language knowledge /eu publishes the latest language knowledge statistics for albanian in the European Union using European Commission data published in 2024. Explore which countries albanian is most spoken in, compare native with foreign speakers, and compare age groups to see where albanian is gaining or losing popularity.
According to European Commission Eurobarometer survey data (2024), the European countries with the highest proportion of Albanian speakers are Greece (1.6%), Slovenia (0.8%), and Austria (0.5%).
0.2% of the European Union population speaks Albanian (0.1% as a native language and 0.0% as a foreign language).
In the European Union, 0.4% of 15–34 year olds speak Albanian, compared to 0.1% of people aged 55 and over.