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Albania
Last update: 2025-08-04
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Currency
Albanian Lek (ALL)
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$668.67 (2022)
Inflation rate
4.76% (2023)
Unemployment rate
11.58% (2023)
Below the poverty line
22% (2020)
Gini coefficient
29.4 (2020)
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
4.4
Beer
1.75
Wine
1.15
Spirits
1.43
Other alcohol
0.08
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
3107100
Male population
1531063
Female population
1576037
Population growth rate
0.16% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
12.3 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
7.4 (2024)
Urbanization
64.6% (2023)
Credit ratings
Moody's
B1 (2021)
Standard & Poors
B+ (2020)
Age structure
0-14 years
18%
15-64 years
66.9%
65+ years
15.1%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Islam
Not specified
16.2%
Current as of
2011
General information
Сontinent
Europe
Time zone
UTC+1
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
AL
Capital
Tirana
Official language
Albanskiy
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
22.4%
Smoking men
38.8%
Smoking women
6%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
28748
Land area
27398
Water area
1350
Popular payment systems
- Mastercard
- PayPal
- Visa
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
53.34%
iOS
46.43%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+355
Internet domain
.al
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
98 (2022)
Internet user penetration
79% (2021)
Fixed internet penetration
18% (2020)
Last update: 2025-08-04