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.

Contents 1 Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook 1.1 Population 1.2 Age Structure 1.3 Median age 1.4 Population Growth Rate 1.5 Birth Rate 1.6 Death Rate 1.7 Net Migration Rate 1.8 Sex Ratio 1.9 Infant Mortality Rate 1.10 Life Expectancy at Birth 1.11 Total Fertility Rate 1.12 Nationality 1.13 Ethnic Groups 1.14 Religions 1.15 Languages 1.16 Literacy 2 References

[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

0.52% (2006 est.)

[edit] Birth Rate

15.11 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

[edit] Death Rate

5.22 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

[edit] Net Migration Rate

-4.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

[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

Albanian 95%, Greek 3%, other 2% (Vlach, Roma (Gypsy), Evgjit, Serb, Macedonian, Bulgarian)

[edit] Religions

Muslims 70%, Albanian Orthodox Christian 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

• Roman Catholicism in Albania
• Islam in Albania

[edit] Languages

Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect, as opposed to the Gheg one), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects

[edit] Literacy

Definition: age 6 and over can read and write

Total population: 86.5%

Male: 93.3%

Female: 79.5% (20060

[edit] References

• This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook (2006 edition) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.