| Population |
3,544,808 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 26.4% (male 489,363; female 446,586)
15-64 years: 65.3% (male 1,184,670; female 1,130,065)
65 years and over: 8.3% (male 135,177; female 158,947) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 28.2 years
male: 27.6 years
female: 28.7 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
0.51% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
15.08 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
5.02 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate |
-4.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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: 0.85 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 22.31 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 21.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 23.01 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 77.06 years
male: 74.37 years
female: 80.02 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
2.05 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths |
NA |
| Nationality |
noun: albanian(s)
adjective: albanian |
| Ethnic groups |
Albanian 95%, Greek 3%, other 2% (Vlach, Roma (Gypsy), Serb, Macedonian, and Bulgarian) (1989 est.)
note: in 1989, other estimates of the greek population ranged from 1% (official albanian statistics) to 12% (from a greek organization) |
| Religions |
Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%
note: percentages are estimates; there are no available current statistics on religious affiliation; all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in november 1990, albania began allowing private religious practice |
| Languages |
Albanian (official - Tosk is the official dialect), Greek |
| Literacy |
conventional long form: republic of albania
conventional short form: albania
local short form: shqiperia
former: people's socialist republic of albania
local long form: republika e shqiperise |