Albania (Republic of Albania), AL
Albania: Independent country in Southeast Europe
About
Quick Facts about Republic of Albania
Population : | 2,873,457 |
Country : | Albania |
Head of government : | Prime Minister of Albania |
Plate code : | AL |
Area : | 28748 km2 |
Official name : | Republika e Shqipërisë, la République d’Albanie, Αλβανία |
Water as percent of area : | 5.7% |
Land as percent of area : | 94.3% |
Continent : | Europe |
Easternmost point : | Point(21.0571754 40.66620273) |
Northernmost point : | Point(19.73 42.67) |
Legislative body : | Parliament of Albania |
Official language : | Albanian |
Capital : | Tirana |
Establishment : | November 11, 1912 (110 years ago) |
Time Zone : | UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00, Europe/Tirane, Central European Time |
Local time : | 19:39:25 (22nd March 2023) |



Geography
Republic of Albania is located at 41°0'0"N 20°0'0"E (41.0000000, 20.0000000). It has 6 neighbors: Greece, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Union, Serbia and Kosovo.
Albania map
The largest city of Republic of Albania is Tirana with a population of 374,801. Other cities include, Vlorë population 130,827, Kamëz population 126,777, Durrës population 122,034 and Elbasan population 100,903. See all Republic of Albania cities & populated places.
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Republic of Albania has 6 neighbours.
- Hellenic Republic Independent country in southeastern Europe
- Република Македонија Independent country in southeastern Europe
- Montenegro Independent country in southeastern Europe
- Union economic and political union of 27 states mostly located in Europe
- Serbia Independent country in southeastern Europe
- Kosovo country in Europe with partially recognized sovereignty
- Tirana County
- Korçë County
- Berat County
- Elbasan County
- Kukës County
- Lezhë County
- Gjirokastër County
- Fier County
- Dibër County
- Durrës County
- Shkodër County
- Vlorë County
Demographics
Year | Population | % Change | Method |
1960 | 1,608,800 | - | estimation process |
1961 | 1,659,800 | 3.07% | estimation process |
1962 | 1,711,319 | 3.01% | estimation process |
1963 | 1,762,621 | 2.91% | estimation process |
1964 | 1,814,135 | 2.84% | estimation process |
1965 | 1,864,791 | 2.72% | estimation process |
1966 | 1,914,573 | 2.6% | estimation process |
1967 | 1,965,598 | 2.6% | estimation process |
1968 | 2,022,272 | 2.8% | estimation process |
1969 | 2,081,695 | 2.85% | estimation process |
1970 | 2,135,479 | 2.52% | estimation process |
1971 | 2,187,853 | 2.39% | estimation process |
1972 | 2,243,126 | 2.46% | estimation process |
1973 | 2,296,752 | 2.33% | estimation process |
1974 | 2,350,124 | 2.27% | estimation process |
1975 | 2,404,831 | 2.27% | estimation process |
1976 | 2,458,526 | 2.18% | estimation process |
1977 | 2,513,546 | 2.19% | estimation process |
1978 | 2,566,266 | 2.05% | estimation process |
1979 | 2,617,832 | 1.97% | estimation process |
1980 | 2,671,997 | 2.03% | census |
1981 | 2,726,056 | 1.98% | estimation process |
1982 | 2,784,278 | 2.09% | estimation process |
1983 | 2,843,960 | 2.1% | estimation process |
1984 | 2,904,429 | 2.08% | estimation process |
1985 | 2,964,762 | 2.04% | census |
1986 | 3,022,635 | 1.91% | estimation process |
1987 | 3,083,605 | 1.98% | estimation process |
1988 | 3,142,336 | 1.87% | estimation process |
1989 | 3,227,943 | 2.65% | estimation process |
1990 | 3,286,542 | 1.78% | estimation process |
1991 | 3,266,790 | -0.6% | estimation process |
1992 | 3,247,039 | -0.61% | estimation process |
1993 | 3,227,287 | -0.61% | estimation process |
1994 | 3,207,536 | -0.62% | estimation process |
1995 | 3,187,784 | -0.62% | census |
1996 | 3,168,033 | -0.62% | estimation process |
1997 | 3,148,281 | -0.63% | estimation process |
1998 | 3,128,530 | -0.63% | estimation process |
1999 | 3,108,778 | -0.64% | census |
2000 | 3,089,027 | -0.64% | estimation process |
2001 | 3,060,173 | -0.94% | census |
2002 | 3,051,010 | -0.3% | estimation process |
2003 | 3,039,616 | -0.37% | estimation process |
2004 | 3,026,939 | -0.42% | estimation process |
2005 | 3,011,487 | -0.51% | estimation process |
2006 | 2,992,547 | -0.63% | estimation process |
2007 | 2,970,017 | -0.76% | estimation process |
2008 | 2,947,314 | -0.77% | estimation process |
2009 | 2,927,519 | -0.68% | estimation process |
2010 | 2,913,021 | -0.5% | estimation process |
2011 | 2,905,195 | -0.27% | census |
2012 | 2,900,401 | -0.17% | estimation process |
2013 | 2,895,092 | -0.18% | estimation process |
2014 | 2,889,104 | -0.21% | estimation process |
2015 | 2,880,703 | -0.29% | |
2016 | 2,876,101 | -0.16% | |
2017 | 2,873,457 | -0.09% | estimation process |
2018 | 2,866,376 | -0.25% | |
2019 | 2,854,191 | -0.43% |