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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 . History
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).
Most Albanians in Kosovo are Muslim. [47] [10] Almost all Muslims in Kosovo are Sunni. Sufism is the main form of Islam practised. [47] Dervishes are shunned by the official government-supported Islam. [47] The Serb population is largely Serbian Orthodox.
The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.
Ethnic composition of Kosovo in 2005 according to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Population 2011, ranked 150 out of 244 countries. Population density 2011, ranked 75 out of 243 countries. World Bank: List of states by fertility rate 2010, ranked 104 out of 197 countries.
The Middle East-North Africa region hosts 23% of the world's Muslims, and Islam is the dominant religion in every country in the region [26] other than Israel. [12] The country with the single largest population of Muslims is Indonesia in Southeast Asia, which on its own hosts 13% of the world's Muslims. [27]
The Muslim population in Europe is extremely diverse with varied histories and origins. [4] [5] [6] Today, the Muslim-majority regions of Europe include several countries in the Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and the European part of Turkey), some Russian republics in the North Caucasus and the Idel-Ural region, and the European part of Kazakhstan.
Kosovo's constitution, passed when the former Yugoslav province declared independence in 2008, says everyone has the right to marry but that laws should be passed to regulate marriages.