Gjendja Civile 2018 May 2026

The year ended with a proposal to unify civil status data with the e-Albania platform, a step toward real-time vital statistics – a goal still in progress today.

Civil status offices also reported 230 name changes and 15 gender marker changes following the 2016 Law on Gender Identity. Despite legal progress, delays in updating central registers persisted, prompting the government to launch a digitization pilot in five municipalities. Gjendja Civile 2018

In 2018, Albania’s civil status system faced the dual challenge of modernizing its paper-based records while responding to demographic shifts. Birth registrations dropped to a historic low of 28,200, reflecting both emigration and falling fertility rates. Meanwhile, deaths exceeded 21,600, with cardiovascular diseases remaining the primary cause. The year ended with a proposal to unify