Europe & Central Asia · Upper-middle income
Albania: key statistics
Albania has 2.3m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $12,998. Below: 80 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Tirana
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- Upper-middle income
- Currency
- Albanian lek ALL
- Languages
- Albanian
- ISO codes
- ALALB
- Land neighbours
- Greece, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo
Population2.3m2025 · rank 146 of 217GDP$30.5bn2025 · rank 114 of 211GDP per capita$12,9982025 · rank 95 of 211Life expectancy79.8 yrs2024 · rank 54 of 217Internet users85.9%2024 · rank 79 of 188Fertility1.342024 · rank 188 of 217CO₂ per person1.79 t2024 · rank 120 of 203Inflation2.1%2025 · rank 118 of 180
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Albania, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Albania by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2.3m | 2025 | 146/217 | 40/58 | −14% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | -1.17% | 2025 | 211/217 | 57/58 | +0.4 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 58.9% | 2025 | 133/217 | 42/58 | +3.7 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.34 | 2024 | 188/217 | 43/58 | −22% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 17.6% | 2025 | 53/217 | 41/58 | +5.1 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 16.6% | 2025 | 157/217 | 21/58 | −2.4 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 86.8 | 2024 | 115/216 | 29/57 | −14% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 10.1 | 2024 | 153/217 | 17/58 | −22% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 28,750 km² | 2024 | 140/216 | 44/57 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $30.5bn | 2025 | 114/211 | 42/57 | +166% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $12,998 | 2025 | 95/211 | 44/57 | +210% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $28,221 | 2025 | 85/199 | 42/53 | +128% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $12,060 | 2025 | 87/201 | 40/53 | +159% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 3.8% | 2025 | 84/210 | 11/56 | +1.6 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 5.0% | 2025 | 30/210 | 8/56 | +1.2 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 14.8% | 2025 | 53/198 | 5/56 | −3.9 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 21.8% | 2025 | 115/201 | 31/57 | −2.7 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 49.7% | 2025 | 147/201 | 52/57 | +6.8 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 25.0% | 2024 | 67/175 | 20/51 | −3.4 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 22.8% | 2025 | 79/163 | 28/49 | +3.5 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 2.1% | 2025 | 118/180 | 42/49 | +0.3 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 4.0% | 2024 | 81/136 | 11/24 | −2.4 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 6.4% | 2024 | 91/136 | 15/24 | −1.5 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 86.80 | 2025 | 70/210 | 8/57 | −31% | — | |
| Government debt | 50.0% | 2024 | 42/78 | 7/19 | −23.0 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 18.0% | 2024 | 61/142 | 32/48 | −0.2 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 25.4% | 2023 | 77/142 | 38/47 | +1.3 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 39.7% | 2024 | 66/119 | 14/20 | −23.7 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 2.03% | 2025 | 59/156 | 23/47 | +0.9 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 37.0% | 2025 | 91/184 | 38/52 | +9.9 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 42.5% | 2025 | 97/184 | 37/52 | −1.7 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 79.5% | 2025 | 97/184 | 38/52 | +8.3 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -0.5% | 2025 | 85/185 | 26/50 | +8.0 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 6.1% | 2025 | 34/197 | 5/51 | −2.6 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 8.4% | 2025 | 36/178 | 9/50 | −2.9 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 2.7m | 2020 | 56/196 | 29/51 | +10.0% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 10.9% | 2025 | 35/187 | 6/49 | −6.3 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 25.6% | 2025 | 27/187 | 5/49 | −14.1 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 64.3% | 2025 | 74/187 | 13/49 | +8.8 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 58.6% | 2025 | 57/187 | 13/49 | +11.5 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $361m | 2023 | 80/145 | 11/19 | +34% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 1.6% | 2023 | 82/139 | 7/18 | −0.5 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $150 | 2023 | 35/145 | 5/19 | +56% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 0.3% | 2020 | 118/151 | 25/47 | −0.5 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 2.1% | 2020 | 92/151 | 9/47 | −3.8 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 19.7% | 2022 | 83/145 | 15/47 | +5.4 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 29.4 | 2020 | 126/151 | 30/47 | −2.0% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 5.6% | 2024 | 75/167 | 3/47 | +1.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 35.0% | 2025 | 47/190 | 22/52 | +14.3 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 97.7% | 2023 | 39/141 | 23/27 | +0.4 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 97.2% | 2023 | 37/147 | 23/28 | +1.1 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 111.5% | 2024 | 28/191 | 4/53 | +5.7 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 108.4% | 2024 | 29/176 | 17/53 | +5.0 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 84.1% | 2024 | 20/172 | 11/52 | +18.6 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 107.3% | 2024 | 12/168 | 4/47 | +1.7 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 17.6 | 2018 | 92/173 | 8/48 | −9.5% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 3.1% | 2023 | 139/184 | 44/49 | −0.4 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 79.8 yrs | 2024 | 54/217 | 30/58 | +2.2% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 8.3 | 2024 | 123/196 | 8/52 | +6.4% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 9.2 | 2024 | 129/196 | 10/52 | −7.1% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 7 | 2023 | 158/194 | 24/51 | −30% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 7.1% | 2023 | 84/193 | 36/52 | +0.8 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $591 | 2023 | 80/193 | 41/52 | +114% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 1.88 | 2020 | 86/180 | 48/50 | +51% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 81% | 2024 | 141/193 | 46/51 | −17.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1% | 2024 | 110/153 | 22/35 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 11.3% | 2017 | 91/154 | 3/28 | −15.4 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 95.1% | 2024 | 126/206 | 51/56 | +2.1 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 99.3% | 2024 | 43/203 | 18/54 | +2.1 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 85.9% | 2024 | 79/188 | 44/51 | +31.6 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 89.1 | 2024 | 160/210 | 53/56 | −23% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 24.9 | 2024 | 77/208 | 47/55 | +247% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 1/215 | 1/57 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 89.0% | 2024 | 109/192 | 45/51 | +16.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 1.79 t | 2024 | 120/203 | 46/49 | −2.9% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 41.9% | 2021 | 57/212 | 7/54 | +6.1 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 98.6% | 2011 | — | — | +3.3 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 34.3% | 2024 | 99/214 | 25/57 | +5.4 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 21.5% | 2024 | 51/206 | 25/53 | −0.9 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 3.0% | 2022 | 122/177 | 37/47 | −1.2 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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