Urban population, per capita in Kosovo
Kosovo: Urban population, per capita was 0.5093 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Kosovo, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Kosovo recorded 0.5093 units per person for urban population, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Kosovo peaked at 0.5093 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1908 units per person, in 1960.
Kosovo ranks 153rd of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1908 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1965 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 0.203 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2101 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2176 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2254 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2334 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2414 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2493 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2569 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.264 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2706 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2768 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2829 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2888 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2945 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3001 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3056 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3109 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3161 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3212 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3263 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3316 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3372 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3429 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3485 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3538 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3587 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.363 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3664 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3689 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3703 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3711 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3719 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3726 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3731 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3736 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3739 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3743 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3746 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3748 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3751 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3753 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3756 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3759 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3763 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3767 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3772 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3778 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3785 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3793 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3803 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3823 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3863 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3919 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3992 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4078 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4176 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4284 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.44 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4523 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.465 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.478 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4911 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5032 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 0.5093 units per person | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2225 units per person | 0.1908 units per person | 0.2569 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.291 units per person | 0.264 units per person | 0.3161 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.345 units per person | 0.3212 units per person | 0.3664 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3724 units per person | 0.3689 units per person | 0.3746 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3763 units per person | 0.3748 units per person | 0.3785 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4013 units per person | 0.3793 units per person | 0.44 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4831 units per person | 0.4523 units per person | 0.5093 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 150 Romania 0.5217 units per person compare
- 151 Isle of Man 0.5214 units per person compare
- 152 Uzbekistan 0.5102 units per person compare
- 153 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.5093 units per person compare
- 155 Namibia 0.5087 units per person compare
- 156 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.4798 units per person compare
More climate change data for Kosovo
- Population, total, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0922 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 50.9% (2025)
- Urban population 803,041 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 1.58 million (2025)
- Population growth -1.1% (2025)
- Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP 0.3061 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Kosovo?
- Urban population, per capita in Kosovo was 0.5093 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5093 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1908 units per person in 1960.
- How does Kosovo rank for urban population, per capita?
- Kosovo ranks 153rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.