Demographics of Kosovo


The Kosovo Agency of Statistics monitors various demographic features of the population of Kosovo, such as population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Censuses, normally conducted at ten-year intervals, record the demographic characteristics of the population. According to the first census conducted after the 2008 declaration of independence in 2011, the permanent population of Kosovo had reached 1,810,366.
Albanians form the majority in Kosovo, with over 93% of the total population; significant minorities include Bosniaks, Serbs and others. A 2015 estimate put Kosovo's population at 1,870,981.
Kosovo has the youngest population in Europe. Half of its roughly 2-million-strong population is under the age of 25, according to a recent report of the UN Development Programme, UNDP. According to the government data, it is estimated that more than 65 percent of the population are younger than 30. While Kosovo's birth rate remains the highest in Europe, the only municipalities with population growth are Albanian minority enclaves in the south next to Kosovo.

History

2011 census

The final results of the 2011 census recorded Kosovo as having 1,739,825 inhabitants. The European Centre for Minority Issues has called "for caution when referring to the 2011 census", due to the boycott by Serb-majority municipalities in North Kosovo and the partial boycott by Serbs and Roma in southern Kosovo. The recorded total population was below most previous estimates. The census enjoyed considerable technical assistance from international agencies and appears to have been endorsed by Eurostat; it was, however, the first full census since 1981, and not one of an uninterrupted series. The results show that there were no people temporarily resident in hotels or refugee camps at the time of the census; that out of 312,711 conventional dwellings, 99,808 were unoccupied; and that three municipalities designed under the Ahtisaari Plan to have Serb majorities - Klokot, Novo Brdo, and Štrpce - in fact had ethnic Albanian majorities.

Population

The 2000 Living Standard Measurement Survey, conducted by the Kosovo Agency of Statistics and rejected by Belgrade, estimated the population between 1.8–2.0 million.
Kosovo currently has the youngest population in Europe, with an estimated fertility rate of 2.4 children per woman. In recent years, however, Kosovo's population growth rate has begun to slow and its birth rate has decreased.

Vital statistics

In 2009, 34,477 births were registered, 34,240 of whom were born alive, while 237 were born dead. The vitality ratio was 9. Ratio of dead births in 1000 births was 6.9. The age group of mothers was as following: 25–29 years age group with 35.1%, 20–24 years old age groups with 26.4%, age group 30–34 years with 23.3%, and other age group compose 15.2% of the total number of births. The average age of women who have children born in 2009, is 27.7 years. Under the weight of children born in health institutions, the majority of infants with weight is 3000-3499 grams or 31.4% from 3500 to 3999 gr. 23.7%, from 2500 to 2999 gr. 12.7%, etc. Live babies born weighing less than 1000 gr. constitute only 0.3%.
Under education, mothers with primary school dominate the top with 44.9% of secondary but not tertiary and university with 7.2%, etc.
Frequent names in 2009 for girls were Erza and Suela while for boys was the names Leon and Leart.

