Total Fertility Rate in Kosovo
Kosovo: Total Fertility Rate was 1.51 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.51
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
154th
of 197 countries
All-time high
6.36
in 1960
All-time low
1.51
in 2022
Years of data
63
1960–2022
Total Fertility Rate in Kosovo, 1960–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, total fertility rate in Kosovo stood at 1.51. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Kosovo peaked at 6.36 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.51, in 2022.
Kosovo ranks 154th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Total Fertility Rate in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.36 | — |
| 1961 | 6.35 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 6.33 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 6.3 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 6.13 | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 5.93 | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 5.74 | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 5.78 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 5.75 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 5.86 | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 5.5 | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 5.67 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 5.62 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 5.42 | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 5.47 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 5.25 | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 5.27 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 4.96 | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 4.69 | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 4.49 | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 4.91 | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 4.46 | -9.2% |
| 1982 | 4.73 | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 4.66 | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 4.59 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 4.31 | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 4.17 | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 3.75 | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 3.95 | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 3.64 | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 3.65 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 3.44 | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 2.87 | -16.6% |
| 1993 | 2.73 | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 2.6 | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 2.6 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 2.6 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.57 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 2.59 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 2.64 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 2.66 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.62 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 2.53 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.28 | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 2.46 | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 2.61 | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 2.43 | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 2.36 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 2.44 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 2.44 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.43 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.99 | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.1 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 1.87 | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 1.75 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 1.66 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 1.65 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.6 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.55 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.53 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.52 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.51 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.05 | 5.74 | 6.36 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.23 | 4.49 | 5.67 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.32 | 3.64 | 4.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.83 | 2.57 | 3.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.48 | 2.28 | 2.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 | 1.55 | 2.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 | 1.51 | 1.53 | 3 |
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- SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 25.09 (2024)
- Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 0 (2023)
- Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 (2023)
- Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 (2023)
- Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 (2023)
- Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 (2023)
- Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 (2023)
- Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 1 (2023)
- Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Kosovo?
- Total fertility rate in Kosovo was 1.51 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 6.36 in 1960.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 in 2022.
- How does Kosovo rank for total fertility rate?
- Kosovo ranks 154th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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