Demographics of Albania

This articles is about the demographics of the People of Albania. Most statistics are estimates from the CIA World Factbook publication as there are no available official statistics.

Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook

Population

3,563,112 (July 2005 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years: 25.6% (male 476,989/female 434,298)

15-64 years: 65.8% (male 1,199,964/female 1,144,886)

65 years and over: 8.6% (male 141,559/female 165,416) (2005 est.)

Median age

Total: 28.52 years

Male: 27.95 years

Female: 29.1 years (2005 est.)

Population Growth Rate

0.52% (2005 est.)

Birth Rate

15.08 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death Rate

5.12 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net Migration Rate

-4.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 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: 0.86 male(s)/female

Total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 21.52 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 21.96 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 21.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 77.24 years

Male: 74.6 years

Female: 80.15 years (2005 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

2.04 children born/woman (2005 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

Albanians: 95%

Greeks: 3%

Other: 2% ( Aromanians, Gypsies, Serbs, and Macedonian Slavs) (1989 est.)

Religions

No religious statistics gathered since 1943.

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Muslim 70%

Albanian Orthodox 20%

Roman Catholic 10%

Languages

Albanian

Greek (Spoken by the Greek minority of southern Albania)

Literacy

Definition: age 9 and over can read and write

Total population: 86.5%

Male: 93.3%

Female: 79.5% (2003 est.)

Labor Force

1.09 million (not including 352,000 emigrant workers) (2004 est.)