Demographic features of the population of Albania include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects. The demography of Albania is monitored by the Institute of Statistics of Albania. The institute has performed demographic censuses since the 1920s.[3] The latest census in Albania was performed in September 2023.[1]
Albania is a fairly ethnically and linguistically homogeneous country, with ethnic Albanians forming 91% of the total population in the country. The total population residing in Albania in September 2023 was 2,402,113 according to the most recent INSTAT census.
The first official population statistic for Albania was the 1923 census, when the country had a total of 823,000 inhabitants. Previous censuses were carried out by the Ottoman Empire, which are not yet available. A shift in administrative borders in 1913 make comparison of various periods more complicated. Maddison from 2001, estimates that in Albania about 200,000 people lived up to the year 1600, and that the population grew to 300,000 by 1700, implying an annual average growth rate of 0.4% in that period. However, population growth accelerated from the declaration of independence in 1912 to 1944 to 0.7% per year. This was due in part because Albania had the largest birth rate and the smallest death rate in Europe at the time.[4] After the second World War, population increase policies pursued by the communist government and a large life expectancy fuelled a 2.5% annual increase for the following 45 years. The growth strained economic resources during communism in a Malthusian fashion that led to the collapse of the regime and the emigration of about 20 to 25 percent of the population in the following two decades. Albania experienced a demographic transition starting from 1960s, when crude birth rates began a slow decline, despite a government policy that called for a population increase. After the 1990s, the population showed an average decline of about 0.3% per year, caused by emigration. In the 2001 Census, the population declined to 3,023,000 from almost 3,300,000 million in 1990.
The permanent population of Albania at the 2023 census had decreased of 420,000 people compared to the 2011 census. The population density in 2023 was 84 inhabitants per square kilometre. The overall life expectancy in Albania at birth was 78 years in 2011.[5] In 2011, for the first time in the history of population censuses in Albania, the population in urban areas (53.7%) was larger than the population of rural areas (46.3%).[6] The Albanian language is the official language, but minority languages are officially used in some local government units. Albanian is declared as the native language by 98.76% of the population. The Albanian people are considered one of the most polyglot people in Europe.[7] They generally speak more than two languages, which are mainly French, Greek, Italian, and English, which are increasing due to migration return, and new Greek and Italian communities in the country. The main religions of Albania are Islam (50.67%), Christianity (16%) of which Roman Catholicism (8.38%), Eastern Orthodoxy (7.22%) and Evangelicism (0.4%), other religions (0.15%), Believers without denomination (13.83%) and Atheists (3.55%) according to the 2023 census. There were also those who preferred not to answer (10.17%),
Albania has a high Human Development Index of 0.764, ranking 75th in the world in 2016.[8] In 2016, Albania had a total population of 2,786,026, 1,361,326 being males and 1,424,700 females. 42,922 inhabitants have left Albania and in the same year the number of immigrants in the country was 25,846.[9]
Albanian demographics are difficult to ascertain and verify due to political corruption at the local and central level as noted by the Council of Europe.[10]
With an estimated population of 2.40 million in 2023, Albania ranks 143rd in the world by population. The population density is 101 inhabitants per square kilometre.[11] The overall life expectancy in Albania at birth is 78 years.[12] The total fertility rate of 1.70 children per mother is one of the lowest in the world. In 2016, the population of Albania was about 2.89 million, comprising 1,447 million male and 1,443 female persons.[13] There were 38,003 live births and 20,737 deaths in Albania. The natural increase of the population was positive, as the number of births exceeded the number of deaths by 17,266. Due to external migration and low birth rate, the population declined by 18,307. The total dependency ratio of population in Albania is 46.8%.
