Life expectancy at birth, female in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244): Life expectancy at birth, female was 80.28 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) stood at 80.28 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) peaked at 80.28 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.18 years, in 1962.
That places Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 85th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.7 years | — |
| 1961 | 50.81 years | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 49.18 years | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 50.8 years | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 52.15 years | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 53.31 years | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 54.13 years | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 54.58 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 55.13 years | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 55.48 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 55.73 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 57.24 years | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 56.93 years | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 57.9 years | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 58.55 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 59.31 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 59.52 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 60.5 years | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 60.65 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 61.23 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 62.08 years | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 62.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 61.73 years | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 62.9 years | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 63.25 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 63.1 years | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 64.43 years | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 65.5 years | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 66.27 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 67.11 years | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 68.42 years | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 68.82 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 69.51 years | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 70.21 years | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 70.73 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 70.82 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 71.27 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 71.79 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 71.92 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 66.31 years | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 73.34 years | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 73.79 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 74.23 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 74.68 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 75.08 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 75.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 75.66 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 76.58 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 76.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 76.96 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 76.95 years | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 77.53 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 77.91 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 78.38 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 78.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 78.31 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 78.86 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 79.06 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 79.18 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 79.36 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 76.64 years | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 77 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 79.81 years | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 80.12 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 80.28 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.53 years | 49.18 years | 55.48 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.75 years | 55.73 years | 61.23 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.86 years | 61.73 years | 67.11 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.98 years | 66.31 years | 71.92 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.25 years | 73.34 years | 76.96 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.4 years | 76.95 years | 79.36 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.77 years | 76.64 years | 80.28 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
More health data for Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 13,835 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 13,608 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 15,246 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 13,726 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 13,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 13,601 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 14,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 14,525 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 13,825 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 14,457 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) was 80.28 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.28 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.18 years in 1962.
- How does Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 85th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.