| People | Albania |
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Population:
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2,994,667 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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110 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 52% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 2.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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TIRANA (capital) 433,000 (2009) |
Age structure:
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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:
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total: 30.4 years
male: 29.2 years
female: 31.6 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.267% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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12.15 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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6.15 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-3.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.118 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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31 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 14.61 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.23 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 77.41 years
male: 74.82 years
female: 80.3 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.48 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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6.9% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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1.146 physicians/1,000 population (2007) |
Hospital bed density:
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2.92 beds/1,000 population (2007) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 96% of population
rural: 98% of population
total: 97% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4% of population
rural: 2% of population
total: 3% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 98% of population
rural: 98% of population
total: 98% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2% of population
rural: 2% of population
total: 2% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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6.6% (2005) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
Nationality:
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noun: Albanian(s)
adjective: Albanian |
Ethnic groups:
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Albanian 95%, Greek 3%, other 2% (Vlach, Roma (Gypsy), Serb, Macedonian, Bulgarian) (1989 est.)
note: in 1989, other estimates of the Greek population ranged from 1% (official Albanian statistics) to 12% (from a Greek organization) |
Religions:
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Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 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 |
Languages:
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Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects |
Literacy:
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definition: age 9 and over can read and write
total population: 98.7%
male: 99.2%
female: 98.3% (2001 census) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 11 years (2004) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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NA |
People - note:
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void |
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