Albanians
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 8–12.6 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Albania
|
3,038,854 (2016) |
 Kosovo
|
1,870,981 (2015) |
 Turkey
|
500,000–5,000,0002 |
 Macedonia
|
509,083 (2002) |
 Greece
|
280,000–600,000 (Includes dual citizens, temporary migrants, and undocumented) |
 Montenegro
|
30,439 (2011) |
 Croatia
|
17,513 (2011) |
 Romania
|
10,000 (2010) |
 Slovenia
|
4,020 |
 Italy
|
800,0001 |
 Germany
|
300,000 |
 Switzerland
|
200,000 |
 Sweden
|
54,000 |
 United Kingdom
|
30,000 |
 Austria
|
28,212 |
 France
|
20,000 |
 Netherlands
|
5,000–20,000 |
 Norway
|
10,000 |
 Denmark
|
8,223 |
 Finland
|
8,214 |
 Belgium
|
5,600–30,000 |
 Ukraine
|
5,000 |
 Serbia
|
5,809 (2011) |
| Rest of World: | ca. 250.000 |
 United States
|
193,813 |
 Canada
|
28,270 |
 Egypt
|
18,000 |
 Australia
|
11,315 |
 Argentina
|
40.000 |
| Languages | |
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Albanian (Gheg and Tosk Dialects) |
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1 502,546 Albanian citizens, an additional 43,751 Kosovo Albanians and 260,000 Arbëreshë people 2 Albanians are not recognized as a minority in Turkey. However approximately 500,000 people are reported to profess an Albanian identity. Of those with full or partial Albanian ancestry and others who have adopted Turkish language, culture and identity their number is estimated at 1,300,000–5,000,000 many whom do not speak Albanian. 3 Native speakers of Albanian |
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Islam (majority)
Sunni · Bektashi · Sufism
Christianity (minority)
Roman Catholicism · Italo-Albanian Catholic Church · Albanian Orthodox · Protestantism
2 Albanians are not recognized as a minority in Turkey. However approximately 500,000 people are reported to profess an Albanian identity. Of those with full or partial Albanian ancestry and others who have adopted Turkish language, culture and identity their number is estimated at 1,300,000–5,000,000 many whom do not speak Albanian.
Albanians (Albanian: Shqiptarët) are an ethnic group, native to Albania and neighboring countries. The term is also used to refer to the citizens of the Republic of Albania. Ethnic Albanians speak the Albanian language and more than half of ethnic Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo. A large Albanian population lives in the Republic of Macedonia and Italy, with smaller Albanian populations located in Serbia and Montenegro. The majority of Albanians are nominally Muslims (mainly Sunni, with a smaller Shia, Sufi and Bektashi component), and a minority are nominally Christians (Catholic and Orthodox).
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