Albania is still one of the countries with the youngest population in Europe, but during the last 20 years the rates of aging are the highest in all European countries.

In 2023, the median age of Albanians was 38.8 years, from 27.9 years in 2003.

Eurostat states that the median age of Albanians increased by almost 11 years between 2003-2023, the highest level in Europe and with a very high difference with the aging of other populations.

After Albania, Portugal has the highest aging rates between 2003-2023 with 8.5 years, Romania with 8.5 years and North Macedonia with 8 years.

On the other hand, Sweden has maintained the stability of the age of its population, since during the past two decades the population of this country has aged by only 1 year, followed by Moldova, Luxembourg, and Belgium where the average age of their population has increased less than two years from 2003-2023.

In 2023 the countries with the oldest population in Europe was Italy, where the median age of the population was 48.4 years, followed by Portugal, Bulgaria and Greece.

Albanian experts are of the opinion that the growing cycle of migration together with the decline in fertility rates have aged Albania faster than countries with similar political and economic conditions.