What is population, total in Kosovo?

Population, total in Kosovo was 1.58 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).

What is the highest population, total recorded in Kosovo?

The highest recorded value was 2.20 million in 1997.

What is the lowest population, total recorded in Kosovo?

The lowest recorded value was 984,846 in 1960.

Is population, total rising or falling in Kosovo?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Kosovo data come from?

The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, total in Kosovo

Name: Population, total in Kosovo
Creator: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Kosovo: Population, total was 1.58 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

1.58 million

Change on year

down 1.1%

All-time high

2.20 million

in 1997

All-time low

984,846

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Population, total in Kosovo, 1960–2025

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).

Analysis

In 2025, population, total in Kosovo stood at 1.58 million.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, total in Kosovo peaked at 2.20 million in 1997 and was at its lowest, 984,846, in 1960.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.11 million	984,846	1.23 million	10
1970s	1.39 million	1.25 million	1.56 million	10
1980s	1.78 million	1.60 million	1.95 million	10
1990s	2.07 million	1.87 million	2.20 million	10
2000s	1.81 million	1.79 million	1.83 million	10
2010s	1.80 million	1.78 million	1.82 million	10
2020s	1.70 million	1.58 million	1.79 million	6

More climate change data for Kosovo

Population growth -1.1% (2025)
Urban population growth 0.1% (2025)
Urban population 803,041 (2025)
Urban population 50.9% (2025)
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.7 1=low to 6=high (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, total in Kosovo?: Population, total in Kosovo was 1.58 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest population, total recorded in Kosovo?: The highest recorded value was 2.20 million in 1997.
What is the lowest population, total recorded in Kosovo?: The lowest recorded value was 984,846 in 1960.
Is population, total rising or falling in Kosovo?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kosovo data come from?: The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.