Key demographics
- Population
- 1.6M
- Density
- 145.5/km²
- HDI
- 0.762 (High)
- Gini index (2017)
- 29.0
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 78.2 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.54
- Urban population (2025)
- 50.9%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 43.9%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 50.9%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 11.9 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 6.0 /1000
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.54
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 8.0 /1000
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Shqip |
| Serbian | српски језик |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Islam | 93.5% |
| Christianity | 4.1% |
| No religion | 0.5% |
| Others | 0.5% |
| Undeclared | 1.5% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Albanians | 91.8% |
| Serbs | 2.3% |
| Bosniaks | 1.7% |
| Turks | 1.2% |
| Ashkali | 1.0% |
| Others | 2.0% |
- Demonym (male)
- Kosovar
- Demonym (female)
- Kosovar
- National anthem
- Europe
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 78.2 yrs
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 8.0/1000
Education and technology
- Internet users (2018)
- 89.4%
- Mobile subscriptions (2022)
- 34.5/100
Geography and practical
- Area
- 10,908 km²
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Southeast Europe
- Landlocked
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+01:00
- Calling codes
- +383
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Kosovo has a dark blue field with a gold-colored silhouette of the country in the center, with six five-pointed white stars in a slight arc over it.
- National anthem
- Europe