Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Kosovo

Share of population under 15 in Kosovo in 2025 — 20%. Ranked 124 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 20.8 pp.

2025 20% −0.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 124of 217
Period maximum 42.5%1971
Period minimum 20%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Kosovo, 1960–2025102030405019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 40.8%1962: 40.6%1964: 40.4%1966: 40.1%1968: 40.2%1970: 42.2%1972: 42.3%1974: 41.7%1976: 41%1978: 40%1980: 38.9%1982: 37.9%1984: 37.2%1986: 36.6%1988: 36.7%1990: 37.3%1992: 36.4%1994: 34.8%1996: 33.4%1998: 33.6%2000: 35.4%2002: 32.7%2004: 30.4%2006: 28.9%2008: 28.3%2010: 28%2012: 27.1%2014: 26.3%2016: 25.3%2018: 23.7%2020: 22.6%2022: 21.7%2024: 20.7%2025: 20%
Change over the period: −20.8 pp Annual average: -0.32 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Kosovo 20%
World 24.4%
Southern Europe computed 12.6%
Share of population under 15 — Kosovo, by year Kosovo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 20 −0.7 pp
2024 20.7 −0.6 pp
2023 21.3 −0.5 pp
2022 21.7 −0.4 pp
2021 22.1 −0.5 pp
2020 22.6 −0.5 pp
2019 23.1 −0.5 pp
2018 23.7 −0.7 pp
2017 24.4 −0.9 pp
2016 25.3 −0.7 pp
2015 25.9 −0.3 pp
2014 26.3 −0.4 pp
2013 26.6 −0.5 pp
2012 27.1 −0.6 pp
2011 27.7 −0.3 pp
2010 28 −0.1 pp
2009 28.1 −0.2 pp
2008 28.3 −0.2 pp
2007 28.6 −0.4 pp
2006 28.9 −0.6 pp
2005 29.6 −0.9 pp
2004 30.4 −1.1 pp
2003 31.5 −1.3 pp
2002 32.7 −1.4 pp
2001 34.1 −1.3 pp
2000 35.4 −0 pp
1999 35.4 +1.9 pp
1998 33.6 +0.8 pp
1997 32.8 −0.6 pp
1996 33.4 −0.7 pp
1995 34.1 −0.8 pp
1994 34.8 −0.8 pp
1993 35.6 −0.8 pp
1992 36.4 −0.7 pp
1991 37.1 −0.3 pp
1990 37.3 +0.2 pp
1989 37.1 +0.4 pp
1988 36.7 +0.2 pp
1987 36.5 −0.1 pp
1986 36.6 −0.2 pp
1985 36.8 −0.4 pp
1984 37.2 −0.4 pp
1983 37.6 −0.4 pp
1982 37.9 −0.4 pp
1981 38.4 −0.5 pp
1980 38.9 −0.6 pp
1979 39.5 −0.6 pp
1978 40 −0.5 pp
1977 40.5 −0.4 pp
1976 41 −0.4 pp
1975 41.4 −0.4 pp
1974 41.7 −0.3 pp
1973 42 −0.2 pp
1972 42.3 −0.3 pp
1971 42.5 +0.3 pp
1970 42.2 +1 pp
1969 41.2 +1 pp
1968 40.2 +0.4 pp
1967 39.8 −0.2 pp
1966 40.1 −0.2 pp
1965 40.2 −0.1 pp
1964 40.4 −0.1 pp
1963 40.5 −0.1 pp
1962 40.6 −0.1 pp
1961 40.7 −0.1 pp
1960 40.8

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

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