Demographics of Albania, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.
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
Age Structure
- 0-14 years: 24.8% (male 464,954/female 423,003)
- 15-64 years: 66.3% (male 1,214,942/female 1,158,562)
- 65 years and over: 8.9% (male 148,028/female 172,166) (2006 est.)
Median age
- Total: 28.9 years
- Male: 28.3 years
- Female: 29.5 years (2006 est.
Population Growth Rate
- 0.73% (2007 est.)
Birth Rate
- 15.16 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)1
Death Rate
- 25.33 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net Migration Rate
There are over some millions of Albanian citizens in emigration .
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 (2006 est.)
Infant Mortality Rate
- Total: 12.75 deaths/1,000 live births
- Male: 6.2 deaths/1,000 live births
- Female: 6.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life Expectancy at Birth
- Total population: 77.43 years
- Male: 74.78 years
- Female: 80.34 years (2006 est.)
Total Fertility Rate
- 2.03 children born/woman (2006 est.)
Nationality
- Noun: Albanian(s)
- Adjective: Albanian
Ethnic Groups
Although conducting a satisfactory census of ethnic minorities is one of the country's commitments to the European Union, the Albanian government is not going to conduct an official census on this basis[1] and the last census to include data on ethnic minorities was conducted in 1989 under the communist regime.
Ethnic composition of Albania, municipality data of 1989 census
Red - Albanian majority
Green - Greek majority
Yellow - Macedonian majority
- 2008 CIA World Factbook[2]
- Total: 3,619,778
- Albanian: 95%
- Greek: 3%
- other (Vlachs, Roma (Gypsy), Serbs, Macedonians, Bulgarians): 2%
- 2001 Census Estimate:
- Total: 3,069,275
- Albanian 3,026,383 98.6%
- Greek 35,829 1.2%
- Aromanian 992
- Montenegrin 678
- other 1,245
According to Society Farsarotul, Vlachs(Aromanians) inhabit the south of the country.[3] According to Karl Franzens Universitaet, Serbs/Montenegrins live in the north.[4]
Religions
Muslim 65-70%, Albanian Orthodox 20-25%, Roman Catholicism 10-15%.[5]
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. 60-70% are non-practicing and religion plays a nominal role on their lives.
Languages
- Albanian (official - generally based on Tosk dialect and enriched with Gheg's lexicon)
Literacy
- Definition: age 9 and over can read and write
- Total population: 98.7%
- Male: 99.2%
- Female: 98.3% (2006)
References
- ^ http://www.watsoninstitute.org/bjwa/archive/11.1/Essays/Barjarba.pdfNonetheless, it appears that the Albanian government is not going to conduct an official census, which would clarify the numbers. The Albanian government fears that if a census were adopted, a considerable part of the population would be registered as Greek
- ^ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/al#People
- ^ NL22_2: Map of Albania
- ^ The Albanian Census of 1918
- ^ Albania
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