The population of Albania on January 1st 2017 is 2.88 million, increasing for the first time since 2001. The population increased by 1 thousand inhabitants compared to the previous year. The resident population of Albania, on January 1st 2017 was estimated about 2,876,591 inhabitants, compared with 2,875,592 inhabitants on January 1st 2016. During 2016 the number of births has been 32 thousand, while the number of deaths was 21 thousand persons. The natural increase for the last year has been about 11 thousand persons. On the other hand net migration has increased compared with the previous year, but continues to be negative...