Life expectancy in Albania
Albania: Life expectancy was 76.99 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Albania, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Albania recorded 76.99 years for life expectancy in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Albania peaked at 78.64 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 26.63 years, in 1870.
That places Albania 46th out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Albania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 26.63 years | — |
| 1880 | 27.3 years | +2.5% |
| 1890 | 28.33 years | +3.8% |
| 1900 | 29.72 years | +4.9% |
| 1913 | 32.02 years | +7.7% |
| 1925 | 33.49 years | +4.6% |
| 1929 | 35.71 years | +6.6% |
| 1933 | 37.04 years | +3.7% |
| 1938 | 38.3 years | +3.4% |
| 1950 | 55.25 years | +44.3% |
| 1955 | 57.89 years | +4.8% |
| 1960 | 60.6 years | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 62.38 years | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 65.36 years | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 67.84 years | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 69.66 years | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 71.34 years | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 73.14 years | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 74.36 years | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 75.4 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 76.62 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 77.94 years | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 78.64 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 76.99 years | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 26.63 years | 26.63 years | 26.63 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 27.3 years | 27.3 years | 27.3 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 28.33 years | 28.33 years | 28.33 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 29.72 years | 29.72 years | 29.72 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 32.02 years | 32.02 years | 32.02 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 34.6 years | 33.49 years | 35.71 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 37.67 years | 37.04 years | 38.3 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 56.57 years | 55.25 years | 57.89 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 61.49 years | 60.6 years | 62.38 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 66.6 years | 65.36 years | 67.84 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 70.5 years | 69.66 years | 71.34 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 73.75 years | 73.14 years | 74.36 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 76.01 years | 75.4 years | 76.62 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 78.29 years | 77.94 years | 78.64 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 76.99 years | 76.99 years | 76.99 years | 1 |
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More health data for Albania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.287 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,085 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0213 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.017 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 8 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Albania?
- Life expectancy in Albania was 76.99 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 78.64 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.63 years in 1870.
- How does Albania rank for life expectancy?
- Albania ranks 46th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.