| Population: | 3,639,453 (July 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 129 |
| Age structure: | 0-14 years: 23.1% (male 440,528/female 400,816) 15-64 years: 67.1% (male 1,251,001/female 1,190,841) 65 years and over: 9.8% (male 165,557/female 190,710) (2009 est.) |
| Median age: | total: 29.9 years male: 29.3 years female: 30.6 years (2009 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | 0.546% (2009 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 15.29 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
| Death rate: | 5.55 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) |
| Net migration rate: | -4.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 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: 0.87 male(s)/female total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: | total: 18.62 deaths/1,000 live births male: 19.05 deaths/1,000 live births female: 18.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 77.96 years male: 75.28 years female: 80.89 years (2009 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: | 2.01 children born/woman (2009 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) |
