Demographics of Kosovo
Demographics ofKosovo | |
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Population | 1,586,659 (2024)[1] |
Growth rate | 0.62%% (2023 est.)[2] |
Birth rate | 14.6 per 1,000 pop.[3] |
Death rate | 7.7 per 1,000 pop. |
Life expectancy | 76.7 years[4] |
• male | 74.1 years |
• female | 79.4 years |
Fertility rate | 1.88 children born/woman (2023)[5] |
Infant mortality rate | 24.9 per 1,000 births[6] |
Net migration rate | -3.72 per 1,000 pop. |
Age structure | |
0–14 years | 27.2% |
15–64 years | 66.1% |
65 and over | 6.7% |
Sex ratio | |
Total | 1.08 male(s)/female |
Nationality | |
Nationality | noun:Kosovar/Kosovan(s)adjective:Kosovar |
Major ethnic | Albanians(95%)(2011 census) |
Minor ethnic | Bosniaks (2%),Serbs(1.5%)[note 1]andothers(4%)(2011 census) |
Language | |
Official | Albanian |
Spoken | Albanian(95%) languages of the minorities (5%) |
TheKosovo Agency of Statisticsmonitors various demographic features of the population of Kosovo, such aspopulation density,ethnicity,education level, health of the populace, economic status,religious affiliationsand other aspects of the population.Censuses,normally conducted at ten-year intervals, record the demographic characteristics of the population. According to the first census conducted after the2008 declaration of independencein 2011, the permanent population ofKosovohad reached 1,810,366.[13]
A 2011 demographic census shows thatAlbaniansform the majority in Kosovo, with over 93% of the total population; significant minorities includeBosniaks(1.6%),Serbs(1.5%) and others. However, most Serbs boycotted the census and it therefore shows an inaccurate number of Serbs in Kosovo. AfterAlbanians,Serbs form the largest ethnic community in Kosovo (6–7%).[7][8][9][10][11][12]A 2023CIAestimate put Kosovo's population at 1,964,327.[12]
Kosovo has the youngest population in Europe. As of 2008, half of its roughly 2-million-strong population is under the age of 25, according to a recent report of the UN Development Programme, UNDP. According to the government data, it is estimated that more than 65 percent of the population are younger than 30.[14]
History[edit]
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2011 census[edit]
The final results of the 2011 census recordedKosovo(excludingNorth Kosovo) as having 1,739,825 inhabitants.[15]TheEuropean Centre for Minority Issues(ECMI) has called "for caution when referring to the 2011 census", due to the boycott by Serb-majority municipalities in North Kosovo and the large boycott by Serbs andRomain southern Kosovo.[16]The recorded total population was below most previous estimates. The census enjoyed considerable technical assistance from international agencies and appears to have been endorsed byEurostat;it was, however, the first full census since 1981, and not one of an uninterrupted series. The results show that there were no people temporarily resident in hotels orrefugee campsat the time of the census;[17]that out of 312,711 conventional dwellings, 99,808 (over 30%) were unoccupied;[17]and that three municipalities designed[clarification needed]under theAhtisaari Planto have Serb majorities –Klokot,Novo Brdo,andŠtrpce– in fact had ethnic Albanian majorities (although their municipal assemblies have Serb majorities).[17]
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Kosovo ethnic map 2011 by settlement.
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Distribution of Albanians in Kosovo 2011 by settlements.
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Distribution of Serbs in Kosovo by settlements 2011.
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Distribution ofBosniaksin Kosovo by settlements.
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Distribution ofTurksin Kosovo by settlements.
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Distribution ofGoraniin Kosovo by settlements.
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Distribution ofRoma,Ashkali and Egyptiansin Kosovo by settlements.
Vital statistics[edit]
Source: Kosovo Agency of Statistics[18][19][20]
Population estimates in the table below may be unreliable during the 1990s period. Besides, vital statistics do not fully include data from Serb-majority territories. Since 2011, in accordance with European statistical norms, live births and deaths record figures in Kosovo only (excluding foreign countries).
Average population | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | Crude migration rate (per 1000) | Total fertility rate | Female fertile population (15–49 years) | |
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1950 | 764,000 | 35,222 | 12,991 | 22,231 | 46.1 | 17.0 | 29.1 | 7.70 | 164,096 | |
1951 | 780,000 | 29,299 | 14,833 | 14,466 | 37.6 | 19.0 | 18.5 | 2.4 | 6.17 | 169,877 |
1952 | 793,000 | 35,619 | 13,867 | 21,752 | 44.9 | 17.5 | 27.4 | -10.7 | 7.23 | 175,660 |
1953 | 813,000 | 34,595 | 16,726 | 17,869 | 42.6 | 20.6 | 22.0 | 3.2 | 6.62 | 181,445 |
1954 | 832,000 | 38,595 | 13,201 | 25,394 | 46.4 | 15.9 | 30.5 | -7.1 | 7.16 | 185,718 |
1955 | 842,000 | 36,736 | 15,292 | 21,444 | 43.6 | 18.2 | 25.5 | -13.5 | 6.62 | 189,992 |
1956 | 859,000 | 37,819 | 13,692 | 24,127 | 44.0 | 15.9 | 28.1 | -7.9 | 6.56 | 194,265 |
1957 | 873,000 | 34,159 | 15,300 | 18,859 | 39.1 | 17.5 | 21.6 | -5.3 | 5.84 | 192,596 |
1958 | 890,000 | 39,285 | 11,598 | 27,687 | 44.1 | 13.0 | 31.1 | -11.6 | 6.62 | 195,341 |
1959 | 921,000 | 37,364 | 12,878 | 24,486 | 40.6 | 14.0 | 26.6 | 8.2 | 6.14 | 199,359 |
1960 | 944,000 | 41,631 | 13,365 | 28,266 | 44.1 | 14.2 | 29.9 | -4.9 | 6.64 | 203,954 |
1961 | 967,353 | 40,561 | 11,759 | 28,802 | 41.9 | 12.2 | 29.8 | -5.1 | 6.26 | 208,550 |
1962 | 994,676 | 41,336 | 15,024 | 26,312 | 41.6 | 15.1 | 26.5 | 1.7 | 6.23 | 212,149 |
1963 | 1,022,218 | 41,525 | 12,423 | 29,102 | 40.6 | 12.2 | 28.5 | -0.8 | 6.13 | 217,556 |
1964 | 1,051,498 | 42,557 | 12,731 | 29,826 | 40.5 | 12.1 | 28.4 | 0.2 | 6.14 | 224,326 |
1965 | 1,082,170 | 43,569 | 11,767 | 31,802 | 40.3 | 10.9 | 29.4 | -0.2 | 5.97 | 233,584 |
1966 | 1,118,003 | 42,429 | 10,266 | 32,163 | 38.0 | 9.2 | 28.8 | 4.3 | 5.66 | 240,125 |
1967 | 1,150,622 | 44,001 | 11,308 | 32,693 | 38.2 | 9.8 | 28.4 | 0.8 | 5.71 | 248,992 |
1968 | 1,182,952 | 44,627 | 10,781 | 33,846 | 37.7 | 9.1 | 28.6 | -0.5 | 5.64 | 257,056 |
1969 | 1,189,140 | 46,480 | 10,892 | 35,588 | 39.1 | 9.2 | 29.9 | -24.7 | 5.69 | 267,271 |
1970 | 1,219,996 | 44,496 | 10,829 | 33,667 | 36.5 | 8.9 | 27.6 | -1.7 | 5.40 | 268,960 |
1971 | 1,253,975 | 47,060 | 10,312 | 36,748 | 37.5 | 8.2 | 29.3 | -1.4 | 5.74 | 270,050 |
1972 | 1,290,965 | 47,943 | 10,270 | 37,673 | 37.1 | 8.0 | 29.2 | 0.3 | 5.57 | 283,885 |
1973 | 1,327,853 | 47,714 | 10,358 | 37,356 | 35.9 | 7.8 | 28.1 | 0.5 | 5.35 | 293,340 |
1974 | 1,365,879 | 49,847 | 10,075 | 39,772 | 36.5 | 7.4 | 29.1 | -0.5 | 5.40 | 303,396 |
1975 | 1,404,977 | 49,310 | 10,018 | 39,292 | 35.1 | 7.1 | 28.0 | 0.6 | 5.19 | 313,611 |
1976 | 1,446,001 | 51,355 | 10,149 | 41,206 | 35.5 | 7.0 | 28.5 | 0.7 | 5.24 | 324,297 |
1977 | 1,486,816 | 49,849 | 9,811 | 40,038 | 33.5 | 6.6 | 26.9 | 1.3 | 4.92 | 334,581 |
1978 | 1,525,960 | 49,027 | 9,776 | 39,251 | 32.1 | 6.4 | 25.7 | 0.6 | 4.66 | 344,970 |
1979 | 1,565,995 | 48,125 | 9,575 | 38,550 | 30.7 | 6.1 | 24.6 | 1.6 | 4.51 | 349,520 |
1980 | 1,552,779 | 53,147 | 8,909 | 44,238 | 34.2 | 5.7 | 28.5 | -38.9 | 4.82 | 354,068 |
1981 | 1,594,451 | 48,111 | 9,677 | 38,434 | 30.2 | 6.1 | 24.1 | 2.7 | 4.55 | 351,396 |
1982 | 1,634,893 | 52,865 | 10,479 | 42,386 | 32.3 | 6.4 | 25.9 | -0.5 | 4.71 | 361,232 |
1983 | 1,676,325 | 49,645 | 11,040 | 38,605 | 29.6 | 6.6 | 23.0 | 2.3 | 4.29 | 372,615 |
1984 | 1,716,884 | 55,243 | 10,573 | 44,670 | 32.2 | 6.2 | 26.0 | -1.8 | 4.58 | 391,155 |
1985 | 1,760,132 | 53,925 | 11,826 | 42,099 | 30.6 | 6.7 | 23.9 | 1.3 | 4.30 | 403,640 |
1986 | 1,803,579 | 54,519 | 10,446 | 44,073 | 30.2 | 5.8 | 24.4 | 0.3 | 4.18 | 415,407 |
1987 | 1,848,111 | 56,221 | 10,307 | 45,914 | 30.4 | 5.6 | 24.8 | -0.1 | 4.12 | 429,439 |
1988 | 1,894,131 | 56,283 | 10,257 | 46,026 | 29.7 | 5.4 | 24.3 | 0.6 | 3.96 | 441,867 |
1989 | 1,938,794 | 53,656 | 10,181 | 43,475 | 27.7 | 5.3 | 22.4 | 1.2 | 3.63 | 454,260 |
1990 | 1,987,056 | 55,175 | 8,214 | 46,961 | 27.8 | 4.1 | 23.6 | 1.3 | 3.59 | 472,145 |
1991 | 1,967,675 | 52,263 | 8,526 | 43,737 | 26.6 | 4.3 | 22.2 | -32.0 | 3.52 | 454,214 |
1992 | 2,007,978 | 44,418 | 8,004 | 36,414 | 22.1 | 4.0 | 18.1 | 2.4 | 2.83 | 478,108 |
1993 | 2,043,740 | 44,132 | 7,804 | 36,328 | 21.6 | 3.8 | 17.8 | 0 | 2.71 | 492,412 |