Population estimates in the table below may be unreliable since the 1990s. Besides, births and deaths exclude territories with a Serbian majority. Since 2011, in accordance with European statistical norms, live births and deaths record figures in Kosovo only.
Average populationLive birthsDeathsNatural changeCrude birth rate Crude death rate Natural change Total fertility rateFemale fertile population
1950764,00035,22212,99122,23146.117.029.17.70164,096
1951780,00029,29914,83314,46637.619.018.56.17169,877
1952793,00035,61913,86721,75244.917.527.47.23175,660
1953813,00034,59516,72617,86942.620.622.06.62181,445
1954832,00038,59513,20125,39446.415.930.57.16185,718
1955842,00036,73615,29221,44443.618.225.56.62189,992
1956859,00037,81913,69224,12744.015.928.16.56194,265
1957873,00034,15915,30018,85939.117.521.65.84192,596
1958890,00039,28511,59827,68744.113.031.16.62195,341
1959921,00037,36412,87824,48640.614.026.66.14199,359
1960944,00041,63113,36528,26644.114.229.96.64203,954
1961967,35340,56111,75928,80241.912.229.86.26208,550
1962994,67641,33615,02426,31241.615.126.56.23212,149
19631,022,21841,52512,42329,10240.612.228.56.13217,556
19641,051,49842,55712,73129,82640.512.128.46.14224,326
19651,082,17043,56911,76731,80240.310.929.45.97233,584
19661,118,00342,42910,26632,16338.09.228.85.66240,125
19671,150,62244,00111,30832,69338.29.828.45.71248,992
19681,182,95244,62710,78133,84637.79.128.65.64257,056
19691,189,14046,48010,89235,58839.19.229.95.69267,271
19701,219,99644,49610,82933,66736.58.927.65.40268,960
19711,253,97547,06010,31236,74837.58.229.35.74270,050
19721,290,96547,94310,27037,67337.18.029.25.57283,885
19731,327,85347,71410,35837,35635.97.828.15.35293,340
19741,365,87949,84710,07539,77236.57.429.15.40303,396
19751,404,97749,31010,01839,29235.17.128.05.19313,611
19761,446,00151,35510,14941,20635.57.028.55.24324,297
19771,486,81649,8499,81140,03833.56.626.94.92334,581
19781,525,96049,0279,77639,25132.16.425.74.66344,970
19791,565,99548,1259,57538,55030.76.124.64.51349,520
19801,552,77953,1478,90944,23834.25.728.54.82354,068
19811,594,45148,1119,67738,43430.26.124.14.55351,396
19821,634,89352,86510,47942,38632.36.425.94.71361,232
19831,676,32549,64511,04038,60529.66.623.04.29372,615
19841,716,88455,24310,57344,67032.26.226.04.58391,155
19851,760,13253,92511,82642,09930.66.723.94.30403,640
19861,803,57954,51910,44644,07330.25.824.44.18415,407
19871,848,11156,22110,30745,91430.45.624.84.12429,439
19881,894,13156,28310,25746,02629.75.424.33.96441,867
19891,938,79453,65610,18143,47527.75.322.43.63454,260
19901,987,05655,1758,21446,96127.84.123.63.59472,145
19911,967,67552,2638,52643,73726.64.322.23.52454,214
19922,007,97844,4188,00436,41422.14.018.12.83478,108
19932,043,74044,1327,80436,32821.63.817.82.71492,412
19942,079,23443,4507,66735,78320.93.717.22.57506,408
19952,115,02044,7768,67136,10521.24.117.12.55521,049
19962,152,54546,0418,39237,64921.43.917.52.56535,873
19972,188,08342,9208,62434,29619.63.915.72.33549,826
19982,127,79541,7528,12333,62919.63.815.82.34543,799
19992,067,50740,0207,56932,45119.43.715.72.28537,773
20002,007,21938,6877,11531,57219.33.515.72.31531,747
20011,946,93237,4126,67230,74019.23.415.82.26525,719
20021,886,64436,1365,65430,48219.23.016.22.22519,692
20031,826,35631,9946,41725,57717.53.514.02.00513,664
20041,766,06835,0636,39928,66419.93.616.22.21507,639
20051,743,78037,2187,20730,01121.34.117.22.38501,613
20061,719,53634,1877,47926,70819.94.315.52.24495,586
20071,733,40433,1126,68126,43119.13.915.22.21489,559
20081,747,38334,3996,85227,54719.73.915.82.32483,531
20091,761,47434,2407,03027,21019.44.015.42.36477,507
20101,775,68033,7517,23426,51719.04.114.92.38471,479
20111,786,22927,6267,11120,51515.54.011.51.99465,452
20121,807,12627,7437,31720,42615.44.011.31.95475,454
20131,818,11929,3277,13522,19216.13.912.22.02486,248
20141,812,78825,9297,63418,29514.34.210.11.81483,078
20151,788,27424,5948,20216,39213.84.69.21.74479,210
20161,777,56823,4168,49514,92113.24.88.41.66478,783
20171,791,01923,4028,72114,68113.14.98.21.65485,648
20181,797,08622,7618,99813,76312.75.07.71.60489,345
20191,788,89121,7989,43012,36812.25.36.9
Average populationLive birthsDeathsNatural changeCrude birth rate Crude death rate Natural change Total fertility rateFemale fertile population
Total 1950-20182,851,694685,5092,166,1851866.7448.71418.0
Average 1950-20181,527,64441,3299,93531,39427.16.520.63.60372,118

