Kosovo vs Serbia
Kosovo vs Serbia: Population
Population in 2023: 1.7 million people in Kosovo and 6.77 million people in Serbia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Serbia, by 5.07 million people, or 3.98 times that in Kosovo.
people · UN
What the numbers say
- Serbia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Kosovo ranked 153 and Serbia ranked 111 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Kosovo at 1.1 million people and Serbia at 3.7 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Kosovo | Serbia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.7 million | 6.77 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 1.72 million | 6.79 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 1.74 million | 6.84 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 1.75 million | 6.91 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 1.76 million | 6.97 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 1.77 million | 7.02 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 1.77 million | 7.07 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 1.76 million | 7.13 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 1.78 million | 7.18 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 1.81 million | 7.23 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 1.82 million | 7.28 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 1.81 million | 7.33 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 1.79 million | 7.37 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 1.79 million | 7.4 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 1.8 million | 7.43 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 1.8 million | 7.45 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 1.81 million | 7.48 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 1.81 million | 7.51 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 1.82 million | 7.54 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 1.82 million | 7.57 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 1.83 million | 7.59 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 1.83 million | 7.62 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 1.82 million | 7.65 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 1.8 million | 7.7 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 1.87 million | 7.73 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 2.08 million | 7.77 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 2.2 million | 7.79 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 2.17 million | 7.81 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 2.14 million | 7.82 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 2.11 million | 7.84 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 2.07 million | 7.85 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 2.04 million | 7.86 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 2.01 million | 7.87 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 1.97 million | 7.88 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 1.95 million | 7.88 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 1.92 million | 7.88 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 1.88 million | 7.89 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 1.84 million | 7.89 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 1.8 million | 7.88 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 1.76 million | 7.88 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 1.72 million | 7.87 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 1.68 million | 7.85 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 1.65 million | 7.83 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 1.61 million | 7.8 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 1.56 million | 7.76 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 1.52 million | 7.72 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 1.47 million | 7.67 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 1.44 million | 7.62 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 1.4 million | 7.57 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 1.36 million | 7.52 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 1.33 million | 7.47 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 1.3 million | 7.43 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 1.27 million | 7.38 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 1.25 million | 7.32 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 1.23 million | 7.27 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 1.21 million | 7.21 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 1.19 million | 7.15 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 1.15 million | 7.09 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 1.12 million | 7.03 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 1.09 million | 6.97 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 1.06 million | 6.9 