Population · Europe

Albania population 2026

Right now · estimate

2,744,218

Births today: 0
Deaths today: 0
Births this year: 22,324
Births minus deaths this year: +1,982

Albania has an estimated 2,751,025 people on 1 July 2026, the UN's projection, 20,483 fewer than a year earlier (−0.74%). It is the 144th most populous country in the world. Its population peaked in 1991 at 3.3 million and is projected to fall to 2.2 million by 2050.

UN projection The counter interpolates the UN’s 1 July figures to the second; it is an estimate, not a count.

Rank in the world

Year	Population	Rank
1950	1.2 million	130th
2000	3.2 million	130th
2026*	2.8 million	144th
2050*	2.2 million	149th
2100*	1.2 million	156th

* UN medium-variant projection. Ranks among 237 countries and areas.

Albania in numbers, 2026

Births in 2026: 27 thousand 73 a day
Deaths in 2026: 24 thousand 66 a day
Net migration: −23 thousand more departures than arrivals
Growth rate: −0.74% shrinking
Fertility rate: 1.32per woman below replacement (2.1)
Median age: 37.8years world: 31.1
Life expectancy: 80.1years
Aged 65 and over: 18.3% 27.9% by 2050

Land, people and health

Capital: Tirana
Area: 28,748 km² 143rd largest of 237
Population density: 100per km² 120th most crowded
Urban population: 59.2% 63.1% by 2050
Men and women: 1.4 million / 1.4 million 97.7 men per 100 women
Life expectancy, women: 81.9years men: 78.3 years
Infant mortality: 6.7per 1,000 births under-5: 7.8
Birth rate: 9.7per 1,000 death rate: 8.8
Net migration rate: −8.2per 1,000 net departures

Population of Albania, 1950–2100

Peaked in 1991 at 3.3 million. By 2050: 2.2 million (−18.6% from today).

UN estimate
UN projection

1.2M 2026

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Year	Population
1950	1,247,851
1951	1,276,366
1952	1,308,360
1953	1,343,575
1954	1,381,087
1955	1,418,850
1956	1,456,820
1957	1,497,956
1958	1,543,978
1959	1,595,011
1960	1,649,387
1961	1,698,791
1962	1,743,733
1963	1,791,285
1964	1,841,441
1965	1,894,312
1966	1,950,044
1967	2,008,521
1968	2,068,841
1969	2,126,875
1970	2,181,220
1971	2,234,992
1972	2,289,266
1973	2,344,105
1974	2,399,401
1975	2,454,859
1976	2,510,580
1977	2,566,599
1978	2,624,621
1979	2,681,384
1980	2,735,416
1981	2,790,413
1982	2,846,907
1983	2,905,130
1984	2,964,958
1985	3,026,242
1986	3,087,652
1987	3,148,838
1988	3,212,919
1989	3,260,374
1990	3,277,966
1991	3,282,602
1992	3,282,501
1993	3,277,825
1994	3,269,410
1995	3,258,567
1996	3,245,678
1997	3,229,660
1998	3,210,133
1999	3,188,596
2000	3,166,148
2001	3,147,943
2002	3,134,092
2003	3,118,088
2004	3,098,657
2005	3,076,159
2006	3,050,808
2007	3,022,887
2008	2,992,930
2009	2,961,480
2010	2,928,722
2011	2,911,504
2012	2,910,004
2013	2,907,573
2014	2,903,750
2015	2,898,632
2016	2,897,866
2017	2,898,242
2018	2,894,231
2019	2,885,010
2020	2,871,954
2021	2,849,635
2022	2,827,608
2023	2,811,655
2024 *	2,791,765
2025 *	2,771,508
2026 *	2,751,025
2027 *	2,731,225
2028 *	2,711,660
2029 *	2,691,910
2030 *	2,671,885
2031 *	2,651,874
2032 *	2,632,160
2033 *	2,612,048
2034 *	2,591,317
2035 *	2,570,580
2036 *	2,549,689
2037 *	2,528,236
2038 *	2,506,595
2039 *	2,484,374
2040 *	2,461,866
2041 *	2,439,520
2042 *	2,417,264
2043 *	2,395,166
2044 *	2,373,261
2045 *	2,351,280
2046 *	2,328,952
2047 *	2,306,865
2048 *	2,284,842
2049 *	2,262,548
2050 *	2,240,166
2051 *	2,218,012
2052 *	2,195,840
2053 *	2,173,329
2054 *	2,150,774
2055 *	2,128,300
2056 *	2,106,073
2057 *	2,083,968
2058 *	2,061,943
2059 *	2,039,982
2060 *	2,017,998
2061 *	1,996,206
2062 *	1,974,543
2063 *	1,952,815
2064 *	1,931,103
2065 *	1,909,488
2066 *	1,888,155
2067 *	1,866,857
2068 *	1,845,407
2069 *	1,824,099
2070 *	1,802,818
2071 *	1,781,410
2072 *	1,759,873
2073 *	1,738,330
2074 *	1,716,473
2075 *	1,694,380
2076 *	1,672,511
2077 *	1,650,545
2078 *	1,628,466
2079 *	1,606,486
2080 *	1,584,303
2081 *	1,561,893
2082 *	1,539,373
2083 *	1,516,782
2084 *	1,494,285
2085 *	1,471,967
2086 *	1,449,876
2087 *	1,428,111
2088 *	1,406,581
2089 *	1,385,277
2090 *	1,364,419
2091 *	1,344,055
2092 *	1,324,192
2093 *	1,304,876
2094 *	1,286,145
2095 *	1,268,008
2096 *	1,250,429
2097 *	1,233,362
2098 *	1,216,785
2099 *	1,200,681
2100 *	1,184,997

