Life expectancy at birth in Kosovo
Life expectancy at birth in Kosovo was 78.2 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Kosovo, 2024
78.2
Change from 2023
+0.2%
World, 2024
73.5 years
Position in 2024
67th of 217
Life expectancy at birth in Kosovo over time
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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kosovo | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 78.2 years | 73.5 years |
| 2023 | 78.0 years | 73.3 years |
| 2022 | 77.6 years | 73.0 years |
| 2021 | 75.0 years | 71.2 years |
| 2020 | 74.2 years | 72.2 years |
| 2019 | 77.2 years | 72.9 years |
| 2018 | 77.1 years | 72.6 years |
| 2017 | 77.1 years | 72.4 years |
| 2016 | 76.7 years | 72.2 years |
| 2015 | 76.0 years | 72.0 years |
| 2014 | 76.2 years | 71.8 years |
| 2013 | 76.3 years | 71.5 years |
| 2012 | 75.8 years | 71.3 years |
| 2011 | 75.3 years | 71.0 years |
| 2010 | 74.6 years | 70.7 years |
| 2009 | 74.8 years | 70.4 years |
| 2008 | 74.7 years | 70.0 years |
| 2007 | 74.4 years | 69.8 years |
| 2006 | 73.6 years | 69.5 years |
| 2005 | 73.4 years | 69.1 years |
| 2004 | 73.1 years | 68.8 years |
| 2003 | 72.7 years | 68.5 years |
| 2002 | 72.2 years | 68.2 years |
| 2001 | 71.8 years | 67.9 years |
| 2000 | 71.3 years | 67.7 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2% from 78.0 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 76.2 years, the figure has changed by +2.7%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Kosovo has the 67th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.
More for Kosovo
All statistics for Kosovo
Life expectancy at birth
78.6p (Provisional) years
2016 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at birth, women
80.3 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
76.0 years
2024 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
8.7 per 1,000 live births
2019 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
81.9%
2018 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at age 65
17.6p (Provisional) years
2016 · Eurostat