Albania vs. Montenegro
Demographics
| Albania | Montenegro | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,088,385 (July 2021 est.) | 607,414 (July 2021 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 17.6% (male 284,636/female 256,474) 15-24 years: 15.39% (male 246,931/female 226,318) 25-54 years: 42.04% (male 622,100/female 670,307) 55-64 years: 11.94% (male 178,419/female 188,783) 65 years and over: 13.03% (male 186,335/female 214,276) (2020 est.) | 0-14 years: 18.14% (male 57,402/female 53,217) 15-24 years: 12.78% (male 40,220/female 37,720) 25-54 years: 39.65% (male 120,374/female 121,461) 55-64 years: 13.41% (male 40,099/female 41,670) 65 years and over: 16.02% (male 42,345/female 55,351) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 34.3 years male: 32.9 years female: 35.7 years (2020 est.) | total: 39.6 years male: 38.1 years female: 41.1 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.24% (2021 est.) | -0.4% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 12.86 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 11.35 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 7.27 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 10.37 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -3.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | -4.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.11 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.09 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.93 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.) | at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 11.1 deaths/1,000 live births male: 12.15 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) | total: 3.29 deaths/1,000 live births male: 2.75 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 79.23 years male: 76.55 years female: 82.12 years (2021 est.) | total population: 77.51 years male: 75.06 years female: 80.04 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.53 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.82 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | <.1 (2020 est.) | <.1% (2020 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Albanian(s) adjective: Albanian | noun: Montenegrin(s) adjective: Montenegrin |
| Ethnic groups | Albanian 82.6%, Greek 0.9%, other 1% (including Vlach, Romani, Macedonian, Montenegrin, and Egyptian), unspecified 15.5% (2011 est.) note: data represent population by ethnic and cultural affiliation | Montenegrin 45%, Serbian 28.7%, Bosniak 8.7%, Albanian 4.9%, Muslim 3.3%, Romani 1%, Croat 1%, other 2.6%, unspecified 4.9% (2011 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 1,400 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children | <500 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children |
| 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.) note: all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice | Orthodox 72.1%, Muslim 19.1%, Catholic 3.4%, atheist 1.2%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2.6% (2011 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <100 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children | <100 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children |
| Languages | Albanian 98.8% (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek 0.5%, other 0.6% (including Macedonian, Romani, Vlach, Turkish, Italian, and Serbo-Croatian), unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.) major-language sample(s): Libri i fakteve boterore, burim i pa zevendesueshem per informacione elementare. (Albanian) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. | Serbian 42.9%, Montenegrin (official) 37%, Bosnian 5.3%, Albanian 5.3%, Serbo-Croat 2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 4% (2011 est.) major-language sample(s): Knjiga svetskih cinjenica, neophodan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Serbian) Knjiga svjetskih cinjenica, neophodan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Montenegrin/Bosnian) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.1% male: 98.5% female: 97.8% (2018) | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.8% male: 99.5% female: 98.3% (2018) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 15 years male: 14 years female: 16 years (2019) | total: 15 years male: 15 years female: 15 years (2019) |
| Education expenditures | 3.6% of GDP (2017) | NA |
| Urbanization | urban population: 63% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 1.29% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) | urban population: 67.8% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.45% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 96.8% of population rural: 95.3% of population total: 96.2% of population unimproved: urban: 4.7% of population rural: 4.7% of population total: 3.8% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 99.8% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0.2% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 99.5% of population total: 99.8% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0.5% of population total: 0.2% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 93.9% of population total: 97.8% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 6.1% of population total: 2.2% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 503,000 TIRANA (capital) (2021) | 177,000 PODGORICA (capital) (2018) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 15 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 6 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 1.5% (2017/18) | 3.7% (2018/19) |
| Health expenditures | 5.3% (2018) | 8.4% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 1.22 physicians/1,000 population (2016) | 2.76 physicians/1,000 population (2018) |
| Hospital bed density | 2.9 beds/1,000 population (2013) | 3.9 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 21.7% (2016) | 23.3% (2016) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 24.8 years (2019 est.) | 26.3 years (2010 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 46% (2017/18) | 20.7% (2018) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 46.9 youth dependency ratio: 25.3 elderly dependency ratio: 21.6 potential support ratio: 4.6 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 51.1 youth dependency ratio: 27.3 elderly dependency ratio: 23.8 potential support ratio: 4.2 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