* UN projection

Population of Albania by year

3.2 million in 2000, 2.8 million in 2026. Every year for the last decade, then every five years to 1950. * UN projection; earlier years are UN estimates.

Year	Population	Yearly change	Change	Net migrants	Median age	Fertility	Density (km²)	Urban	World share	World rank
2026*	2,751,025	−0.74%	−20,483	−22,595	37.8	1.32	100	59%	0.03%	144
2025*	2,771,508	−0.73%	−20,257	−24,230	37.3	1.33	101	59%	0.03%	144
2024*	2,791,765	−0.71%	−19,890	−24,472	36.7	1.34	102	59%	0.03%	143
2023	2,811,655	−0.56%	−15,953	−25,357	36.3	1.35	103	58%	0.03%	143
2022	2,827,608	−0.77%	−22,027	−16,426	35.9	1.36	103	58%	0.04%	142
2021	2,849,635	−0.78%	−22,319	−32,848	35.5	1.37	104	58%	0.04%	139
2020	2,871,954	−0.45%	−13,056	−16,680	35.1	1.37	105	57%	0.04%	139
2019	2,885,010	−0.32%	−9,221	−23,094	34.7	1.40	105	57%	0.04%	139
2018	2,894,231	−0.14%	−4,011	−15,032	34.3	1.42	106	56%	0.04%	139
2017	2,898,242	+0.01%	+376	−14,901	33.9	1.49	106	56%	0.04%	139
2016	2,897,866	−0.03%	−766	−9,347	33.6	1.56	106	56%	0.04%	139
2015	2,898,632	−0.18%	−5,118	−20,500	33.3	1.63	106	55%	0.04%	140
2010	2,928,722	−1.11%	−32,758	−51,907	31.6	1.65	107	52%	0.04%	138
2005	3,076,159	−0.73%	−22,498	−48,893	28.6	1.79	112	46%	0.05%	134
2000	3,166,148	−0.70%	−22,448	−60,531	26.2	2.22	116	42%	0.05%	130
1995	3,258,567	−0.33%	−10,843	−69,785	24.8	2.76	119	38%	0.06%	129
1990	3,277,966	+0.54%	+17,592	−60,173	22.9	3.01	120	36%	0.06%	126
1985	3,026,242	+2.07%	+61,284	−183	21.5	3.21	110	35%	0.06%	125
1980	2,735,416	+2.02%	+54,032	−601	20.1	3.59	100	34%	0.06%	126
1975	2,454,859	+2.31%	+55,458	−2,610	18.7	4.57	90	33%	0.06%	127
1970	2,181,220	+2.56%	+54,345	+92	18.0	5.16	80	32%	0.06%	126
1965	1,894,312	+2.87%	+52,871	+9,617	18.1	5.47	69	31%	0.06%	125
1960	1,649,387	+3.41%	+54,376	+13,734	18.8	6.38	60	31%	0.05%	127
1955	1,418,850	+2.73%	+37,763	+6,835	19.4	6.54	52	27%	0.05%	128
1950	1,247,851	–	–	+6,757	19.6	6.17	46	21%	0.05%	130

Population forecast for Albania

UN medium-variant projection: 2.2 million in 2050 (−18.6% from 2026), 1.2 million in 2100.