In 2001, the number of households amounted to 726,895.[14] The age structure was under 6 years by 10.8% and 65 years and older by 7.5%. However, the sex ratio amounted to 49.9% males and 50.1% females of the total population. Furthermore, 2,737,614 of the population was older than 6 years. In 2011, the total population was 2,831,741.[15] The comparison of the figures shows that the population has decreased by 7.7% in about ten years. Large scale emigration and fertility decline are supposed to be the main causes of the observed population decrease. A preliminary estimate of the number of persons that refused to participate in the census is 29,355 (1.04%). This figure is based on the number of dwellings for which a refusal was recorded and is included in the total population. The total population is composed of 1,421,810 males (50.2%) and 1,409,931 females (49.8%). For the first time in the history of population censuses in the nation, the population in urban areas is larger than the population of rural areas. According to 2011 census preliminary results, 53.7 percent of the population lives in urban areas and 46.3 percent in rural areas.
The 2011 census is regarded as unreliable and inaccurate by the Council of Europe, showing incompatibility with the protection of national minorities.[16] Also, the World Council of Churches sent letters to the United Nations Human Rights Council regarding the matter, having conducted their own questionnaire which showed major irregularities.[17] It was the first census to include ethnicity, was struck by controversy since according to article 20 of the Census law, there is a $1,000 fine for anyone who declares anything other than what was written down on the individual's birth certificate.[18] Some of the minorities, mainly the Greeks, boycotted the census.[19] The religious affiliation of the population was 56.7% Muslims, 13.79% undeclared, 10.03% Catholics, 6.75% Orthodox believers, 5.49% other, 2.5% Atheists, 2.09% Bektashis and 0.14% other Christians.[20]
According to the Institute of Statistics INSTAT, the population in 2016 was 2,886,026. Tirana County is the area with the highest population of 811,649 in the country. Fier County remains the population with the second highest population with a total of 312,488. The Counties with the lowest result are Gjirokastër, Kukës and Dibër respectively with 70,331, 84,035 and 134,153 inhabitants.[21] About 53.4% of Albania's population live in cities. The three largest counties account for half of the population.
Almost 53.4% of the population of Albania living in cities. According to the Institute of Statistics (INSTAT), the three largest counties account for half of the population. Over 1 million people live in Tirana and Durrës, making it the largest urban area in Albania.[22] The area of the capital Tirana, is one of largest cities in the Balkan Peninsula and ranks 7th with a population about 800,000.[23] The second largest is the port city of Durrës, with a population of 201.110, followed by Vlorë, the largest city in southern Albania, with 141.513 inhabitants. The Institute of Statistics forecast that the population may even increase by less than a fifth from 763.560 by 2011 to 909.252 by 2031, depending on the actual birth rate and the level of net migration.[24]
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Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.I.2021):[41]
Age Group
Male
Female
Total
%
Total
1 409 982
1 419 759
2 829 741
100
0–4
73 974
69 572
143 546
5.07
5–9
81 708
80 005
161 713
5.71
10–14
83 041
79 066
162 107
5.73
15–19
96 566
92 509
189 075
6.68
20–24
109 136
109 651
218 787
7.73
25–29
117 857
117 340
235 197
8.31
30–34
108 995
99 057
208 052
7.35
35–39
91 048
85 911
176 959
6.25
40–44
78 999
80 415
159 414
5.63
45–49
81 594
87 253
168 847
5.97
50–54
90 329
