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People
2,986,952 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 
135
0-14 years: 23.1% (male 440,528/female 400,816)
15-64 years: 67.1% (male 1,251,001/female 1,190,841)
65 years and over: 9.8% (male 165,557/female 190,710) (2010 est.)
total: 30 years
male: 28.9 years
female: 31.1 years (2010 est.)
0.249% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 178
11.88 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 166
6.04 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 165
-3.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 189
urban population: 47% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
at birth: 1.123 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 15.11 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 123
male: 16.79 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 77.22 years
country comparison to the world: 59
male: 74.65 years
female: 80.11 years (2010 est.)
1.47 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 189
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noun: Albanian(s)
adjective: Albanian
Albanian 95%, Greek 3%, other 2% (Vlach, Roma (Gypsy), Serb, Macedonian, Bulgarian) (1989 est.)
note: in 1989, other estimates of the Greek population ranged from 1% (official Albanian statistics) to 12% (from a Greek organization)
Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%
note: percentages are estimates; there are no available current statistics on religious affiliation; all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice
Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects
definition: age 9 and over can read and write
total population: 98.7%
male: 99.2%
female: 98.3% (2001 census)
total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 11 years (2004)
2.9% of GDP (2002)
country comparison to the world: 148
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