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Albania

General Information

Population

2.870.324 (Eurostat 2018)

2.862.427 (STAT AL 2019)

Immigration

52.484 (UN Immigration Stock 2017)

23.673 (STAT AL 2018)

Emigration

1.148.144 (Un Emigration Stock 2017)

38.703 (STAT AL 2018)

 

Working-age population

1.994.632 (World Bank 2017)

1.965.783 (STAT AL 2018)

Unemployment rate

13.9% (ILO 2018)

12.3% (STAT AL 2018)

GDP

13.039 bn, current prices USD (World Bank 2017)

15.512 bn, current prices ALL, (STAT AL 2017)

Refugees and IDPs

Refugees:

119 (Un Refugee Stock 2017)

Asylum Seekers:

44 (UN Asylum Stock 2017)

309 (STAT AL 2017)

Citizenship

By Birth: No

By Descent: Yes

Dual Citizenship: Yes

Years of Residency: 5

 

                   

 

 

Territory

28.748 km² (CIA World Factbook)

Migration Authorities

Responsible Ministry

Ministry of Interior

Responsible Minister

Sandër Lleshaj

Line Ministries

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Minister of State for Diaspora

Ministry of Health and Social Protection

 

Agencies

National Reception Center for Asylum Seekers

Directorate for Asylum and Citizenship

Directorate of Anti-Trafficking and Migration

Institute of Statistics

Key Policy Documents

2014-2020 Employment and Skills Strategy

2010-2015 Strategy on Reintegration of Returned Albanian citizens

2013 Law on Foreigners

1998 (2014) Law on Refugees

1998 (2019) Law on Citizenship

Migration Profiles

MFA 2015

UN DESA 2014

IOM 2008

IОМ 2007

ICMPD Projects

THB/IFS/2 (European Commission - IcSP, Phase I 01/2014 -09/2014, Phase II 09/2014 - 09/2017)

Description

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Immigrant Stock vs Diaspora (UN DESA 2009-2017)
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Immigrant Stock by Country of Origin (UN DESA 2017)
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Inflow / Outflow of Remittances (UN DESA 2009-2016, US$ million)