World Factbook
Kosovo
Republika e Kosoves (Albanian)/ Republika Kosovo (Serbian)
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Languages
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note: these estimates may under-represent Serb, Romani, and other ethnic minority languages 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.)
major-language sample(s)
Libri i fakteve boterore, burimi i pazevendesueshem per informacione elementare (Albanian) Knjiga svetskih činjenica, neophodan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Serbian) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Religions
Muslim 95.6%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, Orthodox 1.5%, other 0.1%, none 0.1%, unspecified 0.6% (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
Sex ratio
at birth
1.08 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years
1.1 male(s)/female
total population
1.06 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.78 male(s)/female
Birth rate
14.16 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
6.88 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
31.7 years
total
32.3 years (2025 est.)
female
32.4 years
Population
male
1,017,992
total
1,977,093 (2024 est.)
female
959,101
Nationality
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note: Kosovo, a neutral term, is sometimes also used as a noun or adjective as in Kosovo Albanian, Kosovo Serb, Kosovo minority, or Kosovo citizen
noun
Kosovan
adjective
Kosovan
Age structure
0-14 years
22.7% (male 233,010/female 216,304)
15-64 years
68.9% (male 712,403/female 649,932)
65 years and over
8.4% (2024 est.) (male 72,579/female 92,865)
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
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
45.1 (2024 est.)
youth dependency ratio
33 (2024 est.)
potential support ratio
8.2 (2024 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
12.1 (2024 est.)
Physician density
0.2 physicians/1,000 population (2015)
Net migration rate
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.85 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
24.2 deaths/1,000 live births
total
21 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
21.5 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
0.73% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.89 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
population clusters exist throughout the country, with the largest in the east in and around the capital of Pristina
Life expectancy at birth
male
71 years
female
75.5 years
total population
73.1 years (2024 est.)
Major urban areas - population
218,782 PRISTINA (capital) (2020)
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
61.6% (2020 est.)