Population, age 16, total in Albania

Albania: Population, age 16, total was 51,246 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
51,246
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
129th
of 191 countries
All-time high
65,534
in 1990
All-time low
51,246
in 2015
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 16, total in Albania, 1990–2015

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200220151990: 65.5k1991: 64.7k1992: 63.1k1993: 61.1k1994: 59.4k1995: 58.2k1996: 57.6k1997: 57.5k1998: 57.9k1999: 58.7k2000: 59.6k2001: 60.9k2002: 62.3k2003: 63.7k2004: 64.8k2005: 65.2k2006: 65.0k2007: 64.1k2008: 62.8k2009: 61.2k2010: 59.5k2011: 57.7k2012: 55.9k2013: 54.2k2015: 51.2k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 16, total in Albania stood at 51,246. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 16, total in Albania peaked at 65,534 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 51,246, in 2015.

Albania ranks 129th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Population, age 16, total in Albania, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 16, total in Albania, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 65,534
1991 64,661 -1.3%
1992 63,077 -2.4%
1993 61,144 -3.1%
1994 59,379 -2.9%
1995 58,165 -2.0%
1996 57,582 -1.0%
1997 57,519 -0.1%
1998 57,917 +0.7%
1999 58,656 +1.3%
2000 59,624 +1.7%
2001 60,851 +2.1%
2002 62,304 +2.4%
2003 63,725 +2.3%
2004 64,783 +1.7%
2005 65,238 +0.7%
2006 65,000 -0.4%
2007 64,137 -1.3%
2008 62,793 -2.1%
2009 61,187 -2.6%
2010 59,498 -2.8%
2011 57,749 -2.9%
2012 55,939 -3.1%
2013 54,175 -3.2%
2015 51,246 -5.4%

Albania compared with similar countries

  • Albania's 51,246 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 120,576, 43% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Albania's 51,246 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87,534, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 60,363 57,519 65,534 10
2000s 62,964 59,624 65,238 10
2010s 55,721 51,246 59,498 5

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 126 Slovakia 55,089 compare
  2. 127 Jamaica 53,826 compare
  3. 128 Lesotho 52,107 compare
  4. 130 Uruguay 51,204 compare
  5. 131 Namibia 51,040 compare
  6. 132 Bosnia and Herzegovina 49,325 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 16, total in Albania?
Population, age 16, total in Albania was 51,246 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 16, total recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 65,534 in 1990.
What is the lowest population, age 16, total recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 51,246 in 2015.
How does Albania rank for population, age 16, total?
Albania ranks 129th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 16, total rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population, age 16, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
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