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Albania
Urban population

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Global rank#145out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

1.5 M1.3 M1.0 M759 K496 K196019932025Albania · 2025: 1.38MAlbania

Analytical takeaways

  • Albania records 1.38M for Urban population in 2025, ranking #145 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Urban population increased from 496,187 in 1960 to 1.38M in 2025, a gain of 887,045.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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