The population of Albania on January 1st 2018 is 2,870,324 inhabitants, by experiencing a decrease with 0.2 % compared to January 1st 2018.

On January 1st 2018, population structure by sex is 1,438,609 men and 1,431,715 women.

During 2017 the natural increase of population (births-deaths) is 8,637 inhabitants, by experiencing a decrease by 16.5 % compared to the previous year. Net migration (immigration-emigration) in 2017, is -14,902 inhabitants.

Nationality Albanian(s)
Ethnic groups Albanian 82.6%, Greek 0.9%, other 1% (including Vlach, Romani, Macedonian, Montenegrin, and Egyptian), unspecified 15.5% (2011 est.)
Religions Muslim 56.7%, Roman Catholic 10%, Orthodox 6.8%, atheist 2.5%, Bektashi (a Sufi order) 2.1%, other 5.7%, unspecified 16.2%
note: all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice (2011 est.)
Languages 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.)