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CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARY OF CHRISTIANITY
Daniel Patte, General Editor
Editorial Board | Preparing Contextual, Conceptual-Theological and Historical, and Methodological Entries | CDC@vanderbilt.edu

NATION:   ALBANIA

1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 2,138,000
2000: 3,113,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 173,000; 8.1%
2000: 1,101,230; 35.4%

1.2 RELIGIOUS MAKE-UP OF THE REST OF THE POPULATION:

Bahaís: [1970] 0; 0.0%
--------  [2000] 5,711; 0.2%
Muslims: [1970] 600,000; 28.1%
--------     [2000] 1,207,737; 38.8%

Atheists: [1970] 348,000; 16.3%
-----------[2000] 280,496; 9.0%
Nonreligious: [1970] 1,016,800; 47.6%
-----------------[2000] 517,962; 16.6%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 970; 0.1%
---------------------------   [2000] 30,840; 1.0%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 172,030;8.1%
-------------------------- [2000] 1,070,390; 34.4%
Orthodox: [1970] 101,000; 4.7%
------------ [2000] 500,00; 16.1%
Protestants: [1970] 530; 0.0%
-------------- [2000] 20,000; 0.6%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 70,000; 3.3%
---------------------- [2000] 521,390; 16.8%
Independents: [1970] 400; 0.0%
----------------- [2000] 17,000; 0.6%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 100; 0.0%
------------------------- [2000] 12,000; 0.4%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 200; 0.0%
---------------- [2000] 6,000; 0.2%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 600; 0.0%
---------------------------------- [2000] 10,000; 3.2%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 42,700; 2.0%
------------------------------------ [2000] 614,345; 19.7%