Albanians in the United Kingdom

Albanian nationals in the United Kingdom
Shqiptarët në Mbretërinë e Bashkuar
Total population
13,666 (born in Albania, 2011 census)
47,000 (born in Albania, 2019 ONS estimate)
21,000 (Albanian nationals, 2021 ONS estimate)[1]
Other estimates
70,000–100,000 ethnic Albanians (2008 community estimates)[2]
Regions with significant populations
London (Barking, Golders Green, Hendon, Palmers Green, Swiss Cottage, Walthamstow, Wood Green), Birmingham
Languages
British English, Albanian
Religion
Sunni Islam, Bektashi, Roman Catholic Church, Orthodox Christianity, Irreligious
Related ethnic groups
Albanian diaspora

Albanians in the United Kingdom (Albanian: Shqiptarët në Mbretërinë e Bashkuar) include immigrants from Albania and ethnic Albanians from Kosovo. According to estimates from the Office for National Statistics, there were 47,000 Albanian-born residents of the United Kingdom in 2019.

  1. ^ "Table 2.3: Non-British population in the United Kingdom by nationality and sex, July 2020 to June 2021". ons.gov.uk (xls). Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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