Year	Population	Yearly change	Net migrants	Median age	Fertility	Density (km²)	Urban	World share	World rank
2030	2,671,885	−0.74%	−18,454	40.1	1.32	98	60%	0.03%	146
2035	2,570,580	−0.80%	−13,572	43.0	1.35	94	62%	0.03%	148
2040	2,461,866	−0.91%	−11,233	45.9	1.37	90	62%	0.03%	149
2045	2,351,280	−0.93%	−8,914	48.7	1.38	86	63%	0.02%	149
2050	2,240,166	−0.99%	−7,427	51.1	1.40	82	63%	0.02%	149
2060	2,017,998	−1.08%	−5,015	54.6	1.43	74	–	0.02%	150
2070	1,802,818	−1.17%	−2,659	57.0	1.46	66	–	0.02%	150
2080	1,584,303	−1.38%	−1,086	59.2	1.47	58	–	0.02%	152
2090	1,364,419	−1.51%	−392	58.9	1.48	50	–	0.01%	154
2100	1,184,997	−1.31%	−128	57.6	1.49	43	–	0.01%	156

Largest cities in Albania

Urban area in 2026: the whole built-up city, measured the same way for every country (UN, 2025). * UN projection. Largest cities in the world

#	City	Population 2026	2050*
1	Tirana (capital)	830,338	756,135
2	Durrës	129,018	117,602
3	Shkoder	81,008	73,631
4	Vlora	76,953	69,868
5	Elbasan	74,374	67,597
6	Fier	56,087	51,598

Age structure

Median age 37.8. 18.3% are 65 or older, 27.9% by 2050; 16.3% are under 15.

Albania, 2026 Men 2026 Women 2026 2050 (projection)

Share of the total population in each age group (%)

Births per woman

1.32 in 2026; about 2.1 keeps a population stable without migration. Below 2.1 since 2002.

UN estimate
UN projection

1.5 2026

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Year	Fertility rate
1950	6.17
1951	6.20
1952	6.24
1953	6.34
1954	6.43
1955	6.54
1956	6.44
1957	6.33
1958	6.39
1959	6.40
1960	6.38
1961	6.27
1962	6.11
1963	5.93
1964	5.71
1965	5.47
1966	5.33
1967	5.31
1968	5.32
1969	5.29
1970	5.16
1971	5.08
1972	4.98
1973	4.83
1974	4.70
1975	4.57
1976	4.37
1977	4.20
1978	4.00
1979	3.78
1980	3.59
1981	3.47
1982	3.42
1983	3.32
1984	3.28
1985	3.21
1986	3.14
1987	3.11
1988	3.07
1989	3.03
1990	3.01
1991	2.96
1992	2.89
1993	2.81
1994	2.80
1995	2.76
1996	2.67
1997	2.53
1998	2.42
1999	2.31
2000	2.22
2001	2.14
2002	2.00
2003	2.01
2004	1.89
2005	1.79
2006	1.69
2007	1.63
2008	1.62
2009	1.64
2010	1.65
2011	1.68
2012	1.72
2013	1.74
2014	1.72
2015	1.63
2016	1.56
2017	1.49
2018	1.42
2019	1.40
2020	1.37
2021	1.37
2022	1.36
2023	1.35
2024 *	1.34
2025 *	1.33
2026 *	1.32
2027 *	1.32
2028 *	1.32
2029 *	1.32
2030 *	1.32
2031 *	1.33
2032 *	1.33
2033 *	1.34
2034 *	1.34
2035 *	1.35
2036 *	1.35
2037 *	1.35
2038 *	1.36
2039 *	1.36
2040 *	1.37
2041 *	1.37
2042 *	1.38
2043 *	1.38
2044 *	1.38
2045 *	1.38
2046 *	1.39
2047 *	1.39
2048 *	1.39
2049 *	1.40
2050 *	1.40
2051 *	1.40
2052 *	1.41
2053 *	1.41
2054 *	1.41
2055 *	1.41
2056 *	1.41
2057 *	1.42
2058 *	1.42
2059 *	1.43
2060 *	1.43
2061 *	1.43
2062 *	1.43
2063 *	1.44
2064 *	1.44
2065 *	1.44
2066 *	1.45
2067 *	1.45
2068 *	1.45
2069 *	1.46
2070 *	1.46
2071 *	1.46
2072 *	1.46
2073 *	1.46
2074 *	1.46
2075 *	1.46
2076 *	1.47
2077 *	1.47
2078 *	1.47
2079 *	1.47
2080 *	1.47
2081 *	1.47
2082 *	1.47
2083 *	1.47
2084 *	1.48
2085 *	1.48
2086 *	1.48
2087 *	1.48
2088 *	1.48
2089 *	1.48
2090 *	1.48
2091 *	1.48
2092 *	1.48
2093 *	1.49
2094 *	1.49
2095 *	1.49
2096 *	1.49
2097 *	1.49
2098 *	1.49
2099 *	1.49
2100 *	1.49

* UN projection

Births and deaths each year

Deaths are projected to outnumber births from 2029.

Births
Deaths
UN estimate
UN projection

7.1k22.5k 2026

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Year	Births	Deaths
1950	49,038	29,038
1951	50,620	28,975
1952	52,059	28,832
1953	54,672	28,912
1954	57,222	29,075
1955	59,468	29,083
1956	60,611	28,602
1957	61,585	27,792
1958	63,963	27,154
1959	66,222	26,649
1960	67,661	26,206
1961	68,432	25,648
1962	68,104	24,162
1963	67,809	23,054
1964	66,992	22,122
1965	66,005	21,357
1966	66,107	20,775
1967	67,941	20,431
1968	70,565	20,171
1969	72,414	19,890
1970	72,754	19,342
1971	73,875	18,919
1972	74,682	18,586
1973	74,894	18,313
1974	75,465	18,156
1975	76,181	18,079
1976	75,646	18,024
1977	75,564	18,055
1978	74,860	18,137
1979	73,862	18,407
1980	73,190	18,107
1981	73,879	17,996
1982	75,657	17,943
1983	76,817	17,930
1984	78,610	17,976
1985	80,086	18,027
1986	81,241	17,984
1987	82,687	18,016
1988	84,224	18,157
1989	85,355	18,338
1990	85,490	18,311
1991	84,095	18,135
1992	82,030	17,960
1993	79,305	17,753
1994	77,976	17,751
1995	75,805	17,758
1996	71,875	17,838
1997	67,055	18,862
1998	62,946	17,917
1999	58,947	17,872
2000	55,449	17,792
2001	52,243	17,709
2002	48,844	17,834
2003	48,693	18,012
2004	45,549	17,923
2005	42,642	17,727
2006	39,589	17,434
2007	37,603	16,956
2008	36,542	16,714
2009	36,502	16,943
2010	36,236	17,733
2011	36,120	18,519
2012	37,445	19,578
2013	38,198	20,409
2014	37,956	21,010
2015	36,033	21,001
2016	34,407	21,120
2017	33,086	21,368
2018	31,542	21,344
2019	31,033	21,560
2020	30,258	26,077
2021	29,955	29,243
2022	29,139	24,626
2023	28,803	23,428
2024 *	28,283	23,610
2025 *	27,433	23,930
2026 *	26,604	24,242
2027 *	25,865	24,549
2028 *	25,115	24,857
2029 *	24,373	25,165
2030 *	23,617	25,499
2031 *	22,890	25,829
2032 *	22,177	26,129
2033 *	21,494	26,449
2034 *	20,791	26,762
2035 *	20,152	27,080
2036 *	19,555	27,393
2037 *	18,981	27,708
2038 *	18,487	28,046
2039 *	18,064	28,396
2040 *	17,703	28,701
2041 *	17,422	29,010
2042 *	17,197	29,318
2043 *	17,006	29,613
2044 *	16,829	29,851
2045 *	16,696	30,080
2046 *	16,573	30,280
2047 *	16,384	30,423
2048 *	16,192	30,552
2049 *	15,948	30,628
2050 *	15,660	30,647
2051 *	15,337	30,643
2052 *	15,026	30,589
2053 *	14,662	30,514
2054 *	14,301	30,415
2055 *	13,955	30,294
2056 *	13,619	30,158
2057 *	13,332	29,959
2058 *	13,059	29,778
2059 *	12,787	29,580
2060 *	12,504	29,412
2061 *	12,233	29,240
2062 *	11,987	29,093
2063 *	11,723	28,949
2064 *	11,490	28,846
2065 *	11,242	28,746
2066 *	11,018	28,695
2067 *	10,799	28,676
2068 *	10,585	28,704
2069 *	10,403	28,769
2070 *	10,223	28,878
2071 *	10,075	28,992
2072 *	9,923	29,141
2073 *	9,798	29,312
2074 *	9,705	29,505
2075 *	9,602	29,709
2076 *	9,539	29,939
2077 *	9,476	30,147
2078 *	9,414	30,328
2079 *	9,368	30,502
2080 *	9,304	30,618
2081 *	9,253	30,674
2082 *	9,161	30,698
2083 *	9,072	30,657
2084 *	8,970	30,533
2085 *	8,861	30,347
2086 *	8,768	30,091
2087 *	8,636	29,784
2088 *	8,510	29,416
2089 *	8,370	28,963
2090 *	8,233	28,445
2091 *	8,109	27,871
2092 *	7,989	27,261
2093 *	7,873	26,621
2094 *	7,749	25,999
2095 *	7,639	25,345
2096 *	7,531	24,732
2097 *	7,421	24,105
2098 *	7,334	23,530
2099 *	7,248	23,003
2100 *	7,147	22,511

