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.
[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: 12.75 deaths/1,000 live births
- Male: 6.2 deaths/1,000 live births
- Female: 6.27 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
- 1989 Census[1]
- Total: 3,182,417
- Albanians:3,117,601
- Greeks:58,758
- Bulgarians:4,697
- Montenegrins:100
- Romanians, Bulgarians and Czechoslovakians:782
- Other: 479
[edit] Religions
Muslim 60-65%, Albanian Orthodox 20-25%, Roman Catholicism 10-15%.[2]
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. 60-70% are non-practicing and religion plays a nominal role on their lives.
[edit] Languages
[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.
