Kosovo's population fell from 2.17M in 1996 to 1.58M in 2025.
Kosovo · Population & demographics
Size, growth, ages, births, deaths, urbanisation and migration.
23 indicators · 19 with data
Kosovo's population growth fell from 1.5 % in 1996 to -1.1 % in 2025.
Kosovo's population, female (% of total) rose from 49.6 % in 1996 to 50.8 % in 2025.
Kosovo's urbanisation rose from 37.4 % in 1996 to 50.9 % in 2025.
Kosovo's urban population fell from 810,151 in 1996 to 803,041 in 2025.
Kosovo's rural population fell from 1.36M in 1996 to 773,835 in 2025.
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- Fertilitydown −0.5 %145th of 217
- Birth rate, crudedown −1.8 %123rd of 217
- Death rate, crudeup +1.7 %163rd of 217
- Adolescent fertility ratedown −1.6 %51st of 217
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- Children (0–14)down −0.7 pts124th of 217
- Working age (15–64)up +0.3 pts32nd of 217
- Seniors (65+)up +0.4 pts95th of 217
- Age dependency ratiodown −0.6 pts186th of 217
- Old-age dependency ratioup +0.6 pts97th of 217
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- Net migrationup +17.1 %172nd of 217
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- Life expectancyup +0.2 yrs67th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, femaleup +0.2 yrs85th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, maleup +0.2 yrs61st of 217
›No data available (4)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Kosovo.
- Population densityNo data
- Median ageNo data
- Migrant stockNo data
- Refugees hostedNo data