* UN projection

Economy of Albania

GDP by country →

GDP 2026: $32.8 billion 117th largest economy
GDP per person: $13,968 US$, market rates
GDP per person (PPP): Int$ 28,819 at purchasing power parity
Economic growth: +3.5% real GDP
Inflation: 3.2% consumer prices
Unemployment: 8.7% of the labour force
Government debt: 49.7% of GDP
Share of world GDP: 0.0%

IMF estimate
IMF projection

43.8B 2026

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Year	GDP, US$
1990	2,221,000,000
1991	1,333,000,000
1992	843,000,000
1993	1,461,000,000
1994	2,361,000,000
1995	2,882,000,000
1996	3,200,000,000
1997	2,225,000,000
1998	2,555,000,000
1999	3,226,000,000
2000	3,488,000,000
2001	3,927,000,000
2002	4,356,000,000
2003	5,561,000,000
2004	7,177,000,000
2005	8,052,000,000
2006	8,896,000,000
2007	10,677,000,000
2008	12,881,000,000
2009	12,044,000,000
2010	11,937,000,000
2011	12,899,000,000
2012	12,324,000,000
2013	12,784,000,000
2014	13,246,000,000
2015	11,508,000,000
2016	12,087,000,000
2017	13,280,000,000
2018	15,382,000,000
2019	15,541,000,000
2020	15,329,000,000
2021	18,019,000,000
2022	19,196,000,000
2023	23,642,000,000
2024	27,078,000,000
2025	30,108,000,000
2026 *	32,769,000,000
2027 *	34,692,000,000
2028 *	36,787,000,000
2029 *	38,981,000,000
2030 *	41,325,000,000
2031 *	43,828,000,000

* IMF projection

Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026). 2026 and later are IMF projections. GDP per capita by country · Richest countries

CO₂ emissions of Albania

CO₂ by country →

CO₂ emissions 2024: 4.4 million tonnes 142nd largest emitter
Per person: 1.59 t world: 4.73 t
Share of world CO₂: 0.01% 0.03% of its people
Change since 1990: −20% +4% since 2005

