Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 7:24 PM

SERIAL · 008Europe

Albania

CapitalTirana

CurrencyALL · Albanian lek

LanguageAlbanian

Area28,750 km²

Since1912

ISOALB · AL

Population

2.3Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in Southeast Europe

Albania, officially the Republic of Albania, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south. With an area of 28,748 km2 (11,100 sq mi), it has a varied range of climatic, geological, hydrological and morphological conditions. Albania's landscapes range from rugged snow-capped mountains in the Albanian Alps and the Korab, Skanderbeg, Pindus and Ceraunian Mountains, to fertile lowland plains extending from the Adriatic and Ionian seacoasts. Tirana is the capital and largest city in the country, followed by Durrës, Vlorë, and Shkodër.

Text: Wikipedia — AlbaniaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-22

— FACTS —

Motto: You Albania, give me honour, give me the name Albanian
Capital: Tirana
Currency: Albanian lek (ALL)
Official language: Albanian
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +355
Licence plate code: AL
Top-level domain: .al
Independence / founding: 28 Nov 1912
Highest point: Korab (2,764 m)
Lowest point: Adriatic Sea (0 m)
Anthem: Himni i Flamurit

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

28.8%% of land area

#112 of 2132023

91% of world average

Forest area

7,889km²

#131 of 2132023

4% of world average

Agricultural land

38.1%% of land area

#104 of 2092023

103% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

21.6%% of land area

#51 of 2062023

155% of world average

Land area

28,750km²

#141 of 2152023

4% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

2.3Mpeople

#146 of 2162025

6% of world average

Population growth

-1.2%% per year

#210 of 2162025

-118% of world average

Population density

88people per km²

#113 of 2152023

19% of world average

People living in cities

58.9%% of population

#133 of 2162025

93% of world average

Urban population growth

-0.6%% per year

#208 of 2162025

-40% of world average

People living rurally

41.1%% of population

#84 of 2162025

112% of world average

Population aged 0-14

16.6%% of population

#157 of 2162025

66% of world average

Population aged 15-64

65.8%% of population

#81 of 2162025

103% of world average

Population aged 65+

17.6%% of population

#52 of 2162025

163% of world average

▸ ISSUE 7 MORE

Age dependency ratio

52.0%% of working-age population

#136 of 2162025

91% of world average

Female population

50.6%% of population

#88 of 2162025

101% of world average

Births per woman

1births per woman

#187 of 2162024

57% of world average

Birth rate

10.1 /1,000per 1,000 people

#153 of 2162024

59% of world average

Death rate

8.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#73 of 2162024

110% of world average

Net migration

-24,230people (5-year total)