Current vital statistics

Births
Deaths
Natural increase
Average populationMarriagesDivorcesCrude marriage rate Crude divorce rate Divorces per 1000 marriages
1950764,0008,68648111.40.655.4
1951780,0007,3004759.40.665.1
1952793,0007,0524068.90.557.6
1953813,0007,2083828.90.553.0
1954832,0007,3903528.90.447.6
1955842,0006,8154458.10.565.3
1956859,0005,7234266.70.574.4
1957873,0005,8604036.70.568.8
1958890,0006,9243747.80.454.0
1959921,0006,7944987.40.573.3
1960944,0006,8224177.20.461.1
1961967,3537,4264797.70.564.5
1962994,6767,4814517.50.560.3
19631,022,2187,1833467.00.348.2
19641,051,4988,3403887.90.446.5
19651,082,1708,2263477.60.342.2
19661,118,0038,2465147.40.562.3
19671,150,6227,5693146.60.341.5
19681,182,9528,7192447.40.228.0
19691,189,14010,0832268.50.222.4
19701,219,99611,2802589.20.222.9
19711,253,97511,0062388.80.221.6
19721,290,96510,5712728.20.225.7
19731,327,85311,1391988.40.117.8
19741,365,8799,8853377.20.234.1
19751,404,9779,9282617.10.226.3
19761,446,00110,2682487.10.224.2
19771,486,81610,4704727.00.345.1
19781,525,96011,5524607.60.339.8
19791,565,99511,5683557.40.230.7
19801,552,77912,6663338.20.226.3
19811,594,45111,9362807.50.223.5
19821,634,89312,3682897.60.223.4
19831,676,32512,4062567.40.220.6
19841,716,88412,5602377.30.118.9
19851,760,13212,4833327.10.226.6
19861,803,57911,9213646.60.230.5
19871,848,11113,6442607.40.119.1
19881,894,13114,6133897.70.226.6
19891,938,79414,3433207.40.222.3
19901,987,05612,7425096.40.339.9
19911,967,67512,5593546.40.228.2
19922,007,97813,3672666.70.119.9
19932,043,74013,3722486.50.118.5
19942,079,23411,9592995.80.125.0
19952,115,02012,9793526.10.227.1
19962,152,54512,2445595.70.345.7
19972,188,08311,8663965.40.233.4
19982,127,79513,1495246.20.239.9
19992,067,50714,4326527.00.345.2
20002,007,21915,7147807.80.449.6
20011,946,93216,9979098.70.553.5
20021,886,64418,2801,0379.70.556.7
20031,826,35617,0341,1659.30.668.4
20041,766,06816,9891,2939.60.776.1
20051,743,78015,7321,4459.00.891.9
20061,719,53615,8251,4809.20.993.5
20071,733,40416,8241,5589.70.992.6
20081,747,38317,9501,02610.30.657.2
20091,761,47420,2091,55511.50.976.9
20101,775,68018,2891,45310.30.879.4
20111,786,22916,6191,4699.30.888.4
20121,807,12617,1691,3289.50.777.3
20131,818,11914,6641,0408.10.670.9
20141,812,78816,2391,2439.00.776.5
20151,788,27416,2741,2689.10.777.9
20161,777,56816,0511,1109.00.669.2
20171,791,01917,1121,0729.60.662.6
2018 1,797,08616,8719999.40.659.2
20191,788,891
Average populationMarriagesDivorcesCrude marriage rate Crude divorce rate Divorces per 1000 marriages
Total 1950-2018835,96541,516
Average 1950-20181,527,64412,1156027.90.449.7

In 2009, 20,209 marriages were registered. The average age of couples was 29.5 years..
Prizren ranked first with 1,720 marriages or 8.5%, followed by Pristina with 1,643 or 8.1%, Podujeva with 1,302 or 6.4%, etc.
According to the education, to male dominates the secondary education by 75.3%, and dominates the secondary education with 64.5%.

