Albanians in Montenegro

Albanians of Montenegro
Shqiptarët e Malit të Zi (Albanian); Албанци у Црној Гори (Montenegrin); Albanci u Crnoj Gori (Montenegrin)
Total population
	30,439 Ethnic Albanians ; 4.91% of Montenegro population (2011) ; 32,671 Albanian speakers ; 5.27% of Montenegro population (2011)
Regions with significant populations
	Montenegro
Ulcinj Municipality	14,076
Tuzi Municipality	7.786
Bar Municipality	2,515
Podgorica Municipality	1.752
Gusinje Municipality	1,642
Rožaje Municipality	1,158
Plav Municipality	833
Other municipalities	677
Languages
	Albanian, Montenegrin
Religion
	Sunni Islam majority; Roman Catholic minority
Related ethnic groups
	Albanians, Arbëreshë, Arbanasi, Arvanites, Souliotes

Albanians in Montenegro (Albanian: Shqiptarët e Malit të Zi; Montenegrin: Албанци у Црној Гори, romanized: Albanci u Crnoj Gori) are an ethnic group in Montenegro of Albanian descent, which constitute 4.91% of Montenegro's total population.^[1] They are the largest non-Slavic ethnic group in Montenegro.

Albanians are particularly concentrated in southeastern and eastern Montenegro alongside the border with Albania in the following municipalities including Ulcinj (71% of total population), Tuzi (68%), Gusinje (40%), Plav (9%), Bar (6%), Podgorica (5%) and Rožaje (5%).^[2]^[1]

The largest Montenegrin town with significant Albanian population is Ulcinj, where the Albanian National Council is located. In 2022, Dritan Abazović became the first ethnic Albanian to hold the office of Prime Minister of Montenegro.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova u Crnoj Gori 2011. godine" [Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in Montenegro 2011] (PDF) (Press release) (in Serbo-Croatian). Statistical office, Montenegro. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
^ Simon Broughton; Mark Ellingham; Richard Trillo (1999). World music: the rough guide. Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Rough Guides. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-85828-635-8. Retrieved 13 July 2013. Most of the ethnic Albanians that live outside the country are Ghegs, although there is a small Tosk population clustered around the shores of lakes Presp and Ohrid in the south of Macedonia.

[census2011-1] "Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova u Crnoj Gori 2011. godine" [Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in Montenegro 2011] (PDF) (Press release) (in Serbo-Croatian). Statistical office, Montenegro. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2011.

[BroughtonEllingham1999-2] Simon Broughton; Mark Ellingham; Richard Trillo (1999). World music: the rough guide. Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Rough Guides. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-85828-635-8. Retrieved 13 July 2013. Most of the ethnic Albanians that live outside the country are Ghegs, although there is a small Tosk population clustered around the shores of lakes Presp and Ohrid in the south of Macedonia.

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Shqiptarët e Malit të Zi (Albanian) Албанци у Црној Гори (Montenegrin) Albanci u Crnoj Gori (Montenegrin)
Total population
30,439 Ethnic Albanians 4.91% of Montenegro population (2011)^[1] 32,671 Albanian speakers 5.27% of Montenegro population (2011)
Regions with significant populations
Montenegro
Ulcinj Municipality	14,076
Tuzi Municipality	7.786
Bar Municipality	2,515
Podgorica Municipality	1.752
Gusinje Municipality	1,642
Rožaje Municipality	1,158
Plav Municipality	833
Other municipalities	677
Languages
Albanian, Montenegrin
Religion
Sunni Islam majority Roman Catholic minority
Related ethnic groups
Albanians, Arbëreshë, Arbanasi, Arvanites, Souliotes