Population · Europe · 2025 data
Kosovo Population
Kosovo had a population of 1.58 million in 2025, ranking #153 of 216 countries and territories (0.02% of the world). The population fell by 11.8% over the past ten years and peaked in 1997 at 2.20 million.
Population of Kosovo, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,576,876 | -1.10% |
| 2024 | 1,594,353 | -5.25% |
| 2023 | 1,682,668 | -4.83% |
| 2022 | 1,768,096 | -1.01% |
| 2021 | 1,786,079 | -0.23% |
| 2020 | 1,790,151 | +0.07% |
| 2019 | 1,788,891 | -0.46% |
| 2018 | 1,797,086 | +0.34% |
| 2017 | 1,791,019 | +0.76% |
| 2016 | 1,777,568 | -0.60% |
| 2015 | 1,788,274 | -1.35% |
| 2014 | 1,812,788 | -0.29% |
| 2013 | 1,818,119 | +0.61% |
| 2012 | 1,807,126 | +0.85% |
| 2011 | 1,791,949 | +0.18% |
| 2010 | 1,788,743 | -0.33% |
| 2009 | 1,794,681 | -0.34% |
| 2008 | 1,800,858 | -0.35% |
| 2007 | 1,807,094 | -0.33% |
| 2006 | 1,813,079 | -0.29% |
| 2005 | 1,818,354 | -0.24% |
| 2004 | 1,822,773 | -0.20% |
| 2003 | 1,826,434 | -0.17% |
| 2002 | 1,829,462 | +0.52% |
| 2001 | 1,820,009 | +0.97% |
| 2000 | 1,802,493 | -3.69% |
| 1999 | 1,871,524 | -9.98% |
| 1998 | 2,078,964 | -5.38% |
| 1997 | 2,197,284 | +1.32% |
| 1996 | 2,168,753 | +1.46% |
| 1995 | 2,137,514 | +1.53% |
| 1994 | 2,105,256 | +1.57% |
| 1993 | 2,072,664 | +1.61% |
| 1992 | 2,039,723 | +1.71% |
| 1991 | 2,005,362 | +1.60% |
| 1990 | 1,973,790 | +1.41% |
| 1989 | 1,946,339 | +1.48% |
| 1988 | 1,917,882 | +1.98% |
| 1987 | 1,880,590 | +2.37% |
| 1986 | 1,836,972 | +2.28% |
| 1985 | 1,796,018 | +2.23% |
| 1984 | 1,756,818 | +2.19% |
| 1983 | 1,719,245 | +2.14% |
| 1982 | 1,683,166 | +2.22% |
| 1981 | 1,646,565 | +2.60% |
| 1980 | 1,604,818 | +2.89% |
| 1979 | 1,559,787 | +2.87% |
| 1978 | 1,516,249 | +2.83% |
| 1977 | 1,474,457 | +2.76% |
| 1976 | 1,434,880 | +2.66% |
| 1975 | 1,397,686 | +2.54% |
| 1974 | 1,363,123 | +2.40% |
| 1973 | 1,331,176 | +2.27% |
| 1972 | 1,301,579 | +2.24% |
| 1971 | 1,273,021 | +1.88% |
| 1970 | 1,249,555 | +1.47% |
| 1969 | 1,231,460 | +1.42% |
| 1968 | 1,214,208 | +2.23% |
| 1967 | 1,187,667 | +3.04% |
| 1966 | 1,152,586 | +2.89% |
| 1965 | 1,120,168 | +2.74% |
| 1964 | 1,090,270 | +2.59% |
| 1963 | 1,062,737 | +2.49% |
| 1962 | 1,036,950 | +2.52% |
| 1961 | 1,011,421 | +2.70% |
| 1960 | 984,846 | — |
Demographics of Kosovo
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.)
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.)
Religions
Muslim 95.6%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, Orthodox 1.5%, other 0.1%, none 0.1%, unspecified 0.6% (2011 est.)
Largest cities
Kosovo and its neighbours
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).