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Accounting for non-permanent or irregular migration which constitutes up to 30% of Albanian immigrants in Greece, other estimates put their number closer to 600,000-670,000 (~6% of the total population of Greece). [53] [6] Since the Greek economic crisis started in 2011, the total number of Albanians in Greece has fluctuated. [54]
The vast majority of the Albanians in Greece is estimated to be between 65–70% of the total number of immigrants in the country. According to the 2001 census, there are 443,550 holders of Albanian citizenship in Greece, with the total of Albanian immigrants in Greece numbering well over 650,000. [23]
The 2011 Greece census indicated that Albanians consisted the biggest group of migrants in Greece, numbered roughly 480,000, but taking into consideration the current population of Greece (11 million) and the fact that the census failed to account for illegal foreigners, it was estimated that Albanians consist of 5% of the population (at least ...
After 1940s the population of Greece continued to grow, though on a decreased pace after 1960s, due to a gradual decrease in fertility and emigration to various countries, such as West Germany, Australia, United Kingdom and many others. The birth rate decreased significantly in 1980s, while in 1987 the Greek population surpassed 10 million.
According to the 1991 census, there were approximately 50,000 Turks, out of the approximately 98,000 Muslim minority of Greece [ 10 ] Other sources estimate the size of the minority between 120,000 and 130,000. [ 14 ][ 15 ] The Turks of Thrace descend from Turkish populations living in the area during the Ottoman period.
In addition an estimated of 189,000 ethnic Greeks who are Albanian citizens reside in Greece. [x] The Greek minority in Albania is located compactly, within the wider Gjirokastër and Sarandë regions [y] [z] [98] [aa] and in four settlements within the coastal Himarë area [y] [z] [98] [aa] [103] where they form an overall majority population.
The origin of the Albanians has been the subject of historical, linguistic, archaeological and genetic studies. The first mention of the ethnonym Albanoi occurred in the 2nd century AD by Ptolemy describing an Illyrian tribe who lived around present-day central Albania. [1][2] The first attestation of medieval Albanians as an ethnic group is in ...
The Greek diaspora, also known as Omogenia (Greek: Ομογένεια, romanized: Omogéneia), [1] [2] are the communities of Greeks living outside of Greece and Cyprus.. Such places historically (dating to the ancient period) include, Albania, North Macedonia, southern Russia, Ukraine, Asia Minor and Pontus (in today's Turkey), Georgia, Egypt, Sudan, southern Italy (the so-called "Magna ...