Population 3,544,841 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 28.8% (male 528,678; female 493,531)
15-64 years: 64% (male 1,094,034; female 1,175,024)
65 years and over: 7.2% (male 111,524; female 142,050) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 1.06% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 18.59 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 6.49 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate -1.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 38.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 72.1 years
female: 75.14 years (2002 est.)
male: 69.27 years

Total fertility rate 2.27 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate less than 0.01% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS less than 100 (2000 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths less than 100 (1999 est.)

Nationality
noun: Albanian(s)
adjective: Albanian

Ethnic groups Albanian 95%, Greek 3%, other 2% (Vlach, Gypsy, Serb, and 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 Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%
note: all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice

Languages Albanian (Tosk is the official dialect), Greek

Literacy
definition: age 9 and over can read and write
total population: 93% (1997 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%

NOTE: The information regarding Albania on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Albania People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Albania People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.