Albania People:
Population:
3,563,112 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 25.6% (male:476,989; female:434,298)
15-64 years: 65.8% (male:1,199,964; female:1,144,886)
65 years and over: 8.6% (male:141,559; female:165,416) (2005)
Median age:
total: 28.52 years
male: 27.95 years
female: 29.1 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
0.52% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
15.08 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
5.12 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-4.8 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.1 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 21.52 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 21.96 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 21.03 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 77.24 years (2005 est.)
male: 74.6 years
female: 80.15 years
Total fertility rate:
2.04 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
NA
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
NA
Nationality:
noun: Albanian(s)
adjective: Albanian
Ethnic groups:
Albanian 95%, Greek 3%, other 2% (Vlach, Roma (Gypsy), Serb, Macedonian, Bulgarian) (1989)
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: 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:
Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects
Literacy:
definition: age 9 and over can read and write
total population: 86.5%
male: 93.3%
female: 79.5% (2003)
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