Country

Kosovo

Outside the European Union · world profile (World Bank data)

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Boundaries: Natural Earth (unofficial boundaries), simplified · sources and licences

Over time

6 charts

Real GDP growth

% · 2009-2025

Kosovo EU average

-10 -5 0 5 10 15 2009 Kosovo: 5 EU average: -4.3 2010 Kosovo: 4.9 EU average: 2.1 2011 Kosovo: 6.3 EU average: 1.9 2012 Kosovo: 1.7 EU average: -0.8 2013 Kosovo: 5.3 EU average: 0 2014 Kosovo: 3.3 EU average: 1.6 2015 Kosovo: 5.9 EU average: 2.4 2016 Kosovo: 5.6 EU average: 1.9 2017 Kosovo: 4.8 EU average: 2.8 2018 Kosovo: 3.4 EU average: 2.1 2019 Kosovo: 4.8 EU average: 1.9 2020 Kosovo: -5.3 EU average: -5.5 2021 Kosovo: 10.7 EU average: 6.4 2022 Kosovo: 4.3 EU average: 3.6 2023 Kosovo: 4.1 EU average: 0.4 2024 Kosovo: 4.6 EU average: 1.3 2025 Kosovo: 3.6 EU average: 1.4 2009 2015 2018 2025

HICP inflation rate

% · 2017-2025

Kosovo EU average

0 3 5 8 10 13 2017 Kosovo: 1.5 EU average: 1.6 2018 Kosovo: 1.1 EU average: 1.8 2019 Kosovo: 2.7 EU average: 1.4 2020 Kosovo: 0.2 EU average: 0.7 2021 Kosovo: 3.4 EU average: 2.9 2022 Kosovo: 11.6 EU average: 9.2 2023 Kosovo: 4.9 EU average: 6.4 2024 Kosovo: 1.6 EU average: 2.6 2025 Kosovo: 3.9 EU average: 2.5 2017 2021 2025

Electricity price for households

€/kWh · 2013S1-2025S2

Kosovo EU average

0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 2013S1 Kosovo: 0.06 EU average: 0.2 2013S2 Kosovo: 0.06 EU average: 0.21 2014S1 Kosovo: 0.06 EU average: 0.21 2014S2 Kosovo: 0.06 EU average: 0.21 2015S1 Kosovo: 0.06 EU average: 0.21 2015S2 Kosovo: 0.06 EU average: 0.21 2016S1 Kosovo: 0.06 EU average: 0.21 2016S2 Kosovo: 0.06 EU average: 0.21 2017S1 Kosovo: 0.07 EU average: 0.21 2017S2 Kosovo: 0.07 EU average: 0.21 2018S1 Kosovo: 0.06 EU average: 0.21 2018S2 Kosovo: 0.06 EU average: 0.22 2019S1 Kosovo: 0.06 EU average: 0.22 2019S2 Kosovo: 0.06 EU average: 0.22 2020S1 Kosovo: 0.06 EU average: 0.21 2020S2 Kosovo: 0.06 EU average: 0.22 2021S1 Kosovo: 0.06 EU average: 0.22 2021S2 Kosovo: 0.06 EU average: 0.24 2022S1 Kosovo: 0.06 EU average: 0.25 2022S2 Kosovo: 0.06 EU average: 0.28 2023S1 Kosovo: 0.07 EU average: 0.29 2023S2 Kosovo: 0.07 EU average: 0.28 2024S1 Kosovo: 0.07 EU average: 0.29 2024S2 Kosovo: 0.07 EU average: 0.29 2025S1 Kosovo: 0.08 EU average: 0.29 2025S2 Kosovo: 0.09 EU average: 0.29 2013S1 2017S1 2019S1 2021S1 2025S2

