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According to the 2012 European Social Survey, the population of Kosovo was about 88% Muslim, 5.8% Catholic, 2.9% Eastern Orthodox, 2.9% irreligious, 0.1% Protestant and 0.4% another religion. [8] In 2010, according to Pew Research Center, Kosovo had 93.8% Muslims and 6.1% Christians (mainly Orthodox but also Catholics and even Protestants).
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Secularism in Kosovo has a complex history and is influenced by political and social developments in the country. Since the declaration of independence in 2008 , Kosovo has followed a clear course towards the separation of religion from the state , promoting freedom of belief and human rights .
The Serbian Orthodox Church in Kosovo is the third largest religious denomination in Kosovo, after Islam and Roman Catholicism. It has over 140,000 followers in Kosovo, predominantly made up of the Kosovo Serbs , who mostly live in the North Kosovo region and in some enclaves in the south (such as Štrpce ).
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After the end of Communist period religion had a revival in Kosovo. [3] Today, 95.6% of Kosovo's population are Muslims, most of whom are ethnic Albanians. [4] There are also non-Albanian speaking Muslims, who define themselves as Bosniaks, Gorani and Turks.
The church continues to support the spiritual and social needs of its followers, fostering a sense of unity and cultural identity among the Catholic Albanians in Kosovo. Mother Teresa, whose parents were from Kosovo, saw the vision which decided her upon her religious vocation at the Church of the Black Madonna at Letnica in Kosovo. [38]
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