Sex ratio at birth in Kosovo
Kosovo: Sex ratio at birth was 1.07 male births per female births in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.07 male births per female births
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
29th
of 218 countries
All-time high
1.12 male births per female births
in 2014
All-time low
1.07 male births per female births
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Sex ratio at birth in Kosovo, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in male births per female births.
Analysis
Kosovo recorded 1.07 male births per female births for sex ratio at birth in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at birth in Kosovo peaked at 1.12 male births per female births in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.07 male births per female births, in 1960.
Kosovo ranks 29th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Sex ratio at birth in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | male births per female births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.07 male births per female births | — |
| 1961 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.07 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.09 male births per female births | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.11 male births per female births | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.11 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.08 male births per female births | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 1.09 male births per female births | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.1 male births per female births | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.1 male births per female births | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.11 male births per female births | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.11 male births per female births | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.11 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.1 male births per female births | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.1 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.1 male births per female births | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.09 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.09 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.09 male births per female births | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.09 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.09 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.08 male births per female births | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.08 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.08 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.1 male births per female births | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.08 male births per female births | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.09 male births per female births | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.09 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.11 male births per female births | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.08 male births per female births | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.08 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.12 male births per female births | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.09 male births per female births | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.11 male births per female births | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.12 male births per female births | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.12 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.1 male births per female births | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.1 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1 male births per female births | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.09 male births per female births | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.11 male births per female births | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.08 male births per female births | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.08 male births per female births | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.07 male births per female births | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.07 male births per female births | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.07 male births per female births | -0.2% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 1.07 male births per female births is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.05 male births per female births, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 1.07 male births per female births is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 male births per female births, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.11 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 male births per female births | 1.09 male births per female births | 1.11 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.11 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 male births per female births | 1.09 male births per female births | 1.12 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.08 male births per female births | 5 |
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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 sex ratio at birth in Kosovo?
- Sex ratio at birth in Kosovo was 1.07 male births per female births in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest sex ratio at birth recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 male births per female births in 2014.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at birth recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 male births per female births in 1960.
- How does Kosovo rank for sex ratio at birth?
- Kosovo ranks 29th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sex ratio at birth rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sex ratio at birth refers to male births per female births.