Ethnic Albanian
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 7–11.6 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Albania
|
2,509,879 (2016) |
 Kosovo
|
1,749,323 (2016) |
 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
|
800,000 1 |
 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) |
 Czech Republic
|
1,400 (2013) |
| Rest of World: | ca. 250.000 |
 United States
|
193,813 |
 Canada
|
28,270 |
 Australia
|
11,315 |
 Argentina
|
40,000 |
| Languages | |
| Albanian | |
| Religion | |
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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 a nation and ethnic group, native to Albania, Kosovo and other countries who share a common culture, ancestry and speak the Albanian language as a native tongue. Legally, the term is 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 Greece, Italy, the Republic of Macedonia and with smaller Albanian populations located in Serbia and Montenegro.
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