Albania - Geography

Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Albania. Strategic location along Strait of Otranto (links Adriatic Sea to Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea). Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A , whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.

Population Distribution

A fairly even distribution, with somewhat higher concentrations of people in the western and central parts of the country

People and Society

In Albania, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Albanian 82.6%, Greek 0.9%, other 1% (including Vlach, Romani, Macedonian, Montenegrin, and Egyptian), unspecified 15.5% (2011 est.)

Population N/A
Pop growth rate -1.06% (2025 est.)
Birth rate 8.71 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate 7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Current health expenditure N/A
Physicians Density N/A
Hospital bed Density 2.9 beds/1,000 population (2020 est.)
Total fertility rate 1.09 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate 0.52 (2025 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate N/A
Est married women (ages 15-49) N/A
Literacy N/A
Education expenditures N/A
Net Migration rate N/A
Nationality Albanian | Albanian(s)
Languages N/A
Religions N/A
Age Structure
0-14 years 18% (male 292,296/female 267,052)
15-64 years 66.9% (male 1,023,515/female 1,055,388)
65 years and over 15.1% (2024 est.) (male 215,252/female 253,597)
Dependency Ratios
Total dependency ratio 49 (2025 est.)
Youth dependency ratio 24.1 (2025 est.)
Elderly dependency ratio 24.9 (2025 est.)
Potential support ratio 4 (2025 est.)
Median Age
Total 37.9 years (2025 est.)
Male 34.8 years
Female 37.8 years
Urbanization
Urban population 64.6% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 1.29% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 520,000 TIRANA (capital) (2023).
Sex Ratio
At birth 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years 1.09 male(s)/female
15-64 years 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.85 male(s)/female
Total population 0.97 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
Infant Motality
Total 10.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
Male 11.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Female 9.2 deaths/1,000 live births
Life Expectancy at birth
Total population 79.9 years (2024 est.)
Male 77.3 years
Female 82.8 years
Drinking Water Sources
Improved: urban urban: 95.7% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: rural rural: 94.1% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: total total: 95.1% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: urban urban: 4.3% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: rural rural: 5.9% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: total total: 4.9% of population (2022 est.)
Sanitation facility acess
Improved: urban urban: 99.8% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: rural rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: total total: 99.9% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: urban urban: 0.2% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: rural rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: total total: 0.1% of population (2022 est.)
Major Infectious diseases
Alcohol consumption per capita
Total 4.4 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Beer 1.75 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Wine 1.15 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Spirits 1.43 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Other alcohols 0.08 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
Total 21.4% (2025 est.)
Male 37% (2025 est.)
Female 6.2% (2025 est.)
Child marriage
Women married by age 15 1.4% (2018)
Women married by age 18 11.8% (2018)
Men married by age 18 1.2% (2018)
Demographic profile
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Albania is found in Southeast Europe