1994 | 2,079,234 | 43,450 | 7,667 | 35,783 | 20.9 | 3.7 | 17.2 | 0.2 | 2.57 | 506,408 |
1995 | 2,115,020 | 44,776 | 8,671 | 36,105 | 21.2 | 4.1 | 17.1 | 0.1 | 2.55 | 521,049 |
1996 | 2,152,545 | 46,041 | 8,392 | 37,649 | 21.4 | 3.9 | 17.5 | 0.2 | 2.56 | 535,873 |
1997 | 2,188,083 | 42,920 | 8,624 | 34,296 | 19.6 | 3.9 | 15.7 | 0.8 | 2.33 | 549,826 |
1998 | 2,127,795 | 41,752 | 8,123 | 33,629 | 19.6 | 3.8 | 15.8 | 43.4 | 2.34 | 543,799 |
1999 | 2,067,507 | 40,020 | 7,569 | 32,451 | 19.4 | 3.7 | 15.7 | -44.0 | 2.28 | 537,773 |
2000 | 2,007,219 | 38,687 | 7,115 | 31,572 | 19.3 | 3.5 | 15.7 | -44.9 | 2.31 | 531,747 |
2001 | 1,946,932 | 37,412 | 6,672 | 30,740 | 19.2 | 3.4 | 15.8 | -45.8 | 2.26 | 525,719 |
2002 | 1,886,644 | 36,136 | 5,654 | 30,482 | 19.2 | 3.0 | 16.2 | -47.2 | 2.22 | 519,692 |
2003 | 1,826,356 | 31,994 | 6,417 | 25,577 | 17.5 | 3.5 | 14.0 | -46.0 | 2.00 | 513,664 |
2004 | 1,766,068 | 35,063 | 6,399 | 28,664 | 19.9 | 3.6 | 16.2 | -49.2 | 2.21 | 507,639 |
2005 | 1,743,780 | 37,218 | 7,207 | 30,011 | 21.3 | 4.1 | 17.2 | -29.8 | 2.38 | 501,613 |
2006[21] | 1,719,536 | 34,187 | 7,479 | 26,708 | 19.9 | 4.3 | 15.5 | -29.4 | 2.24 | 495,586 |
2007 | 1,733,404 | 33,112 | 6,681 | 26,431 | 19.1 | 3.9 | 15.2 | -7.1 | 2.21 | 489,559 |
2008 | 1,747,383 | 34,399 | 6,852 | 27,547 | 19.7 | 3.9 | 15.8 | -7.7 | 2.32 | 483,531 |
2009 | 1,761,474 | 34,240 | 7,030 | 27,210 | 19.4 | 4.0 | 15.4 | -7.3 | 2.36 | 477,507 |
2010 | 1,775,680 | 33,751 | 7,234 | 26,517 | 19.0 | 4.1 | 14.9 | -6.8 | 2.38 | 471,479 |
2011 | 1,786,229 | 27,626 | 7,111 | 20,515 | 15.5 | 4.0 | 11.5 | -5.6 | 1.99 | 465,452 |
2012 | 1,807,126 | 27,743 | 7,317 | 20,426 | 15.4 | 4.0 | 11.3 | 0.4 | 1.95 | 475,454 |
2013 | 1,818,119 | 29,327 | 7,135 | 22,192 | 16.1 | 3.9 | 12.2 | -6.1 | 2.02 | 486,248 |
2014 | 1,812,788 | 25,929 | 7,634 | 18,295 | 14.3 | 4.2 | 10.1 | 13.0 | 1.81 | 483,078 |
2015 | 1,788,274 | 24,594 | 8,202 | 16,392 | 13.8 | 4.6 | 9.2 | -22.7 | 1.74 | 479,210 |
2016 | 1,777,568 | 23,416 | 8,495 | 14,921 | 13.2 | 4.8 | 8.4 | -14.4 | 1.66 | 478,783 |
2017 | 1,791,019 | 23,402 | 8,721 | 14,681 | 13.1 | 4.9 | 8.2 | -0.6 | 1.65 | 485,648 |
2018[22] | 1,797,086 | 22,761 | 8,998 | 13,763 | 12.7 | 5.0 | 7.7 | -4.3 | 1.60 | 486,169 |
2019[23][24] | 1,788,891 | 21,798 | 9,430 | 12,368 | 12.2 | 5.3 | 6.9 | -11.5 | 1.55 | 482,164 |
2020[25][26] | 1,790,152 | 21,907 | 12,987 | 8,920 | 12.2 | 7.3 | 5.0 | -4.3 | 1.56 | 480,779 |
2021[27][28] | 1,786,079 | 22,830 | 13,019 | 9,811 | 12.8 | 7.3 | 5.5 | -7.8 | 1.63 | 476,401 |
2022 | 1,761,864 | 22,632 | 9,845 | 12,787 | 12.8 | 5.6 | 7.3 | -20.9 | 1.65 | 466,213 |
2023 | 21,429 | 9,006 | 12,423 |
Current vital statistics[edit]
Period | Live births | Deaths | Natural increase |
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January - April 2023 | 6,647 | 3,169 | +3,478 |
January - April 2024 | 6,638 | 3,309 | +3,329 |
Difference | -9 (-0.14%) | +140 (+4.42%) | -149 |
Marriages and divorces[edit]
Average population | Marriages | Divorces | Crude marriage rate (per 1000) | Crude divorce rate (per 1000) | Divorces per 1000 marriages | |
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1950 | 764,000 | 8,686 | 481 | 11.4 | 0.6 | 55.4 |
1951 | 780,000 | 7,300 | 475 | 9.4 | 0.6 | 65.1 |
1952 | 793,000 | 7,052 | 406 | 8.9 | 0.5 | 57.6 |
1953 | 813,000 | 7,208 | 382 | 8.9 | 0.5 | 53.0 |
1954 | 832,000 | 7,390 | 352 | 8.9 | 0.4 | 47.6 |
1955 | 842,000 | 6,815 | 445 | 8.1 | 0.5 | 65.3 |
1956 | 859,000 | 5,723 | 426 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 74.4 |
1957 | 873,000 | 5,860 | 403 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 68.8 |
1958 | 890,000 | 6,924 | 374 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 54.0 |
1959 | 921,000 | 6,794 | 498 | 7.4 | 0.5 | 73.3 |
1960 | 944,000 | 6,822 | 417 | 7.2 | 0.4 | 61.1 |
1961 | 967,353 | 7,426 | 479 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 64.5 |
1962 | 994,676 | 7,481 | 451 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 60.3 |
1963 | 1,022,218 | 7,183 | 346 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 48.2 |
1964 | 1,051,498 | 8,340 | 388 | 7.9 | 0.4 | 46.5 |
1965 | 1,082,170 | 8,226 | 347 | 7.6 | 0.3 | 42.2 |
