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Born in Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)

About 1 in 6,444 people born in 2023 started life in Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244). A boy can expect to live 76 years and a girl 80, up from 43 and 44 in 1950.

1 in 6,444
odds of being born here
20,500 births · Ranked 154th of 230
76 / 80
years of life, boys / girls
Was 43 / 44 in 1950
$4,928
income per person a year
2021 dollars · Ranked 121st of 203 · extrapolated
49%
live in a city
Most live in villages

Life and health

Life lasts about 34 years longer than in 1950. Child deaths fell from 290 in every 1,000 births to 9.0.

How long a life lasts

GirlsBoys

0255075100195019852023

Years a baby born that year could expect to live.

Children who die before age 5
0100200300195019852023

In every 1,000 births.

Life expectancy at birth75.8 years for boys, 80.1 for girlsUN WPP 2024
Children who die before age 59.0 in every 1,000 birthsUN WPP 2024
Deaths a year10,000UN WPP 2024

Family

Women had 7.0 children on average in 1950. Now it is 1.6, below the 2.1 it takes to keep a population steady.

Children per woman
02468195019852023

Average over a lifetime.

Children per woman1.55UN WPP 2024
Average age of mothers at birth29.7 yearsUN WPP 2024

Money and work

If every 100 coins of income were shared out, the richest fifth would hold 42 and the poorest fifth 4.

Who gets the income
Share of all income by fifth of the population, 2022
4%Poorest fifth
11%Second
17%Middle
25%Fourth
42%Richest fifth
Income per personabout $4,928 a year (2021 dollars, adjusted for prices)World Bank PIP, scaled between survey years Extrapolated
Share of income going to the richest fifth / poorest fifth42% / 4% (2022)World Bank PIP
Price rises4.9% a year (2023)World Bank WDI
Growth in output per person9.4% (2023)World Bank WDI

Daily life

The largest city is Pristina, with 550,000 people.

49%
live in cities
100%
have electricity at home
Largest cities
People living there
Pristina550,000
Prizren171,464
Mitrovicë107,045
Gjakovë94,158
Suva Reka72,229
Languages
Share of people who can use each
Albanian92%
Gheg Albanian74%
Serbian5%
Serbian5%
Albanian, Serbian, Serbian is official.

Cities and regions

Every state, province and large city with a page.

Largest regions

Pristina659,733
Prizren298,556
Mitrovica173,696
Gjakova166,707
Gjilan98,871
Ferizaj94,504
Pec88,962

Sourced: GeoNames Population of each state, province or region.

People on the move

Money sent home from abroadabout $2.2 billion a year (2025)World Bank WDI

Now live it.

Born in Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244), to a family drawn from these numbers. Every life replays exactly from its seed.

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