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Population:
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3,544,808 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 26.4% (male 489,363; female 446,586)
15-64 years: 65.3% (male 1,184,670; female 1,130,065)
65 years and over: 8.3% (male 135,177; female 158,947) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 28.2 years
male: 27.6 years
female: 28.7 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.51% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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15.08 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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5.02 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-4.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.1 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 22.31 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 21.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 23.01 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 77.06 years
male: 74.37 years
female: 80.02 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.05 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA
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Nationality:
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noun: Albanian(s)
adjective: Albanian
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Religions:
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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
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Literacy:
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definition: age 9 and over can read and write
total population: 86.5%
male: 93.3%
female: 79.5% (2003 est.)
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