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Tuesday, 13 February 2018
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This country is planning a difficult pension scheme for the future, but at the
same time, it is also registering a noticeable drop of population, which so far
has been a symbol thanks to its young age compared to most of Europe
Albania's

population is

registering

a drastic fall

lbania continues to regis the population of Albania was fertile age leaving the country;
ter shocking figures con 2.870.324, registering a fall of 0.2% people are getting married older,
compared to a year ago", the
cerning its population. country's agency of statistics, -0.2% -16.5% while married people are now using
AThe latter is shrinking sig- methods of family planning. These
nificantly due to the lower number INSTAT, says, adding that last year, Lower than a year ago was the Lower than a year ago was the are the reasons which have led to a
of births and larger number of people the number of newly born babies total decline of population in drop of natural increase of the fall in the population of Albania from
emigrating. This has led to the was 30.869 nationwide, registering one year to another. "Last year in
country planning a difficult pension a fall of 2.7% compared to a year Albania at the start of this year. Albanian population (ratio 2017, the natural increase of the
scheme for the future, but at the ago. "Meanwhile, the number of Albania's population is between births and deaths), population (ratio between births and
same time, it is also registering a deaths in 2017 was 22.232, regis- 2.870.324 and falling namely by 8.637 people deaths) was 8.637, registering a fall
significant drop in population, which tering an increase of 3.9% com- of 16.5% compared to a year ago",
so far has been a symbol thanks to pared to a year ago", INSTAT fur- desperate, as, from one year to the fall in the number of births in is another fact which is pointed out
its young age compared to most of ther explains. So, the demographic another, it is facing an ageing of its Albania mainly relates to three rea- by experts, indicating a higher num-
Europe. "On 1 January of this year, situation of our country is looking population. According to experts, sons: More numbers of people in ber of deaths as opposed births.

EMIGRATION EVENT DISTRIBUTION

40 thousand President: Women Population increased

Albanians have should be more only in 3 districts and

emigrated in a year involved in science declined in 9 others

lbania's population is not only declining due to the t the beginning of this year, the population of Albania
small number of births of higher number of deaths, registered a growth in three districts compared to a
Abut also due to its citizens leaving the country in Ayear ago. Meanwhile, in the majority of districts,
great numbers. namely in nine of them, population registered a decline. "The
This is a new wave of emigration which can be com- biggest increase was registered in Tirana (+25,1 per 1000
pared to the one in the 1990's, which in turn caused a true inhabitants), followed by Durres (+16,9 per 1000 inhabitants)
demographic "storm" for this country. and Vlora (+2,15 per 1000 inhabitants)", experts say, adding
"In 2017, the number of emigrants was 39.905 people", that the biggest declines of population were registered in
experts of the Institute of Statistics say. Gjirokastra (-45,3 per 1000 inhabitants), Dibra (-36,6 per 1000
According to them, it's also a fact that migration within inhabitants) and Berat (-34,2 per 1000 inhabitants). "The dis-
the country continues. trict with the lowest average age is Tirana (33 years), while
"The number of migrations within the country last year the district with the highest average age is Gjirokastra (38
was 25.003", they say. Meanwhile, according to INSTAT years)", experts also say.
data, in the past seven years (2011-2017), the total number
of people who have left Albania to move abroad was 330
thousand. This figure is equal to the number of population bigger involvement of women and girls in scientific
for an entire district in the country, such as Fier or Durres. research and guaranteeing them gender equality are
Acrucial in meeting vital objectives for the sustainable
development in a society. This was said by the President of
Albania, Ilir Meta in a special activity as part of the World
Day of Women and Girls in Science. According to him, "this
is a very special day, because science is a very difficult chal-
lenge which belongs to people who do not take things easily.
These challenges belong to those who choose to work, study,
make sacrifices, devote themselves to science and earn the
opportunity to be scientists, something which cannot be
achieved by anyone. Women and girls must not accept be-
ing a complementary or secondary element in society and
family. Therefore, there's a need for more commitment and
determination in all professional domains would boost their
role in society, in the country's economic development and
also in the advancement of their economic and social rights".