Infant mortality

‰ · 1960-2019

Kosovo EU average

0 50 100 150 1960 Kosovo: 132.5 EU average: 0 1961 Kosovo: 125.9 EU average: 38.2 1962 Kosovo: 146.9 EU average: 36.4 1963 Kosovo: 128.9 EU average: 34.3 1964 Kosovo: 127.3 EU average: 31.9 1965 Kosovo: 122.6 EU average: 30 1966 Kosovo: 102.7 EU average: 29.2 1967 Kosovo: 107.7 EU average: 28.7 1968 Kosovo: 102 EU average: 29.2 1969 Kosovo: 94.8 EU average: 28 1970 Kosovo: 96.3 EU average: 26.5 1971 Kosovo: 89.6 EU average: 24.4 1972 Kosovo: 78.3 EU average: 23 1973 Kosovo: 84.9 EU average: 22.7 1974 Kosovo: 81.6 EU average: 20.9 1975 Kosovo: 80.3 EU average: 21 1976 Kosovo: 71.6 EU average: 19.4 1977 Kosovo: 73.8 EU average: 18.3 1978 Kosovo: 69.5 EU average: 17.9 1979 Kosovo: 71.1 EU average: 16.9 1980 Kosovo: 57.7 EU average: 16.1 1981 Kosovo: 62.9 EU average: 15.4 1982 Kosovo: 65.6 EU average: 14.7 1983 Kosovo: 69.2 EU average: 14 1984 Kosovo: 52.9 EU average: 13.4 1985 Kosovo: 56.1 EU average: 13.1 1986 Kosovo: 51.7 EU average: 12.3 1987 Kosovo: 50.7 EU average: 12.4 1988 Kosovo: 51.8 EU average: 11.4 1989 Kosovo: 51.2 EU average: 11.1 1990 Kosovo: 34.4 EU average: 10.7 1991 Kosovo: 33.7 EU average: 10.2 1992 Kosovo: 34.4 EU average: 9.7 1993 Kosovo: 33.3 EU average: 9.1 1994 Kosovo: 24.9 EU average: 8.6 1995 Kosovo: 23.6 EU average: 7.7 1996 Kosovo: 15.9 EU average: 7.4 1997 Kosovo: 18.2 EU average: 6.9 2002 Kosovo: 11.2 EU average: 5.5 2003 Kosovo: 15.1 EU average: 5.2 2004 Kosovo: 11.8 EU average: 5.1 2005 Kosovo: 9.6 EU average: 4.8 2006 Kosovo: 12 EU average: 4.6 2007 Kosovo: 11.1 EU average: 4.4 2008 Kosovo: 9.7 EU average: 4.2 2009 Kosovo: 9.9 EU average: 4.2 2010 Kosovo: 8.8 EU average: 4 2011 Kosovo: 13.1 EU average: 3.8 2012 Kosovo: 11.4 EU average: 3.8 2015 Kosovo: 9.7 EU average: 3.6 2016 Kosovo: 8.5 EU average: 3.6 2017 Kosovo: 9.7 EU average: 3.5 2018 Kosovo: 10.6 EU average: 3.4 2019 Kosovo: 8.7 EU average: 3.4 1960 1976 1984 1992 2004 2019

Population on 1 January

1960-2022

Kosovo EU average

0 100 mn 200 mn 300 mn 400 mn 500 mn 1960 Kosovo: 932,500 EU average: 354,531,754 1961 Kosovo: 958,000 EU average: 357,404,302 1962 Kosovo: 984,500 EU average: 360,431,043 1963 Kosovo: 1,009,000 EU average: 364,153,147 1964 Kosovo: 1,033,500 EU average: 367,355,615 1965 Kosovo: 1,060,500 EU average: 370,521,157 1966 Kosovo: 1,088,000 EU average: 373,443,503 1967 Kosovo: 1,116,000 EU average: 376,321,214 1968 Kosovo: 1,145,000 EU average: 379,076,041 1969 Kosovo: 1,174,000 EU average: 381,626,236 1970 Kosovo: 1,204,500 EU average: 384,326,562 1971 Kosovo: 1,237,000 EU average: 385,949,080 1972 Kosovo: 1,272,500 EU average: 388,592,631 1973 Kosovo: 1,310,000 EU average: 391,211,759 1974 Kosovo: 1,348,000 EU average: 393,658,199 1975 Kosovo: 1,386,500 EU average: 395,835,667 1976 Kosovo: 1,426,000 EU average: 398,037,111 1977 Kosovo: 1,466,500 EU average: 399,967,581 1978 Kosovo: 1,506,500 EU average: 401,903,104 1979 Kosovo: 1,546,000 EU average: 403,662,165 1980 Kosovo: 1,560,500 EU average: 405,466,907 1981 Kosovo: 1,575,000 EU average: 407,369,042 1982 Kosovo: 1,612,000 EU average: 408,894,651 1983 Kosovo: 1,646,500 EU average: 410,107,692 1984 Kosovo: 1,681,500 EU average: 411,006,427 1985 Kosovo: 1,717,000 EU average: 411,907,502 1986 Kosovo: 1,754,000 EU average: 412,876,239 1987 Kosovo: 1,792,000 EU average: 414,088,076 1988 Kosovo: 1,830,500 EU average: 415,218,942 1989 Kosovo: 1,869,500 EU average: 416,715,205 1990 Kosovo: 1,909,500 EU average: 418,030,739 1991 Kosovo: 1,948,500 EU average: 419,504,036 1992 Kosovo: 1,986,500 EU average: 420,413,536 1993 Kosovo: 2,024,500 EU average: 421,912,578 1994 Kosovo: 2,060,000 EU average: 423,104,986 1995 Kosovo: 2,095,000 EU average: 423,960,534 1996 Kosovo: 2,132,000 EU average: 424,641,798 1997 Kosovo: 2,168,500 EU average: 425,273,491 2003 Kosovo: 1,985,000 EU average: 431,246,056 2004 Kosovo: 2,016,000 EU average: 432,878,129 2005 Kosovo: 2,041,000 EU average: 434,585,887 2006 Kosovo: 2,100,000 EU average: 436,041,018 2007 Kosovo: 2,126,708 EU average: 437,514,477 2008 Kosovo: 2,153,139 EU average: 439,074,280 2009 Kosovo: 2,180,686 EU average: 440,467,898 2010 Kosovo: 2,208,107 EU average: 441,160,594 2011 Kosovo: 1,794,180 EU average: 440,526,112 2012 Kosovo: 1,780,021 EU average: 441,280,191 2013 Kosovo: 1,815,606 EU average: 441,739,935 2014 Kosovo: 1,820,631 EU average: 442,235,565 2015 Kosovo: 1,804,944 EU average: 442,883,289 2016 Kosovo: 1,771,604 EU average: 443,954,935 2017 Kosovo: 1,783,531 EU average: 444,609,939 2018 Kosovo: 1,798,506 EU average: 445,227,547 2019 Kosovo: 1,795,666 EU average: 446,060,538 2020 Kosovo: 1,782,115 EU average: 446,923,963 2021 Kosovo: 1,798,186 EU average: 445,767,723 2022 Kosovo: 1,773,971 EU average: 445,999,571 1960 1978 1987 1996 2022

