Kosovo — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Kosovo, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Kosovo was -1.10% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 3.00% in 1967. The lowest was -10.51% in 1999 (about 9.5× the latest value).
Kosovo ranks 210 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 97%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Kosovo sits below it. It peaked in 1967 and has fallen 137% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 19%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 56 of 58 economies; Albania (-1.17%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 524% in 1998. That is 13% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 75th of 216 in 1961 → 148th of 216 in 1970 → 55th of 216 in 1980 → 135th of 216 in 1990 → 215th of 217 in 2000 → 196th of 217 in 2010 → 167th of 217 in 2020 → 210th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -1.1% | +4.3 pp |
| 2024 | -5.39% | -0.4 pp |
| 2023 | -4.95% | -3.9 pp |
| 2022 | -1.01% | -0.8 pp |
| 2021 | -0.23% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 0.07% | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | -0.46% | -0.8 pp |
| 2018 | 0.34% | -0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 0.75% | +1.4 pp |
| 2016 | -0.6% | +0.8 pp |
| 2015 | -1.36% | -1.1 pp |
| 2014 | -0.29% | -0.9 pp |
| 2013 | 0.61% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 0.84% | +0.7 pp |
| 2011 | 0.18% | +0.5 pp |
| 2010 | -0.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | -0.34% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | -0.35% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | -0.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | -0.29% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | -0.24% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | -0.2% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | -0.17% | -0.7 pp |
| 2002 | 0.52% | -0.4 pp |
| 2001 | 0.97% | +4.7 pp |
| 2000 | -3.76% | +6.8 pp |
| 1999 | -10.51% | -5.0 pp |
| 1998 | -5.54% | -6.8 pp |
| 1997 | 1.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 1.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 1.52% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 1.56% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 1.6% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 1.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 1.59% | +0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 1.4% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 1.47% | -0.5 pp |
| 1988 | 1.96% | -0.4 pp |
| 1987 | 2.35% | +0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 2.25% | +0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 2.21% | +0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 2.16% | +0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 2.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 2.2% | -0.4 pp |
| 1981 | 2.57% | -0.3 pp |
| 1980 | 2.85% | +0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 2.83% | +0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 2.79% | +0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 2.72% | +0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 2.63% | +0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 2.5% | +0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 2.37% | +0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 2.25% | +0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 2.22% | +0.4 pp |
| 1971 | 1.86% | +0.4 pp |
| 1970 | 1.46% | +0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 1.41% | -0.8 pp |
| 1968 | 2.21% | -0.8 pp |
| 1967 | 3% | +0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 2.85% | +0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 2.71% | +0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 2.56% | +0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 2.46% | -0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 2.49% | -0.2 pp |
| 1961 | 2.66% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Kosovo’s Population growth in 1962?
2.49% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Kosovo’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -141.4% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -1.1%; 2024: -5.39%; 2023: -4.95%; 2022: -1.01%; 2021: -0.23%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.