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In 2011, a Pew Research Center population estimate in a global study based on growth rates put the percentage of Muslims in Albania at 82.1% (estimated number 2,601,000) [104] However, a Gallup poll gave percentages of religious affiliations with only 43% Muslim, 19% Eastern Orthodox, 15% Catholic and 23% atheist or nonreligious. [105] [when?
In the 2023 census, Muslims (Sunni, Bektashians and non-denominationals) accounted for 51% of the total population, Christians (Catholics, Orthodox and Evangelicals) made up 16%, while irreligious (Atheists and the other non-religious) were 17%. The other 16% were undeclared. [1][3][4][5]
Apr 10, 2018 · Currently, Muslims live throughout Albania. Most of Albania’s Muslims are Sunnis, who account for 56.70% of the national population, while Bektashi Muslims account for only 2.09%. By 2008, Albania had 568 mosques and 70 bektashi tekkes.
- Oishimaya Sen Nag
According to Boston University’s 2020 World Religion Database, there are approximately 1.71 million Muslims (59 percent of the population), 1.01 million Christians (38 percent), 73,000 atheists or agnostics (2.5 percent), and 16,000 Baha’is.
The study found that a median percentage of 74% of Muslims in Kazakhstan, 65% in Albania, 64% in Kyrgyzstan, 56% in Indonesia, 55% in Mali, and 40% in Cameroon identify this way. [30] However, it is much less common in parts of Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. [30]
Oct 15, 2019 · Most of its European neighbors are majority Christian. If Albania were to join the EU, it would be its first Muslim-majority country. Some 61 percent of Albanians identify as Muslim, according to the 2011 census. Catholics make up about 10 percent, with Orthodox citizens at 7 percent.
Another source is the US Department of State Committee on Religious Freedoms report (14 September 2007), which estimates that citizens of Muslim background make up the largest traditional religious group in Albania, amounting to 65% to 70% of the population.7Most of the Muslims are Sunnis and there is a minority of Bektashis.
