Polity · 1946 CE – 1990 CE
People's Socialist Republic of Albania
Republika Popullore Socialiste e Shqipërisë · Republika Popullore e Shqipërisë
- Peak recorded area
- 27,919 km²
- 1948 CE
- Rulers on record
- 1
- from 1981 CE
- Data series
- 226
- 1946 CE–1990 CE
Overview
The People's Socialist Republic of Albania was the communist state that existed in Albania from 10 January 1946 to 29 April 1991. Originally founded as the People's Republic of Albania from 1946 to 1976, it was governed by the Party of Labor of Albania (PPSh), which had a constitutionally enshrined monopoly on state power.
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Territory
4 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 1990 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 39 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Population86 obs · 1946 CE–1990 CE | 3.3Mpersons1990 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Female72 obs · 1950 CE–1990 CE | 76.2years1990 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Male72 obs · 1950 CE–1990 CE | 69.41years1990 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Net Migration72 obs · 1950 CE–1990 CE | -60.2Kpersons1990 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Urban Population45 obs · 1946 CE–1990 CE | 244Kpersons1990 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Life Expectancy42 obs · 1950 CE–1990 CE | 72.71years1990 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
Economy
6 of 92 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita PPP45 obs · 1946 CE–1990 CE | 5,475int'l $ (inflation adj.)1990 CE · Gapminder |
| Total Exports45 obs · 1946 CE–1990 CE | 224.27million USD (current)1990 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Total Imports45 obs · 1946 CE–1990 CE | 423.14million USD (current)1990 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Trade Balance45 obs · 1946 CE–1990 CE | -198.87million USD (current)1990 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Trade Openness45 obs · 1946 CE–1990 CE | 647.4million USD (current)1990 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| GDP per capita41 obs · 1950 CE–1990 CE | 3,9832011 int'l $1990 CE · Maddison Project Database 2023 |
Military
6 of 22 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| CINC Score45 obs · 1946 CE–1990 CE | 0.0005CINC (share of world capability)1990 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Energy Consumption45 obs · 1946 CE–1990 CE | 3.3Mcoal-ton equivalents1990 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Iron Steel Production45 obs · 1946 CE–1990 CE | 143Ktons1990 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Expenditure45 obs · 1946 CE–1990 CE | 171.2Mcurrent USD1990 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Personnel45 obs · 1946 CE–1990 CE | 48Kpersons1990 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Arms Imports Tiv Million29 obs · 1950 CE–1978 CE | 5tiv_million1978 CE · SIPRI Arms Transfers TIV |
Territory & resources
6 of 31 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Coal Production45 obs · 1946 CE–1990 CE | 5.67TWh1990 CE · Our World in Data Energy |
| Gas Production45 obs · 1946 CE–1990 CE | 2.77TWh1990 CE · Our World in Data Energy |
| Oil Production45 obs · 1946 CE–1990 CE | 20.25TWh1990 CE · Our World in Data Energy |
| Agricultural Land %30 obs · 1961 CE–1990 CE | 40.91%1990 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Arable Land %30 obs · 1961 CE–1990 CE | 21.13%1990 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment) |
| Arable Land per capita Ha30 obs · 1961 CE–1990 CE | 0.1762hectares per person1990 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Governance
6 of 18 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Electoral Democracy Index45 obs · 1946 CE–1990 CE | 0.188index (0-1)1990 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Liberal Democracy Index45 obs · 1946 CE–1990 CE | 0.073index (0-1)1990 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Participatory Democracy Index45 obs · 1946 CE–1990 CE | 0.06index (0-1)1990 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Polity245 obs · 1946 CE–1990 CE | 1index (-10 to 10)1990 CE · Clio-Infra |
| Regime Type45 obs · 1946 CE–1990 CE | 0RoW index (0-3)1990 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Rule Of Law Index45 obs · 1946 CE–1990 CE | 0.403index (0-1)1990 CE · V-Dem v15 |
Development
6 of 24 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Freedom Of Expression Index45 obs · 1946 CE–1990 CE | 0.046index (0-1)1990 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Tech Newspaper Circulation45 obs · 1946 CE–1990 CE | 133.2Kcirculation1990 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Radios45 obs · 1946 CE–1990 CE | 570count1990 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Fertilizer Use30 obs · 1961 CE–1990 CE | 102Kmetric tons1990 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Irrigated Area30 obs · 1961 CE–1990 CE | 423hectares1990 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Tractors30 obs · 1961 CE–1990 CE | 12.3Kcount1990 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
Rulers
1 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Adil ÇarçaniPrime Minister of Albania1981 CE – 1991 CE
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Albanian
- Currency
- Albanian lek (ALL)
Memberships
- Albania–Yugoslavia Defense Pact (1946)Military alliance · member1946 CE – 1949 CE
- Albania–Bulgaria Defense Pact (1947)Military alliance · member1947 CE – 1967 CE
- United NationsUNInternational organisation · member1955 CE –
- 8-member Defense Pact (1955)Military alliance · member1955 CE – 1968 CE
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
CHAT (Comin-Hobijn)2009 (FinalCHAT_72909)
Comin, D. & Hobijn, B. (2009). The CHAT Dataset. NBER Working Paper 15319.
NBER research data, freely downloadable
Clio-Infra2017 datasets
Clio-Infra project (2017). Reconstructions of global inequality and well-being. International Institute of Social History.
Academic use, attribution
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Correlates of War NMC v6.0v6.0
Singer, J.D. (1987). National Material Capabilities Data (NMC), v6.0. Correlates of War Project.
Free academic use, citation
Barbieri, K. & Keshk, O. (2016). Correlates of War Project Trade Data Set, v4.0.
Free academic use, citation
Gapminderv14 / systema globalis
Gapminder Foundation. Gapminder systema globalis dataset.
CC BY 4.0
Maddison Project Database 20232023
Bolt, J. & van Zanden, J.L. (2024). Maddison Project Database 2023. University of Groningen GGDC.
CC BY 4.0
Our World in Data (2024). Energy dataset. Based on Energy Institute & Ember.
CC BY 4.0
SIPRI (2024). Arms Transfers Database (Trend-Indicator Values).
Free for non-commercial use, attribution
UN World Population Prospects 20242024
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024.
CC BY 3.0 IGO
V-Dem v15v15
Coppedge, M. et al. (2025). V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15. Varieties of Democracy Project.
Free academic/non-commercial use, attribution
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators. Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment)2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment series). Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0
People's Socialist Republic of Albania is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.