| Population | 1,895,250 (July 2017 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 25.01% (male 246,281/female 227,718) 15-24 years: 17.22% (male 170,515/female 155,840) 25-54 years: 42.57% (male 425,815/female 381,037) 55-64 years: 7.92% (male 75,964/female 74,170) 65 years and over: 7.28% (male 57,965/female 79,945) (2017 est.) |
| Median age | total: 29.1 years male: 28.8 years female: 29.5 years (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | PRISTINA (capital) 207,062 (2014) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.1 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.12 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Kosovar (Albanian), Kosovac (Serbian) adjective: Kosovar (Albanian), Kosovski (Serbian) note: Kosovan, a neutral term, is sometimes also used as a noun or adjective |
| Ethnic groups | 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% 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 (2011 est.) |
| Religions | Muslim 95.6%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, Orthodox 1.5%, other 0.07%, none 0.07%, unspecified 0.6% (2011 est.) |
| Languages | 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.) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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