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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Albanians of United States

The Albanians of United States, numbering approximately 226,000 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.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Gheg Albanian

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Albanian
Primary Language(s): Gheg Albanian (aln)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 226,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG043249
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

65%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Gheg Albanian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Albanian, Gheg Speakers

Media Resources in Gheg Albanian:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Gheg Albanian:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Gheg Albanian bible at Bible.com

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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 United States

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth.
readPsalm 67:4

Pray that those who are lost in darkness and confusion will come to understand God's ways, submit to His righteous rule, and experience the joy of His salvation.

But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.
readMark 4:20

Pray that those who have never encountered the gospel will have the opportunity to receive it, and that it will fall on good soil and bear much fruit.

Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually!
readPsalm 105:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and may feel weak in their current circumstances, they will seek the Lord's presence and persevere in the Lord's strength.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.
readRomans 9:16

Ask God to raise up people who will trust in His sovereignty as they share the gospel, knowing that it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.

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

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14 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
AlbaniansPG000704AlbaniansAlbania2,595,000Engaged yet UnreachedGheg AlbanianFolk Islam
AlbaniansPG033629AlbaniansKosovo1,970,000Engaged yet UnreachedGheg AlbanianFolk Islam
AlbaniansPG000858AlbaniansNorth Macedonia541,000Engaged yet UnreachedGheg AlbanianFolk Islam
AlbaniansPG047112AlbaniansItaly446,000Engaged yet UnreachedGheg AlbanianFolk Islam
AlbaniansPG000824AlbaniansGreece280,000Engaged yet UnreachedTosk AlbanianEastern Orthodox Christianity
AlbaniansPG043249AlbaniansUnited States226,000Engaged yet UnreachedGheg AlbanianFolk Islam
AlbaniansPG048840AlbaniansSwitzerland115,000Unengaged and UnreachedTosk AlbanianFolk Islam
AlbaniansPG024592AlbaniansTurkiye68,500Engaged yet UnreachedTosk AlbanianFolk Islam
AlbaniansPG033511AlbaniansGermany66,000Engaged yet UnreachedTosk AlbanianFolk Islam
AlbaniansPG048717AlbaniansMontenegro49,500Unengaged and UnreachedGheg AlbanianFolk Islam
AlbaniansPG000688AlbaniansUnited Kingdom42,500Unengaged and UnreachedTosk AlbanianFolk Islam
AlbaniansPG043350AlbaniansCanada27,500Engaged yet UnreachedTosk AlbanianFolk Islam
AlbaniansPG049961AlbaniansAustria24,000Unengaged and UnreachedTosk AlbanianFolk Islam
AlbaniansPG042369AlbaniansBelgium18,500Engaged yet UnreachedGheg AlbanianFolk Islam

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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