Population ages 15-64, female in Kosovo
Kosovo: Population ages 15-64, female was 69.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, female in Kosovo, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
Kosovo recorded 69.5% for population ages 15-64, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, female in Kosovo peaked at 69.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 1971.
Kosovo ranks 24th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, female in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.5% | — |
| 1961 | 54.6% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 54.8% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 54.9% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 55.0% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 55.2% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 55.3% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 55.5% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 55.2% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 54.5% | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 53.7% | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 53.5% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 53.8% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 54.0% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 54.2% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 54.6% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 54.9% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 55.3% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 55.7% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 56.3% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 56.8% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 57.4% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 57.8% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 58.3% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 58.8% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 59.2% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 59.5% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 59.7% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 59.3% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 58.7% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 58.2% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 58.3% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 59.0% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 59.8% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 60.5% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 61.2% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 61.7% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 62.3% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 61.2% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 58.8% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 58.6% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 59.8% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 62.1% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 63.1% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 63.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 64.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 64.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 65.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 65.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 65.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 66.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 66.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 66.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 67.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 68.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 68.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 68.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 69.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 69.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 69.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 69.3% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 69.5% | +0.4% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 69.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.9%, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 69.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 62.4%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.9% | 54.5% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.6% | 53.5% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.5% | 56.8% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.1% | 58.2% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.8% | 58.6% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 65.4% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 68.8% | 69.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 21 Antigua and Barbuda 69.6% compare
- 22 Malaysia 69.6% compare
- 23 French Polynesia 69.6% compare
- 24 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 69.5% compare
- 26 Colombia 69.5% compare
- 27 Iran, Islamic Republic of 69.3% compare
More health data for Kosovo
- Population ages 00-04, 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 05-09, female, annual growth rate -5.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.03 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, female in Kosovo?
- Population ages 15-64, female in Kosovo was 69.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 1971.
- How does Kosovo rank for population ages 15-64, female?
- Kosovo ranks 24th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, female rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.