1966 | 1,118,003 | 8,246 | 514 | 7.4 | 0.5 | 62.3 |
1967 | 1,150,622 | 7,569 | 314 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 41.5 |
1968 | 1,182,952 | 8,719 | 244 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 28.0 |
1969 | 1,189,140 | 10,083 | 226 | 8.5 | 0.2 | 22.4 |
1970 | 1,219,996 | 11,280 | 258 | 9.2 | 0.2 | 22.9 |
1971 | 1,253,975 | 11,006 | 238 | 8.8 | 0.2 | 21.6 |
1972 | 1,290,965 | 10,571 | 272 | 8.2 | 0.2 | 25.7 |
1973 | 1,327,853 | 11,139 | 198 | 8.4 | 0.1 | 17.8 |
1974 | 1,365,879 | 9,885 | 337 | 7.2 | 0.2 | 34.1 |
1975 | 1,404,977 | 9,928 | 261 | 7.1 | 0.2 | 26.3 |
1976 | 1,446,001 | 10,268 | 248 | 7.1 | 0.2 | 24.2 |
1977 | 1,486,816 | 10,470 | 472 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 45.1 |
1978 | 1,525,960 | 11,552 | 460 | 7.6 | 0.3 | 39.8 |
1979 | 1,565,995 | 11,568 | 355 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 30.7 |
1980 | 1,552,779 | 12,666 | 333 | 8.2 | 0.2 | 26.3 |
1981 | 1,594,451 | 11,936 | 280 | 7.5 | 0.2 | 23.5 |
1982 | 1,634,893 | 12,368 | 289 | 7.6 | 0.2 | 23.4 |
1983 | 1,676,325 | 12,406 | 256 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 20.6 |
1984 | 1,716,884 | 12,560 | 237 | 7.3 | 0.1 | 18.9 |
1985 | 1,760,132 | 12,483 | 332 | 7.1 | 0.2 | 26.6 |
1986 | 1,803,579 | 11,921 | 364 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 30.5 |
1987 | 1,848,111 | 13,644 | 260 | 7.4 | 0.1 | 19.1 |
1988 | 1,894,131 | 14,613 | 389 | 7.7 | 0.2 | 26.6 |
1989 | 1,938,794 | 14,343 | 320 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 22.3 |
1990 | 1,987,056 | 12,742 | 509 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 39.9 |
1991 | 1,967,675 | 12,559 | 354 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 28.2 |
1992 | 2,007,978 | 13,367 | 266 | 6.7 | 0.1 | 19.9 |
1993 | 2,043,740 | 13,372 | 248 | 6.5 | 0.1 | 18.5 |
1994 | 2,079,234 | 11,959 | 299 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 25.0 |
1995 | 2,115,020 | 12,979 | 352 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 27.1 |
1996 | 2,152,545 | 12,244 | 559 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 45.7 |
1997 | 2,188,083 | 11,866 | 396 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 33.4 |
1998 | 2,127,795 | 13,149 | 524 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 39.9 |
1999 | 2,067,507 | 14,432 | 652 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 45.2 |
2000 | 2,007,219 | 15,714 | 780 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 49.6 |
2001 | 1,946,932 | 16,997 | 909 | 8.7 | 0.5 | 53.5 |
2002 | 1,886,644 | 18,280 | 1,037 | 9.7 | 0.5 | 56.7 |
2003 | 1,826,356 | 17,034 | 1,165 | 9.3 | 0.6 | 68.4 |
2004 | 1,766,068 | 16,989 | 1,293 | 9.6 | 0.7 | 76.1 |
2005 | 1,743,780 | 15,732 | 1,445 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 91.9 |
2006 | 1,719,536 | 15,825 | 1,480 | 9.2 | 0.9 | 93.5 |
2007 | 1,733,404 | 16,824 | 1,558 | 9.7 | 0.9 | 92.6 |
2008 | 1,747,383 | 17,950 | 1,026 | 10.3 | 0.6 | 57.2 |
2009 | 1,761,474 | 20,209 | 1,555 | 11.5 | 0.9 | 76.9 |
2010 | 1,775,680 | 18,289 | 1,453 | 10.3 | 0.8 | 79.4 |
2011 | 1,786,229 | 16,619 | 1,469 | 9.3 | 0.8 | 88.4 |
2012 | 1,807,126 | 17,169 | 1,328 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 77.3 |
2013 | 1,818,119 | 14,664 | 1,040 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 70.9 |
2014 | 1,812,788 | 16,239 | 1,243 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 76.5 |
2015 | 1,788,274 | 16,274 | 1,268 | 9.1 | 0.7 | 77.9 |
2016 | 1,777,568 | 16,051 | 1,110 | 9.0 | 0.6 | 69.2 |
2017 | 1,791,019 | 17,112 | 1,072 | 9.6 | 0.6 | 62.6 |
2018 | 1,797,086 | 16,871 | 999 | 9.4 | 0.6 | 59.2 |
2019 | 1,788,891 |
Administrative divisions[edit]
Kosovo is administratively subdivided into seven districts, and 38 municipalities. With the current estimation on population, Kosovo ranks as the 150th largest country in the world based on how populous it is.[33]
Rank | Name | Population(2011)[note 2] | Area(km2) | Density(km2) | Settlements | ||
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English (most common) |
Albanian | Serbian | |||||
Pristina District | 477,312 | 2,470 | 193.2 | 298 | |||
1 | Pristina | Prishtinë | Priština | 198,897 | 572 | 347.7 | 41 |
7 | Podujevo | Podujevë/Besianë | Podujevo | 88,499 | 663 | 133.5 | 76 |
