Albania - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Albania was 1,762,645 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,762,645 in 2020 and a minimum value of 493,982 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 493,982
1961 513,592
1962 530,766
1963 547,928
1964 565,248
1965 582,374
1966 599,300
1967 616,687
1968 635,924
1969 656,733
1970 677,801
1971 698,647
1972 720,649
1973 742,333
1974 764,166
1975 786,668
1976 809,052
1977 832,109
1978 854,618
1979 876,974
1980 902,120
1981 927,513
1982 954,645
1983 982,645
1984 1,011,235
1985 1,040,127
1986 1,068,501
1987 1,098,349
1988 1,127,722
1989 1,167,160
1990 1,197,222
1991 1,198,912
1992 1,209,490
1993 1,219,882
1994 1,230,218
1995 1,240,399
1996 1,250,518
1997 1,260,414
1998 1,270,214
1999 1,279,853
2000 1,289,391
2001 1,298,584
2002 1,327,220
2003 1,354,848
2004 1,381,828
2005 1,407,298
2006 1,430,886
2007 1,452,398
2008 1,473,392
2009 1,495,260
2010 1,519,519
2011 1,546,929
2012 1,575,788
2013 1,603,505
2014 1,630,119
2015 1,654,503
2016 1,680,247
2017 1,706,345
2018 1,728,969
2019 1,747,593
2020 1,762,645

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Albania was 62.11 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 62.11 in 2020, while its lowest value was 30.71 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 30.71
1961 30.94
1962 31.02
1963 31.09
1964 31.16
1965 31.23
1966 31.30
1967 31.37
1968 31.45
1969 31.55
1970 31.74
1971 31.93
1972 32.13
1973 32.32
1974 32.52
1975 32.71
1976 32.91
1977 33.11
1978 33.30
1979 33.50
1980 33.76
1981 34.02
1982 34.29
1983 34.55
1984 34.82
1985 35.08
1986 35.35
1987 35.62
1988 35.89
1989 36.16
1990 36.43
1991 36.70
1992 37.25
1993 37.80
1994 38.35
1995 38.91
1996 39.47
1997 40.04
1998 40.60
1999 41.17
2000 41.74
2001 42.44
2002 43.50
2003 44.57
2004 45.65
2005 46.73
2006 47.82
2007 48.90
2008 49.99
2009 51.08
2010 52.16
2011 53.25
2012 54.33
2013 55.39
2014 56.42
2015 57.43
2016 58.42
2017 59.38
2018 60.32
2019 61.23
2020 62.11

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization