More deaths than births in Gjirokastra, Vlora and Korça
There are three regions of Albania where more people are dying than being born, causing a decrease of the population in these regions. This is even confirmed by experts of statistics in the country. According to them, in the second quarter of this year, the natural growth of the population registers its highest rate in the district of Tirana, where the number of births exceeds the number of deaths by 936. Meanwhile, this growth was negative in three districts of the country: Gjirokastra, Vlora and Korça. “The lowest rate has been registered in the district of Gjirokastra and Vlora, where the number of deaths exceeds number of births by 110”, they say.
This way, experts admit the deterioration of the situation from one year to another and add that it’s the district of Gjirokastra the one which has registered the lowest rate of births during the second quarter of this year with a drop of 36.6% compared to the same period a year ago. According to experts, this is explained with the high level of migration and marriages in this district. “The number of births in the second quarter of 2017 was 6.234, registering a drop of 15.4% compared to the second quarter of 2016. The lowest level of births is registered in the district of Gjirokastra with only 83 births with a fall of 36.6% compared to the second quarter of 2016”, INSTAT experts say.
New demographic horizons, experts confirm the phenomenon
Experts have already confirmed the fact that Albania is experiencing new demographic horizons through a special research published a few years ago. According to this research, the last decade in between the 2001 census and the 2011 census, has been a historical period from a demographic point of view. “During this period, Albania is the last country in Europe which has completed its first demographic transition, losing an unprecedented number of its population and remodeling its demographic composition”, experts say, adding that “the population of Albania has seen a decline of 8.8% from the previous census of 2001 and a decline of 12% from the 1989 census”. Last year, the population of Albania was 2.886.0026, registering a fall of 6.276 compared to a year ago. “The number of births registered a fall of 2.539 while the number of deaths has grown by 1700 compared to a year ago”, experts also report. These sorts of figures show that the demographic situation in terms of the ratio between birth rates and death rates in our country has deteriorated. “The reduction in the size of families in the last decade between the two censuses has continued with an average rate of 3.9 members. This reduction may be attributed to the decline of birth rates, but also to the fact that people no longer live with their parents once they get married”, experts say.