Capital city · Albania · Europe
Tirana
Tirana · Albania
City population
418,495
#1
in Albania
#1
in Tirana
#1,376
worldwide
41.327, 19.819
About Tirana
Tirana is the capital of Albania, with a city population of 418,495. It is the 1st largest of the 24 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Albania, and the 1,376th largest worldwide.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Tirana
Rank in region
#1of 2
Capital
National capital
Elevation
113 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Tirane
Coordinates
41.327, 19.819
Record updated
2026-06-05
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 24 in AlbaniaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.