Albania — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Albania, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Albania was -1.17% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 3.12% in 1961. The lowest was -1.64% in 2023 (about 1.4× the latest value).
Albania ranks 211 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 97%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Albania sits below it. It peaked in 1961 and has fallen 137% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 24%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 57 of 58 economies; Moldova (-1.75%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 474% in 2012. That is 23% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 40th of 216 in 1961 → 80th of 216 in 1970 → 111th of 216 in 1980 → 118th of 216 in 1990 → 207th of 217 in 2000 → 202nd of 217 in 2010 → 212th of 217 in 2020 → 211th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -1.17% | +0.3 pp |
| 2024 | -1.44% | +0.2 pp |
| 2023 | -1.64% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | -1.54% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | -1.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | -1.54% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | -1.54% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | -1.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | -1.54% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | -1.54% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | -1.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | -1.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | -1.54% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | -1.54% | -1.3 pp |
| 2011 | -0.27% | +0.2 pp |
| 2010 | -0.5% | +0.2 pp |
| 2009 | -0.67% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | -0.77% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | -0.76% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | -0.63% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | -0.51% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | -0.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | -0.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | -0.3% | +0.6 pp |
| 2001 | -0.94% | -0.3 pp |
| 2000 | -0.64% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | -0.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | -0.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | -0.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | -0.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | -0.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | -0.61% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | -0.61% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | -0.61% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | -0.6% | -2.4 pp |
| 1990 | 1.8% | -0.9 pp |
| 1989 | 2.69% | +0.8 pp |
| 1988 | 1.89% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 2% | +0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 1.93% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 2.06% | -0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 2.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 2.12% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 2.11% | +0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 2% | -0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 2.05% | +0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 1.99% | -0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 2.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 2.21% | +0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 2.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 2.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 2.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 2.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 2.49% | +0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 2.42% | -0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 2.55% | -0.3 pp |
| 1969 | 2.9% | +0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 2.84% | +0.2 pp |
| 1967 | 2.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 2.63% | -0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 2.75% | -0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 2.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 2.95% | -0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 3.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 3.12% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Albania’s Population growth in 1962?
3.06% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Albania’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -137.4% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -1.17%; 2024: -1.44%; 2023: -1.64%; 2022: -1.54%; 2021: -1.54%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.