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Urban population share in Albania

Urban population share in Albania was 58.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.3 pts from 2024. That is the 133rd highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202558.9%
Change on 2024+0.3 pts
Rank133rd of 215Countries ranked
Series high58.92025
Series low30.81960

Urban population share in Albania, 1960 to 2025

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30405060196019701980199020002010202020251960: 30.8 %1961: 31 %1962: 31.1 %1963: 31.1 %1964: 31.2 %1965: 31.2 %1966: 31.3 %1967: 31.3 %1968: 31.4 %1969: 31.5 %1970: 31.6 %1971: 31.8 %1972: 32 %1973: 32.2 %1974: 32.4 %1975: 32.7 %1976: 32.9 %1977: 33.1 %1978: 33.3 %1979: 33.5 %1980: 33.7 %1981: 33.9 %1982: 34.1 %1983: 34.2 %1984: 34.4 %1985: 34.6 %1986: 34.8 %1987: 35 %1988: 35.3 %1989: 35.6 %1990: 35.9 %1991: 36.3 %1992: 36.7 %1993: 37.2 %1994: 37.7 %1995: 38.3 %1996: 38.9 %1997: 39.5 %1998: 40.2 %1999: 40.9 %2000: 41.6 %2001: 42.4 %2002: 43.2 %2003: 44 %2004: 45 %2005: 46 %2006: 47.1 %2007: 48.2 %2008: 49.4 %2009: 50.6 %2010: 51.9 %2011: 53.3 %2012: 53.9 %2013: 54.3 %2014: 54.7 %2015: 55.2 %2016: 55.6 %2017: 56 %2018: 56.4 %2019: 56.8 %2020: 57.1 %2021: 57.5 %2022: 57.9 %2023: 58.2 %2024: 58.5 %2025: 58.9 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202558.9
202458.5
202358.2
202257.9
202157.5
202057.1
201956.8
201856.4
201756
201655.6
201555.2
201454.7
201354.3
201253.9
201153.3
201051.9
200950.6
200849.4
200748.2
200647.1
200546
200445
200344
200243.2
200142.4
200041.6
199940.9
199840.2
199739.5
199638.9
199538.3
199437.7
199337.2
199236.7
199136.3
199035.9
198935.6
198835.3
198735
198634.8
198534.6
198434.4
198334.2
198234.1
198133.9
198033.7
197933.5
197833.3
197733.1
197632.9
197532.7
197432.4
197332.2
197232
197131.8
197031.6
196931.5
196831.4
196731.3
196631.3
196531.2
196431.2
196331.1
196231.1
196131
196030.8

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Albania?

Urban population share in Albania was 58.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.3 pts from 2024. That is the 133rd highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Albania?

58.9% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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