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 1.04 million | 6.84 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 1.01 million | 6.77 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 984,800 | 6.7 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 958,400 | 6.64 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 933,600 | 6.57 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 910,500 | 6.5 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 888,700 | 6.42 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 868,000 | 6.35 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 847,900 | 6.27 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 828,800 | 6.19 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 811,000 | 6.13 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 794,300 | 6.07 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 778,500 | 6.01 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | – | 5.92 million | – |
| 1948 | – | 5.81 million | – |
| 1947 | – | 5.69 million | – |
| 1946 | – | 5.57 million | – |
| 1945 | – | 5.46 million | – |
| 1944 | – | 5.34 million | – |
| 1943 | – | 5.23 million | – |
| 1942 | – | 5.12 million | – |
| 1941 | – | 5.02 million | – |
| 1940 | – | 4.92 million | – |
| 1939 | – | 4.81 million | – |
| 1938 | – | 4.71 million | – |
| 1937 | – | 4.62 million | – |
| 1936 | – | 4.52 million | – |
| 1935 | – | 4.43 million | – |
| 1934 | – | 4.34 million | – |
| 1933 | – | 4.25 million | – |
| 1932 | – | 4.16 million | – |
| 1931 | – | 4.07 million | – |
| 1930 | – | 3.99 million | – |
| 1929 | – | 3.91 million | – |
| 1928 | – | 3.83 million | – |
| 1927 | – | 3.75 million | – |
| 1926 | – | 3.67 million | – |
| 1925 | – | 3.59 million | – |
| 1924 | – | 3.52 million | – |
| 1923 | – | 3.45 million | – |
| 1922 | – | 3.38 million | – |
| 1921 | – | 3.31 million | – |
| 1920 | – | 3.24 million | – |
| 1919 | – | 3.17 million | – |
| 1918 | – | 3.11 million | – |
| 1917 | – | 3.04 million | – |
| 1916 | – | 2.98 million | – |
| 1915 | – | 2.93 million | – |
| 1914 | – | 2.87 million | – |
| 1913 | – | 2.82 million | – |
| 1912 | – | 2.76 million | – |
| 1911 | – | 2.71 million | – |
| 1910 | – | 2.67 million | – |
| 1909 | – | 2.62 million | – |
| 1908 | – | 2.58 million | – |
| 1907 | – | 2.55 million | – |
| 1906 | – | 2.51 million | – |
| 1905 | – | 2.48 million | – |
| 1904 | – | 2.45 million | – |
| 1903 | – | 2.41 million | – |
| 1902 | – | 2.38 million | – |
| 1901 | – | 2.35 million | – |
| 1900 | – | 2.31 million | – |
| 1899 | – | 2.28 million | – |
| 1898 | – | 2.25 million | – |
| 1897 | – | 2.23 million | – |
| 1896 | – | 2.2 million | – |
| 1895 | – | 2.17 million | – |
| 1894 | – | 2.14 million | – |
| 1893 | – | 2.12 million | – |
| 1892 | – | 2.09 million | – |
| 1891 | – | 2.06 million | – |
| 1890 | – | 2.04 million | – |
| 1889 | – | 2.01 million | – |
| 1888 | – | 1.99 million | – |
| 1887 | – | 1.97 million | – |
| 1886 | – | 1.95 million | – |
| 1885 | – | 1.92 million | – |
| 1884 | – | 1.9 million | – |
| 1883 | – | 1.88 million | – |
| 1882 | – | 1.86 million | – |
| 1881 | – | 1.85 million | – |
| 1880 | – | 1.84 million | – |
| 1879 | – | 1.83 million | – |
| 1878 | – | 1.83 million | – |
| 1877 | – | 1.84 million | – |
| 1876 | – | 1.85 million | – |
| 1875 | – | 1.85 million | – |
| 1874 | – | 1.86 million | – |
| 1873 | – | 1.86 million | – |
| 1872 | – | 1.87 million | – |
| 1871 | – | 1.88 million | – |
| 1870 | – | 1.88 million | – |
| 1869 | – | 1.89 million | – |
| 1868 | – | 1.9 million | – |
| 1867 | – | 1.9 million | – |
| 1866 | – | 1.91 million | – |
| 1865 | – | 1.92 million | – |
| 1864 | – | 1.92 million | – |
| 1863 | – | 1.93 million | – |
| 1862 | – | 1.94 million | – |
| 1861 | – | 1.95 million | – |
| 1860 | – | 1.95 million | – |
| 1859 | – | 1.96 million | – |
| 1858 | – | 1.97 million | – |
| 1857 | – | 1.97 million | – |
| 1856 | – | 1.98 million | – |
| 1855 | – | 1.99 million | – |
| 1854 | – | 1.99 million | – |
| 1853 | – | 2 million | – |
| 1852 | – | 2.01 million | – |
| 1851 | – | 2.01 million | – |
| 1850 | – | 2.02 million | – |
| 1849 | – | 2.03 million | – |
| 1848 | – | 2.03 million | – |
| 1847 | – | 2.03 million | – |
| 1846 | – | 2.04 million | – |
| 1845 | – | 2.04 million | – |
| 1844 | – | 2.05 million | – |
| 1843 | – | 2.05 million | – |
| 1842 | – | 2.05 million | – |
| 1841 | – | 2.06 million | – |
| 1840 | – | 2.06 million | – |
| 1839 | – | 2.07 million | – |
| 1838 | – | 2.07 million | – |
| 1837 | – | 2.08 million | – |
| 1836 | – | 2.08 million | – |
| 1835 | – | 2.08 million | – |
| 1834 | – | 2.09 million | – |
| 1833 | – | 2.09 million | – |
| 1832 | – | 2.1 million | – |
| 1831 | – | 2.1 million | – |
| 1830 | – | 2.1 million | – |
| 1829 | – | 2.11 million | – |
| 1828 | – | 2.11 million | – |
| 1827 | – | 2.12 million | – |
| 1826 | – | 2.12 million | – |
| 1825 | – | 2.13 million | – |
| 1824 | – | 2.13 million | – |
| 1823 | – | 2.13 million | – |
| 1822 | – | 2.14 million | – |
| 1821 | – | 2.14 million | – |
| 1820 | 383,800 | 2.15 million | – |
| 1819 | – | 2.15 million | – |
| 1818 | – | 2.15 million | – |
| 1817 | – | 2.15 million | – |
| 1816 | – | 2.15 million | – |
| 1815 | – | 2.15 million | – |
| 1814 | – | 2.15 million | – |
| 1813 | – | 2.15 million | – |
| 1812 | – | 2.15 million | – |
| 1811 | – | 2.15 million | – |
| 1810 | – | 2.15 million | – |
| 1809 | – | 2.15 million | – |
| 1808 | – | 2.15 million | – |
| 1807 | – | 2.15 million | – |
| 1806 | – | 2.15 million | – |
| 1805 | – | 2.15 million | – |
| 1804 | – | 2.15 million | – |
| 1803 | – | 2.15 million | – |
| 1802 | – | 2.15 million | – |
| 1801 | – | 2.15 million | – |
| 1800 | 383,800 | 2.15 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Kosovo | Serbia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.69 million1.67 million–1.7 million | 6.74 million6.73 million–6.74 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 1.67 million1.62 million–1.72 million | 6.69 million6.66 million–6.72 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 1.67 million1.57 million–1.75 million | 6.64 million6.6 million–6.69 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 1.66 million1.53 million–1.78 million | 6.6 million6.53 million–6.66 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 1.66 million1.49 million–1.82 million | 6.55 million6.46 million–6.64 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 1.66 million1.44 million–1.85 million | 6.51 million6.39 million–6.62 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 1.66 million1.4 million–1.89 million | 6.46 million6.32 million–6.6 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 1.66 million1.36 million–1.93 million | 6.42 million6.25 million–6.58 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 1.66 million1.32 million–1.98 million | 6.37 million6.17 million–6.56 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 1.67 million1.28 million–2.02 million | 6.32 million6.09 million–6.54 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 1.67 million1.24 million–2.07 million | 6.27 million6.01 million–6.52 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 1.67 million1.21 million–2.11 million | 6.23 million5.94 million–6.51 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 1.67 million1.18 million–2.15 million | 6.18 million5.86 million–6.49 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 1.67 million1.15 million–2.19 million | 6.13 million5.78 million–6.48 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 1.67 million1.12 million–2.25 million | 6.08 million5.7 million–6.46 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 1.67 million1.09 million–2.31 million | 6.04 million5.63 million–6.45 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 1.67 million1.06 million–2.36 million | 5.99 million5.56 million–6.43 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 1.67 million1.03 million–2.41 million | 5.94 million5.48 million–6.42 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 1.67 million996,200–2.47 million | 5.89 million5.41 million–6.41 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 1.67 million962,200–2.53 million | 5.85 million5.34 million–6.4 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 1.67 million928,000–2.57 million | 5.8 million5.26 million–6.39 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 1.67 million906,600–2.61 million | 5.75 million5.19 million–6.39 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 1.66 million886,500–2.66 million | 5.71 million5.13 million–6.37 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 1.66 million853,900–2.72 million | 5.66 million5.06 million–6.36 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 1.65 million821,200–2.76 million | 5.62 million4.99 million–6.35 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 1.65 million793,700–2.81 million | 5.58 million4.91 million–6.34 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 1.64 million771,300–2.88 million | 5.53 million4.84 million–6.33 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 1.64 million754,500–2.96 million | 5.49 million4.77 million–6.33 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 1.63 million739,400–3.01 million | 5.45 million4.7 million–6.33 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 1.62 million724,400–3.04 million | 5.41 million4.63 million–6.34 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 1.62 million710,600–3.09 million | 5.36 million4.57 million–6.36 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 1.61 million695,600–3.15 million | 5.32 million4.5 million–6.37 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 1.6 million674,200–3.18 million | 5.28 million4.44 million–6.36 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 1.59 million656,100–3.21 million | 5.24 million4.37 million–6.36 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 1.58 million638,300–3.27 million | 5.2 million4.3 million–6.35 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 1.58 million618,000–3.33 