Vital statistics, marriages and divorces by decade

Vital statistics by decade
1950-19591960-19691970-19791980-19891990-19992000-20092010-2018
Average population836,7001,070,2631,388,8421,742,0082,073,6631,813,8801,794,877
Live births35,86942,87248,47353,36245,49535,24526,505
Deaths14,03812,03210,11710,3708,1596,7517,872
Natural change21,83230,84038,35542,99237,33528,49418,634
Crude birth rate 42.940.134.930.621.919.414.8
Crude death rate 16.811.27.36.03.93.74.4
Natural change 26.128.827.624.718.015.710.4
Total fertility rate6.655.985.194.322.732.251.86
Female fertile population 184,835231,356308,661397,508509,161504,626479,411
Marriages and divorces by decade
1950-19591960-19691970-19791980-19891990-19992000-20092010-2018
Average population836,7001,070,2631,388,8421,742,0082,073,6631,813,8801,794,877
Marriages6,9758,01010,76712,89412,86717,15516,588
Divorces4243733103064161,2251,220
Crude marriage rate 8.37.57.87.46.29.59.2
Crude divorce rate 0.50.30.20.20.20.70.7
Divorces per 1000 marriages60.846.528.823.732.371.473.6

Births and fertility rates

Live births by age of mother
Average 1950-20181950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
Live births by age of mother
Live births total
41,32935,22229,29935,61934,59538,59536,73637,81934,15939,28537,36441,63140,56141,33641,52542,55743,56942,42944,00144,62746,48044,49647,06047,94347,71449,84749,31051,35549,84949,02748,12553,14748,11152,86549,64555,24353,92554,51956,22156,28353,65655,17552,26344,41844,13243,45044,77646,04142,92041,75240,02038,68737,41236,13631,99435,06337,21834,18733,11234,39934,24033,75127,62627,74329,32725,92924,59423,41623,40222,76121,798
Live births total
Under 1510767555101161719111017111315109719332824123426243635372532251222720701001188700001112360121501134Under 15
15-192,5791,6891,4051,7082,2072,4632,3442,3852,4142,8032,7923,1112,9653,2202,9462,8663,0243,3783,3233,3603,6043,4223,6743,8843,9564,0493,9474,0403,9323,9803,8733,9863,5743,8363,3674,0853,7073,7523,3673,9313,5363,7203,4252,9402,8963,0222,9082,8282,5232,4542,3531,1971,1571,1188221,1471,2331,0769581,2861,3309908311,09685392182470276169761015-19
20-2411,9679,1957,6499,2999,79010,92210,39610,85910,28111,20310,46111,65610,86711,10011,08411,51412,09011,51511,85012,01312,98212,74413,75714,37214,43215,06015,12915,69015,48715,25114,96516,15314,61116,42715,38717,67017,23717,17718,31718,32617,20217,77716,98914,69514,55014,02714,40114,72513,64113,27012,7199,8669,5409,2157,8329,4819,9628,7928,3169,4219,0468,3866,5996,9587,1036,0445,7685,2134,8344,4604,06420-24
25-2912,5677,9506,6138,0409,04710,0939,60710,3309,62311,39110,54511,74911,56211,57511,47111,62811,70611,33711,71711,89112,52811,68612,07412,54612,46613,03213,19314,18813,75313,92813,62415,25813,88115,48414,81916,46816,75417,31518,62918,34418,11018,09316,86814,38614,50914,23214,70515,14814,37113,97913,40014,13813,67213,20611,86312,61213,66512,12211,96111,93212,01111,8789,8129,68310,2989,0688,6118,3328,4438,1797,74825-29
30-347,9696,1475,1136,2165,5606,2035,9046,2755,4626,4086,6127,3677,8328,3128,5748,7128,9628,6748,9149,0528,9988,3148,9338,8398,7049,2098,8809,1118,7488,5448,3319,3848,5189,3948,99010,0779,6869,6859,7359,6409,1269,6769,5198,0838,0217,8088,1248,4217,8687,6547,3368,8468,5558,2637,6387,9728,3948,2148,0237,9607,9628,1616,6786,4926,9986,2626,0295,8595,9935,9065,81930-34