97 106
187 435
6.62
55–59
97 462
101 163
198 625
7.02
60–64
92 124
96 329
188 453
6.66
65-69
72 196
77 028
149 224
5.27
70-74
54 148
58 382
112 530
3.98
75-79
40 995
44 359
85 354
3.02
80-84
27 176
30 982
58 158
2.06
85+
12 634
13 631
26 265
0.93
Age group
Male
Female
Total
Percent
0–14
238 723
228 643
467 366
16.52
15–64
964 110
966 734
1 930 844
68.23
65+
207 149
224 382
431 531
15.25
Marriages and divorces
Average population
Marriages
Divorces
Crude marriage rate (per 1000)
Crude divorce rate (per 1000)
Divorces per 1000 marriages
1950
1,215,200
12,341
1,188
10.2
1.0
96.3
1951
1,242,000
12,364
1,154
10.0
0.9
93.3
1952
1,270,000
12,387
1,120
9.8
0.9
90.4
1953
1,302,000
12,410
1,087
9.5
0.8
87.6
1954
1,340,000
12,433
1,053
9.3
0.8
84.7
1955
1,379,000
12,456
1,019
9.0
0.7
81.8
1956
1,421,000
12,479
985
8.8
0.7
78.9
1957
1,462,000
12,502
951
8.6
0.7
76.1
1958
1,507,000
12,525
918
8.3
0.6
73.3
1959
1,556,000
12,548
884
8.1
0.6
70.4
1960
1,608,800
12,571
850
7.8
0.5
67.6
1961
1,659,800
18,723
1,314
11.3
0.8
70.2
1962
1,711,319
12,838
1,236
7.5
0.7
96.3
1963
1,762,621
13,182
1,046
7.5
0.6
79.4
1964
1,814,135
13,021
1,104
7.2
0.6
84.8
1965
1,864,791
13,921
1,028
7.5
0.6
73.8
1966
1,914,573
12,968
1,217
6.8
0.6
93.8
1967
1,965,598
16,853
1,415
8.6
0.7
84.0
1968
2,022,272
15,845
1,773
7.8
0.9
111.9
1969
2,081,695
15,322
1,608
7.4
0.8
104.9
1970
2,135,479
14,449
1,625
6.8
0.8
112.5
1971
2,187,853
15,300
1,758
7.0
0.8
114.9
1972
2,243,126
16,159
1,718
7.2
0.8
106.3
1973
2,296,752
18,481
1,791
8.0
0.8
96.9
1974
2,350,124
18,605
1,934
7.9
0.8
104.0
1975
2,404,831
18,729
1,853
7.8
0.8
98.9
1976
2,458,526
18,600
1,900
7.6
0.8
102.2
1977
2,513,546
19,934
2,003
7.9
0.8
100.5
1978
2,566,266
20,464
1,836
8.0
0.7
89.7
1979
2,617,832
21,355
1,849
8.2
0.7
86.6
1980
2,671,997
21,729
2,024
8.1
0.8
93.1
1981
2,726,056
23,301
2,222
8.5
0.8
95.4
1982
2,784,278
25,157
2,206
9.0
0.8
87.7
1983
2,843,960
25,607
2,371
9.0
0.8
92.6
1984
2,904,429
26,397
2,335
9.1
0.8
88.5
1985
2,964,762
25,271
2,451
8.5
0.8
97.0
1986
3,022,635
25,718
2,383
8.5
0.8
92.7
1987
3,083,605
27,370
2,537
8.9
0.8
92.7
1988
3,142,336
28,174
2,597
9.0
0.8
92.2
1989
3,211,964
27,655
2,628
8.6
0.8
95.0
1990
3,266,790
28,992
2,675
8.9
0.8
92.3
1991
3,247,039
24,853
2,236
7.7
0.7
90.0
1992
3,227,287
26,405
2,480
8.2
0.8
93.9
1993
3,207,536
25,963
2,251
8.1
0.7
86.7
1994
3,187,784
27,895
2,108
8.8
0.7
75.6
1995
3,168,033
26,989
2,331
8.5
0.7
86.4
1996
3,148,281
27,690
1,901
8.8
0.6
68.7
1997
3,128,530
24,122
1,430
7.7
0.5
59.3
1998
3,108,778
27,871
2,005
9.0
0.6
71.9
1999
3,089,027
27,254
2,114
8.8
0.7
77.6
2000
3,060,173
25,820
2,168
8.4
0.7
84.0
2001
3,060,169
25,717
2,462
8.4
0.8
95.7
2002
3,051,010
26,202
3,494
8.6
1.1
133.3
2003
3,039,616
27,342
3,634
9.0
1.2
132.9
2004
3,026,939
20,949
2,968
6.9
1.0
141.7
2005
3,011,487
21,795
3,929
7.2
1.3
180.3
2006
2,992,547
21,332
4,075
7.1
1.4
191.0
2007
2,970,017
22,371
3,305
7.5
1.1
147.7
2008
2,947,314
21,290
3,610
7.2
1.2
169.6
2009
2,927,519
26,174
3,606
8.9
1.2
137.8
2010
2,913,021
25,428
3,478
8.7
1.2
136.8
2011
2,905,195
25,556
3,642
8.8
1.3
142.5
2012
2,900,401
22,891
3,561
7.9
1.2
155.6
2013
2,895,092
23,820
3,747
8.2
1.3
157.3
2014
2,889,104
23,769
4,240
8.2
1.5
178.4
2015
2,880,703
24,997
3,761
8.7
1.3
150.5
2016
2,876,101
22,562
4,345
7.8
1.5
192.6
2017
2,873,457
22,641
4,508
7.9
1.6
199.1
2018
2,866,376
23,104
4,846
8.1
1.7
209.7
2019
2,854,191
22,415
7.9
2020
2,837,849
17,473
6.2
Ethnic groups
