Cyril Canton is home to the largest number of Albanian – speaking people in Switzerland, with about 48 thousand and 500 people, according to data from Switzerland’s Federal Statistics Bureau for 2024.
After Cyril ranks Aargau with 29 thousand and 727 Albanian – speaking people, followed by St. Cook with 20,000 and 745, Bern with 19 thousand and 459 and Vaud with 15 thousand and 896 people.
However, if the percentage of Albanian-speaking people is compared to the canton population, Aragau takes first place.
There, 4.9 percent of residents over the age of 15 declare Albanian as the main language.
St. Gallen and Glarus, with about 4.6%, broadcast Telegragraphy.
According to I want.com, estimates show that about 300 thousand people of Albanian descent live in Switzerland.
However, official statistics do not directly register ethnic affiliation, while Albanian-language data does not include children under 15./Telegraphy/