Kosovo vs Serbia
Kosovo vs Serbia: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.55 births per woman in Kosovo and 1.5 births per woman in Serbia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Kosovo, by 0.04 births per woman, or 1.03 times that in Serbia.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Kosovo has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Kosovo at 1.56 births per woman and Serbia at 1.6 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Kosovo | Serbia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.55 | 1.5 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.56 | 1.52 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.56 | 1.52 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.57 | 1.49 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.58 | 1.51 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.58 | 1.49 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.62 | 1.48 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.64 | 1.46 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 1.76 | 1.46 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.87 | 1.46 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.95 | 1.43 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 1.97 | 1.44 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 2.04 | 1.4 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 2.22 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 2.32 | 1.36 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 2.36 | 1.33 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 2.39 | 1.32 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 2.49 | 1.32 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 2.62 | 1.34 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 2.65 | 1.36 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 2.67 | 1.37 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 2.79 | 1.36 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 2.77 | 1.36 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 2.7 | 1.35 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 2.63 | 1.35 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 2.35 | 1.37 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 2.31 | 1.4 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 2.54 | 1.44 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 2.52 | 1.47 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 2.52 | 1.51 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 2.65 | 1.54 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 2.77 | 1.57 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 3.37 | 1.61 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 3.67 | 1.65 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 3.67 | 1.69 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 3.97 | 1.72 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 4.1 | 1.75 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 4.12 | 1.78 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 4.41 | 1.81 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 4.46 | 1.83 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 4.49 | 1.84 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 4.5 | 1.85 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 4.66 | 1.86 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 4.7 | 1.88 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 4.83 | 1.89 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 5.01 | 1.9 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 5.19 | 1.91 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 5.28 | 1.92 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 5.37 | 1.93 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 5.42 | 1.94 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 5.49 | 1.95 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 5.56 | 1.96 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 5.62 | 1.97 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 5.73 | 1.99 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 5.81 | 2.01 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 5.88 | 2.02 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 5.95 | 2.04 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 6.04 | 2.06 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 6.11 | 2.07 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 6.18 | 2.08 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 6.24 | 2.11 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 6.31 | 2.13 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 6.36 | 2.16 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 6.37 | 2.18 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 6.4 | 2.23 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 6.52 | 2.28 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 6.63 | 2.36 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 6.74 | 2.45 | 5 |
| 1954 | 6.83 | 2.55 | 5 |
| 1953 | 6.91 | 2.64 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 6.94 | 2.74 | 5 |
| 1951 | 6.95 | 2.82 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 6.95 | 2.93 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Kosovo | Serbia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.541.17–1.93 | 1.51.32–1.69 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.531.11–1.94 | 1.51.3–1.72 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.521.07–1.94 | 1.511.28–1.74 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.511.05–1.96 | 1.511.26–1.75 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.511.03–1.96 | 1.511.23–1.77 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.51.01–1.97 | 1.511.21–1.79 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.51–1.97 | 1.521.19–1.82 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.50.97–1.99 | 1.521.19–1.82 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.50.97–2.01 | 1.521.17–1.83 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.50.96–2.02 | 1.531.18–1.86 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.50.96–2.01 | 1.531.17–1.86 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.50.97–2.03 | 1.531.16–1.88 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.50.96–2.02 | 1.541.15–1.9 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.50.95–2.02 | 1.541.14–1.9 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.50.95–2.02 | 1.541.15–1.92 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.50.94–2.02 | 1.541.14–1.93 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.50.94–2.01 | 1.541.14–1.93 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.50.93–2.02 | 1.541.13–1.95 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.50.93–2.01 | 1.551.1–1.96 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.50.93–2.02 | 1.551.12–1.97 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.510.91–2.02 | 1.551.12–1.98 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.510.91–2.04 | 1.551.11–1.99 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.50.89–2.03 | 1.561.1–1.99 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.50.9–2.03 | 1.561.09–2.01 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.510.9–2.04 | 1.561.09–2.01 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.510.9–2.05 | 1.561.09–2.01 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.510.88–2.08 | 1.561.09–2.01 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.510.88–2.08 | 1.561.06–2.04 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.510.88–2.06 | 1.561.08–2.04 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.520.88–2.07 | 1.571.08–2.05 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.520.87–2.09 | 1.571.07–2.05 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.520.88–2.07 | 1.571.06–2.05 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.520.88–2.08 | 1.571.06–2.05 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.520.88–2.09 | 1.571.04–2.05 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.510.88–2.07 | 1.571.04–2.05 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.520.87–2.09 | 1.571.04–2.06 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.520.86–2.1 | 1.571.05–2.08 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.520.86–2.1 | 1.581.03–2.07 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.520.87–2.12 | 1.581.04–2.08 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.520.87–2.12 | 1.581.06–2.09 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.520.87–2.13 | 1.581.05–2.1 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.520.87–2.11 | 1.581.04–2.1 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.520.87–2.1 | 1.581.05–2.1 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.520.87–2.11 | 1.581.04–2.11 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.520.85–2.12 | 1.581.04–2.09 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.530.83–2.12 | 1.581.05–2.1 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.530.85–2.14 | 1.591.05–2.12 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.530.84–2.14 | 1.591.02–2.12 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.530.84–2.15 | 1.591.03–2.13 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.530.84–2.15 | 1.591.02–2.13 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.530.85–2.15 | 1.591.01–2.14 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.540.84–2.17 | 1.591.04–2.13 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.540.84–2.15 | 1.591.04–2.13 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.540.84–2.16 | 1.591.02–2.13 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.540.86–2.16 | 1.591.02–2.15 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.540.86–2.15 | 1.591.01–2.15 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.540.87–2.16 | 1.591.01–2.14 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.540.87–2.17 | 1.591–2.15 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.540.87–2.17 | 1.591–2.16 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.540.85–2.18 | 1.590.99–2.16 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.540.85–2.19 | 1.590.99–2.17 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.540.84–2.18 | 1.590.97–2.16 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.540.83–2.18 | 1.590.96–2.18 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.550.86–2.18 | 1.590.95–2.19 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.550.87–2.19 | 1.590.94–2.2 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.550.86–2.19 | 1.590.95–2.2 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.550.87–2.19 | 1.590.94–2.19 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.550.85–2.2 | 1.590.95–2.19 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.550.86–2.19 | 1.590.96–2.18 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.550.85–2.21 | 1.590.96–2.19 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.560.84–2.2 | 1.590.95–2.19 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.560.83–2.2 | 1.590.94–2.19 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.560.84–2.21 | 1.590.93–2.2 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.560.82–2.2 | 1.60.94–2.2 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.560.81–2.21 | 1.590.94–2.17 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.560.82–2.23 | 1.60.93–2.21 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.560.81–2.24 | 1.60.93–2.21 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Kosovo vs Serbia
Health
People
- PopulationKosovo: 1.7 million people in 2023Serbia: 6.77 million people in 2023
- Population growthKosovo: -1.07% a year in 2023Serbia: -0.44% a year in 2023
- Urban populationKosovo: 50.9% in 2025Serbia: 62.6% in 2025
- Median ageKosovo: 31.4 years in 2023Serbia: 43.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKosovo: 9.6% in 2023Serbia: 22.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateKosovo: -16.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Serbia: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKosovo: 1.85% of GDP in 2025Serbia: 2.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKosovo: $217M in 2025Serbia: $2.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personKosovo: $140 in 2025Serbia: $414 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKosovo: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Serbia: 6.4% of government spending in 2025
- National powerKosovo: 0.01% of world capability in 2022Serbia: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsKosovo: 8 million TIV in 2025Serbia: 146 million TIV in 2025