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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

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

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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:
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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 North Macedonia

Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.
readRomans 11:22

Pray that God will transform those who persist in unbelief and, in His everlasting kindness, graft them into His family.

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.
readIsaiah 30:21

As the lost in this people group seek to know the truth of who God is, pray that the Spirit of God will draw them to Himself and guide them in the way they should go.

“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”
readLamentations 3:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and walk through trials, they will be satisfied with the Lord as their portion and will place all their hope in Him.

Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
readIsaiah 43:19

Praise the God who is able to make a way forward, even when it seems impossible. Ask Him to do a new thing among this people group specifically and among the nations, raising up believers to go and share the gospel with individuals and places where it has not flourished before.

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

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14 people groups

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

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

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