Albania vs North Macedonia
Albania vs North Macedonia: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 8,000 people in Albania and 16,000 people in North Macedonia, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in North Macedonia, by 8,000 people, or 2 times that in Albania.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- North Macedonia has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Albania.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Albania | North Macedonia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 9,000 | 16,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 9,000 | 16,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 8,500 | 15,600 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 8,500 | 15,600 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 8,500 | 8,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 8,500 | 8,000 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 14,750 | 8,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 14,750 | 8,000 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 14,750 | 8,000 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 14,750 | 8,000 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 14,500 | 19,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 14,500 | 19,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 11,500 | 19,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 22,500 | 19,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 21,500 | 17,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 22,000 | 20,400 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 27,000 | 19,900 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 40,500 | 26,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 67,500 | 23,500 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 67,500 | 23,500 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 67,500 | 27,500 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 67,500 | 22,900 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 67,500 | 17,900 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 86,500 | 17,900 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 65,000 | 10,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 65,000 | 10,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 65,000 | 10,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | – | – | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | – | – | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | – | – | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 40,400 | – | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 41,000 | – | – |
| 1983 | 42,000 | – | – |
| 1982 | 42,000 | – | – |
| 1981 | 41,000 | – | – |
| 1980 | 46,000 | – | – |
| 1979 | 45,000 | – | – |
| 1978 | 45,000 | – | – |
| 1977 | 45,000 | – | – |
| 1976 | 52,000 | – | – |
| 1975 | 52,000 | – | – |
| 1974 | 53,000 | – | – |
| 1973 | 52,000 | – | – |
| 1972 | 52,000 | – | – |
| 1971 | 52,000 | – | – |
| 1970 | 52,000 | – | – |
| 1969 | 52,000 | – | – |
| 1968 | 52,000 | – | – |
| 1967 | 52,000 | – | – |
| 1966 | 52,000 | – | – |
| 1965 | 52,000 | – | – |
| 1964 | 52,000 | – | – |
| 1963 | 52,000 | – | – |
| 1962 | 50,000 | – | – |
| 1961 | 50,000 | – | – |
| 1960 | 27,000 | – | – |
| 1959 | 27,000 | – | – |
| 1958 | 31,000 | – | – |
| 1957 | 33,000 | – | – |
| 1956 | 37,000 | – | – |
| 1955 | 39,000 | – | – |
| 1954 | 41,000 | – | – |
| 1953 | 53,000 | – | – |
| 1952 | 61,000 | – | – |
| 1951 | 55,000 | – | – |
| 1950 | 60,000 | – | – |
| 1949 | 65,000 | – | – |
| 1948 | 60,000 | – | – |
| 1947 | 60,000 | – | – |
| 1946 | 60,000 | – | – |
| 1945 | 60,000 | – | – |
| 1944 | 60,000 | – | – |
| 1939 | 9,000 | – | – |
| 1938 | 9,000 | – | – |
| 1937 | 9,000 | – | – |
| 1936 | 9,000 | – | – |
| 1935 | 9,000 | – | – |
| 1934 | 13,000 | – | – |
| 1933 | 13,000 | – | – |
| 1932 | 13,000 | – | – |
| 1931 | 11,000 | – | – |
| 1930 | 11,000 | – | – |
| 1929 | 11,000 | – | – |
| 1928 | 10,000 | – | – |
| 1927 | 8,000 | – | – |
| 1926 | 8,000 | – | – |
| 1925 | 8,000 | – | – |
| 1924 | 8,000 | – | – |
| 1923 | 8,000 | – | – |
| 1922 | 5,000 | – | – |
| 1921 | 3,000 | – | – |
| 1920 | 4,000 | – | – |
| 1919 | 3,000 | – | – |
| 1918 | 3,000 | – | – |
| 1917 | 2,000 | – | – |
| 1916 | 2,000 | – | – |
| 1915 | 2,000 | – | – |
| 1914 | 2,000 | – | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Correlates of War
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel, with paramilitary forces where they are trained and equipped like soldiers, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Before 1985: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 170 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Albania vs North Macedonia
Health
- Life expectancyAlbania: 79.6 years in 2023North Macedonia: 77.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAlbania: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024North Macedonia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAlbania: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023North Macedonia: 4.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAlbania: 70.7% in 2022North Macedonia: 80.5% in 2022
- DepressionAlbania: 2.21% in 2017North Macedonia: 2.33% in 2017
- Suicide rateAlbania: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017North Macedonia: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAlbania: 2.81 million people in 2023North Macedonia: 1.83 million people in 2023
- Population growthAlbania: -0.71% a year in 2023North Macedonia: -0.47% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAlbania: 1.35 births per woman in 2023North Macedonia: 1.47 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAlbania: 58.9% in 2025North Macedonia: 62.9% in 2025
- Median ageAlbania: 36.3 years in 2023North Macedonia: 40.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAlbania: 16.3% in 2023North Macedonia: 17.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateAlbania: -9 per 1,000 people in 2023North Macedonia: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAlbania: 2.03% of GDP in 2025North Macedonia: 1.97% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAlbania: $568M in 2025North Macedonia: $346M in 2025
- Military spending per personAlbania: $224 in 2025North Macedonia: $206 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAlbania: 6.7% of government spending in 2025North Macedonia: 5.1% of government spending in 2025
- National powerAlbania: 0.02% of world capability in 2022North Macedonia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAlbania: 0.65% of the labour force in 2020North Macedonia: 2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAlbania: 23 million TIV in 2025North Macedonia: 9 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAlbania: 1 million TIV in 2011North Macedonia: 59 million TIV in 2023