At a glance
Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.
What changed in Albania
Statistically notable movements in the latest data.
- Record high2025MajorGDP reached a record high of US$ 30.5B in 2025 (series since 1980).
- Record high2025MajorGDP per capita reached a record high of US$ 12,998 in 2025 (series since 1980).
- Record high2023MajorMedian age reached a record high of 36.3 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
- Record high2025MajorExports reached a record high of US$ 11.3B in 2025 (series since 1980).
- Record high2024MajorTertiary enrolment reached a record high of 84.1 % in 2024 (series since 1971).
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2025
Key facts
Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.
The fertility rate fell from 2.22 births/woman in 2000 to 1.34 births/woman in 2024.
Trade is worth 79.5 % of GDP (2025), in line with the world median of 79.8 %.
Life expectancy gained 5.0 years since 2000, from 74.8 years to 79.8 years in 2024.
Unemployment of 10.9 % in 2025 is above the Europe & Central Asia median of 5.5 %.
58.9 % of the population lived in urban areas in 2025, compared with 41.6 % in 2000.
Life expectancy of 79.8 years ranks 30th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia (2024).
CO₂ emissions of 1.59 t per person are 0.51× the world median of 3.10 t (2024).
Central government debt fell from 69.2 % of GDP in 2011 to 50.0 % in 2024.
With a median age of 36.3 years, Albania ranks 73rd of 216 countries worldwide (2023).
Albania's population shrank 23.9 % between 2000 and 2025, from 3.1M people to 2.3M people.
85.9 % of people used the internet in 2024, up from 45.0 % in 2010.
Within Europe & Central Asia, Albania ranks 40th of 51 for GDP per capita (PPP) (intl $ 28,221, 2025).
GDP grew 3.3 % a year on average over 2014–2025.
GDP per capita rose from US$ 1,160 in 2000 to US$ 12,998 in 2025 (+1,020.1 % in current US dollars).
Borders: Montenegro, Greece, North Macedonia
Languages: Albanian
Timeline
Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.
- 2025
- Sharp riseCurrent account balance (US$) rose US$ 487.0M to US$ -160.9M in 2025.
- Record lowGross debt / GDP fell to a new low of 52.6 % in 2025, the first since 2007.
- Sharp riseOld-age dependency ratio rose 1.2 points to 26.8 % in 2025.
- Record lowAgriculture share fell to a new low of 14.8 % in 2025, the first since 2009.
- Record highLife satisfaction set a new high of 5.66 /10 in 2025, the first since 2012.
- Record highGov. revenue set a new high of 28.3 % in 2025, the first since 1999.
- 2024
- Sharp riseTertiary enrolment rose 19.4 points to 84.1 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseTerrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose 5.0 points to 23.6 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseSchool enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose 12.2 points to 108.4 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseSchool enrolment, primary (% gross) rose 17.8 points to 111.5 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropChildren out of school, primary fell 96.4 % to 617 children in 2024.
- Sharp dropNitrous oxide emissions fell 15.1 % to 0.7 Mt CO₂e in 2024.
- Sharp riseSolar electricity share rose 0.7 points to 4.1 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropTrade balance fell US$ 566.0M to US$ -1.9B in 2024.
- Sharp dropMethane emissions fell 5.5 % to 2.2 Mt CO₂e in 2024.
- Sharp riseHospital beds rose 6.0 % to 4.23 per 1,000 in 2024.
- Record highTertiary enrolment set a new high of 84.1 % in 2024, the first since 2014.
- Sharp riseRefugees hosted rose 84.7 % to 9,381 people in 2024.
- Sharp riseOld-age dependency ratio rose 1.1 points to 25.5 % in 2024.
- Record highSchool enrolment, secondary (% gross) set a new high of 108.4 % in 2024, the first since 2014.
- Record highCentral gov. revenue set a new high of 26.1 % in 2024, the first since 2017.
- Record lowUnder-5 mortality rate fell to a new low of 9.2 per 1,000 in 2024, the first since 2017.
- Record highLife expectancy at birth, male set a new high of 77.9 years in 2024, the first since 2019.
- Record highTerrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) set a new high of 23.6 % in 2024, the first since 2019.
- Sharp dropManufacturing share fell 0.7 points to 6.5 % in 2024.
- 2023
- Sharp riseHospital beds rose 13.4 % to 3.99 per 1,000 in 2023.
- Sharp dropAgricultural land (% of land area) fell 3.3 points to 38.1 % in 2023.
- Sharp riseSolar electricity share rose 1.0 points to 3.3 % in 2023.
- Sharp riseCurrent account balance (US$) rose US$ 784.7M to US$ -390.6M in 2023.
- Sharp dropNet barter terms of trade index fell 39.5 to 76.1 in 2023.
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