▁even ▁among ▁those ▁who ▁declared ▁themselves ▁to ▁be ▁ad her ents ▁of ▁a ▁religion , ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁in ▁Alban ia ▁has ▁a ▁more ▁sec ular ▁interpretation ▁of ▁religion ▁than ▁that ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁other ▁countries . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁a ▁P ew ▁Research ▁study ▁found ▁that ▁only ▁ 1 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁Muslim ▁population ▁for ▁example , ▁cons iders ▁religion ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁very ▁important ▁factor ▁in ▁their ▁lives , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁lowest ▁percentage ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁amongst ▁countries ▁with ▁significant ▁Muslim ▁populations . ▁Another ▁survey ▁conducted ▁by ▁Gall up ▁Global ▁Re ports ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁shows ▁that ▁religion ▁plays ▁a ▁role ▁to ▁ 3 9 % ▁of ▁Alban ians , ▁and ▁lists ▁Alban ia ▁as ▁the ▁th ir teenth ▁least ▁religious ▁country ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁Also ▁in ▁Alban ia ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁males ▁are ▁not ▁circum c ised ▁( as ▁demanded ▁by ▁Islam ic ▁custom ). ▁ ▁A ▁medical ▁study ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁in ▁Tir ana ▁on ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁religious ▁observ ance ▁and ▁ac ute ▁coron ary ▁synd rome ▁found ▁out ▁that ▁ 6 7 % ▁of ▁Muslim s ▁and ▁ 5 5 % ▁of ▁Christians ▁were ▁completely ▁religious ly ▁non - observ ant . ▁The ▁regular ▁attend ance ▁of ▁religious ▁institutions ▁( at ▁least ▁once ▁every ▁ 2 ▁weeks ) ▁was ▁low ▁in ▁both ▁denomin ations ▁( 6 % ▁in ▁Muslim s ▁and ▁ 9 % ▁in ▁Christians ), ▁and ▁week