Population on 1 January in Kosovo

Kosovo had 1,773,971 people on 1 January 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest since 2016.

Measure: Population on 1 January Unit: People Data: 2003 to 2022 Source: Eurostat
The latest value for Kosovo is for 2022. Most countries have figures for 2025.
Kosovo, 2022 1,773,971 People
Change from 2021 −1.3% 2021: 1,798,186 people
European Union, 2022 445,972,024 peopleep (Source flag ep) Official aggregate

Population on 1 January in Kosovo over time

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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population on 1 January (people), 2001 to 2025
Period KosovoEuropean Union
2025 – 450,646,971 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
2024 – 449,306,184 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
2023 – 447,695,350 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2022 1,773,971 people 445,972,024 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
2021 1,798,186 people 445,891,011 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2020 1,782,115 people 447,030,024 peoplee (estimated)
2019 1,795,666 people 446,149,924 people
2018 1,798,506 people 445,301,376 peoplee (estimated)
2017 1,783,531 people 444,670,605 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2016 1,771,604 peoplep (provisional) 444,003,268 peoplee (estimated)
2015 – 442,924,865 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2014 – 442,268,078 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2013 – 441,739,930 peopleb (break in time series)
2012 – 440,552,661 peopleb (break in time series)
2011 1,794,180 peopleb (break in time series) 439,942,305 peopleb (break in time series)
2010 2,208,107 people 440,660,421 peopleb (break in time series)
2009 2,180,686 people 440,047,892 people
2008 2,153,139 people 438,725,386 peopleb (break in time series)
2007 2,126,708 people 437,227,496 people
2006 2,100,000 people 435,816,236 people
2005 2,041,000 people 434,416,272 people
2004 2,016,000 people 432,762,039 people
2003 1,985,000 people 431,190,184 people
2002 – 429,723,142 people
2001 – 429,240,746 peopleb (break in time series)

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

In short

  • That is a change of −1.3% from 1,798,186 people in 2021.
  • Since 2008, when it was 2,153,139 people, the figure has changed by −17.6%. 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 2022 was 445,972,024 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_pjan · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=NR age=TOTAL sex=T
Observation period
2003 to 2022 for Kosovo
Provider update
25 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat