Counties by population
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Counties of Albania by population
|
County
|
2002
|
2004
|
2006
|
2008
|
2010
|
2012
|
2014
|
2016
|
2018
|
2020
|
2021
|
2022
|
2023
|
Berat
|
188,982
|
181,155
|
172,383
|
162,519
|
153,077
|
146,736
|
141,114
|
135,441
|
127,431
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122,003
|
119,450
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115,050
|
111,431
|
Dibër
|
184,167
|
176,827
|
168,150
|
157,999
|
148,074
|
140,956
|
134,332
|
129,056
|
120,978
|
115,857
|
113,683
|
109,585
|
106,380
|
Durrës
|
248,358
|
252,380
|
256,839
|
260,386
|
265,639
|
271,947
|
276,058
|
280,205
|
289,628
|
290,697
|
292,029
|
291,325
|
289,797
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Elbasan
|
357,044
|
345,762
|
333,636
|
321,098
|
309,657
|
302,863
|
294,938
|
287,606
|
278,547
|
270,074
|
266,245
|
259,112
|
252,719
|
Fier
|
377,857
|
368,056
|
355,766
|
342,638
|
330,378
|
320,789
|
312,248
|
305,108
|
298,144
|
289,889
|
286,002
|
278,413
|
271,672
|
Gjirokastër
|
109,519
|
103,399
|
96,634
|
89,343
|
82,238
|
76,054
|
71,567
|
68,020
|
62,952
|
59,381
|
58,031
|
55,278
|
53,314
|
Korçë
|
261,549
|
255,264
|
248,587
|
240,875
|
233,820
|
228,118
|
223,029
|
217,422
|
210,178
|
204,831
|
202,193
|
197,303
|
192,925
|
Kukës
|
108,011
|
104,866
|
101,084
|
96,304
|
91,226
|
87,762
|
84,306
|
81,294
|
77,394
|
75,428
|
74,388
|
72,768
|
71,498
|
Lezhë
|
158,055
|
154,193
|
150,094
|
145,240
|
140,755
|
137,782
|
133,748
|
130,258
|
126,800
|
122,700
|
120,678
|
117,283
|
114,181
|
Shkodër
|
252,699
|
247,916
|
243,246
|
235,667
|
229,140
|
222,611
|
216,477
|
210,168
|
204,994
|
200,007
|
197,177
|
193,009
|
189,164
|
Tirana
|
617,550
|
650,767
|
683,927
|
715,328
|
747,169
|
780,905
|
816,222
|
842,981
|
883,996
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906,166
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912,190
|
919,511
|
925,268
|
Vlorë
|
193,227
|
193,646
|
192,983
|
190,869
|
187,501
|
186,485
|
188,355
|
188,033
|
189,282
|
188,922
|
187,675
|
184,955
|
183,436
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Source: Instituti i Statistikës (INSTAT)[1]
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Counties by population density
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County
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Population density
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Population
|
Area
|
Rank
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Density (inh./km2)
|
Rank
|
Estimate (2011 census)
|
Rank
|
Area (km2)
|
Berat
|
6
|
79
|
8
|
141,944
|
9
|
1,798
|
Dibër
|
10
|
53
|
9
|
137,047
|
6
|
2,586
|
Durrës
|
2
|
343
|
4
|
262,785
|
12
|
766
|
Elbasan
|
4
|
92
|
3
|
295,827
|
3
|
3,199
|
Fier
|
3
|
164
|
2
|
310,331
|
8
|
1,890
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Gjirokastër
|
12
|
25
|
12
|
72,176
|
4
|
2,884
|
Korçë
|
9
|
59
|
5
|
220,357
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1
|
3,711
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Kukës
|
11
|
36
|
11
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85,292
|
7
|
2,374
|
Lezhë
|
5
|
83
|
10
|
134,027
|
11
|
1,620
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Shkodër
|
8
|
60
|
6
|
215,347
|
2
|
3,562
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Tirana
|
1
|
454
|
1
|
749,365
|
10
|
1,652
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Vlorë
|
7
|
65
|
7
|
175,640
|
5
|
2,706
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Source: Instituti i Statistikës (INSTAT)[2]
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