4.4 2024

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Year	CO₂, million tonnes
1950	0.30
1951	0.40
1952	0.37
1953	0.41
1954	0.50
1955	0.66
1956	0.84
1957	1.51
1958	1.20
1959	1.44
1960	2.02
1961	2.28
1962	2.46
1963	2.08
1964	2.02
1965	2.17
1966	2.55
1967	2.68
1968	3.07
1969	3.24
1970	3.74
1971	4.35
1972	5.64
1973	5.29
1974	4.34
1975	4.59
1976	4.95
1977	5.72
1978	6.49
1979	7.58
1980	5.17
1981	7.34
1982	7.31
1983	7.63
1984	7.83
1985	7.88
1986	8.06
1987	7.45
1988	7.33
1989	8.99
1990	5.52
1991	4.29
1992	2.52
1993	2.34
1994	1.92
1995	2.09
1996	2.02
1997	1.54
1998	1.75
1999	2.99
2000	3.02
2001	3.22
2002	3.75
2003	4.30
2004	4.18
2005	4.26
2006	3.91
2007	4.00
2008	4.45
2009	4.37
2010	4.82
2011	5.17
2012	4.93
2013	5.35
2014	6.07
2015	4.71
2016	4.55
2017	5.34
2018	5.20
2019	4.94
2020	4.87
2021	5.14
2022	4.50
2023	4.42
2024	4.44

By source, 2024

Oil66.5%
Cement20.4%
Coal11.0%
Gas2.0%

Fossil fuels and industry, territorial; Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ per capita by country · Historical emissions

Compare with Europe

Country	Population 2026	Growth	Fertility	Median age
Albania	2.8 million	−0.74%	1.32	37.8
Russia	143 million	−0.23%	1.47	40.7
Germany	83.6 million	−0.23%	1.46	45.7
United Kingdom	69.9 million	+0.52%	1.53	40.2
France	66.7 million	+0.14%	1.64	42.5
Italy	58.9 million	−0.39%	1.22	48.6
Spain	47.9 million	−0.10%	1.24	46.3
Ukraine	39.5 million	−0.74%	1.00	41.8
Poland	37.8 million	−0.38%	1.31	43.0

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Questions

What is the population of Albania in 2026?

2,751,025 on 1 July 2026, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection). That is 2.8 million people, −0.74% on 2025.

Is Albania's population growing or shrinking?

Shrinking: 20,483 fewer people in 2026 than in 2025.

When will Albania's population peak?

It already did: 3.3 million in 1991. The UN projects 2.2 million in 2050 and 1.2 million in 2100.

What is the fertility rate in Albania?

1.32 births per woman in 2026. A population replaces itself at about 2.1. Albania has been below that since 2002.

How many babies are born in Albania every day?

About 73 a day (27 thousand in 2026), against about 66 deaths a day.

What is the life expectancy in Albania?

80.1 years at birth in 2026: 81.9 for women and 78.3 for men, against a world average of 73.8.

How many men and women live in Albania?

About 1.4 million men and 1.4 million women in 2026, or 97.7 men for every 100 women.

What is the population density of Albania?

100 people per km² of land in 2026, on a total area of 28,748 km². The world average is 64.

What was the population of Albania in 2000?

3,166,148 (3.2 million), the UN estimate for 1 July 2000. It has fallen by 13% since, to 2.8 million in 2026.

What will the population of Albania be in 2050?

About 2.2 million on the UN's medium projection (2,240,166), −18.6% from 2026; 1.2 million by 2100.

What are the largest cities in Albania?

Tirana (830 thousand), Durrës (129 thousand), Shkoder (81 thousand), Vlora (77 thousand), Elbasan (74 thousand). UN figures for 2026, counting each city’s whole built-up area.

What is the GDP of Albania in 2026?

$32.8 billion at current prices, the 117th largest economy in the world, on the IMF’s World Economic Outlook (October 2026) figures; real growth of +3.5%.

What is Albania's GDP per capita?

$13,968 per person at market exchange rates in 2026, or Int$ 28,819 at purchasing power parity, which adjusts for local prices.

How much CO₂ does Albania emit?

4.4 million tonnes from fossil fuels and industry in 2024, 1.59 t per person and 0.01% of the world total; oil is the largest source (67%).

Source and method

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant. Figures for 1950–2023 are UN estimates; later years are the medium-variant projection, which assumes fertility, mortality and migration follow their most likely paths. National statistics offices publish their own counts, which can differ. Reuse under CC BY 3.0 IGO. How we use the data.