Albania - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Albania. Strategic location along Strait of Otranto (links Adriatic Sea to Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea). Mother's mean age at first birth is 26.6 years (2020 est.) (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is 8 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
Geographical data of Albania
| Location | Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece to the south and Montenegro and Kosovo to the north |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates | 41 00 N, 20 00 E |
| Map references | Europe |
| Tarrain | mostly mountains and hills; small plains along coast |
| Natural Resources | petroleum, natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite, copper, iron ore, nickel, salt, timber, hydropower, arable land |
| Natural Hazards | destructive earthquakes; tsunamis occur along southwestern coast; floods; drought |
| Irrigated Land | 1,820 sq km (2020) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Major aquifers | |
| Land Boundaries | 691 km |
| Border Countries | Greece 212 km; Kosovo 112 km; North Macedonia 181 km; Montenegro 186 km |
| Coastline | 362 km |
| Climate | mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter |
| Area | |
| Total Area | 28,748 sq km |
| Land Area | 27,398 sq km |
| Water Area | 1,350 sq km |
| comparative Area | slightly smaller than Maryland |
| Maritime Claims | |
| Territorial sea | 12 nm |
| Continental shelf | 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
| Elevations | |
| Highest point | Maja e Korabit (Golem Korab) 2,764 m |
| Lowest point | Adriatic Sea 0 m |
| Mean elevation | 708 m |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 42.8% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 22.3% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 3% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 17.4% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 28.8% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 28.2% (2018 est.) |
Population Distribution
A fairly even distribution, with somewhat higher concentrations of people in the western and central parts of the country
People and Society
In Albania, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Albanian 82.6%, Greek 0.9%, other 1% (including Vlach, Romani, Macedonian, Montenegrin, and Egyptian), unspecified 15.5% (2011 est.)
| Population | |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | 0.16% (2024 est.) |
| Birth rate | 12.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Death rate | 7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Health expenditure | 6.7% of GDP (2018) |
| Physicians Density | 1.88 physicians/1,000 population (2020) |
| Hospital bed Density | 2.9 beds/1,000 population (2013) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.55 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 0.75 (2024 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 46% (2017/18) |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | 67.2% (2023 est.) |
| Literacy | age 15 and over can read and write |
| Education expenditures | 3.1% of GDP (2020 est.) |
| Net Migration rate | -3.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Nationality | Albanian | Albanian(s) |
| Languages | |
| 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% (2011 est.) |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 18% (male 292,296/female 267,052) |
| 15-64 years | 66.9% (male 1,023,515/female 1,055,388) |
| 65 years and over | 15.1% (2024 est.) (male 215,252/female 253,597) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 48.2 |
| Youth dependency ratio | 24.1 |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 24.1 |
| Potential support ratio | 4.2 (2021 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 36.3 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 34.8 years |
| Female | 37.8 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 64.6% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 1.29% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 520,000 TIRANA (capital) (2023). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.06 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.09 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 0.97 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.85 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 0.97 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 10.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.) |
| Male | 11.3 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 9.2 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 79.9 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 77.3 years |
| Female | 82.8 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 97.3% of population |
| Improved: rural | rural: 96.4% of population |
| Improved: total | total: 97% of population |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 2.7% of population |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 3.6% of population |
| Unimproved: total | total: 3% of population (2020 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 99.8% of population |
| Improved: rural | rural: 100% of population |
| Improved: total | total: 99.9% of population |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0.2% of population |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 0.5% of population |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.) |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 4.4 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 1.75 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 1.15 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 1.43 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0.08 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 22.4% (2020 est.) |
| Male | 38.8% (2020 est.) |
| Female | 6% (2020 est.) |
| Child marriage | |
| Women married by age 15 | 1.4% |
| Women married by age 18 | 11.8% |
| Men married by age 18 | 1.2% (2018 est.) |
Demographic profile
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