Albanians in the UK
The Albanians in the United Kingdom Albanian Shqiptarët në Mbretërinë e Bashkuar , English Albanians in the United Kingdom (UK ) represent a large group of immigrants in the country with an estimated 50,000 people. Most Albanians live in London , but there are also areas in Birmingham and Oxford with a relevant Albanian population.
Most of them are migrants from the former Yugoslavia (now Kosovo ) and some from Albania . The 2011 census showed 13,295 people born in Albania and 28,390 people born in Kosovo in England as well as 120 and 56 in Wales , 196 respectively. 215 in Scotland and 55 and 44 respectively in Northern Ireland .
Only 30 Albanians are said to have lived in Great Britain around 1989; official sources speak of 338 registered Albanians in 1991. First of all, Albanians came from the educated, English-speaking elite of Kosovo. Later on, Albanian gangs smuggled in more and more members - Albanians became an internal security problem. In 1997 around 30,000 Albanians were counted. For 2008 the number of Albanians was estimated at 70,000 to 100,000.
Known Albanians in the UK
- Almen Abdi , footballer
- Valon Behrami , footballer
- Mariela Cingo , pianist
- Erjon Dollapi , rugby league player
- Valentin Gjokaj , footballer
- Zeli Ismail , footballer
- Adnan Januzaj , footballer
- Olsi Krasniqi , rugby league player
- Eder Kurti , boxer
- Dua Lipa , musician
- Rita Ora , musician
- Kreshnik Qato , boxer
- Thomas Simaku , composer
- Xherdan Shaqiri , footballer
- Granit Xhaka , footballer, husband of Leonita Xhaka
- Leonita Xhaka , formerly Leonita Lekaj , wife of Granit Xhaka
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ About. In: UKAlbanians.net. Retrieved on February 27, 2016 (English): “Albanians from Albania, Kosova, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia have become quite large community in Britain. Some approximate figures show that in Britain may live more than 50,000 Albanians. "
- ↑ a b c d e Albania & Kosovo: Mapping Exercise. (PDF) (No longer available online.) International Organization for Migration, September 2008, archived from the original on October 14, 2015 ; accessed on February 27, 2016 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 2011 Census: QS213EW Country of birth (expanded), regions in England and Wales. (XLS) In: Office for National Statistics. March 26, 2013, accessed February 27, 2016 .
- ^ Country of birth (detailed). (PDF) In: National Records of Scotland. Retrieved February 27, 2016 .
- ↑ Country of Birth - Full Detail: QS206NI. (XLS) In: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved February 27, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Language of Murder , Der Spiegel 31/1999 of August 2, 1999