Below are the urban areas with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Albania ranked by population.
Urban Area (or urban agglomeration) population refers to the population contained within the contours of a contiguous territory inhabited at urban density levels, typically comprising a city and its surrounding suburban fringe.
| Rank | Urban Area | Population Estimate (2025) | 1 Year Change (over 2024) | Land Area (Km²) | Density (P/Km²) | Global Rank | Projections (2030) | Projections (2050) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiranë (Tirana) | 833,020 | −0.33% | 105 | 7,934 | 632 | 819,609 | 756,135 |
| 2 | Durrës | 129,455 | −0.34% | 31 | 4,176 | 4,717 | 127,269 | 117,602 |
| 3 | Shkoder | 81,278 | −0.34% | 17 | 4,781 | 7,674 | 79,929 | 73,631 |
| 4 | Vlora | 77,215 | −0.34% | 21 | 3,677 | 8,077 | 75,904 | 69,868 |
| 5 | Elbasan | 74,628 | −0.34% | 14 | 5,331 | 8,347 | 73,360 | 67,597 |
| 6 | Fier | 56,284 | −0.36% | 8 | 7,036 | 10,943 | 55,297 | 51,598 |
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.