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How many people live in one square kilometer? Albania and Tirana, a record in the region

2024-05-16 07:37:00, Aktualitet CNA

How many people live in one square kilometer? Albania and Tirana, a record in

In the Albanian capital, 562 people live in one square kilometer.

In Tirana, the population density per kilometer is more than five times higher than the national average. After Tirana, comes Shkodra, with 251 inhabitants per square kilometer. Gjirokastra has fewer inhabitants, with only 21.

Compared to other countries in the region, the Albanian capital has the highest population density, according to data made public by Eurostat. With a narrow margin is Belgrade of Serbia (536), followed by Skopje of North Macedonia (536).

Even as a country, Albania dominates the region, with 99 inhabitants per square kilometer. Serbia comes second with 90.5, followed by North Macedonia with 73.7. Montenegro, which is reported only as a state, has a density of 45.6 inhabitants per square kilometer, among the lowest in Europe. Data for Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina are missing.

Although in the region, Albania and the capital have the highest density, still the indicator is much lower than in other countries, especially the big capitals.

The record is held by Paris with 20.5 thousand inhabitants living in one square kilometer. In the center of Athens, the density is 11.3 thousand, in Brussels 7.7 thousand, in Vienna almost 5 thousand. In Rome, there are 799 inhabitants per square kilometer, in Madrid 855. In Istanbul, about 3 thousand people live in an area of ??one kilometer.

How many people live in one square kilometer? Albania and Tirana, a record in

In terms of country, Albania ranks 21st, out of 37 countries reported by Eurostat. The record in Europe is held by Malta (1693), the Netherlands (518), Belgium (384), the United Kingdom (275) and at the bottom of the list is Iceland, where you find only 3.8 inhabitants per square kilometer.

In Tirana the population density increases, in Albania it decreases

After the 90s, the capital has been a magnet to attract residents coming from the districts. Tirana and Durrës are the only ones that have recorded internal emigration, while other cities have seen a continuous decrease in population, due to the decrease in emigration and births.

According to Eurostat, compared to 2012, the density of Tirana has increased by 18%, or by 84 more inhabitants per square kilometer. Meanwhile, for the entire country, the population density has decreased by about 2% for the same period.

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According to Eurostat, population density in the EU ranges from 18 to 1,693 people per km².

Population density, meaning the number of people per square kilometer (km²), averaged 109 people per km² in the EU in 2022.

How many people live in one square kilometer? Albania and Tirana, a record in

This value varied significantly between EU countries. The highest population density was observed in Malta (1 693 persons per km²), followed by the Netherlands (518) and Belgium (384). On the other hand, Finland (18 people per km²) and Sweden (26) had the lowest population density.

Compared 2022 to 2002, there was an increase in population density in 18 of the EU countries, with the largest increases in Malta (from 1 255 to 1 693 persons per km²), Luxembourg (from 173 to 253) and Belgium (341 to 384).

Romania (95 to 81) and Bulgaria (71 to 60) had the biggest decreases. On average in the EU, population density increased from 105 people per km² to 109 during this period.

How many people live in one square kilometer? Albania and Tirana, a record in





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