Kosovo vs Serbia
Kosovo vs Serbia: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -16.9 per 1,000 people in Kosovo and 0.6 per 1,000 people in Serbia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Serbia, by 17.6 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Serbia has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Kosovo.
- In 2023, Kosovo ranked 221 and Serbia ranked 83 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Kosovo at -0.5 per 1,000 people and Serbia at -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Kosovo | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -16.9 | 0.6 |
| 2022 | -16.6 | 5.9 |
| 2021 | -22.2 | -1.3 |
| 2020 | 1.6 | -1.5 |
| 2019 | -16.4 | -2.7 |
| 2018 | -12.1 | -2.7 |
| 2017 | -3.1 | -2.6 |
| 2016 | -5.1 | -2.6 |
| 2015 | -31.2 | -2.6 |
| 2014 | -21.9 | -2.6 |
| 2013 | -9 | -2.5 |
| 2012 | -1.9 | -2.5 |
| 2011 | -5.1 | 0.1 |
| 2010 | -16.5 | 0.5 |
| 2009 | -17.6 | 0.8 |
| 2008 | -17.8 | 0.9 |
| 2007 | -17.5 | 0.9 |
| 2006 | -17.2 | 1.1 |
| 2005 | -17.1 | 1.1 |
| 2004 | -16.2 | 1 |
| 2003 | -15.1 | 0.9 |
| 2002 | -14.9 | 0.2 |
| 2001 | -1.1 | -1.6 |
| 2000 | -5.1 | -1.9 |
| 1999 | -90 | -0.5 |
| 1998 | -141.8 | -0.7 |
| 1997 | -2.1 | -0.7 |
| 1996 | -1.9 | -0.7 |
| 1995 | -0.4 | -0.8 |
| 1994 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
| 1993 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| 1992 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| 1991 | -1.7 | -1.1 |
| 1990 | -8 | -2.1 |
| 1989 | -7.5 | -2.1 |
| 1988 | -8.3 | -2 |
| 1987 | 0.2 | -2.1 |
| 1986 | -0.2 | -2.3 |
| 1985 | -0.6 | -2.2 |
| 1984 | -2.1 | -2 |
| 1983 | -2.8 | -1.9 |
| 1982 | -2.6 | -1.7 |
| 1981 | -0.7 | -1.1 |
| 1980 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| 1978 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| 1977 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| 1976 | 2.2 | -0.4 |
| 1975 | 0.9 | -0.5 |
| 1974 | -0.3 | -0.5 |
| 1973 | -1.4 | -0.3 |
| 1972 | -2.2 | -0 |
| 1971 | -1.3 | 0.2 |
| 1970 | -9.4 | 0.3 |
| 1969 | -10.5 | 0.6 |
| 1968 | -12.5 | 0.8 |
| 1967 | 4.8 | 0.9 |
| 1966 | 3.6 | 1 |
| 1965 | 2.1 | 1.1 |
| 1964 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| 1963 | -0 | 1.2 |
| 1962 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| 1961 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| 1960 | 3.3 | 0.7 |
| 1959 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 1958 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
| 1957 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| 1956 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| 1955 | -0 | 1 |
| 1954 | 0 | 1.2 |
| 1953 | 0 | -0.9 |
| 1952 | 0 | -0.9 |
| 1951 | 0 | -0.9 |
| 1950 | 0 | -0.9 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Kosovo | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -13.2-34.6–6.2 | -1.2-3.1–0.4 |
| 2025 | -11-39.6–14.4 | -2-4.4–0.2 |
| 2026 | -8.4-41–16.1 | -0.9-3.5–1.7 |
| 2027 | -6.6-41.6–18.8 | -0.9-3.7–2.1 |
| 2028 | -5.1-42.1–23 | -0.8-3.9–2.4 |
| 2029 | -5-40.8–23.7 | -0.7-4.1–2.6 |
