| People | Albania |
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Population:
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3,639,453 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 47% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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133 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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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 over: 9.8% (male 165,557/female 190,710) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 29.9 years
male: 29.3 years
female: 30.6 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.546% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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15.29 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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5.44 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-4.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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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: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 18.62 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 19.05 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 18.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 77.96 years
male: 75.28 years
female: 80.89 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.01 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
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 |
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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2.9% of GDP (2002) |
People - note:
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void |
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