#176 of 2162025

-22005% of world average

Migrants living in the country

1.7%% of population

#157 of 2152024

13% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$30.54Bcurrent US$

#114 of 2112025

5% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$66.31Bcurrent int'l $

#121 of 1992025

6% of world average

GDP per person

$12,998current US$

#94 of 2112025

54% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$28,221current int'l $

#85 of 1992025

84% of world average

GDP growth

3.8%% per year

#84 of 2102025

112% of world average

GDP per person growth

5.0%% per year

#30 of 2102025

211% of world average

Gross national income

$30.48Bcurrent US$

#113 of 2042025

5% of world average

Gross national income per person

$12,060current US$

#87 of 2032025

60% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$28,170current int'l $

#79 of 1972025

88% of world average

▸ ISSUE 29 MORE

Inflation

2.1%% per year

#65 of 1902025

25% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

1.4%% per year

#46 of 2092025

20% of world average

Real interest rate

4.0%%

#76 of 1342024

97% of world average

Lending interest rate

6.4%%

#90 of 1342024

57% of world average

Government debt

50.0%% of GDP

#28 of 632024

84% of world average

Government revenue

26.1%% of GDP

#70 of 1492024

100% of world average

Government spending

25.4%% of GDP

#79 of 1492023

92% of world average

Government consumption

12.8%% of GDP

#127 of 1812025

73% of world average

Household consumption

69.2%% of GDP

#65 of 1812025

107% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

25.0%% of GDP

#69 of 1782024

107% of world average

Fixed investment

24.3%% of GDP

#62 of 1732025

109% of world average

Gross savings

22.8%% of GDP

#83 of 1682025

104% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$1.85Bcurrent US$

#73 of 2012025

22% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

6.1%% of GDP

#35 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

1.1%% of GDP

#51 of 1792025

52% of world average

Current account balance

-0.5%% of GDP

#86 of 1912025

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$8.60Bcurrent US$

#87 of 1772025

9% of world average

External debt

$10.71Bcurrent US$

#53 of 1212024

14% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

290-100

#26 of 1472020

83% of world average

People below the poverty line

0.3%% of population

#29 of 1472020

2% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

22.8%%

#19 of 1472020

82% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

3.4%%

#34 of 1472020

122% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$2.56Bcurrent US$

#62 of 1862025

50% of world average

Foreign aid received

1.6%% of GNI

#80 of 1372023

26% of world average

Exchange rate

93local currency per US$

#68 of 2112024

6% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

14.8%% of GDP

#54 of 1992025

148% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

21.8%% of GDP

#117 of 2022025

89% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

6.0%% of GDP

#143 of 1952025

55% of world average

Services' share of the economy

49.7%% of GDP

#147 of 2022025

86% of world average

1 of 39 figures unavailable for Albania.

— TRADE —

Exports

37.0%% of GDP

#92 of 1872025

85% of world average

Imports

42.5%% of GDP

#99 of 1872025

85% of world average

Trade balance

-5.5%% of GDP

#111 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

47.9%% of GDP

#115 of 2052025

74% of world average

Goods exported

$4.35Bcurrent US$

#128 of 2072025

4% of world average

Goods imported

$10.28Bcurrent US$

#114 of 2072025

8% of world average

Services exported

$9.66Bcurrent US$

#72 of 1912025

20% of world average

Services imported

$4.55Bcurrent US$

#96 of 1912025

10% of world average

Goods and services exported

$11.42Bcurrent US$

#110 of 1912025

7% of world average

▸ ISSUE 3 MORE

Goods and services imported

$13.07Bcurrent US$

#110 of 1912025

8% of world average

High-tech share of exports

1.5%% of manufactured exports

#145 of 1792024

13% of world average

Terms of trade

77index

#197 of 2062024

73% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

79.8 yrsyears

#53 of 2162024

108% of world average

Life expectancy, women

81.6 yrsyears

#61 of 2162024

107% of world average

Life expectancy, men

77.9 yrsyears

#50 of 2162024

109% of world average

Infant deaths

8.3 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#73 of 1962024

45% of world average

Deaths under age 5

9.2 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#68 of 1962024

38% of world average

Maternal deaths

7per 100,000 live births

#34 of 1942023

6% of world average

Health spending

7.1%% of GDP

#84 of 1932023

103% of world average

Health spending per person

$591current US$

#80 of 1932023

40% of world average

Physicians

1.9 /1,000per 1,000 people

#91 of 1872020

89% of world average

▸ ISSUE 10 MORE

Nurses and midwives

5.8 /1,000per 1,000 people

#66 of 1962020

123% of world average

Hospital beds

2.9 /1,000per 1,000 people

#64 of 1572020

98% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

95.1%% of population

#132 of 2142024

105% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

99.3%% of population

#43 of 2132024

123% of world average

Suicide rate

3per 100,000 people

#26 of 1852021

32% of world average

Adults who smoke

21.4%% of adults

#96 of 1662024

108% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.1%% aged 15-49

#2 of 1532024

7% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

15per 100,000 people

#71 of 2082024

15% of world average

Undernourishment

5.4%% of population

#86 of 1682023

54% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

81.0%% of children 12-23 months

#141 of 1932024

94% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

3.1%% of GDP

#143 of 1902023

71% of world average

Education spending

10.9%% of government spending

#133 of 1892023

80% of world average

Adult literacy

97.7%% aged 15+

#29 of 1192023

117% of world average

Youth literacy

99.1%% aged 15-24

#37 of 1262023

109% of world average

Primary school enrolment

111.5%% gross

#30 of 2002024

111% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

108.4%% gross

#29 of 1882024

124% of world average

University enrolment

84.1%% gross

#19 of 1672024

169% of world average

Primary school completion

107.3%% of relevant age group

#12 of 1802024

120% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

18pupils per teacher

#79 of 1602018

79% of world average

▸ ISSUE 1 MORE

Years of compulsory education

9.0 yrsyears

#116 of 1972025

90% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

10.9%% of labour force

#152 of 1862025

158% of world average

Youth unemployment

25.6%% of labour force aged 15-24

#160 of 1862025

163% of world average

Labour force participation

64.3%% aged 15+

#74 of 1862025

106% of world average

Women in the labour force

58.6%% of women aged 15+

#57 of 1862025

115% of world average

Men in the labour force

70.2%% of men aged 15+

#88 of 1862025

101% of world average

Labour force

1.3Mpeople

#139 of 1862025

6% of world average

Working in agriculture

30.8%% of employment

#58 of 1862025

140% of world average

Working in industry

22.0%% of employment

#65 of 1862025

112% of world average

Working in services

47.2%% of employment

#138 of 1862025

81% of world average

▸ ISSUE 3 MORE

Self-employed

50.3%% of employment

#61 of 1862025

130% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

80.2%% of labour force

#58 of 1712024

105% of world average

Employed

57.2%% aged 15+

#95 of 1862025

101% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

85.9%% of population

#84 of 2072024

120% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

89per 100 people

#160 of 2102024

77% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

25per 100 people

#77 of 2082024

137% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

6per 100 people

#129 of 2132024

40% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#1 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

86.1%% of population

#106 of 1892023

124% of world average

Electricity used per person

2,892kWh per person

#69 of 1492023

68% of world average

Energy used per person

889kg oil equivalent per person

#98 of 1492023

39% of world average

Air passengers carried

374,800passengers

#120 of 1652023

1% of world average

▸ ISSUE 9 MORE

Air freight

0million tonne-km

#150 of 1632019

0% of world average

Rail network

423route-km

not enough data to rank2009

4% of world average

Rail passengers

1million passenger-km

#78 of 782021

0% of world average

Container port traffic

184,017TEU

#110 of 1672023

3% of world average

Research and development spending

0.2%% of GDP

#94 of 1272022

21% of world average

Patent applications by residents

23count

#94 of 1422021

0% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

319count

#115 of 1972023

2% of world average

Tourists arriving

2.7Mcount

#56 of 1942020

52% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$1.24Bcurrent US$

#64 of 1752020

34% of world average

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

2tonnes per person

#84 of 2032024

40% of world average

Carbon emissions

4Mt CO2

#63 of 2032024

2% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

7Mt CO2-equivalent

#54 of 2032024

3% of world average

Protected land

23.6%% of land area

#60 of 2132025

125% of world average

Protected coastal waters

3.4%% of territorial waters

#77 of 1742025

33% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

3.0%% of internal resources

#56 of 1772022

2% of world average

Renewable water available per person

10,972m³ per person

#43 of 1832022

78% of world average

Renewable energy use

41.9%% of final energy consumption

#57 of 2122021

144% of world average

Electricity from renewables

98.6%% of total

not enough data to rank2011

285% of world average

▸ ISSUE 3 MORE

Electricity from fossil fuels

0.0%% of total

#1 of 2092021

0% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#34 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

22.7%% of energy use

#77 of 1432023

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

2.0%% of GDP

#58 of 1562024

92% of world average

Military spending

$535.5Mcurrent US$

#102 of 1602024

3% of world average

Military spending

6.6%% of government spending

#55 of 1532024

89% of world average

Armed forces personnel

8,000people

#140 of 1702020

5% of world average

Armed forces

0.6%% of labour force

#98 of 1682020

51% of world average

Tax revenue

18.0%% of GDP

#65 of 1492024

107% of world average

Homicides

1per 100,000 people

#59 of 1582023

18% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

Loading trade partner map…

— TRADE —

No trade data available for Albania.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Himni i FlamuritAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Tirana · approx. UTC+1

Neighbours

Landmarks

Venetian Acropolis CastleImage: Wikimedia Commons

Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid regionImage: Wikimedia Commons

Historic Centres of Berat and GjirokastërImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Mother TeresaAlbanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary (1910–1997)

Masiela LushaAlbanian American actress and author

Ismail KadareAlbanian writer (1936–2024)

Edi RamaPrime Minister of Albania since 2013 (born 1964)

Sali BerishaAlbanian politician

Hashim ThaçiKosovo politician

Bujar NishaniAlbanian politician (1966–2022)

History

28 Nov 1912Albania — founding / independence (Wikidata)

Size, side by side

Loading size comparison…

1960 → now

2026

Population2.3M2025

GDP$30.54B2025

GDP per person$12,9982025