Albania is inhabited mostly by Albanians. In the 2011 official census, 97.8% of those who disclosed their identity were Albanians (82.58% overall), while 2.3% stated other ethnicities (1.9% overall).[42] Albania recognizes nine national minorities. These include Aromanians, Balkan Egyptians, Greeks, Bulgarians, Bosniaks, Macedonians, Montenegrins, Serbs, and Roma.[43] As conducting a satisfactory census of ethnic minorities is one of the country's commitments to the European Union, the Government of Albania conducted an official census to clarify the ethnic composition of the population in 2011. However this census was deemed unreliable by internal and external organisations, including the Council of Europe and many of Albania's ethnic minority groups.[10] The last census to include data on ethnic minorities was conducted in 1989.[44] The census conducted in 2001 did not collect information about ethnic groups and nationalities in the population.
Since the 21st century, Albania has also witness a significant settlement of foreign expats into the country, such as Italians, Chinese, Turks, Bengalis, Americans, Portuguese[45] and other foreign workers. In 2021 there were as many as 15,000 foreigners living in Albania (0.5% of the population).[46]
1 At the 2011 census a total of 390,938 (14% of the total population) did not declare their nationality, while another 44,144 (1.6%) considered the nationality as 'not relevant'. The census is regarded unreliable and inaccurate by the Council of Europe.Vlachs (Aromanians) live in the south of the country,[56] whereas Montenegrins and Serbs live in the north.[57] Macedonians mostly live in Mala Prespa and the regions along the Macedonian border, known as 'Golo Brdo' and 'Gora'. 2 The Bulgarian minority was only recognised in 2017,[58] after decades-long blockade by former Yugoslavia and following a 2016 recommendation by the European Parliament that the rights of people of Bulgarian ethnicity in the Prespa, Gollobordë, and Gora regions should be respected.[59] 3 Includes 584 Serbs and 511 Montenegrins[51]. 4 Includes 3,798 people declaring "Other ethnic identity", 770 people declaring "Mixed ethnic identity" and 1,142 people declaring "No ethnic identity"[51].
The Constitution of Albania extends freedom of religion to all citizens and the government generally respects this right in practice. It declares no official religion and provides for equality of all religions. However, the predominant religious communities enjoy a greater degree of official recognition and social status based on their historical presence in the country. All registered religious groups have the right to hold bank accounts and to own property and buildings. Religious freedoms have in large part been secured by the generally amicable relationship among religions. The Ministry of Education has the right to approve the curricula of religious schools to ensure their compliance with national education standards while the State Committee on Cults oversees implementation. There are also 68 vocational training centers administered by religious communities.[64]
Government policy and practice contributed to the generally free exercise of religion. The government is secular and the Ministry of Education asserts that public schools in the country are secular and that the law prohibits ideological and religious indoctrination. Religion is not taught in public schools.[64]
Map illustrating the various dialects of the Albanian language in Southern Europe
The Albanian language is the official language of Albania. It has two distinct dialects, Tosk, spoken in the south, and Gheg, spoken in the north. The Shkumbin river is the rough dividing line between the two dialects. The language is spoken primarily in Greece, Italy, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Montenegro. Centuries-old communities speaking Albanian-based dialects can be found scattered in Greece (Arvanites), Southern Italy, Sicily and Calabria (Arbëreshë) and in Ukraine. However, due to the large Albanian diaspora, the total number of speakers is much higher than the native speakers in Southern Europe. The four dialects include Tosk Albanian, Gheg Albanian, Arbëresh and Arvanitika.
