Population in Albania

Albania
2 876 591

people

As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Albania is 2 876 591 people, including children under the age of 6 - 290 176 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 336 921 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 347 708 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 1 234 417 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 540 799 people, and the centenarians in Albania over 80 years old - 126 570 people.

134

place is occupied by Albania in the ranking of countries by population

Population size in Albania by age groups

Children under 6 years old 290 176 / 10.09%
Teenagers from 7 to 17 336 921 / 11.71%
Young people from 18 to 29 347 708 / 12.09%
Adults from 30 to 59 1 234 417 / 42.91%
Elderly over 60 540 799 / 18.8%
Centenarians over 80 126 570 / 4.4%

Gender composition of the population in Albania

Total in Albania permanent residents 1 265 700 men (44%) and 1 610 891 women (56%).

Age Men Women Percentage of women
0 – 482 270 / 5.9%65 817 / 5.8%47.1%
5 – 982 270 / 5.9%64 551 / 5.7%46.9%
10 - 14 73 410 / 5.2%58 223 / 5.2%46.9%
15 - 19 62 019 / 4.3%50 629 / 4.6%47.4%
20 - 24 73 410 / 5.2%60 754 / 5.4%48.4%
25 - 29 108 850 / 8%91 131 / 7.8%48.3%
30 - 34 106 318 / 7.8%91 131 / 7.8%48.8%
35 - 39 97 458 / 7.1%88 600 / 7.6%50.5%
40 - 44 89 864 / 6.5%83 537 / 7.2%50.9%
45 - 49 82 270 / 5.9%77 208 / 6.7%51.2%
50 - 54 93 661 / 6.8%93 662 / 8%53%
55 - 59 98 724 / 7.2%107 585 / 9.1%54.9%
60 - 64 82 270 / 5.9%96 194 / 8.2%56.7%
65 - 69 56 956 / 3.9%75 943 / 6.6%59.8%
70 - 74 24 048 / 1.3%40 503 / 3.8%65.2%
75 - 79 30 376 / 1.8%63 286 / 5.6%69.4%
80+21 516 / 1.1%56 957 / 5.1%74.6%

Education level

Education level of residents in Albania: have higher education 22.5% (647 233 people), incomplete higher education — 3.1% (89 174 people), secondary vocational — 35.5% (1 021 190 people), 11 classes — 15.5% (445 872 people), 9 classes — 8.5% (244 510 people), 5 classes — 8.4% (241 634 people), have no education — 0.2% (5 753 people), illiterate — 0.8% (23 013 people).

Higher education 647 233 / 22.5%
Incomplete higher 89 174 / 3.1%
Secondary vocational 1 021 190 / 35.5%
Elementary school 445 872 / 15.5%
Middle school 244 510 / 8.5%
High school 241 634 / 8.4%
Without education 5 753 / 0.2%
Illiterate 23 013 / 0.8%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Albania

Total in Albania the number of officially employed population is 1 668 423 people (58%), pensioners 776 680 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 345 191 people (12%).

Employed population 1 668 423 / 58%
Unemployed 345 191 / 12%
Pensioners 776 680 / 27%

Disability

Total in Albania have a disability 297 152 people, what constitutes 10.33% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 48 039 (1.67.%), disabled of the group II are 112 762 (3.92.%), disabled of the group III are 108 447 (3.77.%), disabled children 27 903 (0.97.%).

Total disabled 297 152 / 10.33%
Disabled of the group I 48 039 / 1.67%
Disabled of the group II 112 762 / 3.92%
Disabled of the group III 108 447 / 3.77%
Disabled children 27 903 / 0.97%