Net migration rate in Kosovo

Net migration to Kosovo came to -19.1 per 1,000 people in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest since 2015.

Measure: Net migration rate Unit: Per 1,000 people Data: 1960 to 2021 Source: Eurostat
The latest value for Kosovo is for 2021. Most countries have figures for 2025.
Kosovo, 2021 -19.1 Per 1,000 people
Change from 2020 −20.7per 1,000 people 2020: 1.6 per 1,000 people
European Union, 2021 3.2 per 1,000 peoplebe (Source flag be) Official aggregate

Net migration rate in Kosovo over time

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Per 1,000 people. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration rate (per 1,000 people), 2001 to 2025
Period KosovoEuropean Union
2025 – 4.6 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
2024 – 5.5 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
2023 – 6.6 per 1,000 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2022 – 7.7 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2021 -19.1 per 1,000 people 3.2 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2020 1.6 per 1,000 peoplep (provisional) 0.3 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2019 -14.5 per 1,000 people 3.0 per 1,000 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2018 -9.2 per 1,000 people 2.9 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2017 0.2 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) 2.1 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2016 -1.7 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) 1.8 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated)
2015 -27.8 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) 3.1 per 1,000 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2014 -18.7 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) 1.5 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2013 -9.4 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) 1.0 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2012 8.4 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) 1.1 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2011 -19.4 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) 1.5 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2010 – 1.3 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2009 0.0 per 1,000 people 1.3 per 1,000 people
2008 0.0 per 1,000 people 2.3 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2007 0.0 per 1,000 people 2.9 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2006 0.0 per 1,000 people 2.7 per 1,000 people
2005 14.0 per 1,000 people 3.0 per 1,000 people
2004 -1.8 per 1,000 people 3.4 per 1,000 people
2003 2.7 per 1,000 people 3.8 per 1,000 people
2002 – 3.3 per 1,000 people
2001 – 0.8 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)

Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; e estimated; ep estimated, provisional; p provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −20.7 from 1.6 per 1,000 people in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was -19.4 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.3. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2021 was 3.2 per 1,000 people.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_gind · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A indic_de=CNMIGRATRT
Observation period
1960 to 2021 for Kosovo
Provider update
27 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat