Kosovo

Net migration rate in Kosovo

Net migration rate in Kosovo: 0 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -16.9 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
-16.9 per 1,000 people
Since 1950
−16.9 per 1,000 people
Rank, 2023
221 of 229
counting from the highest
Projected, 2100
-0.5 per 1,000 people
UN projection (medium variant)
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per 1,000 people · UN

Net migration rate in KosovoNet migration rate in Kosovo: 0 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -16.9 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -29.2 per 1,000 people and 36.2 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -29.2 per 1,000 people and 36.2 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was 4.9 per 1,000 people in 1979, the lowest -141.8 per 1,000 people in 1998.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearKosovo
2023-16.9
2022-16.6
2021-22.2
20201.6
2019-16.4
2018-12.1
2017-3.1
2016-5.1
2015-31.2
2014-21.9
2013-9
2012-1.9
2011-5.1
2010-16.5
2009-17.6
2008-17.8
2007-17.5
2006-17.2
2005-17.1
2004-16.2
2003-15.1
2002-14.9
2001-1.1
2000-5.1
1999-90
1998-141.8
1997-2.1
1996-1.9
1995-0.4
19940.2
19930.3
19920.4
1991-1.7
1990-8
1989-7.5
1988-8.3
19870.2
1986-0.2
1985-0.6
1984-2.1
1983-2.8
1982-2.6
1981-0.7
19804.5
19794.9
19784.5
19773.3
19762.2
19750.9
1974-0.3
1973-1.4
1972-2.2
1971-1.3
1970-9.4
1969-10.5
1968-12.5
19674.8
19663.6
19652.1
19641.1
1963-0
19620.3
19610.4
19603.3
19592.6
19581.6
19571.2
19560.4
1955-0
19540
19530
19520
19510
19500
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearKosovo
2024-13.2-34.6–6.2
2025-11-39.6–14.4
2026-8.4-41–16.1
2027-6.6-41.6–18.8
2028-5.1-42.1–23
2029-5-40.8–23.7
2030-4.4-41.6–26.3
2031-3.7-42.8–26.2
2032-3.2-41–25.9
2033-3.1-41.4–28.7
2034-2.9-40.4–27.9
2035-3-40.9–28.1
2036-2.2-39–29.4
2037-2.5-38.3–29.4
2038-2.8-40.3–32.1
2039-2.3-38–32.3
2040-2.1-41.2–32.6
2041-2.5-40.1–30.1
2042-2-38.6–34.6
2043-1.9-38.7–33.5
2044-2-39–32.8
2045-2.2-37.2–31.1
2046-2-35.2–33.1
2047-1.7-36–32.4
2048-2.1-34.7–31.9
2049-1.7-33.3–33.5
2050-1.9-33.7–33
2051-2-34–31.5
2052-1.5-33.9–33.8
2053-2.1-33.2–33.4
2054-1.8-33.5–33.8
2055-1.6-32.9–34
2056-2.1-32–32.1
2057-1.9-30.7–32.7
2058-1.7-32.1–32.4
2059-1.1-32.4–32.2
2060-1.7-32.4–31.9
2061-1.4-31.4–33.2
2062-1.3-32.9–31.2
2063-1.6-32.7–30.5
2064-1.4-31.5–32
2065-1.7-32.1–32.1
2066-1.1-32.8–32.1
2067-1.2-31.1–30.4
2068-1.4-34.3–30.7
2069-1.4-33.3–31.3
2070-1.1-34.5–32.2
2071-1-35–33.3
2072-1.3-33.4–32.6
2073-1.6-31.9–31.2
2074-1.5-33.3–33.1
2075-1.1-32.2–35.3
2076-1-34.9–33
2077-1.1-32–30.2
2078-0.9-34.2–31.9
2079-1.2-31–33.1
2080-1-30.7–32.3
2081-0.8-31.7–32.8
2082-0.8-31.7–30.8
2083-1.1-29.6–31.8
2084-0.9-33.1–32.9
2085-0.8-30.4–32.9
2086-1-31.9–32.5
2087-0.7-33.4–33.3
2088-1-32.1–33.8
2089-0.9-31.2–33.6
2090-0.8-34.7–32.2
2091-0.8-32.5–32.4
2092-0.5-31.1–32.7
2093-0.7-30.5–33.6
2094-0.6-30.9–36.2
2095-0.9-29.2–36.8
2096-0.6-31.3–33.3
2097-0.5-29.9–34.9
2098-0.4-31.2–38.3
2099-0.4-29.6–38.8
2100-0.5-29.2–36.2

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.

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