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The Greeks of Albania

The Greeks of Albania, numbering approximately 94,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Southern European people whose culture has been shaped by a long continuity of life in the eastern Mediterranean, a shared Greek language, Orthodox Christian traditions, maritime connections, and a strong historical consciousness. They mostly adhere to Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Modern Greek (1453-) is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: Greek

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Albania
People Cluster: Greek
Primary Language(s): Modern Greek (1453-) (ell)
Primary Religion(s): Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Population: 94,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG039292
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

90%
%
Eastern Orthodox Christia… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Modern Greek (1453-)
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Greek Speakers

Media Resources in Modern Greek (1453-):

Films:
Title Link
JESUS View Film
Magdalena View Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Modern Greek (1453-):

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
Spyros Filos Translation ✓ ✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Modern Greek (1453-) bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

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Pray specifically for the Greeks of Albania

But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.
readIsaiah 59:2

Pray that those who are separated from God will turn to Him in humility and repentance, seeking His forgiveness and the restoration of a right relationship with their Heavenly Father.

I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.
readPsalm 34:4

Pray for each who becomes a child of God to share the hope of eternity with family and friends.

What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?
readJames 4:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will turn from worldly passions and live in unity with one another.

And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
readMatthew 25:40

Ask God to raise up and send believers who will serve "the least of these" with compassion and energy because they know that in serving those in need, they are serving Christ.

Greek Across Countries (ROP3 - 103480) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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12 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Greeks PG000814 Greeks Greece 9,395,000 Engaged yet Unreached Modern Greek (1453-) Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Greeks PG048811 Greeks Germany 364,000 Engaged yet Unreached Modern Greek (1453-) Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Greeks PG043250 Greeks United States 270,000 Engaged yet Unreached Modern Greek (1453-) Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Greeks PG043399 Greeks Canada 201,000 Engaged yet Unreached Modern Greek (1453-) Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Greeks PG048824 Greeks Russian Federation 98,000 Unengaged and Unreached Pontic Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Greeks PG039292 Greeks Albania 94,000 Unengaged and Unreached Modern Greek (1453-) Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Greeks PG000636 Greeks United Kingdom 69,000 Engaged yet Unreached Modern Greek (1453-) Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Greeks PG024272 Greeks Kazakhstan 17,000 Unengaged and Unreached Modern Greek (1453-) Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Greeks PG015321 Greeks Malawi 6,500 Engaged yet Unreached Modern Greek (1453-) Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Greeks PG000019 Greeks Austria 5,200 Unengaged and Unreached Modern Greek (1453-) Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Greeks PG024557 Greeks Turkiye 4,300 Unengaged and Unreached Modern Greek (1453-) Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Greeks PG048862 Greeks Czech Republic 3,600 No Longer Unreached Modern Greek (1453-) Eastern Orthodox Christianity

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