Religion in Albania

Fast Facts and Religious Adherent Statistics
Population	3,088,385 (#136 in world) (2021 est.)
Demonym	noun: Albanian(s) adjective: Albanian
Ethnic Groups	Albanian 82.6%, Greek 0.9%, other 1% (including Vlach, Romani, Macedonian, Montenegrin, and Egyptian), unspecified 15.5% (2011 est.)
Religions	Muslim 56.7%, Roman Catholic 10%, Orthodox 6.8%, atheist 2.5%, Bektashi (a Sufi order) 2.1%, other 5.7%, unspecified 16.2% (2011 est.)
Islam	56.7% (2011 est.)
Christianity	16.8% (2011 est.)
Roman Catholicism	10% (2011 est.)
Eastern Orthodoxy	6.8% (2011 est.)
Unaffiliated	2.5% (2011 est.)
Sufism	2.1% (2011 est.)

Sources

“Albania.” CIA World Factbook. "note: all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice"
“Albania.” Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project.
“Albania.” Encyclopaedia Britannica Online.

Title	Religion in Albania
Published	February 9, 2021
Last Updated	March 9, 2021
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