Energy import dependency

% · 2000-2022

Kosovo EU average

20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 Kosovo: 27.11 EU average: 56.29 2001 Kosovo: 27.12 EU average: 55.77 2002 Kosovo: 27.19 EU average: 56.26 2003 Kosovo: 26.71 EU average: 56.88 2004 Kosovo: 27.14 EU average: 56.85 2005 Kosovo: 28.22 EU average: 57.82 2006 Kosovo: 29.47 EU average: 58.24 2007 Kosovo: 29.03 EU average: 57.22 2008 Kosovo: 27.07 EU average: 58.37 2009 Kosovo: 25.88 EU average: 57.17 2010 Kosovo: 24.61 EU average: 55.75 2011 Kosovo: 27.5 EU average: 56.33 2012 Kosovo: 27.25 EU average: 54.88 2013 Kosovo: 21.85 EU average: 53.9 2014 Kosovo: 27.18 EU average: 54.4 2015 Kosovo: 27.6 EU average: 56 2016 Kosovo: 23.61 EU average: 56.12 2017 Kosovo: 29.96 EU average: 57.49 2018 Kosovo: 29.27 EU average: 58.11 2019 Kosovo: 30.53 EU average: 60.49 2020 Kosovo: 29.54 EU average: 57.46 2021 Kosovo: 32.61 EU average: 55.5 2022 Kosovo: 32.24 EU average: 62.51 2000 2008 2012 2016 2022

Economy

3 indicators
GDP growth
3.6 %
−1.0 vs 2024
EU average 1.4 %
2025 · country ranking
Inflation
3.9 %
+2.3 vs 2024
EU average 2.5 %
2025 · country ranking
Electricity price
0.0877 €/kWh
+0.0111 vs 2025S1
EU average 0.2896 €/kWh
2025S2 · country ranking

Population

4 indicators
Infant mortality
8.7 ‰
−1.9 vs 2018
EU average 3.4 ‰
2019 · country ranking
Population
1.8 mn
2022 · country ranking
Life expectancy
78.1 years
EU average 80.0 years
2016 · country ranking
Fertility
1.55
−0.06 vs 2018
EU average 1.53
2019 · country ranking

Environment

6 indicators
Energy imports
32.2 %
−0.4 vs 2021
EU average 62.5 %
2022 · country ranking
Municipal waste
267 kg
−10 vs 2023
EU average 517 kg
2024 · country ranking
Renewable electricity
9.4 %
+0.4 vs 2023
EU average 47.5 %
2024 · country ranking
Air pollution deaths
121 per 100k
−14 vs 2022
EU average 41 per 100k
2023 · country ranking
Renewables
18.0 %
−2.2 vs 2023
EU average 25.2 %
2024 · country ranking
Recycling
0.0 %
−3.5 vs 2023
EU average 48.1 %
2024 · country ranking

Society

10 indicators
Income inequality
46.8
EU average 30.0
2018 · country ranking
Internet use
98.5 %
+0.4 vs 2024
EU average 93.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Housing overcrowding
64.1 %
EU average 17.1 %
2018 · country ranking
Passenger cars
241 per 1,000
+9 vs 2024
EU average 584 per 1,000
2025 · country ranking
Unable to keep warm
40.2 %
EU average 7.6 %
2018 · country ranking
Burglaries
215 per 100k
−16 vs 2019
2020 · country ranking
Housing overburden
11.3 %
EU average 9.6 %
2018 · country ranking
Home ownership
97.8 %
EU average 69.9 %
2018 · country ranking
Life satisfaction
5.9 /10
EU average 7.3 /10
2018 · country ranking
Digital skills
75.6 %
EU average 60.4 %
2025 · country ranking

Where the data comes from

© European Union, source: Eurostat - datasets, licence and methods.

Ranks are among EU member states. Where less is better (unemployment, debt), the lowest value ranks first.