Population estimates and projections in Kosovo

Kosovo had an estimated population of 1,700,031 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 1982.

Kosovo, 2023 (latest estimate) 1,700,031 People
Change from 2022 −1.0% 2022: 1,717,946 people
Projection for 2030 1,661,293 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 1,643,619 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 1,094,726 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 152nd of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Kosovo over time

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People. 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.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Kosovo
2100 1,094,726 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 1,159,322 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 1,225,543 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 1,291,938 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 1,355,929 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 1,416,049 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 1,471,705 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 1,520,859 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 1,566,395 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 1,608,537 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 1,643,619 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 1,666,556 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 1,673,994 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 1,668,691 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 1,661,293 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 1,674,125 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 1,700,031 people
2022 1,717,946 people
2021 1,741,446 people
2020 1,751,417 people
2019 1,755,042 people
2018 1,767,741 people
2017 1,768,119 people
2016 1,761,764 people
2015 1,779,020 people
2014 1,808,980 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.0% from 1,717,946 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 1,817,167 people, the figure has changed by −6.4%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Kosovo has the 152nd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Kosovo
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024