Population:
1,932,774
(July 2020 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
150
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Nationality:
noun:
Kosovar (Albanian), Kosovac (Serbian)
adjective:
Kosovar (Albanian), Kosovski (Serbian)
note: Kosovan, a neutral term, is sometimes also used as a noun or adjective
Ethnic groups:
Albanians 92.9%, Bosniaks 1.6%, Serbs 1.5%, Turk 1.1%, Ashkali 0.9%, Egyptian 0.7%, Gorani 0.6%, Romani 0.5%, other/unspecified 0.2%
(2011 est.)
note: these estimates may under-represent Serb, Romani, and some other ethnic minorities because they are based on the 2011 Kosovo national census, which excluded northern Kosovo (a largely Serb-inhabited region) and was partially boycotted by Serb and Romani communities in southern Kosovo
Languages:
Albanian (official) 94.5%, Bosnian 1.7%, Serbian (official) 1.6%, Turkish 1.1%, other 0.9% (includes Romani), unspecified 0.1%
(2011 est.)
note: in municipalities where a community's mother tongue is not one of Kosovo's official languages, the language of that community may be given official status according to the 2006 Law on the Use of Languages
Religions:
Muslim 95.6%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, Orthodox 1.5%, other 0.1%, none 0.1%, unspecified 0.6%
(2011 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 24.07%
(male 241,563/female 223,568)
[see also: Age structure - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 16.95%
(male 170,566/female 157,063)
[see also: Age structure - 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 42.56%
(male 433,914/female 388,595)
[see also: Age structure - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 8.67%
(male 85,840/female 81,782)
[see also: Age structure - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 7.75%
(male 63,943/female 85,940)
(2020 est.)
[see also: Age structure - 65 years and over country ranks ]
population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for Kosovo. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends.
For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page under the References tab.
Median age:
total: 30.5 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 30.2 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 30.8 years
(2020 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
120
Population growth rate:
0.66%
(2020 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
144
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
15.4 births/1,000 population
(2020 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
117
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
7 deaths/1,000 population
(2020 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
126
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-1.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(2020 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
162
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Population distribution:
population clusters exist throughout the country, the largest being in the east in and around the capital of Pristina
Major urban areas - population:
207,062 PRISTINA (capital)
(2014)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
(2020 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
(2020 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
(2020 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 1.12 male(s)/female
(2020 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
(2020 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female
(2020 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 106.3 male(s)/female
(2020 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 30.2 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 31.3 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 28.9 deaths/1,000 live births
(2020 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
56
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 72.7 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male: 70.5 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 75.1 years
(2020 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
151
[See also: Healthy Life Expectancy ]
[See also: Health Performance ]
Total fertility rate:
1.95 children born/woman
(2020 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
119
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
Education expenditures:
NA
[see also: Education expenditures country ranks ]
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 52.4%
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total country ranks ]
male: 47.3%
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male country ranks ]
female: 65.4%
(2016 est.)
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
3
NOTE: 1) The information regarding Kosovo on this page is re-published from the 2020 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Kosovo People 2020 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Kosovo People 2020 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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b) The CIA sometimes assigns counterintuitive ranks. For example, it assigns unemployment rates in increasing order, whereas we rank them in decreasing order.
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