The county of Shkodër is the 6th most populous county in the Republic of Albania. The Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) estimated the population at 154,479 in 2023.
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Population of Shkodër according to religious group (2011–2023)
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! rowspan="2" | Religion group
! colspan="2" | Census 2011
! colspan="2" | Census 2023
! colspan="2" | Difference (2023−2011)
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! Number
! Percentage
! Number
! Percentage
! Number
! Percentage
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Sunni Muslim
| 96,568
| 44.8%
| 72,734
| 47.1%
| -23,834
| -24.68%
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Bektashi Muslim
| 147
| 0.1%
| 309
| 0.2%
| +162
| +0.1%
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| Total Muslim
! 96,715
! 44.9%
! 73,043
! 47.3%
! -23,672
! -24.67%
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Catholic Christian
| 101,617
| 47.2%
| 67,271
| 43.5%
| -34,346
| -3.7%
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Orthodox Christian
| 813
| 0.4%
| 683
| 0.4%
| -130
| +0.0%
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Evangelical
| 188
| 0.1%
| 323
| 0.2%
| +135
| +0.1%
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| Total Christian*
! 102,656
! 47.7%
! 68,316
! 44.2%
! -34,340
! -3.5%
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Atheists
| 304
| 0.1%
| 540
| 0.3%
| +236
| +0.2%
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Believers without denomination
| 673
| 0.3%
| 2,966
| 1.9%
| +2,293
| +1.6%
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| Total Non-religious
! 977
! 0.5%
! 3,506
! 2.3%
! +2,529
! +1.8%
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Not stated / other**
| 14,999
| 7.0%
| 9,614
| 6.2%
| -5,385
| -0.8%
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! style="text-align:left;"| TOTAL
! 215,347
! 100%
! 154,479
! 100%
! -60,868
! –
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Gallery
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File:Theth_and_Theth_National_Park,_Albania_2017.jpg|Theth
File:Dalja_e_lumit_te_Bunes_nga_liqeni_i_Shkodres.jpg|Buna river
File:Lake_Koman_Albania_2016.jpg|Lake Koman
File:Albania._-_panoramio.jpg|Drin Delta
File:Rana e hedhun.jpg|Rana e Hedhun
File:Kir_Gorge_at_Plan.jpg|Kir Gorge
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See also
- Geography of Albania
- Politics of Albania
- Divisions of Albania