Serbia vs. Kosovo
Demographics
| Serbia | Kosovo | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,974,289 (July 2021 est.) note: does not include the population of Kosovo | 1,935,259 (July 2021 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 14.07% (male 508,242/female 478,247) 15-24 years: 11.04% (male 399,435/female 374,718) 25-54 years: 41.19% (male 1,459,413/female 1,429,176) 55-64 years: 13.7% (male 464,881/female 495,663) 65 years and over: 20% (male 585,705/female 816,685) (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 age | total: 43.4 years male: 41.7 years female: 45 years (2020 est.) | total: 30.5 years male: 30.2 years female: 30.8 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | -0.48% (2021 est.) | 0.67% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 8.74 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 15.05 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 13.49 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 6.91 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | -1.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 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 rate | total: 5.67 deaths/1,000 live births male: 6.69 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.6 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 birth | total population: 76.56 years male: 73.67 years female: 79.64 years (2021 est.) | total population: 72.99 years male: 70.8 years female: 75.35 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.47 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.92 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | <.1% (2020 est.) | NA |
| Nationality | noun: Serb(s) adjective: Serbian | 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 groups | Serb 83.3%, Hungarian 3.5%, Romani 2.1%, Bosniak 2%, other 5.7%, undeclared or unknown 3.4% (2011 est.) note: most ethnic Albanians boycotted the 2011 census; Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 5-11% of Serbia's population | 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/AIDS | 3,300 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children | NA |
| Religions | Orthodox 84.6%, Catholic 5%, Muslim 3.1%, Protestant 1%, atheist 1.1%, other 0.8% (includes agnostics, other Christians, Eastern, Jewish), undeclared or unknown 4.5% (2011 est.) note: most ethnic Albanians boycotted the 2011 census | 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 | NA |
| Languages | Serbian (official) 88.1%, Hungarian 3.4%, Bosnian 1.9%, Romani 1.4%, other 3.4%, undeclared or unknown 1.8%; note - Serbian, Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian, Croatian, and Ruthenian (Rusyn) are official in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina; most ethnic Albanians boycotted the 2011 census (2011 est.) major-language sample(s): Knjiga svetskih cinjenica, neophodan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Serbian) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. | 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) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Education expenditures | 3.6% of GDP (2018) | NA |
| Major cities - population | 1.402 million BELGRADE (capital) (2021) | 216,870 PRISTINA (capital) (2019) |
Source: CIA Factbook
