Lezhë County () is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population as of 2021 was 120,678, in an area of 1,620 km².2011 census results Its capital is the city Lezhë.
Administrative divisions Until 2000, Lezhë County was subdivided into three districts: Kurbin, Lezhë, and Mirditë. Since the 2015 local government reform, the county consists of the following 3 municipalities: Kurbin, Lezhë and Mirditë. Before 2015, it consisted of the following 21 municipalities:
Balldren i Ri Blinisht Dajç Fan Fushë-Kuqë Kaçinar Kallmet Kolsh Kthellë Laç Lezhë Mamurras Milot Orosh Rrëshen Rubik Selitë Shëngjin Shënkoll Ungrej Zejmen
The municipalities consist of about 175 towns and villages in total. See Villages of Lezhë County for a structured list.
Demographics As of the 2023 census, this county has 99,384 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the county as of the 2011 census include: Albanians = 116,469 (86.90%) Greeks = 41 (0.03%) Macedonians = 9 (0.01%) Montenegrins = 8 (0.01%) Aromanians = 15 (0.01%) Romani = 187 (0.14%) Egyptians = 240 (0.18%) others = 18 (0.01%) no answer = 17,040 (12.71%) total = 134,027
Demographics
Between the 2011 and 2023 censuses in Lezhë, the religious landscape showed some shifts. The Sunni Muslim population increased its share from 14.8% to 17.5%, and Bektashi Muslims also saw a rise from 0.3% to 0.6%. The Catholic Christian population, which remained the dominant group, increased from 72.3% to 74.4%. Orthodox Christians rose from 0.1% to 0.4%. Evangelical Christians increased from 0.0% to 0.2%.
There was a notable increase in the irreligious population: atheists rose from 0.1% to 0.5%, and those identifying as believers without denomination grew from 1.1% to 1.9%. Meanwhile, the "Prefer not to answer" category saw a significant decrease, dropping from 8.0% to 2.6%, and the "Not stated/other" category also decreased from 3.1% to 1.9%.
+ Population of Lezhë according to religious group (2011–2023) Religion group Census 2011 Census 2023 Difference (2023−2011) Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Sunni Muslim 19,845 14.8% 17,416 17.5% -2,429 +2.7% Bektashi Muslim 333 0.3% 576 0.6% +243 +0.3% Total Muslim 20,178 15.1% 17,992 18.1% -2,186 +3.0% Catholic Christian 97,014 72.3% 73,938 74.4% -13,076 +2.1% Orthodox Christian 85 0.1% 385 0.4% +300 +0.3% Evangelical 17 0.0% 214 0.2% +197 +0.2% Other Christian 9 0.0% 33 0.0% +24 +0.0% Total Christian* 97,125 72.5% 74,570 74.9% -2,555 +2.4% Atheists 175 0.1% 470 0.5% +295 +0.4% Believers without denomination 1,459 1.1% 1,856 1.9% +397 +0.8% Total Non-religious 1,634 1.2% 2,326 2.3% +692 +1.1% Prefer not to answer 10,724 8.0% 2,577 2.6% -8,147 -5.4% Not stated / Not available** 4,189 3.1% 1,919 1.9% -2,270 -1.2% TOTAL 134,027 100% 99,384 100% -34,643 –
References
External links
Regional Council of Lezha Lezha Online News Lezha Travel & Tourism Shengjini Travel & Tourism Mirdita Tourism Portal