Population:
3,639,453 (July 2009 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 23.1% (male 440,528/female 400,816)
15-64 years:
67.1% (male 1,251,001/female 1,190,841)
65 years and over:
9.8% (male 165,557/female 190,710) (2009 est.)
Median age:
total: 29.9 years
male:
29.3 years
female:
30.6 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.546% (2009 est.)
Birth rate:
15.29 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Death rate:
5.55 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
Net migration rate:
-4.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Urbanization:
urban population: 47% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization:
1.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 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:
0.87 male(s)/female
total population:
1.04 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 18.62 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
19.05 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
18.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.96 years
male:
75.28 years
female:
80.89 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.01 children born/woman (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
Nationality:
noun: Albanian(s)
adjective:
Albanian
Ethnic groups:
Albanian 95%, Greek 3%, other 2% (Vlach, Roma (Gypsy), Serb, Macedonian, 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 - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects
Literacy:
definition: age 9 and over can read and write
total population:
98.7%
male:
99.2%
female:
98.3% (2001 census)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 11 years
male:
11 years
female:
11 years (2004)
Education expenditures:
2.9% of GDP (2002)