| 2030 | -4.4-41.6–26.3 | -0.7-4.2–2.8 |
| 2031 | -3.7-42.8–26.2 | -0.7-4.5–3 |
| 2032 | -3.2-41–25.9 | -0.7-4.5–3.2 |
| 2033 | -3.1-41.4–28.7 | -0.7-4.5–3.3 |
| 2034 | -2.9-40.4–27.9 | -0.6-4.4–3.6 |
| 2035 | -3-40.9–28.1 | -0.6-4.6–3.6 |
| 2036 | -2.2-39–29.4 | -0.6-4.6–3.9 |
| 2037 | -2.5-38.3–29.4 | -0.6-4.9–3.7 |
| 2038 | -2.8-40.3–32.1 | -0.6-5–4.1 |
| 2039 | -2.3-38–32.3 | -0.7-4.8–4 |
| 2040 | -2.1-41.2–32.6 | -0.6-5–4.2 |
| 2041 | -2.5-40.1–30.1 | -0.6-4.9–4.2 |
| 2042 | -2-38.6–34.6 | -0.6-5.1–4.3 |
| 2043 | -1.9-38.7–33.5 | -0.6-4.8–4.4 |
| 2044 | -2-39–32.8 | -0.5-5–4.7 |
| 2045 | -2.2-37.2–31.1 | -0.5-5.2–4.6 |
| 2046 | -2-35.2–33.1 | -0.5-5.1–4.7 |
| 2047 | -1.7-36–32.4 | -0.5-5–4.7 |
| 2048 | -2.1-34.7–31.9 | -0.5-5.2–4.7 |
| 2049 | -1.7-33.3–33.5 | -0.5-5.2–4.6 |
| 2050 | -1.9-33.7–33 | -0.5-5.1–4.8 |
| 2051 | -2-34–31.5 | -0.5-5.4–4.8 |
| 2052 | -1.5-33.9–33.8 | -0.5-5.5–4.9 |
| 2053 | -2.1-33.2–33.4 | -0.4-5.7–5.4 |
| 2054 | -1.8-33.5–33.8 | -0.5-5.9–5.6 |
| 2055 | -1.6-32.9–34 | -0.5-5.8–4.6 |
| 2056 | -2.1-32–32.1 | -0.5-5.7–4.9 |
| 2057 | -1.9-30.7–32.7 | -0.5-5.7–4.7 |
| 2058 | -1.7-32.1–32.4 | -0.4-5.7–6.1 |
| 2059 | -1.1-32.4–32.2 | -0.4-6–5.7 |
| 2060 | -1.7-32.4–31.9 | -0.4-5.9–5.5 |
| 2061 | -1.4-31.4–33.2 | -0.4-5.8–6 |
| 2062 | -1.3-32.9–31.2 | -0.5-5.9–4.9 |
| 2063 | -1.6-32.7–30.5 | -0.4-6–6 |
| 2064 | -1.4-31.5–32 | -0.4-6–5.8 |
| 2065 | -1.7-32.1–32.1 | -0.4-5.8–5.7 |
| 2066 | -1.1-32.8–32.1 | -0.4-5.8–5.9 |
| 2067 | -1.2-31.1–30.4 | -0.4-5.9–5.8 |
| 2068 | -1.4-34.3–30.7 | -0.4-5.7–6.1 |
| 2069 | -1.4-33.3–31.3 | -0.4-5.8–5.6 |
| 2070 | -1.1-34.5–32.2 | -0.4-5.9–5.3 |
| 2071 | -1-35–33.3 | -0.4-5.9–5.5 |
| 2072 | -1.3-33.4–32.6 | -0.4-5.9–5.5 |
| 2073 | -1.6-31.9–31.2 | -0.4-5.9–5.3 |
| 2074 | -1.5-33.3–33.1 | -0.4-5.8–5.5 |
| 2075 | -1.1-32.2–35.3 | -0.3-5.9–5.7 |
| 2076 | -1-34.9–33 | -0.4-6.1–5.9 |
| 2077 | -1.1-32–30.2 | -0.4-6–6.1 |
| 2078 | -0.9-34.2–31.9 | -0.5-6.1–5.9 |
| 2079 | -1.2-31–33.1 | -0.4-6.4–6 |
| 2080 | -1-30.7–32.3 | -0.4-6.3–5.8 |
| 2081 | -0.8-31.7–32.8 | -0.4-6.2–5.6 |
| 2082 | -0.8-31.7–30.8 | -0.4-6.2–5.7 |
| 2083 | -1.1-29.6–31.8 | -0.4-6.9–5.9 |
| 2084 | -0.9-33.1–32.9 | -0.4-6.5–6 |
| 2085 | -0.8-30.4–32.9 | -0.4-6.3–6 |
| 2086 | -1-31.9–32.5 | -0.4-6.2–5.9 |
| 2087 | -0.7-33.4–33.3 | -0.4-6.5–6.1 |
| 2088 | -1-32.1–33.8 | -0.4-6.4–6.1 |
| 2089 | -0.9-31.2–33.6 | -0.4-6.4–6 |
| 2090 | -0.8-34.7–32.2 | -0.4-6.9–5.8 |
| 2091 | -0.8-32.5–32.4 | -0.4-6.1–5.8 |
| 2092 | -0.5-31.1–32.7 | -0.4-6.6–6.2 |
| 2093 | -0.7-30.5–33.6 | -0.4-6.3–5.8 |
| 2094 | -0.6-30.9–36.2 | -0.4-6.4–6.1 |
| 2095 | -0.9-29.2–36.8 | -0.4-6.3–6 |
| 2096 | -0.6-31.3–33.3 | -0.4-6.3–5.9 |
| 2097 | -0.5-29.9–34.9 | -0.5-6.2–6.3 |
| 2098 | -0.4-31.2–38.3 | -0.4-6.3–5.9 |
| 2099 | -0.4-29.6–38.8 | -0.5-6.3–6 |
| 2100 | -0.5-29.2–36.2 | -0.5-6–4.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- 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.
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
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