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Albania

Albania / AL

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Albania in numbers.

Area28,750 kmยฒWorld # 141 โ†’Population2.3MWorld # 146 โ†’Population density81.7 people/kmยฒWorld # 114 โ†’Life expectancy79.8 yearsWorld # 53 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 12,998World # 94 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Albania across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area28,750 kmยฒWorld # 141 / 2023 โ†’Population2.3MWorld # 146 / 2025 โ†’Population density81.7 people/kmยฒWorld # 114 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,912World # 134 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth-1.2%World # 209 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.3World # 186 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate10.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 152 / 2024 โ†’Death rate8.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 73 / 2024 โ†’Median age36.3 yearsWorld # 88 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+17.6%World # 52 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1416.6%World # 156 / 2025 โ†’Urban population58.9%World # 133 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-24.2KWorld # 175 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-10.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 204 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share1.7%World # 157 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy79.8 yearsWorld # 53 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy66.7 yearsWorld # 40 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people1.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 91 / 2020 โ†’Smoking rate21.4%World # 70 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 12,998World # 94 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 30.5BWorld # 114 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 28,221World # 85 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth3.8%World # 85 / 2025 โ†’Inflation2.1%World # 126 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment10.9%World # 35 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment25.6%World # 27 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,152 hours/yearWorld # 38 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)29.4World # 137 / 2020 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)3.1%World # 143 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people428.7 per million peopleWorld # 86 / 2022 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.2%World # 107 / 2022 โ†’Patent applications per million people9.8 per million peopleWorld # 79 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,238 kcal/dayWorld # 60 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person56.7 kg/person/yearWorld # 96 / 2023 โ†’Rice production0 tWorld # 120 / 1995 โ†’Wheat production180.8K tWorld # 74 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area28.8%World # 112 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person2,892 kWh/personWorld # 69 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person1.6 tWorld # 141 / 2024 โ†’Internet use85.9%World # 83 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions89.1 per 100 peopleWorld # 160 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate1.4 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 122 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate11.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 118 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2%World # 61 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament35%World # 47 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals2.7MWorld # 56 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 1.2BWorld # 68 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites4 sitesWorld # 84 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2011 / 56.7%Main languageAlbanianMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2024Top export categoryTextiles and clothing2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal902 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightAlbanianLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyLekALLDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country