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Albania

Albanian Religion Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Christian > Mormon > Congregations 11 2014 81st out of 175
Christian > Mormon > Members 2,299 2014 79th out of 195
Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox percent of population 6.75 2014 23th out of 43
Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population 188,992 2014 31st out of 43
Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population per thousand people 59.92 2011 4th out of 15
Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox share of world population 0.07 2014 29th out of 43
Christianity > Percent Christian 20% 2009 12th out of 13
Church and state > Constitutional reference to God enactment date 1,998 2014 3rd out of 29
Islam > Percentage Muslim 70% 2004 40th out of 167
Jehovahs Witnesses 2,708 2002 95th out of 177
Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000 0.83 2002 117th out of 158
Major religion(s) Islam, Christianity 2013
Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 82.1% 2014 36th out of 184
Muslim > Muslim population 2.6 million 2014 53th out of 177
People who say religion is important 32.5% 2009 8th out of 13
Religions Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%; note: percentages are estimates; there are no available current statistics on religious affiliation; all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice 2008
Religions > A note all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice 2003
Religions > All Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10% 2006
Religions > Muslim 70% 2006 34th out of 99
Religions > Note percentages are estimates; there are no available current statistics on religious affiliation; all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice 2001
Religions > Roman Catholic 10% 2006 86th out of 96
Religious diversity score 0.472 2001 104th out of 214
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important 32.5% 2014 129th out of 143
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 62% 2014 18th out of 143
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 279 2004 174th out of 230
Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000 0.0867 2004 157th out of 200

SOURCES: Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France (Membership Statistics); Wikipedia: Orthodoxy by country (Statistics); United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_by_country#Sovereign_states; Wikipedia: Constitutional references to God (List); International Religious Freedom Report 2004, U.S. State Department; watchtower.org - 2002 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide; watchtower.org - 2002 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; Wikipedia: Islam by country (Table) ("Muslim Population by Country" . The Future of the Global Muslim Population . Pew Research Center . Retrieved 22 December 2011 .); Wikipedia: Christianity in Norway (Importance of religion) (GALLUP WorldView - data accessed on 17 january 2009); CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006; Wikipedia: List of countries ranked by ethnic and cultural diversity level (Ethnic, Linguistic and Religious Fractionalization) (Natalka Patsiurko, John L. Campbell and John A. Hall (2012). "Measuring cultural diversity: ethnic, linguistic and religious fractionalization in the OECD" . Ethnic and Racial Studies 35 (2): 195–217 . Retrieved September 13, 2012 .); Wikipedia: Importance of religion by country (Countries); adventiststatistics.org 2004 Annual Report 31 December 2004; adventiststatistics.org 2004 Annual Report 31 December 2004. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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Albania Religion Profiles (Subcategories)

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  • Albania ranked second for islam > percentage muslim amongst NATO countries in 2004.

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