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People of Albania

Population:3,600,523 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 24.1% (male 454,622/female 413,698)
15-64 years: 66.6% (male 1,228,497/female 1,170,489)
65 years and over: 9.3% (male 154,352/female 178,865) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 29.2 years
male: 28.6 years
female: 29.8 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:0.529% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:15.16 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:5.33 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:-4.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.1 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.099 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.863 male(s)/female
total population: 1.042 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 20.02 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 20.46 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 77.6 years
male: 74.95 years
female: 80.53 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:2.03 children born/woman (2007 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, 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 - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects
Literacy:definition: age 9 and over can read and write
total population: 98.7%
male: 99.2%
female: 98.3% (2001 census)

Albania Quickstats

  • Population: 3,600,523 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 28,748 sq km
  • Density: 134 /km²
  • GDP (total): $19.818 billion¹ (112th)
  • GDP (per capita): $6,259 (100th)
  • Literacy: 98.7%

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  • Currency: Lek (ALL)
  • Dial code: +355

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