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Albania — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

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Albania had an estimated population of 3,087,159 in 2005, with 67 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: Albania today — population now 2,751,025, against 3,087,159 in 2005.

Source2005NowChange
World Gazetteer (the work cited)3,087,159
UN World Population Prospects3,076,1592,751,025-11%

The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.

Cities and towns, 2005

#PlaceRegionPopulation (2005)Today
1TiranaTirana374,801418,495 now
2DurrësDurrës122,034195,920 now
3ElbasanElbasan100,903100,903 now
4VlorëVlorë89,528115,261 now
5ShkodërShkodër89,10295,553 now
6FierFier59,71956,297 now
7KorçëKorçë58,25958,259 now
8BeratBerat47,60662,232 now
9LushnjëLushnjë41,42363,135 now
10KavajëKavajë29,35430,012 now
11PogradecPogradec25,75846,070 now
12LaçKurbin24,82512,854 now
13GjirokastërGjirokastër23,43723,437 now
14PatosFier22,67916,000 now
15KrujëKrujë21,28651,191 now
16LezhëLezhë18,69518,695 now
17KuçovëKuçovë18,16631,077 now
18KukësKukës17,97236,125 now
19BurrelMat15,5397,928 now
20PeshkopiDibrë15,26114,710 now
21SarandëSarandë15,14722,613 now
22CërrikElbasan14,26914,269 now
23ShijakDurrës14,13814,138 now
24ÇorovodëSkrapar14,046
25LibrazhdLibrazhd12,69123,312 now
26TepelenëTepelenë11,95511,955 now
27GramshGramsh11,55611,556 now
28BulqizëBulqizë11,21226,826 now
29KamzëTirana11,026
30PërmetPërmet10,6867,980 now
31PoliçanBerat10,663
32Fushë-KrujëKrujë10,45817,877 now
33BallshMallakastër10,361
34RrëshenMirditë10,064
35MamurrasKrujë8,2828,282 now
36Bajram CurriTropojë7,967
37ErsekëKolonjë7,8907,890 now
38PeqinPeqin7,51316,580 now
39BilishtDevoll7,114
40SelenicëVlorë6,912
41RoskovecFier6,657
42PukëPukë6,495
43RrogozhinëLushnjë5,620
44VorëTirana4,973
45MemaliajTepelenë4,951
46Urë VajguroreBerat4,893
47HimarëVlorë4,596
48KoplikMalsi e Madhe4,078
49PërrenjasLibrazhd4,015
50DelvinëDelvinë3,916
51MaliqKorçë3,735
52LibohovëGjirokastër3,651
53KrumëHas3,215
54ShëngjinLezhë2,698
55LeskovikKolonjë2,655
56OrikumVlorë2,604
57KëlcyrëPërmet2,486
58Fushë-ArrëzPukë2,438
59RubikMirditë2,332
60MilotKrujë2,157
61KurbneshMirditë1,429
62KonispolSarandë1,349
63KërrabëElbasan1,177
64KrastëMat1,168
65FierzëPukë742
66KlosMat683
67UlzëMat600

The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.

Administrative divisions, 2005

#NamePopulation (2005)
1Tirana523,150
2Elbasan224,974
3Fier200,154
4Shkodër185,794
5Durrës182,988
6Vlorë147,267
7Lushnjë144,351
8Korçë143,499
9Berat128,410
10Dibrë86,144
11Kavajë78,415
12Librazhd72,520
13Pogradec70,900
14Lezhë68,218
15Krujë64,357
16Kukës64,054
17Mat61,906
18Gjirokastër55,991
19Kurbin54,519
20Bulqizë42,985
21Mallakastër39,881
22Mirditë37,055
23Malsi e Madhe36,770
24Gramsh35,723
25Kuçovë35,571
26Sarandë35,235
27Devoll34,744
28Pukë34,454
29Peqin32,920
30Tepelenë32,465
31Skrapar29,874
32Tropojë28,154
33Përmet25,837
34Has19,842
35Kolonjë17,179
36Delvinë10,859

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.