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Without immigrants, Albania "dies": 2.2 million Albanians abroad, bringing in 11.7 billion euros in 15 years

2026-04-13 16:20:03Biznes SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

INSTAT reports 2.2 million Albanians scattered throughout the world, but mainly on the European continent. While Albania is aging, with an average age that has exceeded 42 years, the diaspora is younger, economically active and with high potential to contribute to the labor markets of the host countries (approximately 18% of Albanians living abroad are up to 14 years old, 77% belong to the age group of 15-64 and only 5% are over 65 years old).

Among the main factors of Albanian emigration, those of an economic nature dominate, such as unemployment and poverty, but also other factors related to health services, family reunification or professional opportunities, writes Shqiptarja.com.

WHY DO ALBANIANS EMIGRATE?

For economic opportunities 70%

Family reasons 16%

Education 6%

Marriage, health other 8%

Emigration is translating into a huge burden on the economy, effects that have been felt for years now. Businesses are lacking employees, the economy is lacking consumption and sufficient contributions to the pension scheme, labor costs have increased and productivity has decreased.

CONSEQUENCES OF POPULATION DECLINE

– Lack of employees for the business

– Increased costs to the economy

– Violation of the pension scheme

– Decrease in productivity in the economy

– Shrinkage of income and consumption

– Increase in remittances

The only positive economic effect is remittances, which are only increasing. From 2010 to the end of last year, emigrants brought 11.7 billion euros to Albania, of which in the last decade alone, 2015-2025, remittances are estimated at 8.2 billion euros, making a significant contribution to reducing poverty in the country.

"Almost half of emigrants transfer part of their income to Albania through remittances. The decision to send remittances is positively related to emigrants' success in generating income and savings abroad," says INSTAT.

Countries with large Albanian populations include Italy, Greece, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom. It was Albanians living primarily in these countries who voted by the tens of thousands in the 2025 general parliamentary elections in Albania. Around 200,000 people participated in the elections, a satisfactory figure at a time when voting from abroad was being implemented for the first time.

The Diaspora Summit that kicks off this Monday aims precisely to reintroduce the country to those who have left, as an invitation to return to work, invest and live in Albania.


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