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Flag of AlbaniaWhat Language Do They Speak in Albania?

The official language of Albania is Albanian. In total about 5 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Albanian (100%), Tosk Albanian (58%) and Vlax Romani (2%).

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Official languages of Albania

Official

Albanian

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100% of the population · Indo-European

Most spoken languages in Albania

Albanian Official
100%
Vlax Romani
2%
Share of the population who speak the language (first or second language).

Languages commonly listed for Albania

AlbanianaGreekMacedonian

Languages of neighbouring countries

Flag of GreeceModern Greek (1453-)
Flag of MontenegroSerbian
Flag of North MacedoniaMacedonian

All languages of Albania (5)

LanguageSpeakers hereFamilyStatus
Albanian3,107,100 · 100%Indo-EuropeanOfficial
Tosk Albanian1,800,000 · 58%Indo-EuropeanSafe
Vlax Romani60,000 · 2%Indo-EuropeanSafe
Modern Greek (1453-)59,034 · 2%Indo-EuropeanSafe
Macedonian14,603 · 0.47%Indo-EuropeanSafe

Frequently asked questions

What language do they speak in Albania?

The official language of Albania is Albanian. In total about 5 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Albanian (100%), Tosk Albanian (58%) and Vlax Romani (2%).

What is the official language of Albania?

Albanian.

Is English spoken in Albania?

English is not widely spoken in Albania — learn a few words of Albanian before you go.

How many languages are spoken in Albania?

About 5 living languages — #146 in the world for linguistic diversity.

Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT).