Albania vs Kosovo: Population growth
Albania
-1.2%
in 2025
Kosovo
-1.1%
in 2025
Albania rank
212th
Kosovo rank
210th
Population growth over time
- Albania
- Kosovo
How they compare
Kosovo currently reports -1.1% against -1.2% in Albania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 212th and Kosovo ranks 210th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 3 and Kosovo in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Kosovo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 0.4% | Albania |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 2.4% | 0.1% | Kosovo |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 2.2% | 0.1% | Kosovo |
| 1990s | -0.4% | -0.4% | 0.0% | Albania |
| 2000s | -0.6% | -0.4% | 0.2% | Kosovo |
| 2010s | -1.3% | -0.0% | 1.3% | Kosovo |
| 2020s | -1.5% | -2.1% | 0.6% | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Albania or Kosovo?
- Kosovo, at -1.1% against -1.2% in Albania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Albania and Kosovo?
- 0.1%, with Kosovo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Kosovo?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Albania and Kosovo rank globally for population growth?
- Albania ranks 212th and Kosovo ranks 210th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.