Foreign languages spoken generally include one - or more - amongst the following: English, French, Greek, Italian. Language knowledge is increasing due to returning migrants, as well as new Greek and Italian communities in the country. In particular, Italian is widely spoken throughout Albania. La Francophonie states that 30,000 French speakers can be found in Albania.[65] Greek, the language of the Greek minority of the south, is also very widespread in that region. Nowadays, knowledge of English is growing very rapidly, especially among the youth.
The ethnic minorities languages include Aromanian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Gorani, and Roma. Greek is the largest minority language of the country as well as the first largest foreign language. Approximately 5,000 Macedonian language-speakers can be found in Albania. Most of these living in the southeastern part of the country.
The University of Tirana is the largest and highest ranking university in Albania.
Literacy in the country is 98.7 percent.[66] The school life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) of Albania is 16 years. The nation ranks 25th out of 167 countries in the world.[67] In 2015, the overall literacy rate in Albania was 98.7%; the male literacy rate was 99.2% and female literacy rate was 98.3%.
Education for primary (arsimi fillor), secondary (arsimi i mesëm), and tertiary (arsimi universitar) levels are mostly supported by the state. Classes start in September or October and end in June or July.[68] Albanian is the primary language of instruction in all public schools.[69] Education takes place in three stages: primary, secondary, and pre-university. Primary education is obligatory from grade 1 to 9. Students must pass the graduation exams at the end of the 9th grade in order to continue their education. After primary school, the general education is provided at the secondary schools. Students get prepared for the Matura examination, allowing them to obtain their matura diploma, which grants admission to higher education. The country follows the Bologna model in accordance with the 2007 Law on 'Higher Education'.[70] These institutions can be public or private, and may offer one, two or three levels of higher education depending on the institution.
Albanians have established communities in many regions throughout southern Europe. The modern Albanian diaspora was formed largely in the 15th century, when many Albanians emigrated to southern Italy, especially in Sicily and Calabria also to Greece, to escape either various socio-political difficulties and the Ottoman conquest. Other destinations include the US, Canada, Argentina, and Turkey.
Over the last twenty years, Albania has experienced major demographic changes, having the highest population growth in Europe before the collapse of communism in the country.[76] Albania has also shifted to population decline since the changes. However, during the final days of the transition from communism to capitalism in 1990, over a million Albanians moved to foreign countries. These include Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Nordic countries, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. About 440,000 of them settled in Greece, where Albanians make up 60% of immigrants.[77] 350,000 Albanians have migrated to Italy over the 1990s to 2000s, however the number has increased substantially.[78] The situation in Kosovo is similar. More than a million Albanians have left Kosovo permanently since the late 1980s, not counting those fleeing the Kosovo War who have subsequently returned.[79] Important destinations for Albanians emigrating from Kosovo have been Switzerland and Germany.[80]
Albania, officially the Republic of Albania, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is in the Balkans, on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south. With an area of 28,748 km2 (11,100 sq mi), it has a varied range of climatic, geological, hydrological and morphological conditions. Albania's landscapes range from rugged snow-capped mountains in the Albanian Alps and the Korab, Skanderbeg, Pindus and Ceraunian Mountains, to fertile lowland plains extending from the Adriatic and Ionian seacoasts. Tirana is the capital and largest city in the country, followed by Durrës, Vlorë, and Shkodër.
The Demographics of Greece refer to the demography of the population that inhabits the Greek peninsula. The population of Greece was estimated by the United Nations to be 10,445,365 in 2021.
Demographic features of the population of North Macedonia include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Demographic features of the population of Slovenia include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Demographic features of the population of the Czech Republic include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, and religious affiliations.
The demography of the Republic of Bulgaria is monitored by the National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria. Demographic features of the population of Bulgaria include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and others.
Northern Epirus is a term used to refer to those parts of the historical region of Epirus, in the western Balkans, which today are part of Albania. The term is used mostly by Greeks and is associated with the existence of a substantial ethnic Greek minority in the region. It also has connotations with irredentist political claims on the territory on the grounds that it was held by Greece and in 1914 was declared an independent state by the local Greeks against annexation to the newly founded Albanian principality.
Dibër County is one of the 12 counties of the Republic of Albania, spanning a surface area of 2,586 square kilometres (998 sq mi) with the capital in Peshkopi. The county borders on the counties of Durrës, Elbasan, Kukës, Lezhë, Tirana and the country of North Macedonia. It is divided into the four municipalities of Bulqizë, Dibër, Klos and Mat. The municipalities are further subdivided into 290 towns and villages in total.
Gjirokastër County is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The total population in 2021 was 58,031, in an area of 2884 km2. Its capital is the city Gjirokastër.
Korçë County, officially the County of Korçë, is a county in the Southern Region of the Republic of Albania. It is the largest by area and the seventh most populous of the twelve counties, with more than 202,000 people within an area of 3,711 km2 (1,433 sq mi). The county borders on North Macedonia to the northeast and Greece to the southeast, the counties of Elbasan to the northwest, Berat to the west and Gjirokastër to the southwest. It is divided into six municipalities, Korçë, Devoll, Kolonjë, Maliq, Pogradec and Pustec, with all of whom incorporate thirty-seven administrative units.
Kukës County is a landlocked county in northeastern Albania, with the capital in Kukës. The county spans 2,374 square kilometres (917 sq mi) and had a total population of 74,388 people as of 2021. The county borders on the counties of Dibër, Lezhë and Shkodër and the countries of Montenegro, Kosovo and North Macedonia. It is divided into three municipalities: Has, Kukës and Tropojë. The municipalities are further subdivided into 290 towns and villages in total.
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Minorities in Greece are small in size compared to Balkan regional standards, and the country is largely ethnically homogeneous. This is mainly due to the population exchanges between Greece and neighboring Turkey and Bulgaria, which removed most Muslims and those Christian Slavs who did not identify as Greeks from Greek territory. The treaty also provided for the resettlement of ethnic Greeks from those countries, later to be followed by refugees. There is no official information for the size of the ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities because asking the population questions pertaining to the topic have been abolished since 1951.
Albania is an ethnically homogeneous country, where the overwhelming majority of the population speaks Albanian, which is also the official language. It has two distinct dialects: Tosk, spoken in the south, and Gheg, spoken in the north. However, many Albanians can also speak foreign languages as Italian, Greek, French, German, and English, amongst others, due to the high numbers of Albanian diaspora and Albanian communities throughout the Balkans.
Pustec Municipality, previously known as Liqenas Commune from 1973 to 2013, is a municipality in the Korçë County of Albania. The population at the 2011 census was 3,290, in a total area of 243.60 km2. The municipality's flag features the Vergina Sun.
The Macedonians in Albania are an officially recognized ethnic minority. According to the data from the census held in 2023, there are 2,281 ethnic Macedonians in Albania. According to the 2011 census, 5,512 ethnic Macedonians lived in Albania. In the 1989 census, 4,697 people had declared themselves Macedonian.
The geographical distribution of speakers of Macedonian refers to the total number of native speakers of Macedonian, an East South Slavic language that serves as the official language of North Macedonia. Estimates of the number of native and second language speakers of Macedonian varies; the number of native speakers in the country ranges from 1,344,815 according to the 2002 census in North Macedonia to 1,476,500 per linguistic database Ethnologue in 2016. Estimates of the total number of speakers in the world include 3.5 million people. Macedonian is studied and spoken as a second language by all ethnic minorities in the country.
Monoethnicity is the existence of a single ethnic group in a given region or country. It is the opposite of polyethnicity.
