Kosovo - Daten & Fakten

Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Kosovo
325 860 000 EUR
349 689 000 EUR
7.31 %
Bekleidung
Kosovo
6 866 000 EUR
8 547 000 EUR
24.48 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Kosovo
28 493 000 EUR
25 046 000 EUR
-12.10 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Kosovo
16 088 000 EUR
13 095 000 EUR
-18.60 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Kosovo
7 993 000 EUR
8 026 000 EUR
0.41 %
Energieversorgung
Kosovo
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Kosovo
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erze
Kosovo
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Kosovo
1 811 000 EUR
2 535 000 EUR
39.98 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Kosovo
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Kosovo
1 000 EUR
2 000 EUR
100.00 %
Getränke
Kosovo
1 592 000 EUR
2 345 000 EUR
47.30 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Kosovo
2 676 000 EUR
2 692 000 EUR
0.60 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Kosovo
33 945 000 EUR
30 230 000 EUR
-10.94 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Kosovo
10 339 000 EUR
10 606 000 EUR
2.58 %
Kohle
Kosovo
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Kosovo
4 402 000 EUR
5 142 000 EUR
16.81 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Kosovo
64 697 000 EUR
92 527 000 EUR
43.02 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Kosovo
1 792 000 EUR
2 840 000 EUR
58.48 %
Maschinen
Kosovo
22 377 000 EUR
32 778 000 EUR
46.48 %
Metalle
Kosovo
3 370 000 EUR
3 207 000 EUR
-4.84 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Kosovo
8 973 000 EUR
9 233 000 EUR
2.90 %
Möbel
Kosovo
1 363 000 EUR
1 785 000 EUR
30.96 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Kosovo
52 859 000 EUR
61 852 000 EUR
17.01 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Kosovo
4 548 000 EUR
4 103 000 EUR
-9.78 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Kosovo
21 809 000 EUR
3 311 000 EUR
-84.82 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Kosovo
793 000 EUR
262 000 EUR
-66.96 %
Sonstige Waren
Kosovo
12 316 000 EUR
12 845 000 EUR
4.30 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Kosovo
314 000 EUR
235 000 EUR
-25.16 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Kosovo
14 483 000 EUR
14 928 000 EUR
3.07 %
Textilien
Kosovo
1 960 000 EUR
1 517 000 EUR
-22.60 %

Daten & Fakten
Flagge: Kosovo Kosovo
Capital
name: Pristina (Prishtine, Prishtina)

geographic coordinates: 42 40 N, 21 10 E

time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

etymology: the name may derive from a Proto-Slavic word reconstructed as "pryshchina," meaning "spring (of water)"
Citizenship
citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Kosovo

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
Legal system
civil law system; note - the European Union Rule of Law Mission (EULEX) retained limited executive powers within the Kosovo judiciary for complex cases from 2008 to 2018
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Area
total: 10,887 sq km

land: 10,887 sq km

water: 0 sq km
Land use
agricultural land: 52.8% (2018 est.)

arable land: 27.4% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 1.9% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 23.5% (2018 est.)

forest: 41.7% (2018 est.)

other: 5.5% (2018 est.)
Location
Southeastern Europe, between Serbia and Macedonia
Age structure
0-14 years: 23.1% (male 235,379/female 218,359)

15-64 years: 68.75% (male 706,495/female 643,982)

65 years and over: 8.15% (2023 est.) (male 69,676/female 90,436)
Birth rate
14.6 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
Albanian (official) 94.5%, Bosnian 1.7%, Serbian (official) 1.6%, Turkish 1.1%, other 0.9% (includes Romani), unspecified 0.1%; note - in municipalities where a community's mother tongue is not one of Kosovo's official languages, the language of that community may be given official status according to the 2006 Law on the Use of Languages

note: these estimates may under-represent Serb, Romani, and some other ethnic minority languages because they are based on the 2011 Kosovo national census, which excluded northern Kosovo (a largely Serb-inhabited region) and was partially boycotted by Serb and Romani communities in southern Kosovo (2011 est.)

major-language sample(s): Libri i fakteve boterore, burimi i pazevendesueshem per informacione elementare (Albanian)

Knjiga svetskih činjenica, neophodan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Serbian)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 72.2 years (2023 est.)

male: 69.9 years

female: 74.5 years
Major urban areas - population
218,782 PRISTINA (capital) (2020)
Median age
total: 31.7 years (2023 est.)

male: 31.3 years

female: 32 years
Net migration rate
-0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
population clusters exist throughout the country, the largest being in the east in and around the capital of Pristina
Population growth rate
0.62% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.88 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Education expenditures
NA
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
-2.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
7.76% (2021 est.)
Labor force
500,300 (2017 est.)

note: includes those estimated to be employed in the gray economy
Population below poverty line
17.6% (2015 est.)
Unemployment rate
30.5% (2017 est.)

27.5% (2016 est.)

note: Kosovo has a large informal sector that may not be reflected in these data
Public debt
21.2% of GDP (2017 est.)

19.4% of GDP (2016 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
3.35% (2021 est.)

0.2% (2020 est.)

2.68% (2019 est.)
Exports
$3.138 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$1.687 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$2.312 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Exports - partners
United States 16%, Albania 15%, North Macedonia 12%, Germany 8%, Italy 8% (2021)
Imports
$6.128 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$4.187 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$4.454 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Imports - partners
Germany 13%, Turkey 13%, China 10%, Serbia 7%, Italy 6% (2021)
Airports
6 (2021)
Internet users
total: 1,756,300 (2021 est.)

percent of population: 91% (2021 est.)
Railways
total: 437 km (2020)
Roadways
total: 2,012 km (2015)

paved: 1,921 km (2015) (includes 78 km of expressways)

unpaved: 91 km (2015)
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions: 383,763 (2022 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 25 (2022 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 1,777,859 (2022 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 98 (2022 est.)
Disputes - international

NATO-led Kosovo Force peacekeepers under UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo authority continue to ensure a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement for all Kosovo citizens

Kosovo-Albania: none identified

Kosovo-Montenegro: their 2015 demarcation agreement was ratified by Montenegro in December 2015 and by Kosovo in March 2018, but the actual demarcation has not been completed; as of March 2021, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin KURTI said that after the new Montenegrin government is formed, he would broach the subject of reopening the agreement

Kosovo-North Macedonia: Kosovo and North Macedonia completed demarcation of their boundary in September 2008; both countries ratified the demarcation documents on October 17, 2009, after high-level consultations resolved the disputed section of border around Debelde/Tanusevci

Kosovo-Serbia: Serbia with several other states protest the US’s and other countries’ recognition of Kosovo's declaration of its status as a sovereign and independent state in February 2008; ethnic Serbian municipalities along Kosovo's northern border challenge final status of Kosovo-Serbia boundary; Kosovo’s and Serbia’s temporary agreement on license plates expired on 21 April 2022; the two countries are meeting on 13 May to reach a permanent agreement