Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in Kosovo
Kosovo: Life expectancy at birth, female (years) was 80.28 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
80.28 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
85th
of 218 countries
All-time high
80.28 years
in 2024
All-time low
49.18 years
in 1962
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Kosovo, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Kosovo recorded 80.28 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 peaked at 80.28 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.18 years, in 1962.
That places Kosovo 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 (years) in Kosovo, 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% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 80.28 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.91 years, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 80.28 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83 years, 97% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
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
More health data for Kosovo
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -5.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -5.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -5.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0295 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Kosovo?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Kosovo 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?
- The highest recorded value was 80.28 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.18 years in 1962.
- How does Kosovo rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Kosovo ranks 85th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo 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.