Albanian Language: Facts for Translators

Albanian (sq, sqi) is a world language. Wikidata records about 6.2M speakers. It is written in Albanian alphabet. It is an official language in 3 countries, including Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia.

6.2M

Speakers

$0.07–0.15

Indicative rate / word

Translation guides

Where Albanian is official

Albania
Kosovo
North Macedonia

Rates for Albanian translation

Albanian falls in our central & eastern european band: roughly $0.07–$0.15 per word for general commercial work. These are indicative ranges, not quotes — specialised, certified and rush work costs more, and literary translation is usually priced per 1,000 words.

For context, the median salaried translator or interpreter in the US earned $60,170 in May 2025 (BLS). See salaries by state →

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From Wikipedia

Albanian is an Indo-European language and the only surviving representative of the Albanic branch, which belongs to the Paleo-Balkan group. It is the native language of the Albanian people. Standard Albanian is the official language of Albania and Kosovo, and a co-official language in North Macedonia and Montenegro, where it is the primary language of significant Albanian minority communities. Albanian is recognized as a minority language in Italy, Croatia, Romania, and Serbia. It is also spoken by long-established communities in Greece, and by the Albanian diaspora, which is generally concentrated in the Americas, Europe, and Oceania.