The Albanians of North Macedonia

The Albanians of North Macedonia, numbering approximately 541,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Balkan ethnic group united by Albanian language, a shared historical identity, and common cultural traditions, internally differentiated into regional subgroups such as Gheg and Tosk but maintaining a strong overarching sense of collective identity. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Gheg Albanian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: North Macedonia
People Cluster: Albanian
Primary Language(s): Gheg Albanian (aln)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 541,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000858

Pray for the Albanians of North Macedonia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

95%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Gheg Albanian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Albanian, Gheg Speakers

Media Resources in Gheg Albanian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Bible Resources in Gheg Albanian:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Gheg Albanian bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Albanians are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Albanians:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Albanians of North Macedonia

Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
readJames 2:5

Pray for those living in despair to experience the riches of God's love and the hope of eternal life through faith in Christ.

Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength!
readPsalm 96:7

Pray that entire households will come to faith in Jesus and that God will bless their families with faith in Him for generations to come.

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
readRevelation 21:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and walk through challenges, they will find comfort in God's promise of a beautiful future when there is no pain or suffering for those who belong to Christ.

Go on up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, "Behold your God!"
readIsaiah 40:9

Pray for God to send and sustain believers to go and herald the good news to the lost here.

Albanian Across Countries (ROP3 - 115689) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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14 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
AlbaniansAlbaniansAlbania2,595,000Engaged yet UnreachedGheg AlbanianFolk Islam
AlbaniansAlbaniansKosovo1,970,000Engaged yet UnreachedGheg AlbanianFolk Islam
AlbaniansAlbaniansNorth Macedonia541,000Engaged yet UnreachedGheg AlbanianFolk Islam
AlbaniansAlbaniansItaly446,000Engaged yet UnreachedGheg AlbanianFolk Islam
AlbaniansAlbaniansGreece280,000Engaged yet UnreachedTosk AlbanianEastern Orthodox Christianity
AlbaniansAlbaniansUnited States226,000Engaged yet UnreachedGheg AlbanianFolk Islam
AlbaniansAlbaniansSwitzerland115,000Unengaged and UnreachedTosk AlbanianFolk Islam
AlbaniansAlbaniansTurkiye68,500Engaged yet UnreachedTosk AlbanianFolk Islam
AlbaniansAlbaniansGermany66,000Engaged yet UnreachedTosk AlbanianFolk Islam
AlbaniansAlbaniansMontenegro49,500Unengaged and UnreachedGheg AlbanianFolk Islam
AlbaniansAlbaniansUnited Kingdom42,500Unengaged and UnreachedTosk AlbanianFolk Islam
AlbaniansAlbaniansCanada27,500Engaged yet UnreachedTosk AlbanianFolk Islam
AlbaniansAlbaniansAustria24,000Unengaged and UnreachedTosk AlbanianFolk Islam
AlbaniansAlbaniansBelgium18,500Engaged yet UnreachedGheg AlbanianFolk Islam

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