| Population : |
3,544,808 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 26.4% (male 489,363; female 446,586)
15-64 years: 65.3% (male 1,184,670; female 1,130,065)
65 years and over: 8.3% (male 135,177; female 158,947) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
0.51% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
15.08 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
5.02 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
-4.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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: 0.85 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 22.31 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 77.06 years
male: 74.37 years
female: 80.02 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
2.05 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Albanian(s)
adjective: Albanian |
| Ethnic Groups : |
Albanian 95%, Greek 3%, other 2% (Vlach, Roma (Gypsy), Serb, and Macedonian or 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 - Tosk is the official dialect), Greek |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 9 and over can read and write
total population: 86.5%
male: 93.3%
female: 79.5% (2003 est.) |
