Working-age population in Kosovo
Kosovo: Working-age population was 1,253 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Working-age population in Kosovo, 2000–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, working-age population in Kosovo stood at 1,253. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, working-age population in Kosovo peaked at 1,417 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,253, in 2024.
Kosovo ranks 68th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Working-age population in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,328 | — |
| 2012 | 1,368 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1,333 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1,352 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1,329 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1,351 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1,389 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1,401 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1,392 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,415 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1,417 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,389 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1,374 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1,253 | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,328 | 1,328 | 1,328 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,364 | 1,329 | 1,401 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1,369 | 1,253 | 1,417 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
More gender data for Kosovo
- Life Expectancy at Birth 79.52 (2022)
- Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 (2023)
- Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 (2023)
- Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 (2023)
- Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 (2023)
- Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 1 (2023)
- Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 (2023)
- Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 (2023)
- Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 0 (2023)
- Women Business and the Law Index 91.88 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is working-age population in Kosovo?
- Working-age population in Kosovo was 1,253 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest working-age population recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 1,417 in 2021.
- What is the lowest working-age population recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,253 in 2024.
- How does Kosovo rank for working-age population?
- Kosovo ranks 68th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is working-age population rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Working-age population (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
For more information, refer to the International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.