THE POPULATION OF ALBANIA GOES TO 4.2 million!!!
How is actually the Greek minority population? 1%? or 480 000???

According to new general registering of Albanian Government, the population of Albania has gone 4.2 million inhabitants. While the ethnic Greek minority size is 42 000 according to Statistic Institute of Albania INSTAT.

But noting the increase of the Albanian population in four times to 4.2 milion, also the population of the Greek minority is raised fourfold in the 480.000 inhabitants!

Again another regress to the democratic standard of Albania. Especially the Greek ethnic minority numbers are reduced by new census of Albania in 2009, when the Albanian population is fourfold since first census of 1929.

Unfortunately there are no reliable statistics on the actual size of the minority, since no official census with ethnic criteria has been conducted to date, although this is one of the commitments to the European Union.

According to data presented at the 1919 Paris Conference, the ethnic Greek minority numbered 120.000. The last census under the Communist regime in 1989 cites only 60.000, although the total population of Albania had fourfold in the meantime. Both 2001 and 2009 census did not cover the ethnic Greek minority as there was no question on ethnic origin.

According to CIA estimates in 1989, the Greek ethnic minority of Albania numbered 280.000 inhabitants in a total Albanian population of 3.100.000 . Which we believe, Albania, Greece or CIA sources?