TIRANA, Nov 10 /ATA/ – Albania recorded 742 more births than deaths in the third quarter of 2026, with the capital Tirana posting the highest positive natural population growth, according to data released by the National Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) on Tuesday.
A total of 5,787 births and 5,045 deaths were registered between July and September. Compared with the previous quarter, births rose by 13.9%, while deaths increased by 3.7%.
However, compared with the same period in 2025, births fell by 10.5%, while deaths edged up by 0.4%.
Five of Albania’s 12 administrative regions recorded positive natural population growth, while deaths outnumbered births in the remaining seven, INSTAT said.
Tirana recorded the largest positive balance, with 1,380 more births than deaths, while Korça had the biggest negative balance, with 220 more deaths than births.
The capital also recorded the highest number of births, at 2,708, while the southern region of Gjirokastër had the lowest, with 66.
Births increased year-on-year in only two regions and declined in the other 10. Dibra recorded the strongest increase, at 3.9%, while Fier posted the steepest decline, at 20.1%.
Deaths rose in seven regions and fell in five compared with the third quarter of 2025. Tirana recorded the highest number, at 1,328, while Kukës had the lowest, at 118.
Kukës also registered the largest annual increase in deaths, at 15.7%, while Dibra recorded the sharpest decline, at 17.8%.
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