Kosovo vs Serbia
Kosovo vs Serbia: Internet users
Internet users: 89.4% in Kosovo in 2018 and 87.7% in Serbia in 2024, by ITU estimates. In 2018 the value was higher in Kosovo, by 16.1 percentage points, or 1.22 times that in Serbia.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Kosovo has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- The world as a whole: 49.4% in 2018.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Kosovo | Serbia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | – | 87.7 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | – | 85.4 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | – | 83.5 | 67 |
| 2021 | – | 81.2 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | – | 78.4 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | – | 77.4 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 89.4 | 73.4 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 83.9 | 70.3 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | – | 67.1 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | – | 65.3 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | – | 62.1 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | – | 53.5 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | – | 48.1 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | – | 42.2 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | – | 40.9 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | – | 38.1 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | – | 35.6 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | – | 33.2 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | – | 27.2 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | – | 26.3 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | – | 23.5 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, 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
- Fertility rateKosovo: 1.55 births per woman in 2023Serbia: 1.5 births per woman 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