Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Kosovo

Population aged 65 and over in Kosovo in 2025 — 165,729 people. Ranked 144 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 296.9%.

2025 165,729 people +3.18% vs 2024
World rank 144of 217
Period maximum 165,729 people2025
Period minimum 41,752 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Kosovo, 1960–2025050,000100,000150,000200,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 41,752 people1962: 42,388 people1964: 43,984 people1966: 46,500 people1968: 49,503 people1970: 52,329 people1972: 55,544 people1974: 59,062 people1976: 62,593 people1978: 65,725 people1980: 68,244 people1982: 70,205 people1984: 71,627 people1986: 73,095 people1988: 76,304 people1990: 81,797 people1992: 86,468 people1994: 93,429 people1996: 101,497 people1998: 106,230 people2000: 106,844 people2002: 115,296 people2004: 119,832 people2006: 121,912 people2008: 122,105 people2010: 121,478 people2012: 125,535 people2014: 131,714 people2016: 138,545 people2018: 147,908 people2020: 156,127 people2022: 163,358 people2024: 160,617 people2025: 165,729 people
Change over the period: +123,977 (+296.94%) Average annual rate: 2.14 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kosovo

Kosovo 165,729 people
World 855M people
Europe & Central Asia 173M people
Southern Europe computed 35.51M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 333M people
Population aged 65 and over — Kosovo, by year Kosovo All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 165,729 +5,112 +3.18%
2024 160,617 −1,657 −1.02%
2023 162,274 −1,084 −0.66%
2022 163,358 +4,573 +2.88%
2021 158,785 +2,658 +1.7%
2020 156,127 +3,359 +2.2%
2019 152,768 +4,860 +3.29%
2018 147,908 +4,774 +3.34%
2017 143,134 +4,589 +3.31%
2016 138,545 +3,753 +2.78%
2015 134,792 +3,078 +2.34%
2014 131,714 +3,094 +2.41%
2013 128,620 +3,085 +2.46%
2012 125,535 +2,997 +2.45%
2011 122,538 +1,060 +0.87%
2010 121,478 −476 −0.39%
2009 121,954 −151 −0.12%
2008 122,105 −29 −0.02%
2007 122,134 +222 +0.18%
2006 121,912 +732 +0.6%
2005 121,180 +1,348 +1.12%
2004 119,832 +1,966 +1.67%
2003 117,866 +2,570 +2.23%
2002 115,296 +3,800 +3.41%
2001 111,496 +4,652 +4.35%
2000 106,844 +2,074 +1.98%
1999 104,770 −1,460 −1.37%
1998 106,230 +742 +0.7%
1997 105,488 +3,991 +3.93%
1996 101,497 +4,030 +4.13%
1995 97,467 +4,038 +4.32%
1994 93,429 +3,779 +4.22%
1993 89,650 +3,182 +3.68%
1992 86,468 +2,403 +2.86%
1991 84,065 +2,268 +2.77%
1990 81,797 +2,653 +3.35%
1989 79,144 +2,840 +3.72%
1988 76,304 +2,107 +2.84%
1987 74,197 +1,102 +1.51%
1986 73,095 +785 +1.09%
1985 72,310 +683 +0.95%
1984 71,627 +713 +1.01%
1983 70,914 +709 +1.01%
1982 70,205 +854 +1.23%
1981 69,351 +1,107 +1.62%
1980 68,244 +1,208 +1.8%
1979 67,036 +1,311 +1.99%
1978 65,725 +1,505 +2.34%
1977 64,220 +1,627 +2.6%
1976 62,593 +1,744 +2.87%
1975 60,849 +1,787 +3.03%
1974 59,062 +1,784 +3.11%
1973 57,278 +1,734 +3.12%
1972 55,544 +1,641 +3.04%
1971 53,903 +1,574 +3.01%
1970 52,329 +1,441 +2.83%
1969 50,888 +1,385 +2.8%
1968 49,503 +1,493 +3.11%
1967 48,010 +1,510 +3.25%
1966 46,500 +1,372 +3.04%
1965 45,128 +1,144 +2.6%
1964 43,984 +933 +2.17%
1963 43,051 +663 +1.56%
1962 42,388 +384 +0.91%
1961 42,004 +252 +0.6%
1960 41,752

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.