% of population total: 3.8% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 99.5% of population total: 99.8% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0.5% of population total: 0.2% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 3.153 million ATHENS (capital), 813,000 Thessaloniki (2021) | 503,000 TIRANA (capital) (2021) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 3 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 15 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 7.7% (2018) | 5.3% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 5.48 physicians/1,000 population (2017) | 1.22 physicians/1,000 population (2016) |
| Hospital bed density | 4.2 beds/1,000 population (2017) | 2.9 beds/1,000 population (2013) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 24.9% (2016) | 21.7% (2016) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 29.9 years (2019 est.) | 24.8 years (2019 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 56.1 youth dependency ratio: 21.3 elderly dependency ratio: 34.8 potential support ratio: 2.9 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 46.9 youth dependency ratio: 25.3 elderly dependency ratio: 21.6 potential support ratio: 4.6 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