11 | Drenas | Drenas | Glogovac | 58,531 | 290 | 201.8 | 37 |
12 | Lipjan | Lipjan | Lipljan | 57,605 | 422 | 136.5 | 70 |
21 | Kosovo Polje | Fushë Kosovë | Kosovo Polje | 34,827 | 83 | 419.6 | 15 |
26 | Obiliq | Obiliq/Kastriot | Obilić | 21,549 | 105 | 205.2 | 19 |
30 | Gračanica | Graçanicë | Gračanica | 10,675 | 131 | 81.5 | 16 |
33 | Novo Brdo | Novobërdë/Artanë | Novo Brdo | 6,729 | 204 | 33 | 24 |
Prizren District | 331,670 | 1,397 | 237.4 | 195 | |||
2 | Prizren | Prizren | Prizren | 177,781 | 626 | 284 | 74 |
10 | Suva Reka | Suharekë/Therandë | Suva Reka | 59,722 | 306 | 178.5 | 42 |
14 | Malisheva | Malishevë | Mališevo | 54,613 | 361 | 165.4 | 43 |
22 | Dragash | Dragash/Sharr | Dragaš | 33,997 | 435 | 78.2 | 35 |
35 | Mamusha | Mamushë | Mamuša | 5,507 | 11 | 500.6 | – |
Ferizaj District | 185,806 | 1,030 | 180.4 | 126 | |||
3 | Ferizaj | Ferizaj | Uroševac | 108,690 | 345 | 315 | 45 |
23 | Kaçanik | Kaçanik | Kačanik | 33,454 | 221 | 151.4 | 31 |
25 | Shtime | Shtime | Štimlje | 27,324 | 134 | 203.9 | 23 |
31 | Hani i Elezit | Hani i Elezit | Đeneral Janković/Elez Han | 9,389 | 83 | 113.1 | 11 |
32 | Štrpce | Shtërpcë | Štrpce | 6,949 | 247 | 28.1 | 16 |
Peja District | 174,235 | 1,365 | 127.6 | 118 | |||
4 | Peja | Pejë | Peć | 96,450 | 603 | 160 | 14 |
17 | Istog | Istog | Istok | 39,289 | 454 | 86.5 | 50 |
19 | Klina | Klinë | Klina | 38,496 | 308 | 125 | 54 |
Gjakova District | 194,672 | 1,129 | 172.4 | 170 | |||
5 | Gjakova | Gjakovë | Đakovica | 94,557 | 587 | 161.1 | 91 |
13 | Rahovec | Rahovec | Orahovac | 55,053 | 276 | 199.5 | 32 |
18 | Deçan | Deçan | Dečani | 38,984 | 180 | 216.6 | 37 |
34 | Junik | Junik | Junik | 6,078 | 86 | 70.7 | 10 |
Mitrovica District | 272,247 | 2,077 | 131.1 | 267 | |||
8 | Mitrovica | Mitrovicë | Mitrovica | 71,909 | 350 | 205.5 | 45 |
9 | Vushtrri | Vushtrri | Vučitrn | 69,870 | 344 | 203.1 | 67 |
15 | Skenderaj | Skënderaj | Srbica | 50,858 | 378 | 134.5 | 49 |
24 | North Mitrovica | Mitrovicë Veriore | Severna Mitrovica | 29,460 | 11 | 2,678.2 | – |
27 | Leposavić | Leposaviq/Albanik | Leposavić | 18,600 | 539 | 34.5 | 42 |
28 | Zvečan | Zveçan | Zvečan | 16,650 | 122 | 136.5 | 35 |
29 | Zubin Potok | Zubin Potok | Zubin Potok | 14,900 | 333 | 44.7 | 29 |
Gjilan District | 180,783 | 1,206 | 149.9 | 287 | |||
6 | Gjilan | Gjilan | Gnjilane | 90,015 | 385 | 233.8 | 54 |
16 | Viti | Viti | Vitina | 46,959 | 278 | 168.9 | 39 |
20 | Kamenica | Kamenicë/Dardanë | Kamenica | 35,600 | 423 | 84.2 | 58 |
36 | Ranilug | Ranillug | Ranilug | 3,866 | 78 | 49.6 | 18 |
37 | Klokot | Kllokot | Klokot | 2,556 | 24 | 106.5 | 4 |
38 | Parteš | Partesh | Parteš | 1,787 | 18 | 99.3 | 3 |
Kosovo | 1,816,675 | 10,908 | 170 | 1,339 |
Ethnic groups[edit]
The official results of the censuses in Kosovo afterWorld War IIare tabulated below. The figures for Albanians in the 1991 census were estimates only, since that census was boycotted by most Albanians. Similarly, the figures for Serbs in the 2011 census omit those inNorth Mitrovica,Leposavić,Zubin PotokandZvečan(North Kosovo), while the number of Serbs and Romani in the rest of Kosovo is also deemed unreliable, due to the partial boycott.[16]
Ethnic group |
1948 census | 1953 census | 1961 census | 1971 census | 1981 census | 1991 census | 2011 census | |||||||
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Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
Albanians | 498,244 | 68.5 | 524,559 | 64.9 | 646,605 | 67.1 | 916,168 | 73.7 | 1,226,736 | 77.4 | 1,596,072 | 81.6 | 1,616,869 | 92.9 |
Serbs | 171,911 | 23.6 | 189,869 | 23.5 | 227,016 | 23.5 | 228,264 | 18.4 | 209,498 | 13.2 | 194,190 | 9.9 | 25,532 | 1.5 |
Montenegrins | 28,050 | 3.9 | 31,343 | 3.9 | 37,588 | 3.9 | 31,555 | 2.5 | 27,028 | 1.7 | 20,365 | 1.1 | ||
ethnic Muslims | 9,679 | 1.3 | 6,241 | 0.8 | 8,026 | 0.8 | 26,357 | 2.1 | 58,562 | 3.7 | 66,189 | 3.4 | ||
Bosniaks | 27,533 | 1.6 | ||||||||||||
Gorani | 10,265 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||
Croats | 5,290 | 0.7 | 6,201 | 0.8 | 7,251 | 0.8 | 8,264 | 0.7 | 8,718 | 0.6 | 8,062 | 0.4 | ||
Yugoslavs | 5,206 | 0.5 | 920 | 0.1 | 2,676 | 0.2 | 3,457 | 0.2 | ||||||
Romani | 11,230 | 1.5 | 11,904 | 1.5 | 3,202 | 0.3 | 14.593 | 1.2 | 34,126 | 2.2 | 45,760 | 2.3 | 8,824 | 0.5 |
