Demographics of Albania

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 pyramid for Albania

Population

:3,581,655 (July 2006 est.)

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

:0.52% (2006 est.)

Birth Rate

:15.11 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death Rate

:5.22 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Net Migration Rate

:-4.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 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: 0.86 male(s)/female:Total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

:Total: 20.75 deaths/1,000 live births:Male: 21.2 deaths/1,000 live births:Female: 20.27 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.)

HIV/AIDS

:Adult prevalence rate: NA :People living with HIV/AIDS: NA :Deaths: NA

Nationality

:Noun: Albanian(s):Adjective: Albanian

Ethnic Groups

:Albanian 95%, Greek 3%, other 2% (Vlach, Roma (Gypsy), Evgjit, 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

: Sunni Muslim 60.8%, Bektashis 15 %, Roman Catholic 10.7%, Orthodox 15%.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
*Roman Catholicism in Albania
*Islam in Albania

Languages

:Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects

Literacy

Definition: age 9 and over can read and write:Total population: 86.5%:Male: 93.3%:Female: 79.5% (2003 est.)

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