35-394,0895,2634,3785,3224,0754,5464,3274,2233,6414,3604,0294,4893,9183,8754,3054,7074,9364,9385,6615,7515,7245,5695,6735,6065,3795,4545,2605,4275,1794,8434,6595,1164,5134,7004,3634,8774,7504,7444,5704,3434,1304,0253,8433,1202,9832,9232,8893,1483,1063,0212,8963,6313,5123,3922,9663,0283,1443,1593,1073,0663,1633,5033,0192,8363,2462,9092,6772,6562,6932,8312,87135-39
40-441,4563,1972,6593,2332,4992,7882,6542,4421,7972,0752,0662,3022,3032,1802,0912,0551,8071,6271,7101,7381,9282,0022,2122,0892,1682,2172,1792,1952,0581,9031,7151,8411,5811,5321,4941,6101,4221,3461,2711,2439971,04499079572966267672359457855490887884879370766768466661462370462354463361260559561660559340-44
45-493641,1569621,1691,2011,3391,2751,1138219067318148077757267567776836086115093353372912453023413683642822843252192701962032072081741661501531049991806972797774848178664965566175647548564666605360656145-49
50 and over92460383465202225214179871061101232702772782552142221841831661761581318776755732504239374235384054364229375337432621201818171717161410831814179120810750131550 and over
Unknown2351581311609111032227112612335340402419342292091572534362722532722105971,0081,1521,1489692141202369524637664347226231067098295571269366400005679800281845376141321301213Unknown
Female fertile population by age group
Average 1950-20181950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
Female fertile population by age group
Total female 15–49 years
372,118164,096169,877175,660181,445185,718189,992194,265192,596195,341199,359203,954208,550212,149217,556224,326233,584240,125248,992257,056267,271268,960270,050283,885293,340303,396313,611324,297334,581344,970349,520354,068351,396361,232372,615391,155403,640415,407429,439441,867454,260472,145454,214478,108492,412506,408521,049535,873549,826543,799537,773531,747525,719519,692513,664507,639501,613495,586489,559483,531477,507471,479465,452475,454486,248483,078479,210478,783485,648489,345
Total female 15–49 years
10-1483,27635,00037,65339,75141,84841,78841,72741,66740,74160,00042,50046,85051,19950,00056,66755,00065,00075,00050,00090,00070,00063,33370,71670,00080,00060,00085,00086,66780,00090,00091,25092,50094,930106,66783,33390,909100,000100,000270,000100,000103,000112,455110,164100,000108,000109,000100,000100,000114,286112,220110,154108,088106,022103,956101,89099,82497,75895,69293,62691,56089,49487,42885,36287,19689,17679,31378,67878,60772,41172,96210-14
15-1976,33736,63838,01139,38740,76340,73040,69840,66539,83539,92940,17341,24542,31842,03744,43447,60848,61750,79752,74654,36957,66458,79760,99664,95066,26567,82269,85872,01474,04976,53877,50278,46581,93884,12386,55590,57693,14195,22897,87899,772100,798103,898101,331105,113107,101108,471109,159109,274109,505107,712105,920104,127102,334100,54198,74896,95695,16393,37091,57789,78487,99286,19984,40686,22088,17784,20483,52983,45583,20483,83715-19
20-2468,37527,92330,46933,01535,56136,68737,81238,93838,46238,35338,23539,12940,02339,03039,34739,60841,92141,96442,87343,92345,87347,20048,71351,34754,17457,17559,56362,33664,69166,05066,71967,38866,35769,07972,68377,19580,17282,50285,27587,48790,05393,33488,35692,64394,81996,59199,475102,807104,923102,942100,96298,98197,00095,02093,03991,05989,07887,09885,11783,13781,15679,17677,19578,85480,64481,05480,40580,33378,39078,98720-24