million | 5.16 million4.23 million–6.34 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 1.57 million603,400–3.39 million | 5.12 million4.16 million–6.34 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 1.56 million591,700–3.45 million | 5.07 million4.09 million–6.33 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 1.55 million579,900–3.51 million | 5.03 million4.03 million–6.33 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 1.54 million565,700–3.57 million | 4.99 million3.96 million–6.34 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 1.53 million549,700–3.6 million | 4.95 million3.89 million–6.37 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 1.52 million532,900–3.62 million | 4.91 million3.82 million–6.39 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 1.51 million523,600–3.64 million | 4.87 million3.76 million–6.4 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 1.5 million517,400–3.7 million | 4.83 million3.69 million–6.39 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 1.49 million505,500–3.77 million | 4.79 million3.62 million–6.39 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 1.48 million492,200–3.81 million | 4.75 million3.55 million–6.39 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 1.47 million478,500–3.83 million | 4.71 million3.5 million–6.38 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 1.46 million468,800–3.86 million | 4.67 million3.44 million–6.37 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 1.45 million457,300–3.92 million | 4.63 million3.38 million–6.37 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 1.44 million445,800–3.93 million | 4.59 million3.32 million–6.39 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 1.43 million435,300–3.96 million | 4.55 million3.26 million–6.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 1.42 million422,600–4.05 million | 4.51 million3.2 million–6.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 1.41 million411,600–4.17 million | 4.47 million3.14 million–6.41 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 1.39 million398,800–4.24 million | 4.44 million3.07 million–6.42 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 1.38 million387,500–4.28 million | 4.4 million3.01 million–6.42 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 1.37 million377,800–4.28 million | 4.36 million2.96 million–6.43 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 1.36 million362,700–4.3 million | 4.33 million2.91 million–6.42 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 1.34 million346,700–4.35 million | 4.29 million2.84 million–6.43 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 1.33 million340,000–4.39 million | 4.26 million2.79 million–6.44 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 1.32 million336,000–4.49 million | 4.22 million2.73 million–6.46 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 1.31 million329,900–4.57 million | 4.19 million2.68 million–6.47 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 1.29 million324,000–4.63 million | 4.16 million2.64 million–6.47 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 1.28 million319,900–4.69 million | 4.13 million2.59 million–6.48 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 1.27 million317,800–4.71 million | 4.09 million2.54 million–6.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 1.25 million315,200–4.75 million | 4.06 million2.49 million–6.51 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 1.24 million311,000–4.79 million | 4.03 million2.44 million–6.52 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 1.23 million306,700–4.83 million | 4 million2.39 million–6.53 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 1.21 million303,800–4.88 million | 3.97 million2.34 million–6.54 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 1.2 million299,000–4.96 million | 3.94 million2.29 million–6.56 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 1.19 million293,900–5.01 million | 3.91 million2.25 million–6.57 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 1.17 million292,300–5.01 million | 3.88 million2.2 million–6.59 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 1.16 million290,200–5.09 million | 3.85 million2.15 million–6.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 1.15 million285,600–5.19 million | 3.82 million2.09 million–6.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 1.13 million281,800–5.19 million | 3.79 million2.03 million–6.61 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 1.12 million276,700–5.18 million | 3.76 million1.98 million–6.62 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 1.11 million269,000–5.24 million | 3.73 million1.94 million–6.64 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 1.1 million261,600–5.3 million | 3.7 million1.9 million–6.64 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- 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
- 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