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Nationality:
noun: Albanian(s)
adjective:
Albanian
Ethnic groups:
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)
Languages:
Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects
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
Population:
3,002,859 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 137
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 20.6% (male 325,922/female 292,252)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
19.8% (male 303,140/female 292,381)
25-54 years:
39.4% (male 562,026/female 620,112)
55-64 years:
9.6% (male 144,051/female 143,331)
65 years and over:
10.6% (male 150,901/female 168,743) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 30.9 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
29.6 years
female:
32.1 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.28% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 168
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Birth rate:
12.38 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 158
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
6.25 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 157
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-3.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 180
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 52% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
2.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
TIRANA (capital) 433,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.11 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.12 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.89 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
27 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 127
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 14.12 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 123
male:
15.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.59 years
country comparison to the world: 62
male:
74.99 years
female:
80.49 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.48 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 191
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
6.9% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 84
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
1.146 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
2.92 beds/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 98% of population
rural: 98% of population
total: 98% of population
unimproved:
