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Albania vs. Kosovo

Demographics

AlbaniaKosovo
Population3,088,385 (July 2021 est.)1,935,259 (July 2021 est.)
Age structure0-14 years: 17.6% (male 284,636/female 256,474)

15-24 years: 15.39% (male 246,931/female 226,318)

25-54 years: 42.04% (male 622,100/female 670,307)

55-64 years: 11.94% (male 178,419/female 188,783)

65 years and over: 13.03% (male 186,335/female 214,276) (2020 est.)
0-14 years: 24.07% (male 241,563/female 223,568)

15-24 years: 16.95% (male 170,566/female 157,063)

25-54 years: 42.56% (male 433,914/female 388,595)

55-64 years: 8.67% (male 85,840/female 81,782)

65 years and over: 7.75% (male 63,943/female 85,940) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 34.3 years

male: 32.9 years

female: 35.7 years (2020 est.)
total: 30.5 years

male: 30.2 years

female: 30.8 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate0.24% (2021 est.)0.67% (2021 est.)
Birth rate12.86 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)15.05 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate7.27 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)6.91 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate-3.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)-1.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.08 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.11 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.09 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.93 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female

total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.08 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.09 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.12 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female

total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 11.1 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 12.15 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 9.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total: 35.93 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 37.99 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 33.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 79.23 years

male: 76.55 years

female: 82.12 years (2021 est.)
total population: 72.99 years

male: 70.8 years

female: 75.35 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.53 children born/woman (2021 est.)1.92 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate<.1 (2020 est.)NA
Nationalitynoun: Albanian(s)

adjective: Albanian
noun: Kosovar (Albanian)

adjective: Kosovo

note: Kosovo, a neutral term, is sometimes also used as a noun or adjective as in Kosovo Albanian, Kosovo Serb, Kosovo minority, or Kosovo citizen
Ethnic groupsAlbanian 82.6%, Greek 0.9%, other 1% (including Vlach, Romani, Macedonian, Montenegrin, and Egyptian), unspecified 15.5% (2011 est.)

note: data represent population by ethnic and cultural affiliation
Albanians 92.9%, Bosniaks 1.6%, Serbs 1.5%, Turk 1.1%, Ashkali 0.9%, Egyptian 0.7%, Gorani 0.6%, Romani 0.5%, other/unspecified 0.2% (2011 est.)

note: these estimates may under-represent Serb, Romani, and some other ethnic minorities because they are based on the 2011 Kosovo national census, which excluded northern Kosovo (a largely Serb-inhabited region) and was partially boycotted by Serb and Romani communities in southern Kosovo
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS1,400 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
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ReligionsMuslim 56.7%, Roman Catholic 10%, Orthodox 6.8%, atheist 2.5%, Bektashi (a Sufi order) 2.1%, other 5.7%, unspecified 16.2% (2011 est.)

note: all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice
Muslim 95.6%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, Orthodox 1.5%, other 0.1%, none 0.1%, unspecified 0.6% (2011 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths<100 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
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LanguagesAlbanian 98.8% (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek 0.5%, other 0.6% (including Macedonian, Romani, Vlach, Turkish, Italian, and Serbo-Croatian), unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)

major-language sample(s):
Libri i fakteve boterore, burim i pa zevendesueshem  per informacione elementare. (Albanian)

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Albanian (official) 94.5%, Bosnian 1.7%, Serbian (official) 1.6%, Turkish 1.1%, other 0.9% (includes Romani), unspecified 0.1%; note - in municipalities where a community's mother tongue is not one of Kosovo's official languages, the language of that community may be given official status according to the 2006 Law on the Use of Languages (2011 est.)

major-language sample(s):
Libri i Fakteve Boterore, burimi vital per informacione elementare. (Albanian)

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Education expenditures3.6% of GDP (2017)NA
Major cities - population503,000 TIRANA (capital) (2021)216,870 PRISTINA (capital) (2019)

Source: CIA Factbook