Fertility rate: births per woman in Albania
Albania: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.35 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Albania, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate: births per woman in Albania is 1.35 live births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Albania peaked at 6.54 live births per woman in 1955 and was at its lowest, 1.35 live births per woman, in 2023.
Albania ranks 205th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.35 live births per woman | 6.17 live births per woman | 6.54 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.71 live births per woman | 5.29 live births per woman | 6.38 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.57 live births per woman | 3.78 live births per woman | 5.16 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.26 live births per woman | 3.03 live births per woman | 3.59 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.72 live births per woman | 2.31 live births per woman | 3.01 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.86 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 2.22 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6 live births per woman | 1.4 live births per woman | 1.74 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.35 live births per woman | 1.37 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More reference data data for Albania
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0157 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.81 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 54.93 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.1185 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.0124 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 56.63 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.0205 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 66.24 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Albania?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Albania was 1.35 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.54 live births per woman in 1955.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Albania rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Albania ranks 205th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.