25-2959,10623,19124,69026,18827,68729,43631,18432,93332,91033,66134,88336,18637,48937,59337,68437,57039,29539,32439,93540,61141,40140,63339,16140,94642,45944,22146,50348,80651,08853,92255,65257,38253,01055,93957,68460,72363,51066,51970,00873,51476,70280,23376,51680,45082,68685,27387,64589,84092,44290,74989,05687,36385,67083,97782,28480,59178,89877,20675,51373,82072,12770,43468,74170,21871,81272,62372,04271,97772,66173,21425-29
30-3451,37017,63818,84420,04921,25522,26123,26724,27325,05526,41428,05329,92531,79832,13033,07934,28636,32837,22738,47239,37438,96937,99837,98537,90338,20938,62839,08539,54440,63242,17243,45044,72844,86845,64647,34150,15951,90854,13656,59958,30860,29363,50962,26567,05770,34773,16375,57277,82180,22079,23378,24777,26076,27375,28674,29973,31372,32671,33970,35269,36568,37967,39266,40567,83269,37265,96365,43565,37766,15566,65930-34
35-3944,97820,98520,41819,85019,28319,23419,18619,13719,23420,20421,32921,69522,06124,41725,91827,57529,62831,43232,87534,27335,13835,04734,72336,64137,12237,40737,65237,55737,55637,86637,68637,50737,08137,81238,81740,74442,79344,58646,11547,76749,72351,82749,25053,15255,15957,63060,41463,57066,76766,61066,45366,29766,14065,98365,82665,66965,51365,35665,19965,04264,88664,72964,57265,95967,45763,45962,95162,89564,08364,57135-39
40-4438,77120,44120,38920,33820,28620,22220,15820,09418,89617,82617,24517,48817,73018,66419,72620,84221,64122,04623,55424,27427,19328,47829,08030,85732,21433,38934,10035,06436,23236,73736,41836,09836,08535,30035,74236,75837,03137,18238,05439,08840,28342,64541,59743,56245,30847,18548,66850,70152,80053,03453,26753,50153,73453,96854,20154,43554,66954,90255,13655,36955,60355,83656,07057,27558,57560,92060,43360,37963,86464,35040-44
45-4933,18217,28017,05616,83316,61017,14817,68718,22518,20418,95419,44118,28617,13118,27817,36816,83716,15417,33518,53720,23221,03320,80719,39221,24122,89724,75426,85028,97630,33331,68532,09332,50032,05733,33333,79335,00035,08535,25435,51035,93136,40836,69934,89936,13136,99238,09540,11641,86043,16943,51943,86844,21844,56844,91745,26745,61645,96646,31546,66547,01447,36447,71348,06349,09650,21154,85554,41554,36757,29157,72745-49
50-5428,36214,42014,66714,91515,16215,26115,35915,45815,26315,36217,74217,52717,31318,84418,28918,75017,68616,56715,59317,26414,95515,43916,65217,94518,91319,48719,73719,65521,33322,72724,36426,00027,05828,00029,16731,66730,76931,76532,72733,87134,11834,77634,18733,94534,40034,66734,42634,48335,29435,65436,01436,37536,73537,09537,45537,81538,17538,53538,89539,25639,61639,97640,33641,20342,13846,82946,45446,41248,83249,20450-54
General,specific and total fertility rates
Average 1950-20181950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
General,specific and total fertility rates
General fertility rate
111.06214.64172.47202.77190.66207.82193.36194.68177.36201.11187.42204.12194.49194.84190.87189.71186.52176.70176.72173.61173.91165.44174.26168.88162.66164.30157.23158.36148.99142.12137.69150.10136.91146.35133.23141.23133.60131.24130.92127.38118.12116.86115.0692.9089.6285.8085.9385.9278.0676.7874.4272.7571.1669.5362.2969.0774.2068.9867.6471.1471.7171.5959.3558.3560.3153.6751.3248.9148.1946.51
General fertility rate
Under 150.120.200.160.180.120.120.120.240.270.100.400.410.210.200.300.200.200.200.200.100.100.300.470.400.300.200.400.300.300.400.390.400.270.300.300.010.020.020.100.020.000.060.000.010.000.000.000.000.070.070.060.000.000.000.000.010.010.010.020.030.070.000.010.020.010.060.000.010.010.04Under 15