Ashkali | 15,436 | 0.9 | ||||||||||||
Egyptians | 11,524 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||
Turks | 1,315 | 0.2 | 34,583 | 4.3 | 25,764 | 2.7 | 12,244 | 1.0 | 12,513 | 0.8 | 10,445 | 0.5 | 18,738 | 1.1 |
Macedonians | 526 | 0.1 | 972 | 0.1 | 1,142 | 0.1 | 1,048 | 0.1 | 1,056 | 0.1 | ||||
Others or unspecified | 1,577 | 0.2 | 2,469 | 0.3 | 2,188 | 0.2 | 4,280 | 0.3 | 3,454 | 0.2 | 11,656 | 0.6 | 3,264 | 0.6 |
Total | 727,820 | 808,141 | 963,988 | 1,243,693 | 1,584,441 | 1,956,196 | 1,739,825 |
Ethnic groups by municipality[edit]
The results of the 2011 census of ethnic groups in municipalities are tabulated below.[38]
Ethnic groups by municipality | |||||||||||||||||||||
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2011 Census | Albanians | Serbs | Turks | Bosniaks | Roma | Ashkali | Egyptians | Goran | Others | Not declared | |||||||||||
Municipality | Total | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % |
Deçan(Deçan / Dečani) | 40,019 | 39,402 | 98.5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 60 | 0.1 | 33 | 0.1 | 42 | 0.1 | 393 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 19 | 66 | 0.2 | |
Dragaš(Dragash / Dragaš) | 33,997 | 20,287 | 59.7 | 7 | 0.0 | 202 | 0.6 | 4,100 | 12.1 | 3 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 8,957 | 26.3 | 283 | 0.8 | 151 | 0.4 |
Ferizaj(Ferizaj / Uroševac) | 108,610 | 104,152 | 95.9 | 32 | 0.0 | 55 | 0.1 | 83 | 0.1 | 204 | 0.2 | 3,629 | 3.3 | 24 | 0.0 | 64 | 0.1 | 102 | 0.1 | 265 | 0.2 |
Gjakova(Gjakova / Đakovica) | 94,556 | 87,672 | 97.4 | 17 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.0 | 73 | 0.1 | 738 | 0.8 | 613 | 0.6 | 5,177 | 5.5 | 13 | 0.0 | 92 | 0.1 | 205 | 0.2 |
Gjilan(Gjilan / Gnjilane) | 90,178 | 87,814 | 97.4 | 624 | 0.7 | 978 | 1.1 | 121 | 0.1 | 361 | 0.4 | 15 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 69 | 0.1 | 95 | 0.1 | 100 | 0.1 |
Glogovac(Gllogoc/Drenas / Glogovac) | 58,531 | 58,445 | 99.9 | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 0.0 | 41 | 0.1 |
Gračanica(Graçanica / Gračanica) | 10,675 | 2,474 | 23.2 | 7,209 | 67.7 | 15 | 0.1 | 15 | 0.1 | 745 | 7.0 | 104 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 45 | 0.4 | 43 | 0.4 |
Kosovo Polje(Fushë Kosovë / Kosovo Polje) | 34,827 | 30,275 | 86.9 | 321 | 0.9 | 62 | 0.2 | 34 | 0.1 | 436 | 0.3 | 3,230 | 9.3 | 282 | 0.3 | 15 | 0.0 | 131 | 0.4 | 41 | 0.1 |
Hani i Elezit(Elez Han) | 9,403 | 9,357 | 99.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
Istog(Istok) | 39,289 | 36,154 | 92.0 | 194 | 0.5 | 10 | 0.0 | 1,142 | 2.9 | 39 | 0.1 | 111 | 0.3 | 1,544 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 45 | 0.1 | 50 | 0.1 |
Junik | 6,084 | 6,069 | 99.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.2 |
Kaçanik(Kačanik) | 33,409 | 33,362 | 99.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 20 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 |
Kamenica(K. Kamenica) | 36,085 | 34,186 | 94.7 | 1,554 | 4.3 | 5 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 | 240 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 0.1 | 27 | 0.1 | 35 | 0.1 |
Klina | 38,496 | 37,216 | 96.7 | 98 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.0 | 20 | 0.1 | 78 | 0.2 | 85 | 0.2 | 934 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 0.1 | 39 | 0.1 |
Kllokot(Klokot) | 2,556 | 1,362 | 53.3 | 1,177 | 46.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Leposavić(Leposaviq / Leposavić)[note 2] | 18,700 | 300 | 1.6 | 18,000 | 96.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 400 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Lipjan(Lipljan) | 57,605 | 54,467 | 94.6 | 513 | 0.9 | 128 | 0.2 | 42 | 0.1 | 342 | 0.6 | 1,812 | 3.1 | 4 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 260 | 0.5 | 31 | 0.1 |
Mališevo(Malisheva / Mališevo) | 54,613 | 54,501 | 99.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 | 26 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 58 | 0.1 |
Mamuša(Mamusha / Mamuša) | 5,507 | 327 | 5.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 5,182 | 93.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 39 | 0.7 | 12 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Mitrovica(K. Mitrovica) | 71,909 | 69,497 | 96.6 | 14 | 0.0 | 518 | 0.7 | 416 | 0.6 | 528 | 0.7 | 647 | 0.9 | 6 | 0.0 | 23 | 0.0 | 47 | 0.1 | 213 | 0.3 |
North Mitrovica[note 2] | 29,460 | 4,900 | 16.6 | 22,530 | 76.5 | 210 | 0.7 | 1,000 | 3.4 | 200 | 0.7 | 40 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 580 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Novo Brdo(Novobërdë / Novo Brdo) | 6,729 | 3,524 | 52.4 | 3,122 | 46.4 | 7 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.1 | 63 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
Obiliq(Obiliq/Kastriot / Obilić) | 21,549 | 19,854 | 92.1 | 276 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.0 | 58 | 0.3 | 661 | 3.1 | 578 | 2.7 | 27 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.0 | 48 | 0.2 | 40 | 0.2 |
Parteš(Partesh / Parteš) | 1,787 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,785 | 99.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Peja(Peja / Peć) | 96,450 | 87,975 | 91.2 | 332 | 0.3 | 59 | 0.1 | 3,786 | 3.9 | 993 | 1.0 | 143 | 0.1 | 2,700 | 2.8 | 189 | 0.2 | 132 | 0.1 | 141 | 0.1 |
Podujevo(Besiane / Podujevo) | 88,499 | 87,523 | 98.9 | 12 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 33 | 0.0 | 74 | 0.1 | 680 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 43 | 0.0 | 127 | 0.1 |
Pristina(Prishtina / Priština) | 198,897 | 194,452 | 97.8 | 430 | 0.2 | 2,156 | 1.1 | 400 | 0.2 | 56 | 0.0 | 557 | 0.3 | 8 | 0.0 | 205 | 0.1 | 334 | 0.2 | 299 | 0.2 |
Prizren | 177,781 | 145,718 | 82.0 | 237 | 0.1 | 9,091 | 5.1 | 16,869 | 9.5 | 2,899 | 1.6 | 1,350 | 0.8 | 168 | 0.1 | 655 | 0.4 | 386 | 0.2 | 381 | 0.2 |
Rahovec(Orahovac) | 56,208 | 55,166 | 98.1 | 134 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 84 | 0.1 | 404 | 0.7 | 299 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 | 98 | 0.2 |
Ranilug(Ranilug) | 3,866 | 164 | 4.2 | 3,692 | 95.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.2 |
Štrpce(Shtërpcë / Štrpce) | 6,949 | 3,757 | 54.1 | 3,148 | 45.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 24 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 |
Shtime(Shtime/ Štimlje) | 27,324 | 26,447 | 96.8 | 49 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 20 | 0.1 | 23 | 0.1 | 750 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 13 | 0.0 | 19 | 0.1 |
Skenderaj(Srbica) | 50,858 | 50,685 | 99.7 | 50 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 42 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 64 | 0.1 |
Suva Reka(Suharekë / Suva Reka) | 59,722 | 59,076 | 98.9 | 2 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 | 41 | 0.1 | 493 | 0.8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 | 71 | 0.1 |
Vitina(Viti / Vitina) | 46,987 | 46,669 | 99.3 | 113 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.0 | 25 | 0.1 | 12 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 83 | 0.2 | 60 | 0.1 |
Vučitrn(Vushtrri / Vučitrn) | 69,870 | 68,840 | 98.5 | 384 | 0.5 | 278 | 0.4 | 33 | 0.0 | 68 | 0.1 | 143 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 50 | 0.1 | 70 | 0.1 |
Zubin Potok[note 2] | 14,900 | 1,000 | 6.7 | 13,900 | 93.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Zveçan(Zvečan)[note 2] | 16,650 | 350 | 2.1 | 16,000 | 96.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Kosovo | 1,819,604 | 1,623,419 | 90.0 | 80,000[note 2] | 4.4 | 19,002 | 1.1 | 28,506 | 1.6 | 9,024 | 0.5 | 15,476 | 0.9 | 11,585 | 0.6 | 10,826 | 0.6 | 3,052 | 0.2 | 2,752 | 0.2 |
The 2000 Living Standard Measurement Survey by Statistical Office of Kosovo found an ethnic composition of the population as follows:
- 92%Albanians
- 8% others
A more comprehensive (October 2002) estimate (for the 1.9 million inhabitants) for these years:
During theKosovo Warin 1999, around 700,000 ethnic Albanians,[39]over 100,000 ethnic Serbs and more than 40,000 Bosniaks were forced out of Kosovo to neighbouringAlbania,North Macedonia,Montenegro,BosniaandSerbia. After theUnited Nationstook over administration of Kosovofollowing the war, the vast majority of the Albanian refugees returned.[citation needed] The largest diaspora communities of Kosovo Albanians are inSwitzerlandandAustriaaccounting for some 200,000 individuals each, or for 20% of the population resident in Kosovo.
