Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in Kosovo*
Kosovo*: Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national was 1.79 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.79 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
50th
of 61 countries
All-time high
2.19 million
in 2009
All-time low
945,250
in 1960
Years of data
56
1960–2021
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in Kosovo*, 1960–2021
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Kosovo* recorded 1.79 million for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Kosovo* peaked at 2.19 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 945,250, in 1960.
Kosovo* ranks 50th of 61 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in Kosovo*, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 945,250 | — |
| 1961 | 971,250 | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 996,750 | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 1.02 million | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 1.05 million | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 1.07 million | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 1.10 million | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 1.13 million | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 1.16 million | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 1.19 million | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 1.22 million | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 1.25 million | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 1.29 million | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 1.33 million | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 1.37 million | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 1.41 million | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 1.45 million | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 1.49 million | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 1.53 million | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 1.55 million | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 1.57 million | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.59 million | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 1.63 million | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 1.66 million | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.70 million | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.74 million | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.77 million | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 1.81 million | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.85 million | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.89 million | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 1.93 million | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 1.97 million | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 2.01 million | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 2.04 million | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 2.08 million | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 2.11 million | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 2.15 million | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 2.00 million | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 2.03 million | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 2.07 million | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 2.11 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.14 million | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.17 million | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.19 million | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.00 million | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 1.79 million | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 1.80 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.82 million | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.81 million | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.79 million | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.78 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.79 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.80 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.79 million | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.79 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.79 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 million | 945,250 | 1.19 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.39 million | 1.22 million | 1.55 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.72 million | 1.57 million | 1.89 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.04 million | 1.93 million | 2.15 million | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.10 million | 2.00 million | 2.19 million | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.82 million | 1.78 million | 2.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 million | 1.79 million | 1.79 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo*
More population data for Kosovo*
- Households with access to the internet at home 99.3% (2025)
- Live births (total) by month 22,830 Number (2021)
- Population on 1 January by age group and sex 1.77 million Number (2022)
- Population on 1 January by age and sex 1.77 million Number (2022)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group and sex 1.77 million Number (2022)
- Population structure indicators at national level 49 (2022)
- Live births by mother's age and legal marital status 22,830 Number (2021)
- Deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex 13,019 Number (2021)
- Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital 22,830 Number (2021)
- Live births by mother's age and birth order 22,830 Number (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Kosovo*?
- Population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Kosovo* was 1.79 million in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national recorded in Kosovo*?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national recorded in Kosovo*?
- The lowest recorded value was 945,250 in 1960.
- How does Kosovo* rank for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national?
- Kosovo* ranks 50th out of 61 countries with data for 2021.
- Is population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national rising or falling in Kosovo*?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo* data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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