Life expectancy estimates and projections in Kosovo
Life expectancy at birth in Kosovo was 78.0 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Kosovo, 2023 (latest estimate)
78.0
Change from 2022
+0.5%
Projection for 2030
79.3 years
Projection for 2050
82.6 years
Projection for 2100
88.7 years
Position in 2023
64th of 216
Life expectancy estimates and projections in Kosovo over time
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Kosovo
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Kosovo |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 88.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 88.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 87.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 87.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 86.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 86.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 85.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 84.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 84.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 83.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 82.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 81.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 81.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 80.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 79.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 78.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 78.0 years |
| 2022 | 77.6 years |
| 2021 | 75.0 years |
| 2020 | 74.2 years |
| 2019 | 77.2 years |
| 2018 | 77.1 years |
| 2017 | 77.1 years |
| 2016 | 76.7 years |
| 2015 | 76.0 years |
| 2014 | 76.2 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5% from 77.6 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 76.3 years, the figure has changed by +2.2%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Kosovo has the 64th highest value.
More for Kosovo
All statistics for Kosovo
Life expectancy at birth
78.6p (Provisional) years
2016 · Eurostat
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
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
16.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at birth
78.2 years
2024 · World Bank