Albania People
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Population:
3,619,778 (July 2008 est.).
Age structure:
0-14 years: 23.6% (male 447,126/female 406,757)
15-64 years: 66.9% (male 1,239,819/female 1,180,720)
65 years and over: 9.5% (male 160,241/female 185,115) (2008 est.).
Median age:
total: 29.5 years
male: 28.9 years
female: 30.2 years (2008 est.).
Population growth rate:
0.538% (2008 est.).
Birth rate:
15.22 births/1,000 population (2008 est.).
Death rate:
5.44 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.).
Net migration rate:
-4.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.).
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.1 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2008 est.).
Infant mortality rate:
total: 19.31 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 19.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 18.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.).
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.78 years
male: 75.12 years
female: 80.71 years (2008 est.).
Total fertility rate:
2.02 children born/woman (2008 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 est.)
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: 98.7%
male: 99.2%
female: 98.3% (2001 census).
This page was last updated on May 15, 2008
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