Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Albania

Albania: Population and employment - national accounts - annual data was 2,778 Thousand persons in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
2,778 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
33rd
of 47 countries
All-time high
3,178 Thousand persons
in 1995
All-time low
2,778 Thousand persons
in 2022
Years of data
28
1995–2022

Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Albania, 1995–2022

01.0k2.0k3.0k1995200820221995: 3.2k Thousand persons1996: 3.2k Thousand persons1997: 3.1k Thousand persons1998: 3.1k Thousand persons1999: 3.1k Thousand persons2000: 3.1k Thousand persons2001: 3.1k Thousand persons2002: 3.1k Thousand persons2003: 3.0k Thousand persons2004: 3.0k Thousand persons2005: 3.0k Thousand persons2006: 3.0k Thousand persons2007: 3.0k Thousand persons2008: 2.9k Thousand persons2009: 2.9k Thousand persons2010: 2.9k Thousand persons2011: 2.9k Thousand persons2012: 2.9k Thousand persons2013: 2.9k Thousand persons2014: 2.9k Thousand persons2015: 2.9k Thousand persons2016: 2.9k Thousand persons2017: 2.9k Thousand persons2018: 2.9k Thousand persons2019: 2.9k Thousand persons2020: 2.8k Thousand persons2021: 2.8k Thousand persons2022: 2.8k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

In 2022, population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Albania stood at 2,778 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Albania peaked at 3,178 Thousand persons in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2,778 Thousand persons, in 2022.

That places Albania 33rd out of 47 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Albania, year by year

Annual values for Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Albania, 1995 to 2022.
Year Thousand persons Change
1995 3,178 Thousand persons
1996 3,158 Thousand persons -0.6%
1997 3,138 Thousand persons -0.6%
1998 3,119 Thousand persons -0.6%
1999 3,099 Thousand persons -0.6%
2000 3,078 Thousand persons -0.7%
2001 3,060 Thousand persons -0.6%
2002 3,051 Thousand persons -0.3%
2003 3,040 Thousand persons -0.4%
2004 3,027 Thousand persons -0.4%
2005 3,011 Thousand persons -0.5%
2006 2,993 Thousand persons -0.6%
2007 2,970 Thousand persons -0.8%
2008 2,947 Thousand persons -0.8%
2009 2,928 Thousand persons -0.7%
2010 2,913 Thousand persons -0.5%
2011 2,905 Thousand persons -0.3%
2012 2,900 Thousand persons -0.2%
2013 2,895 Thousand persons -0.2%
2014 2,889 Thousand persons -0.2%
2015 2,881 Thousand persons -0.3%
2016 2,876 Thousand persons -0.2%
2017 2,873 Thousand persons -0.1%
2018 2,866 Thousand persons -0.2%
2019 2,854 Thousand persons -0.4%
2020 2,838 Thousand persons -0.6%
2021 2,812 Thousand persons -0.9%
2022 2,778 Thousand persons -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,138 Thousand persons 3,099 Thousand persons 3,178 Thousand persons 5
2000s 3,011 Thousand persons 2,928 Thousand persons 3,078 Thousand persons 10
2010s 2,885 Thousand persons 2,854 Thousand persons 2,913 Thousand persons 10
2020s 2,809 Thousand persons 2,778 Thousand persons 2,838 Thousand persons 3

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,412 Thousand persons compare
  2. 31 Lithuania 2,889 Thousand persons compare
  3. 31 Lithuania 2,889 Thousand persons compare
  4. 34 Moldova 2,377 Thousand persons compare
  5. 35 Slovenia 2,132 Thousand persons compare
  6. 35 Slovenia 2,132 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Albania?
Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Albania was 2,778 Thousand persons in 2022, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest population and employment - national accounts - annual data recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 3,178 Thousand persons in 1995.
What is the lowest population and employment - national accounts - annual data recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 2,778 Thousand persons in 2022.
How does Albania rank for population and employment - national accounts - annual data?
Albania ranks 33rd out of 47 countries with data for 2022.
Is population and employment - national accounts - annual data rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Population and employment - national accounts - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population and employment - national accounts - annual data
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
52 places, 1,618 data points, 1975–2025
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