CIA World Factbook Demographic Statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
Population
- 3,002,859 (July 2012 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 older: 9.8% (male 165,557/female 190,710) (2009 est.)
- 0-14 years: 21.4% (male 337,364/female 303,669)
- 15-64 years: 68.1% (male 996,666/female 1,043,472)
- 65 years and over: 10.5% (male 148,151/female 165,345) (2011 est.)
Median age
- total: 30.4 years
- male: 29.2 years
- female: 31.6 years (2011 est.)
Population growth rate
- 0.28% (2012 est.)
Birth rate
- 12.38 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Death rate
- 6.25 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Immigration rate
- -3.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Urbanization
- urban population: 52% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization: 2.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
- total population: 77.59 years
- male: 74.99 years
- female: 80.49 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate
- 1.48 children born/woman (2012 est.)
Nationality
- Noun: Albanian(s)
- Adjective: Albanian
Religion
70.0% Muslim, 30.0% Christian
Language
- Albanian (official – generally based on Tosk dialect and enriched with Gheg lexicon), Greek, Aromanian, Macedonian, and Romani.
Literacy
- Definition: age 9 and older can read and write
- Total population: 98.7%
- Male: 99.2%
- Female: 98.3% (2001 census)
Read more about this topic: Demographics Of Albania
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