Albania vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Population in the largest city
Albania
38.7%
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
7.7%
in 2025
Albania rank
42nd
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
42nd
Population in the largest city over time
- Albania
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
Albania currently reports 38.7% against 7.7% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 31.0%.
That makes Albania's figure about 5.0 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Albania has been ahead every year.
Albania ranks 42nd and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 153 countries.
Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.2% | 11.4% | 13.8% | Albania |
| 1970s | 22.3% | 11.4% | 10.9% | Albania |
| 1980s | 21.3% | 10.3% | 10.9% | Albania |
| 1990s | 23.3% | 9.4% | 13.9% | Albania |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 8.0% | 18.7% | Albania |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 7.4% | 22.2% | Albania |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 7.5% | 29.0% | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Albania or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Albania, at 38.7% against 7.7% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Albania and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 31.0%, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Albania and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Albania ranks 42nd and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.