Capital

Albanien

name: Tirana (Tirane)

geographic coordinates: 41 19 N, 19 49 E

time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

etymology: the name Tirana first appears in a 1418 Venetian document; the origin of the name is unclear, but may derive from Tirkan Fortress, whose ruins survive on the slopes of Dajti mountain and which overlooks the city

Citizenship

Albanien

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Albania

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

Legal system

Albanien

civil law system except in the northern rural areas where customary law known as the "Code of Leke" is still present

Suffrage

Albanien

18 years of age; universal

Area

Albanien

total: 28,748 sq km

land: 27,398 sq km

water: 1,350 sq km

Land use

Albanien

agricultural land: 42.8% (2018 est.)

arable land: 22.3% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 3% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 17.4% (2018 est.)

forest: 28.8% (2018 est.)

other: 28.2% (2018 est.)

Location

Albanien

Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece to the south and Montenegro and Kosovo to the north

Age structure

Albanien

0-14 years: 17.9% (male 290,624/female 264,536)

15-64 years: 67.53% (male 1,030,436/female 1,064,217)

65 years and over: 14.57% (2023 est.) (male 207,960/female 243,848)

Birth rate

Albanien

12.5 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

Albanien

7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Languages

Albanien

Albanian 98.8% (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek 0.5%, other 0.6% (including Macedonian, Romani, Vlach, Turkish, Italian, and Serbo-Croatian), unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)

major-language sample(s):
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Life expectancy at birth

Albanien

total population: 79.7 years (2023 est.)

male: 77 years

female: 82.6 years

Major urban areas - population

Albanien

520,000 TIRANA (capital) (2023)

Median age

Albanien

total: 35.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 34.3 years

female: 37.2 years

Mother's mean age at first birth

Albanien

26.6 years (2020 est.)

Net migration rate

Albanien

-3.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

Albanien

a fairly even distribution, with somewhat higher concentrations of people in the western and central parts of the country

Population growth rate

Albanien

0.19% (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

Albanien

1.55 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Urbanization

Albanien

urban population: 64.6% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.29% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Education expenditures

Albanien

3.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Albanien

total: 14 years

male: 13 years

female: 15 years (2020)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

Albanien

-2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Industrial production growth rate

Albanien

16% (2021 est.)

Labor force

Albanien

1.378 million (2021 est.)

Population below poverty line

Albanien

14.3% (2012 est.)

Unemployment rate

Albanien

11.82% (2021 est.)

13.33% (2020 est.)

11.47% (2019 est.)

note: these official rates may not include those working at near-subsistence farming

Public debt

Albanien

84.06% of GDP (2020 est.)

75.7% of GDP (2019 est.)

64.57% of GDP (2018 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Albanien

2.04% (2021 est.)

1.62% (2020 est.)

1.41% (2019 est.)

Exports

Albanien

$5.612 billion (2021 est.)

$3.461 billion (2020 est.)

$4.822 billion (2019 est.)

note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports.

Exports - partners

Albanien

Italy 45%, Spain 8%, Germany 6%, Greece 5%, France 4%, China 4% (2019)

Imports

Albanien

$8.004 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$5.671 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$6.926 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Imports - partners

Albanien

Italy 28%, Greece 12%, China 11%, Turkey 9%, Germany 5% (2019)

Airports

Albanien

3 (2021)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Albanien

total: 508,937 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18 (2020 est.)

Internet users

Albanien

total: 2.291 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 79% (2021 est.)

Railways

Albanien

total: 424 km (2017)

2021-All the trains in the country suspended

Roadways

Albanien

total: 3,945 km (2018)

Telephones - fixed lines

Albanien

total subscriptions: 197,690 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7 (2021 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

Albanien

total subscriptions: 2,635,466 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 92 (2021 est.)

Waterways

Albanien

41 km (2011) (on the Bojana River)

Disputes - international

Albanien

none identified