Many non-Albanians – chieflySerbsandRomani– fled or were expelled, mostly to the rest of Serbia at the end of the war, with further refugee outflows occurring as the result of sporadic ethnic violence. As of 2002, the number of registered refugees was around 250,000.[40][41][42]The non-Albanian population in Kosovo is now about half of its pre-war total[citation needed].The largest concentration of Serbs in the country is in thenorth,but many remain inKosovo Serb enclavessurrounded by Albanian-populated areas.
Languages[edit]
As defined by theConstitution of Kosovo,AlbanianandSerbianare official languages in Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, almost 95% of the citizens speak Albanian as their native language, followed bySouth Slavic languagesandTurkish.Due to North Kosovo's boycott of the census,Bosniancame in as the second-largest language after Albanian. However, Serbian is in reality the second-most spoken language in Kosovo.
Language | Native speakers[43] | % |
---|---|---|
Albanian | 1,644,865 | 94.5 |
Bosnian | 28,989 | 1.7 |
Serbian | 27,983 | 1.6 |
Turkish | 19,568 | 1.1 |
Romani | 5,860 | 0.3 |
Other/Not specified | 12,560 | 0.7 |
Health[edit]
Harvard Medical Schooland NATO published a study on the impact of the conflict on Kosovo health system in 2014.[44] The data in the table below are from theKosovo Agency of Statistics.
Structure of group of diseases according to ICD-10 recorded in PHC in 2010 | ||||||
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Group of diseases | Number | Percentage | ||||
Parasitic diseases | 53,762 | 28 | ||||
Tumors/cancers | 2,943 | 1.5 | ||||
Blood and homopotetic organ disease and immunity disorders | 5,091 | 2.6 | ||||
Endocrinic disorder of feeding and metabolism | 25,212 | 13.1 | ||||
Psychic and personality disorder | 13,488 | 7 | ||||
SQN diseases | 15,490 | 8.1 | ||||
Eye diseases | 21,320 | 11.1 | ||||
Ear and mastoid process diseases | 18,989 | 9.9 | ||||
Diseases of blood circulation system | 5,139 | 2.7 | ||||
Diseases of respiratory system | 6,962 | 3.6 | ||||
Diseases of digestive system | 3,192 | 1.7 | ||||
Dermic and hypodermic tissue diseases | 1,453 | 0.8 | ||||
Diseases of locomotor system and connective tissue | 1,775 | 0.9 | ||||
Disease of urogenital system | 2,198 | 1.1 | ||||
Pregnancy, delivery and maternity | 5,737 | 3 | ||||
Certain states resulting from perinatal periods | 200 | 0.1 | ||||
Inborn deformity, chromosomal deformities and anomalies | 248 | 0.1 | ||||
Symptoms, indications, analyses and clinical abnormal ascertainments | 1,556 | 0.8 | ||||
Injuries, poisoning, and other consequences caused by external factors | 2,871 | 1.5 | ||||
External factors of morbidity and mortality 579 0.3 | 579 | 0.3 | ||||
Factors influencing on health conditions and contact with health services | 3,948 | 2.1 | ||||
Total | 192,154 |
Migration[edit]
According to a 2015 report by Geoba.se, Kosovo's currentnet migration rateis at −3.72, ranking Kosovo 197th,[45]due to the ongoing political and economic crisis. The same source gives −0.71 for the 2023 estimate.
Religion[edit]
The country has no official religion. The constitution establishes Kosovo as a secular state that is neutral in matters of religious beliefs and where everyone is equal before the law and freedom to belief, conscience and religion is guaranteed.[46][47]
The 2011 Kosovo population census was largely boycotted by theKosovo Serbs(who predominantly identify asSerbian OrthodoxChristians), especially inNorth Kosovo,[48]leaving the Serb population underrepresented.[49]The results of the 2011 census gave the following religious affiliations for the population included in the census:[50]
Religion | Population | % |
---|---|---|
Islam | 1,663,412 | 95.6% |
Christianity | 64,275 38,438 25,837 |
3.7% 2.2% 1.5% |
Other(specify) | 1,188 | 0.1% |
No religion | 1,242 | 0.1% |
Not stated
|
9,708 7,213 2,495 |
0.6% 0.4% 0.1% |
Total | 1,739,825 | 100% |
Almost all Muslims in Kosovo areSunni Muslim.[51]
The Serb population is largelySerbian Orthodox.TheCatholicAlbanian communities are mostly concentrated inGjakova,Prizren,Klinaand a few villages nearPećandVitina(seelaramans). Slavic-speaking Catholics usually call themselvesJanjevcior Kosovan Croats. Slavic-speaking Muslims in the south of Kosovo are known as theGorani people.
Internally displaced persons[edit]
This article needs to beupdated.(May 2015) |
According to the CIA, as of 2013[update],there were 17,300 internally displaced persons, most of whom are Serbs displaced during theKosovo War.[52][citation needed]
See also[edit]
- Demographics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Yugoslavia § Demographics
- Demographics of Albania
- Demographics of Montenegro
- Demographics of North Macedonia
- Demographics of Serbia
- Albanians in Kosovo
- Bosniaks in Kosovo
- Montenegrins in Kosovo
- Serbs in Kosovo
- Turks in Kosovo
- Roma in Kosovo
- Gorani (ethnic group)
- Janjevci
- Ashkali
- History of the Jews in Kosovo
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17,300 (primarily ethnic Serbs displaced during the 1998–1999 war fearing reprisals from the majority ethnic-Albanian population; a smaller number of ethnic Serbs, Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptians fled their homes in 2004 as a result of violence) (2013 est.)
External links[edit]
- Statistical Office of Kosovo
- Filling the Vacuum: Ensuring Protection and Legal Remedies for Minorities in Kosovoby Minority Rights Group International (May 2009)
- Groups working with all demographics in Kosovo