Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244): Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 78.22 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) recorded 78.22 years for life expectancy at birth, total 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 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) peaked at 78.22 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.38 years, in 1962.
That places Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 67th 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, total (years) (Life World Population) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.7 years | — |
| 1961 | 49.88 years | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 48.38 years | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 50.1 years | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 51.12 years | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 52 years | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 52.47 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 53.05 years | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 53.61 years | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 53.39 years | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 54 years | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 55.13 years | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 55.12 years | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 55.91 years | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 56.38 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 57.31 years | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 57.54 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 58.4 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 58.83 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 59.09 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 60.3 years | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 60.37 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 60.07 years | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 61 years | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 61.46 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 61.22 years | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 62.54 years | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 63.57 years | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 64.21 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 65.23 years | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 66.51 years | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 66.46 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 67.38 years | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 67.94 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 68.59 years | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 68.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 69.36 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 69.86 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 68.58 years | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 58.27 years | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 71.32 years | +22.4% |
| 2001 | 71.78 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 72.23 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 72.68 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 73.13 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 73.44 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 73.63 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 74.42 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 74.71 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 74.79 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 74.61 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 75.32 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 75.75 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 76.34 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 76.18 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 76.02 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 76.75 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 77.11 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 77.12 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 77.25 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 74.21 years | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 74.98 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 77.62 years | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 78.03 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 78.22 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.27 years | 48.38 years | 53.61 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.77 years | 54 years | 59.09 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 62 years | 60.07 years | 65.23 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.17 years | 58.27 years | 69.86 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.21 years | 71.32 years | 74.79 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.24 years | 74.61 years | 77.25 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.61 years | 74.21 years | 78.22 years | 5 |
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More health data for Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -5.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) was 78.22 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.22 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.38 years in 1962.
- How does Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 67th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.