Demographics of Albania

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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.

Contents 1 Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook 1.1 Population 1.2 Age Structure 1.3 Median age 1.4 Population Growth Rate 1.5 Birth Rate 1.6 Death Rate 1.7 Net Migration Rate 1.8 Sex Ratio 1.9 Infant Mortality Rate 1.10 Life Expectancy at Birth 1.11 Total Fertility Rate 1.12 Nationality 1.13 Ethnic Groups 1.14 Religions 1.15 Languages 1.16 Literacy 2 References

[edit] Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook

[edit] Population

[edit] 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.)

[edit] Median age

Total: 28.9 years

Male: 28.3 years

Female: 29.5 years (2006 est.)

[edit] Population Growth Rate

0.73% (2007 est.)

[edit] Birth Rate

15.16 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)1

[edit] Death Rate

5.33 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

[edit] Net Migration Rate

There are over some millions of Albanian citizens in emigration .

[edit] 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.)

[edit] 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.)

[edit] Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 77.43 years

Male: 74.78 years

Female: 80.34 years (2006 est.)

[edit] Total Fertility Rate

2.03 children born/woman (2006 est.)

[edit] Nationality

Noun: Albanian(s)

Adjective: Albanian

[edit] Ethnic Groups

2007 CIA World Factbook

Total: 3,600,523

Albanians = 3,420,497 (95%)

Greeks = 108,016 (3%)

Other = 72,011 (including Vlachs and Bulgarians)

2001 Census Estimate:

Total: 3,069,275

Albanian 3,026,383 98.6%

Greek 35,829 1.2%

Aromanian 992

Montenegrin 678

other 1,245

According to Society Farsarotul, Vlachs(Aromanians) inhabit the south of the country.^[1] According to Karl Franzens Universitaet, Serbs/Montenegrins live in the north.^[2]

[edit] Religions

Agnostic/Atheist 70% Muslim 10%, Albanian Orthodox 10% Roman Catholicism 10%^{[citation needed]}

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.

• Religion in Albania

[edit] Languages

Albanian (official - generally based on Tosk dialect and enriched with Gheg's lexicon)

[edit] Literacy

Definition: age 9 and over can read and write

Total population: 98.7%

Male: 99.2%

Female: 98.3% (2006)

[edit] References

• This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook (2006 edition) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.
• This article contains material from the Library of Congress Country Studies, which are United States government publications in the public domain.

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