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Albanians in the Netherlands (; ) number up to 12, 000 people. The vast majority emigrated from
Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...
and
North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...
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Demographics

There is no exact answer to the number of ethnic
Albanians The Albanians (; sq, Shqiptarët ) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. They primarily live in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Se ...
in
Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
. According to the Diaspora Ministry of the Republic of Albania,
Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
has one of the best conditions for the Albanian diaspora. According to the Kosovo-Albanian Diaspora Ministry, there are about 60,000 ethnic
Albanians The Albanians (; sq, Shqiptarët ) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. They primarily live in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Se ...
living in the
Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
. It is estimated that 20,000 Kosovo Albanians have emigrated to the Netherlands since the 1999
Kosovo war The Kosovo War was an armed conflict in Kosovo that started 28 February 1998 and lasted until 11 June 1999. It was fought by the forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (i.e. Serbia and Montenegro), which controlled Kosovo before the war ...
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Notable people


Arts and entertainment

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Alban Ramosaj Alban Ramosaj (; born 7 March 1996) is an Albanian singer, songwriter and model. Born in Ede and raised in Tirana, he auditioned for ''The Voice of Albania'' in 2013 and emerged as the winner of the 22nd edition of in 2021. Life and career ...
– Dutch singer, songwriter, record producer and model


Sport

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Rezar } Gzim Selmani (born 16 June 1994) is a Dutch-Albanian professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Rezar. After signing with WWE in 2015, he has since teamed ...
– Dutch professional wrestler *
Albian Muzaqi Albian Muzaqi Mustafa (born 24 November 1994) is a Germany-born Dutch professional footballer of Albanian descent who plays as a forward, most recently for Helmond Sport. Club career Muzaqi spent his youth career with CRC Groningen, FC Groning ...
– Dutch professional footballer * Shkodran Metaj – Dutch footballer *
Destan Bajselmani Destan Bajselmani (born 8 February 1999) is a professional footballer who last played as a right-back for Dutch club PEC Zwolle. Born in the Netherlands, he represents Kosovo at international level. Club career PEC Zwolle On 5 October 2019, Bajse ...
– Dutch footballer * Arian Kastrati – Dutch footballer


See also

* Albania–Netherlands relations * Albanian diaspora * Immigration to the Netherlands * Albanian diaspora *
Albanians in Belgium Albanians in Belgium (; ; ; ) are Albanians that live in Belgium or are Belgians of Albanian descent. They number up to 60,000 people in Belgium. The vast majority emigrated from Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Albania. History O ...
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Albanians in France The Albanians in France constitute an ethnic minority of the country as immigrants. The most Albanians came from Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Turkey, Italy and Greece. History The Confederation of Albanians in France is an organizatio ...
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Albanians in Germany The Albanians in Germany (german: Albaner in Deutschland; sq, Shqiptarët në Gjermani) refers to the Albanian migrants in Germany and their descendants. They mostly trace their origins to Albania, Kosovo and to a lesser extent to North Macedon ...


References

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Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
Albania–Netherlands relations Kosovo–Netherlands relations