Religious Distribution in Albania

2008 – Albania
Is religion an important part of your daily life?

	No	N/A	Yes
Total	62%	5%	33%
Male	66%	6%	28%
Female	58%	5%	37%
age 15-24	76%	6%	18%
age 25-34	59%	6%	35%
age 35-49	58%	6%	36%
age 50+	57%	5%	38%

2008 – Albania
Have you attended a place of worship or religious service within the past 7 days?

	No	N/A	Yes
Total	76%	2%	22%
Male	77%	3%	20%
Female	74%	1%	25%
age 15-24	82%	2%	16%
age 25-34	77%	2%	21%
age 35-49	76%	3%	21%
age 50+	71%	1%	28%

poll conducted worldwide in 2008, by Gallup Inc.

Truth Over Religion – Albanian documentary on atheism

 Truth over religion (E vërteta mbi fenë, 1967)
Historical material from 1967 and 1974 Albanian documentaries on atheism and religion. Part 1/3.

watch the rest below.

Finngeir Hiorth – Albania: An Atheistic State?

Dr. Finngeir Hiorth is professor of philosophy at Oslo University, Norway. He has born in Indonesia where he lived until 1946 and since then has lived mostly in Norway. He received an M.A. from University of Oslo and a Ph.D. from University of Münster, West Germany. He visited Albania several years ago.

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In 1967, Albania officially proclaimed itself to be “the first atheistic state in the world.” All religious institutions were closed and religious officials were forbidden to exercise their function.

But is Albania really an atheistic state? What do experts on religion in Albania know about this? This paper intends to present a summary of and commentary on what is known about religion and atheism in Albania, particularly stressing the period since 1944 when the Albanian Party of Labor (the Communists) took power.

À bas toutes les réligions!