Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244): Population growth (annual %) (World Population) was -1.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) is -1.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 79.6% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) peaked at 3.0% in 1967 and was at its lowest, -10.5%, in 1999.
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 210th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.7% | — |
| 1962 | 2.5% | -6.4% |
| 1963 | 2.5% | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 2.6% | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 2.7% | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 2.9% | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 3.0% | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 2.2% | -26.3% |
| 1969 | 1.4% | -36.2% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 1.9% | +27.5% |
| 1972 | 2.2% | +19.2% |
| 1973 | 2.2% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 2.4% | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 2.5% | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 2.6% | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 2.7% | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 2.8% | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 2.8% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 2.8% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 2.6% | -9.8% |
| 1982 | 2.2% | -14.4% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 2.2% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | -16.3% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | -25.0% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 1.6% | +13.3% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -9.9% |
| 1998 | -5.5% | -523.5% |
| 1999 | -10.5% | +89.9% |
| 2000 | -3.8% | -64.2% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -125.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -46.4% |
| 2003 | -0.2% | -132.0% |
| 2004 | -0.2% | +21.1% |
| 2005 | -0.2% | +21.0% |
| 2006 | -0.3% | +19.7% |
| 2007 | -0.3% | +13.8% |
| 2008 | -0.3% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | -0.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | -0.3% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -154.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +371.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -28.1% |
| 2014 | -0.3% | -148.4% |
| 2015 | -1.4% | +363.7% |
| 2016 | -0.6% | -55.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -225.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -55.1% |
| 2019 | -0.5% | -235.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -115.4% |
| 2021 | -0.2% | -423.4% |
| 2022 | -1.0% | +344.4% |
| 2023 | -5.0% | +389.4% |
| 2024 | -5.4% | +8.9% |
| 2025 | -1.1% | -79.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -523.5% | 1.3% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | -423.4% | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | -389.4% | -1.0% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | +371.0% | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| 2015 | -363.7% | -0.3% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | -344.4% | -0.2% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 1.4% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4% | -10.5% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.4% | -3.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -1.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.1% | -5.4% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
More climate change data for Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
- Population, total 1.58 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 803,041 (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.5093 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0922 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 50.9% (2025)
- CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.7 1=low to 6=high (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Population growth in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) was -1.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 1967.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.5% in 1999.
- How does Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) rank for population growth?
- Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 210th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.