15-1933.9846.1037.1343.5654.1660.4957.6158.6560.6070.2069.5075.4370.1176.6066.3060.2062.2066.5063.0061.8062.5058.2060.5059.8059.7059.7056.5056.1053.1052.0050.6050.8044.6945.6038.9045.1039.8039.4034.4039.4035.0836.2333.8027.9727.0427.8626.6425.8823.0423.1722.5911.5011.3111.128.3211.8512.9811.5510.4614.3315.1211.509.8512.759.7210.959.878.419.158.3115-19
20-24176.02329.30252.17282.93275.37297.80275.01278.88267.30292.10273.60297.89271.69284.40281.70290.70288.40274.40276.40273.50283.00270.00283.67279.90266.40263.40254.00251.70239.40230.90227.12239.70225.59237.80211.70228.90215.00208.20214.80209.47191.02192.71192.28158.62153.45145.22144.77143.23130.01131.08128.1099.6898.3596.9884.18104.29112.07101.1897.70113.41111.52106.0685.4988.4888.5074.6671.7764.8961.6756.4720-24
25-29213.83342.80269.05308.39326.84342.98308.16313.67292.40338.40302.30324.69308.61307.90304.40309.50297.90288.30293.40292.80302.60287.60309.69306.40293.60294.70283.70290.70269.20258.30247.88265.90268.28276.80256.90271.20263.80260.30266.10249.53236.11228.16220.45178.82175.47166.90167.78168.61155.46156.64153.01161.83159.59157.26144.17156.74173.57157.38158.40161.77166.61168.87142.75138.28144.09125.02119.59115.76116.20111.7225-29
30-34156.01348.50272.55311.43261.65278.73253.82258.52218.00242.60235.70246.19246.46258.70259.20254.10246.70233.00231.70229.90230.90218.80236.22233.20227.80238.40227.20230.40215.30202.60194.15209.80194.50205.80189.90200.90186.60178.90172.00165.33151.36154.15152.88120.54114.02106.72107.50108.2198.0898.2395.34114.50112.16109.75102.80108.91116.31115.41114.04114.85116.50121.26100.5895.97101.3695.0592.1989.6290.5988.6130-34
35-3991.42250.80215.39269.32211.38236.41225.59220.67189.30215.80188.90206.92177.71158.70166.10170.70166.60157.10172.20167.80162.90158.90164.11153.00144.90145.80139.70144.50137.90127.90125.18136.40124.69124.30112.40119.70111.00106.4099.1090.9283.0678.5878.0358.7054.0850.7247.8249.5246.5246.1244.3154.7753.1051.4145.0646.1848.0948.4547.6547.1848.7754.1946.7643.1148.3545.9042.5542.2342.0343.8535-39
40-4437.78156.40131.00159.68123.22137.91131.70121.5395.10116.40119.80131.64129.98116.80106.0098.6083.5073.8072.6071.6070.9070.3076.4167.7067.3066.4063.9062.6056.8051.8047.6851.0044.8943.4041.8043.8038.4036.2033.4031.8024.7524.7723.8018.2516.0914.0313.8914.2611.2511.0810.5816.9716.3415.7114.6313.0112.2312.4912.0811.1011.2112.6311.119.5210.8610.0610.029.859.659.4040-44
45-4911.0366.9056.6569.7672.3278.1172.1161.0745.1047.8037.6044.5247.1442.4041.8044.9048.1039.4032.8030.2024.2016.1017.4613.7010.7012.2012.7012.7012.008.908.9610.007.008.105.805.805.905.904.904.624.124.222.982.742.462.101.721.721.831.801.721.901.821.741.461.081.421.211.311.601.351.571.001.140.921.201.100.971.051.1345-49
50 and over3.2731.9026.2331.3213.3314.7513.9411.585.706.906.207.0215.6114.7015.2013.6012.1013.4011.8010.6011.1011.409.537.304.603.903.802.901.502.201.751.501.401.501.201.201.301.701.101.240.851.081.551.091.250.750.610.580.510.510.480.470.460.430.370.260.210.080.460.360.430.230.300.000.190.210.150.110.000.2650 and over
Total fertility rate
3.607.706.177.236.627.166.626.565.846.626.146.646.266.236.136.145.975.665.715.645.695.405.745.575.355.405.195.244.924.664.514.824.554.714.294.584.304.184.123.963.633.593.522.832.712.572.552.562.332.342.282.312.262.222.002.212.382.242.212.322.362.381.991.952.021.811.741.661.651.60
Total fertility rate