The Kosovo Agency of Statistics monitors various demographic features of the population of Kosovo, such as population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Censuses, normally conducted at ten-year intervals, record the demographic characteristics of the population. According to the first census conducted after the 2008 declaration of independence in 2011, the permanent population of Kosovo had reached 1,810,366. A 2024 CIA estimate put Kosovo's population at 1,977,093. The latest census started on 5th of April 2024 and according to the preliminary results, the Republic of Kosovo has 1,586,659 inhabitants, of which 795,046 are men (50.1%) and 791,614 are women (49.9%).
The Aromanians in Albania are an officially recognised ethnic minority in Albania.
↑ "Background". instat.gov.al. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017. The first statistical office was opened in 1924. It used to work out economic data on the Ministry of Public Affairs and Agriculture.
↑ "POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS IN ALBANIA"(PDF). instat.gov.al. p.16. Archived from the original(PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2017. For the first time in the history of population censuses in Albania, the population in urban areas is larger than the population of rural areas. According to 2011 census preliminary results, 53.7% of the population lives in urban areas and 46.3% in rural areas.
↑ Gloyer, Gillian (2008). Albania: the Bradt travel guide (3rded.). Chalfont St. Peter: Bradt Travel Guides. p.44. ISBN9781841622460.
↑ "Population of Albania"(PDF). instat.gov.al. p.1. Archived from the original(PDF) on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017. The population of Albania on January 1st is 2,886,026 inhabitants, compared to the population of 2015 there is a decrease of 6,276 inhabitants. The population of Albania consists of 1,461,326 males and 1,424,700 females. The sex ratio of this population is 102.6 males for 100 females. The median age of the population of Albania on January the 1st 2015 is 34.7 years.
↑ "Popullsia e Shqipërisë"(PDF). instat.gov.al (in Albanian). p.1. Archived from the original(PDF) on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016. Qarqet me popullsinë më të ulët në vend janë Gjirokastra, Kukësi dhe Dibra, respektivisht me nga 70.331, 84.035 dhe 134.153 banorë.
↑ "Popullsia e Shqipërisë"(PDF). instat.gov.al (in Albanian). p.1. Archived from the original(PDF) on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016. Qarku Qarku me popullsinë më të lartë në Shqipëri mbetet Tirana me 811.649 (28,1%) banorë, e ndjekur nga Fieri me 312.488 (10,8%) dhe Elbasani me 298.913 (10,4%) banorë
↑ "Population projections at Prefecture level"(PDF). instat.gov.al. p.45. Archived from the original(PDF) on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2017. The number of inhabitants in Tirana prefecture is forecasted to increase by less than a fifth from 763,560 in 2011 to 909,252 in 2031, according to the low internal migration scenario which also assumes a redirection of migrants to other centres of Albania.
1 2 B.R. Mitchell. European historical statistics, 1750-1975.
↑ "2.3 Specific information on minorities". lup.lub.lu.se. p.17. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2017. According to the data from 1989 Population and Housing Census33 the number of this population was 58.758 inhabitants or in other terms 90.6 percent of completely ethnic minorities' population.
↑ "2.3.5.4 The number of Aromanian minority population". lup.lub.lu.se. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2017. While in 1989 registration, the number of Aromanians living in Albania was reported to be of 782 inhabitants.
↑ "2.3.2.4 The number of Macedonian minority population". lup.lub.lu.se. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2017. The population census of 1945 revealed 3.431 inhabitants of Macedonian ethnicity. The census of 1960 revealed 4.235 inhabitants and that of 1989 revealed 4.697 inhabitants39.
↑ "2.3.3.4 The number of Serbian-Montenegrin minority population". lup.lub.lu.se. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2017. The statistical data on the number of this minority people were not defined specifically and accurately in the census of 1960, but according to the census of 1989, the number of Serbian-Montenegrin is 100 inhabitants.
↑ "KOSOVO ENDE der GEDULD" (in German). Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2017. Seit dem Abschluß des Rückführungsabkommens zwischen Bonn und Belgrad im Oktober 1996 kehrten jedoch erst rund 5000 Albaner zurück. Das Abkommen sieht vor, daß innerhalb von drei Jahren 135 000 Albaner die Bundesrepublik verlassen müssen.
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