Population:
3,364,571 (July 1999 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
33% (male 568,642; female 530,088)
15-64 years:
61% (male 957,561; female 1,105,870)
65 years and over:
6% (male 84,280; female 118,130) (1999 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.05% (1999 est.)
Birth rate:
20.74 births/1,000 population (1999 est.)
Death rate:
7.35 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.)
Net migration rate:
-2.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.87 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.71 male(s)/female
total population:
0.92 male(s)/female (1999 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
42.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
69 years
male:
65.92 years
female:
72.33 years (1999 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.5 children born/woman (1999 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Albanian(s)
adjective:
Albanian
Ethnic groups:
Albanian 95%, Greeks 3%, other 2% (Vlachs, Gypsies, Serbs, and Bulgarians)
(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:
all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances
prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious
practice
Languages:
Albanian (Tosk is the official dialect), Greek
Literacy:
definition:
age 9 and over can read and write
total population:
93%
male:
NA%
female:
NA% (1997 est.)