Administrative divisions

Kosovo is administratively subdivided into seven districts, and 38 municipalities. With the current estimation on population, Kosovo ranks as the 150th largest country in the world based on how populous it is.

Ethnic groups

The official results of the censuses in Kosovo after World War II are tabulated below. The figures for Albanians in the 1991 census were estimates only, since that census was boycotted by most Albanians. Similarly, the figures for Serbs in the 2011 census omit those in North Kosovska Mitrovica, Leposavić, Zubin Potok, and Zvečan, while the number of Serbs and Romani in the rest of Kosovo is also deemed unreliable, due to the partial boycott.

Ethnic groups by municipality

The results of the 2011 census of ethnic groups in municipalities are tabulated below.
The 2000 Living Standard Measurement Survey by Statistical Office of Kosovo found an ethnic composition of the population as follows:
A most comprehensive estimate for these years:
During the Kosovo War in 1999, over 700,000 ethnic Albanians, around 100,000 ethnic Serbs and more than 40,000 Bosniaks were forced out of Kosovo to neighbouring Albania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Serbia.
After the United Nations took over administration of Kosovo following the war, the vast majority of the Albanian refugees returned.
The largest diaspora communities of Kosovo Albanians are in Germany and Switzerland accounting for some 200,000 individuals each, or for 20% of the population resident in Kosovo.
Many non-Albanians – chiefly Serbs and Romani – fled or were expelled, mostly to the rest of Serbia at the end of the war, with further refugee outflows occurring as the result of sporadic ethnic violence. As of 2002, the number of registered refugees was around 250,000. The non-Albanian population in Kosovo is now about half of its pre-war total. The largest concentration of Serbs in the province is in the north, but many remain in Kosovo Serb enclaves surrounded by Albanian-populated areas.

Languages

As defined by the Constitution of Kosovo, Albanian and Serbian are official languages in Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, almost 95% of the citizens speak Albanian as their native language, followed by South Slavic languages and Turkish. Due to North Kosovo's boycott of the census, Bosnian resulted in being the second-largest language after Albanian. However, Serbian is de facto the second most spoken language in Kosovo.
LanguageNative speakers%
Albanian1,644,86594.5
Bosnian28,9891.7
Serbian27,9831.6
Turkish19,5681.1
Romani5,8600.3
Other/Not specified12,5600.7

Health

and NATO published a study on the impact of the conflict on Kosovo health system in 2014.
The data in the table below are from the Kosovo Agency of Statistics.

Migration

According to a 2015 report by Geoba.se, Kosovo's current net migration rate is at –3.72, ranking Kosovo 197th, due to the ongoing political and economic crisis.

Religion

The country has no official religion. The constitution establishes Kosovo as a secular state that is neutral in matters of religious beliefs and where everyone is equal before the law and freedom to belief, conscience and religion is guaranteed.
The 2011 Kosovo population census was largely boycotted by the Kosovo Serbs, especially in North Kosovo, leaving the Serb population underrepresented. The results of the 2011 census gave the following religious affiliations for the population included in the census:
ReligionPopulation%
Islam1,663,41295.6%
Christianity
64,275 38,438
25,837
3.7%
2.2%
1.5%
Other 1,1880.1%
No religion1,2420.1%
Not stated
  • Prefer not to answer
  • Missing
9,708 7,213
2,495
0.6%
0.4%
0.1%
Total1,739,825100%

These figures do not represent individual sects operating in Kosovo such as Sufism or Bektashism which are sometimes classified generally under the category of "Islam."
The Serb population is largely Serbian Orthodox. The Catholic Albanian communities are mostly concentrated in Gjakova, Prizren, Klina and a few villages near Peć and Vitina. Slavic-speaking Catholics usually call themselves Janjevci or Kosovan Croats. Slavic-speaking Muslims in the south of Kosovo are known as the Gorani people.

Internally displaced persons

According to the CIA, as of 2013, there were 17,300 internally displaced persons, most of whom are Serbs displaced during the Kosovo War.

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