The total population in Kosovo was estimated at 1.6 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides - Kosovo Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Kosovo Population: as % of Male Population: Male: Aged 0-14: Ages 5-9 data was reported at 7.344 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.707 % for 2022. Kosovo Population: as % of Male Population: Male: Aged 0-14: Ages 5-9 data is updated yearly, averaging 12.192 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.630 % in 1974 and a record low of 7.344 % in 2023. Kosovo Population: as % of Male Population: Male: Aged 0-14: Ages 5-9 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kosovo – Table KS.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 5 to 9 as a percentage of the total male population.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;;

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate) in Kosovo was reported at 20.88 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Kosovo - Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (national estimate) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Population, total in Kosovo was reported at 1756366 in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Kosovo - Population, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Kosovo Population: as % of Female Population: Female: Aged 15-64: Ages 20-24 data was reported at 8.885 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 8.690 % for 2022. Kosovo Population: as % of Female Population: Female: Aged 15-64: Ages 20-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 8.924 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.944 % in 1996 and a record low of 7.421 % in 1967. Kosovo Population: as % of Female Population: Female: Aged 15-64: Ages 20-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kosovo – Table KS.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total female population.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.;;

Population growth (annual %) in Kosovo was reported at --0.66564 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Kosovo - Population growth (annual %) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Kosovo Population: as % of Female Population: Female: Aged 15-64: Ages 15-19 data was reported at 8.208 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.449 % for 2022. Kosovo Population: as % of Female Population: Female: Aged 15-64: Ages 15-19 data is updated yearly, averaging 10.324 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.431 % in 2003 and a record low of 8.208 % in 2023. Kosovo Population: as % of Female Population: Female: Aged 15-64: Ages 15-19 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kosovo – Table KS.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 15 to 19 as a percentage of the total female population.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;;

In 2024, Italy was the European country with the oldest population, recording a median age of 48.7 years, closely ahead of Bulgaria and Portugal, with 47 years. In general, almost all European countries have a median age above 40 years old. Only Azerbaijan, Turkey, Armenia, and Kosovo had a median age below 35 years old. Kosovo was the youngest territory of the continent in terms of median age.

Kosovo Population: Male: Aged 0-14 data was reported at 194,624.000 Person in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 199,672.000 Person for 2022. Kosovo Population: Male: Aged 0-14 data is updated yearly, averaging 282,085.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 374,403.000 Person in 1992 and a record low of 194,624.000 Person in 2023. Kosovo Population: Male: Aged 0-14 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kosovo – Table KS.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.;World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Sum;

Kosovo Population: Female data was reported at 892,445.000 Person in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 898,350.000 Person for 2022. Kosovo Population: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 907,244.500 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,088,620.000 Person in 1997 and a record low of 487,910.000 Person in 1960. Kosovo Population: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kosovo – Table KS.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.;World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Sum;

Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in Kosovo was reported at 100 % in 2019, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Kosovo - Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) in Kosovo was reported at 32.9 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Kosovo - Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Kosovo Population: Total: Aged 65 and Above data was reported at 169,381.000 Person in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 163,358.000 Person for 2022. Kosovo Population: Total: Aged 65 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 85,266.500 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 169,381.000 Person in 2023 and a record low of 41,752.000 Person in 1960. Kosovo Population: Total: Aged 65 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kosovo – Table KS.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Total population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.;World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Sum;

Albania, then known as Rumelia, was a province of the Ottoman Empire from the fifteenth century until it declared it's independence in 1912. Following a series of unsuccessful uprisings and brief occupations from nearby Serbia and Greece, Albania finally claimed its independence on November 28, 1912; however the Conference of London in 1913 then set the borders of the former-Ottoman states in Southern Europe, which left many ethnic Albanians living in other neighboring states, particularly Serbia (and what is now Kosovo). The newly-formed Albanian state collapsed in the wake of the First World War, and was controlled in parts by Greece, Italy and Serbia. The Paris Conference then established an independent Albanian state, which led to a period of political and economic turmoil that lasted until Italy's annexation of the region in 1939, during the Second World War. It is estimated that just under 3 percent of Albania's population perished as a direct result of the war, as Albania became the main theater for the Axis Powers' war against Greece. Italy then surrendered control of the area to Germany in 1943, and after the war ended in 1945, Albania became a Yugoslav satellite state and remained behind the Iron Curtain until it's collapse in the 1990s. Steady growth during the communist era From the war's end onwards, Albania's population enjoyed steady growth and almost tripled by 1990. Throughout this time, Albania underwent a series of political allegiances; first as a Yugoslav and then Soviet satellite states, but then became an important actor in the Sino-Soviet split, eventually siding with China in the 1960s. Gradually, Albania transitioned into a more isolationist and independent country in in the 1970s, and slowly adopted some more democratic practices. The total population surpassed two million people in the late 1960s, and three million in the late 1980s, but then a dramatic change in population growth occurred in the 1990s, as communism in Europe came to an end. Immediate decline following communism's end Increased freedom of movement, improved access to contraception and major lifestyle changes caused the population to fall into decline. The population did increase in the late 90s, despite a civil war in the first half of 1997 (in which over 2 thousand people died) sparked by a failure of the financial system in Albania. The Albanian Army was also involved in the war in neighboring Kosovo between 1998 and 1999. The 2000s brought about further decline, and the population is just 2.9 million in 2020, a decline of approximately 400,000 people in thirty years. Albania has been a candidate for accession to the EU since 2014, and membership would bring further change to the country.

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate) in Kosovo was reported at 34.03 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Kosovo - Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate) in Kosovo was reported at 9.77 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Kosovo - Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (national estimate) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate) in Kosovo was reported at 15.5 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Kosovo - Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (national estimate) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) in Kosovo was reported at 43.85 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Kosovo - Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (national estimate) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Kosovo Population: as % of Male Population: Male: Aged 15-64: Ages 45-49 data was reported at 6.223 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 6.177 % for 2022. Kosovo Population: as % of Male Population: Male: Aged 15-64: Ages 45-49 data is updated yearly, averaging 4.188 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.223 % in 2023 and a record low of 3.168 % in 1965. Kosovo Population: as % of Male Population: Male: Aged 15-64: Ages 45-49 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kosovo – Table KS.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 45 to 49 as a percentage of the total male population.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;;

In 2023, the Faroe Islands was the European country estimated to have the highest fertility rate. The small Atlantic island state had a fertility rate of 2.71 children per woman. Other small countries such as Monaco and Gibraltar also came towards the top of the list for 2023, while the large country with the highest fertility rate was France, with 1.79 children per woman. On the other hand, Andorra, San Marino, and Malta had the lowest fertility rates in Europe, with Ukraine, Spain, and Italy being the largest countries with low fertility rates in that year, averaging around 1.3 children per woman.