Population ages 15-64 in Kosovo
Kosovo: Population ages 15-64 was 69.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Kosovo, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64 in Kosovo is 69.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Kosovo peaked at 69.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53.2%, in 1971.
That places Kosovo 32nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 55.0% | — |
| 1961 | 55.2% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 55.3% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 55.4% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 55.6% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 55.7% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 55.9% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 56.1% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 55.7% | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 54.7% | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 53.6% | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 53.2% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 53.5% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 53.7% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 53.9% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 54.3% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 54.7% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 55.1% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 55.6% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 56.2% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 56.9% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 57.4% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 57.9% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 58.3% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 58.7% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 59.2% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 59.4% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 59.6% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 59.3% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 58.8% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 58.5% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 58.7% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 59.4% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 60.1% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 60.7% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 61.4% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 61.9% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 62.4% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 61.3% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 59.0% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 58.7% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 59.8% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 62.1% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 63.8% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 64.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 64.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 64.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 65.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 65.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 65.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 66.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 66.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 66.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 66.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 67.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 68.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 68.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 68.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 69.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 69.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 69.2% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 69.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.5% | 54.7% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.4% | 53.2% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.5% | 56.9% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.4% | 58.5% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.7% | 58.7% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 65.2% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 68.7% | 69.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 29 French Polynesia 69.6% compare
- 30 Trinidad and Tobago 69.6% compare
- 31 Thailand 69.6% compare
- 32 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 69.5% compare
- 34 Republic of Korea 69.5% compare
- 35 Iran, Islamic Republic of 69.4% compare
More education data for Kosovo
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 0.9 per 1,000 (2024)
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 1 per 1,000 (2024)
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 2.3 per 1,000 (2024)
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female 70 (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male 92 (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female 77 (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, male 100 (2024)
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 20 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Kosovo?
- Population ages 15-64 in Kosovo was 69.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 1971.
- How does Kosovo rank for population ages 15-64?
- Kosovo ranks 32nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.