Kosovo vs. Albania
Demographics
| Kosovo | Albania | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,935,259 (July 2021 est.) | 3,088,385 (July 2021 est.) |
| Age structure | 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.) | 0-14 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.) |
| Median age | total: 30.5 years male: 30.2 years female: 30.8 years (2020 est.) | total: 34.3 years male: 32.9 years female: 35.7 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.67% (2021 est.) | 0.24% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 15.05 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 12.86 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 6.91 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 7.27 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -1.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | -3.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | 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.) | at 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.) |
| Infant mortality rate | 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.) | total: 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.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 72.99 years male: 70.8 years female: 75.35 years (2021 est.) | total population: 79.23 years male: 76.55 years female: 82.12 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.92 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.53 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA | <.1 (2020 est.) |
| Nationality | 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 | noun: Albanian(s) adjective: Albanian |
| 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% (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 | Albanian 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 |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA | 1,400 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children |
| Religions | Muslim 95.6%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, Orthodox 1.5%, other 0.1%, none 0.1%, unspecified 0.6% (2011 est.) | Muslim 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 |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA | <100 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children |
| 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.) major-language sample(s): Libri i Fakteve Boterore, burimi vital per informacione elementare. (Albanian) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. | Albanian 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) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Education expenditures | NA | 3.6% of GDP (2017) |
| Major cities - population | 216,870 PRISTINA (capital) (2019) | 503,000 TIRANA (capital) (2021) |
Source: CIA Factbook
