Kosovo
Territory in Europe
CountryScope
In brief
Population: 1.6M (2025). World rank 153 of 216; in Europe, 35 of 48. Area: 10,908 km². World rank 167 of 249; in Europe, 38 of 52. GDP: $12.5B (2025). World rank 151 of 210; in Europe, 40 of 47. From 2015 to 2025: population 1.8M → 1.6M, GDP $6.3B → $12.5B, and GDP per person $3,521 → $7,899. Worse than all its neighbours (Albania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia): GDP per person.
State
- Official name
- Republic of Kosovo
- Local name
- Kosova
- Capital
- Pristina
- Region
- Europe
- Form of government
- Parliamentary republic
- UN member
- No
- Head of state
- Albulena Haxhiu
- Head of government
- Albin Kurti
- Independence
- February 17, 2008
Key figures
- Population
- 1,576,876 2025
- Area
- 10,908 km²
- GDP
- $12.5B 2025
- GDP per person
- $7,899 2025
- Life expectancy
- 78.2 years 2024
Practical information
- Languages
- Albanian, Serbian
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Calling code
- +383
- Emergency numbers
- 112
- Driving side
- Right
- Plug types
- F
- Mains voltage
- 230 V
Territory
- Sea access
- Landlocked
- Coastline, km
- 0
- Neighbours
- Albania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Elevation
- Highest point
- Gjeravica, 2,656 m
- Lowest point
- Drini i Bardhe/Beli Drim, 297 m
- Mean elevation, m
- 450
Climate
- Average temperature in the capital, °C
- 10
- Warmest month in the capital
- August, 22°C
- Coldest month in the capital
- January, -2°C
Population and migration
- Population density
- 144.6 per km² 2025
- Population growth per year
- -1.1% 2025
- Living in cities
- 50.9% 2025
- Net migration per year
- -18.4K 2025
Age and life expectancy
- Aged 0–14
- 20% 2025
- Aged 15–64
- 69.5% 2025
- Aged 65 and over
- 10.5% 2025
- Life expectancy, women
- 80.3 years 2024
- Life expectancy, men
- 76 years 2024
Births and deaths
- Children per woman
- 1.5 2024
- Births per 1,000 people
- 11.9 2024
- Deaths per 1,000 people
- 6 2024
Society
- Religions
- Muslim 95.6%, Catholic 2.2%, and Orthodox 1.5% (2011)
Quality of governance (100 = best)
- Rule of law, score 0–100
- 60.4 2025
- Control of corruption, score 0–100
- 42.8 2025
- Government effectiveness, score 0–100
- 49.9 2025
- Regulatory quality, score 0–100
- 52.1 2025
- Voice and accountability, score 0–100
- 59.2 2025
Size and growth
- GDP per person at purchasing power parity
- $19,263 2025
- GDP growth per year
- +3.6% 2025
Income and prices
- Income level (World Bank)
- Upper-middle income
- Gross national income per person
- $7,760 2025
- Inflation
- +3.9% 2025
- Price level, USA = 100
- 40 2025
Structure and jobs
- Agriculture, share of GDP
- 7.4% 2025
- Industry, share of GDP
- 25% 2025
- Services, share of GDP
- 46.2% 2025
Trade and finance
- Exports, share of GDP
- 44% 2025
- Imports, share of GDP
- 74.2% 2025
- Current account balance, share of GDP
- -8.1% 2025
- Foreign direct investment, share of GDP
- +10% 2025
- Remittances received, share of GDP
- 17.3% 2025
Poverty and inequality
- Gini index (0 = full equality)
- 38.3 2022
- Living on under $3 a day
- 10% 2022
Public health
- Infant deaths per 1,000 births
- 8 2024
- Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births
- 8.7 2024
- Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79
- 10.4% 2024
Safety
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 1.9 2021
- Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–100
- 62.5 2025
Internet and communications
- Using the internet
- 89.4% 2018
- Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
- 35 2022
- Internet domain
- .xk
Energy
- Access to electricity
- 100% 1999
- Electricity use, kWh per person
- 2,818 2014
- Electricity from renewables
- 6.4% 2021
- Electricity from fossil fuels
- 93.6% 2021
Transport
- Airports
- 2 2025
- Railways, km
- 437 2020
Science and innovation
- Scientific articles per year
- 495 2023