Population during each head of government's tenure

Every head of government since 1991, ranked by how population changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.

#	Head of government	In office	Total	Per year	Chart
1	Fatos Nano	31 Jul 2002 – 11 Sep 2005	−1.3% 2002 → 2005	−0.4%/yr
2	Sali Berisha	9 Apr 1992 – 13 Mar 1997	−3.0% 1991 → 1996	−0.6%/yr
3	Sali Berisha	11 Sep 2005 – 15 Sep 2013	−6.5% 2005 → 2013	−0.8%/yr
4	Edi Rama	15 Sep 2013 – now	−16.6% 2013 → 2025	−1.5%/yr

Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. millions, mid-year estimate · World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL) from the UN's World Population Prospects, mid-year; INSTAT's own yearly estimates before 2024 are not revised to the 2023 census, which counted 2.40 million · Albania data · as of Sep 2026.