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: 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.
[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
- Template:CIA WFB 2006
- 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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