Population ages 15-64 in Albania
Albania: Population ages 15-64 was 65.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Albania, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Albania recorded 65.8% for population ages 15-64 in 2025.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Albania peaked at 68.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 1963.
Albania ranks 82nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.3% | — |
| 1961 | 52.9% | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 52.7% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 52.7% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 52.7% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 52.7% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 52.7% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 52.7% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 52.8% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 53.0% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 53.3% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 53.6% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 54.0% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 54.5% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 55.0% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 55.6% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 56.2% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 56.9% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 57.5% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 58.0% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 58.6% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 59.0% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 59.5% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 59.9% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 60.4% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 60.7% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 61.0% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 61.3% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 61.6% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 61.8% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 61.9% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 62.1% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 62.2% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 62.3% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 62.3% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 62.4% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 62.4% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 62.5% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 62.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 62.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 63.1% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 63.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 63.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 64.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 64.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 65.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 65.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 66.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 66.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 67.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 67.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 68.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 68.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 68.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 68.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 68.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 68.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 68.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 67.7% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 67.4% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 66.7% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 66.2% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 65.8% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.8% | 52.7% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.5% | 53.3% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.4% | 58.6% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.4% | 61.9% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.9% | 63.1% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 67.4% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 65.8% | 67.7% | 6 |
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More education data for Albania
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 67,774 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0285 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 73,315 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -4.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0308 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 208,738 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,336 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Albania?
- Population ages 15-64 in Albania was 65.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 1963.
- How does Albania rank for population ages 15-64?
- Albania ranks 82nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.