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.

Population

According to the preliminary data from the 2001 census [1] http://pages.albaniaonline.net/repoba/zyra_shtypit/prel_eng.htm the population is 3,087,159, but estimates for 2004 [2] http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/al.html#People put it at around 3,544,808.

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: 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% (Vlachs, Gypsies, Serbs, and Bulgarians) (1989 est.)

Note: in 1989, other estimates of the Greek population ranged from 1% (official Albanian statistics) to 12% (from a Greek organization)

• Tosk Albanian 82.6%
• Gheg Albanian 9.2%
• Greek 2.3%
• Slavic Macedonian 2%
• Other: 1.8% (Vlach, Gypsy, Serb etc.)

Source: Bethany Unreached Peoples Prayer Profiles, http://www.bethany.com/profiles/p_code1/1142.html

Religions

• Muslim: 70%
• Orthodox: 20%
• Roman Catholic: 10%

Note: all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice

Languages

• Albanian (Tosk is the official dialect)
• Greek

Literacy

Definition: age 9 and over can read and write

• total population: 86.5% (2003 est.)
• male: 93.3%
• female79.5%

Work Force

1.5 million

Agriculture: 60%

Industry and Commerce: 40%

Reference

• CIA World Factbook entry on Albania http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/al.html