Albanians in Montenegro
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 30,978 (2023 census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Ulcinj Municipality (73.53%) Tuzi Municipality (62.55%) Gusinje Municipality (34.38%) Plav Municipality (9.43%) Rožaje Municipality (5.07%) | |
| Languages | |
| Albanian (Gheg), Montenegrin | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam majority (73.75%) Roman Catholic minority (26.25%) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Albanians, Arbëreshë, Arbanasi, Arvanites, Souliotes |
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Albanians in Montenegro (Albanian: Shqiptarët e Malit të Zi; Montenegrin: Албанци у Црној Гори, romanized: Albanci u Crnoj Gori) are ethnic Albanians who constitute 4.97% of Montenegro's total population. They belong to the ethnic Albanian sub-group of Ghegs, and they are the largest non-Slavic ethnic group in Montenegro.
Albanians are particularly concentrated in southeastern and eastern Montenegro alongside the border with Albania in the following municipalities including Ulcinj (73.5% of total population), Tuzi (62.6%), Gusinje (34.4%), Plav (9.4%), and Rožaje (5.1%).
The largest Montenegrin town with significant Albanian population is Ulcinj, where the Albanian National Council is located. In 2022, Dritan Abazović became the first ethnic Albanian to hold the office of Prime Minister of Montenegro.