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Kosovo population

Current population of Kosovo

1,557,689

Live estimate, extrapolated from the latest official figures

Births today
10
Deaths today
5
Change today (UTC)
−9
World rank
154th of 218
0.02% of world population
Population
1,576,876
2025 estimate
Annual growth
−1.10%
2025
Urban population
51%
2025
Median age
32.6 yrs
2025 (UN WPP)
Fertility rate
1.54
births per woman, 2024
Life expectancy
78.2 yrs
2024
Net migration
−18,380
2025
Capital
Pristina
Region
Europe & Central Asia

Population of Kosovo: overview

Kosovo has a population of 1,576,876 according to the latest official estimates (2025), the 154th largest in the world. Kosovo is part of the Europe & Central Asia region and its capital is Pristina.

The population is shrinking, declining at 1.10% per year — Kosovo belongs to the growing group of countries whose populations have begun to fall. That translates to a loss of roughly 17,477 people over the past year. Net emigration — about 18,380 people in 2025 — compounds the decline.

A slim urban majority has emerged, with 51% of people living in cities.

The median age is 32.6 years. Fertility is well below replacement, at 1.54 children per woman. Life expectancy at birth is 78.2 years (2024).

UN projections (medium variant) see Kosovo peaking in the coming decades before starting to decline, with 1.64 million people expected by 2050.

Kosovo population, 1960–2025 and projections

0500K1M1.5M2M2.5M19601980200020202040projected2025: 1.58M1960: 984,8461961: 1,011,4211962: 1,036,9501963: 1,062,7371964: 1,090,2701965: 1,120,1681966: 1,152,5861967: 1,187,6671968: 1,214,2081969: 1,231,4601970: 1,249,5551971: 1,273,0211972: 1,301,5791973: 1,331,1761974: 1,363,1231975: 1,397,6861976: 1,434,8801977: 1,474,4571978: 1,516,2491979: 1,559,7871980: 1,604,8181981: 1,646,5651982: 1,683,1661983: 1,719,2451984: 1,756,8181985: 1,796,0181986: 1,836,9721987: 1,880,5901988: 1,917,8821989: 1,946,3391990: 1,973,7901991: 2,005,3621992: 2,039,7231993: 2,072,6641994: 2,105,2561995: 2,137,5141996: 2,168,7531997: 2,197,2841998: 2,078,9641999: 1,871,5242000: 1,802,4932001: 1,820,0092002: 1,829,4622003: 1,826,4342004: 1,822,7732005: 1,818,3542006: 1,813,0792007: 1,807,0942008: 1,800,8582009: 1,794,6812010: 1,788,7432011: 1,791,9492012: 1,807,1262013: 1,818,1192014: 1,812,7882015: 1,788,2742016: 1,777,5682017: 1,791,0192018: 1,797,0862019: 1,788,8912020: 1,790,1512021: 1,786,0792022: 1,768,0962023: 1,682,6682024: 1,594,3532025: 1,576,8762030: 1,661,2932050: 1,643,619
Population of Kosovo by year
YearPopulationGrowth rateAnnual change
20251,576,876−1.10%−17,477
20241,594,353−5.39%−88,315
20231,682,668−4.95%−85,428
20221,768,096−1.01%−17,983
20211,786,079−0.23%−4,072
20201,790,151+0.07%+1,260
20191,788,891−0.46%−8,195
20181,797,086+0.34%+6,067
20171,791,019+0.75%+13,451
20161,777,568−0.60%−10,706
20151,788,274−1.36%−24,514
20141,812,788−0.29%−5,331
20101,788,743−0.33%−5,938
20051,818,354−0.24%−4,419
20001,802,493−3.76%−69,031
19952,137,514+1.52%+32,258
19901,973,790+1.40%+27,451
19851,796,018+2.21%+39,200
19801,604,818+2.85%+45,031
19751,397,686+2.50%+34,563
19701,249,555+1.46%+18,095
19651,120,168+2.71%+29,898
1960984,846––

Recent years annually, earlier years at five-year steps. Annual change compares against the immediately preceding year.

Kosovo population forecast

United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant.

Projected population of Kosovo
YearProjected populationvs today
20301,661,293+5.4%
20501,643,619+4.2%

Kosovo population pyramid (2025)

Age and sex structure from UN World Population Prospects 2024: 20.0% of Kosovo's population is under 15, 69.5% is of working age (15–64), and 10.5% is 65 or older. Hover any bar for the group's size.

MaleFemale
0%2%2%4%4%0-4 male: 50,202 (3.0%)0-4 female: 46,614 (2.8%)0-45-9 male: 54,520 (3.3%)5-9 female: 49,403 (3.0%)10-14 male: 70,227 (4.2%)10-14 female: 63,633 (3.8%)10-1415-19 male: 71,380 (4.3%)15-19 female: 69,675 (4.2%)20-24 male: 72,667 (4.3%)20-24 female: 71,379 (4.3%)20-2425-29 male: 64,669 (3.9%)25-29 female: 62,667 (3.7%)30-34 male: 63,230 (3.8%)30-34 female: 61,008 (3.6%)30-3435-39 male: 62,591 (3.7%)35-39 female: 59,904 (3.6%)40-44 male: 56,411 (3.4%)40-44 female: 57,121 (3.4%)40-4445-49 male: 51,714 (3.1%)45-49 female: 58,813 (3.5%)50-54 male: 48,465 (2.9%)50-54 female: 56,892 (3.4%)50-5455-59 male: 43,358 (2.6%)55-59 female: 50,733 (3.0%)60-64 male: 37,727 (2.3%)60-64 female: 43,173 (2.6%)60-6465-69 male: 29,953 (1.8%)65-69 female: 34,564 (2.1%)70-74 male: 21,227 (1.3%)70-74 female: 26,840 (1.6%)70-7475-79 male: 13,313 (0.8%)75-79 female: 18,906 (1.1%)80-84 male: 7,861 (0.5%)80-84 female: 12,017 (0.7%)80-8485-89 male: 3,181 (0.2%)85-89 female: 5,439 (0.3%)90-94 male: 695 (0.0%)90-94 female: 1,631 (0.1%)90-9495-99 male: 70 (0.0%)95-99 female: 247 (0.0%)100+ male: 1 (0.0%)100+ female: 6 (0.0%)100+

Kosovo population FAQ

What is the population of Kosovo in 2026?

Kosovo's population is estimated at about 1.56 million in 2026, extrapolated from the latest official figure of 1,576,876 (2025). Kosovo ranks 154th in the world by population.

Is the population of Kosovo growing or shrinking?

Kosovo's population is shrinking by about 1.10% per year — a loss of roughly 17,477 people over the past year.

What share of the world's population lives in Kosovo?

Kosovo is home to about 0.02% of the world's population.

What is Kosovo's projected population in 2050?

United Nations medium-variant projections put Kosovo's population at 1,643,619 in 2050, passing through 1,661,293 in 2030.

What is the median age in Kosovo?

The median age in Kosovo is 32.6 years (2025 estimate) — half the population is younger and half older than that.

Sources: World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0); median age and projections from UN World Population Prospects 2024. Live figures are estimates extrapolated from the latest official data — see methodology.