🌆 Largest Cities in Albania
Cities of Albania with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).
Tirana26%
Durrës12%
Vlorë7.1%
Elbasan6.2%
Shkodër5.9%
Lushnjë3.9%
Berat3.8%
Fier-Çifçi3.7%
Korçë3.6%
Fier3.5%
Krujë3.1%
Pogradec2.8%
Kukës2.2%
Kuçovë1.9%
Kavajë1.8%
Bulqizë
Gjirokastër
Librazhd
Patos Fshat
Sarandë
Rrashbull
Lezhë
Fushë-Krujë
Peqin
Patos
1
TiranaTirana
418,495
2
DurrësDurrës County
195,920
3
VlorëVlorë County
115,261
4
ElbasanElbasan County
100,903
5
ShkodërShkodër County
95,553
6
LushnjëFier County
63,135
7
BeratBerat County
62,232
8
Fier-ÇifçiFier County
60,995
9
KorçëKorçë County
58,259
10
FierFier County
56,297
11
KrujëDurrës County
51,191
12
PogradecKorçë County
46,070
13
KukësKukës County
36,125
14
KuçovëBerat County
31,077
15
KavajëTirana
30,012
16
BulqizëDibër County
26,826
17
GjirokastërGjirokastër County
23,437
18
LibrazhdElbasan County
23,312
19
Patos FshatFier County
22,679
20
SarandëVlorë County
22,613
21
RrashbullDurrës County
20,099
22
LezhëLezhë County
18,695
23
Fushë-KrujëDurrës County
17,877
24
PeqinElbasan County
16,580
25
PatosFier County
16,000
Highlights
Within Albania, Tirana ranks first in 2026 with 418,495, followed by Durrës (195,920) and Vlorë (115,261).
Tirana is 2.1 times higher than Durrës, the runner-up.
Across 25 entries, values run from 418,495 (Tirana) to 16,000 (Patos), with a median of 36,125.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.