Kosovo vs North Macedonia
North Macedonia has 1.2× the population of Kosovo: 1,820,909 vs 1,576,876, a gap of 244,033. North Macedonia is shrinking more slowly (−0.19% vs −1.10% a year), adding about -3,447 people a year against −17,381. At these source-year rates the modelled relative population gap is widening. North Macedonia is the older society: 18.5% aged 65+ against 10.5% in Kosovo, while Kosovo has more children (20.0% under 15 vs 16.5%). People in Kosovo live 1.6 years longer on average (78.2 vs 76.6). GDP per capita is 1.3× higher in North Macedonia ($10,490 vs $7,899).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Kosovo) and 2025 (North Macedonia); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Kosovo vs North Macedonia — side by side
 Kosovo |  North Macedonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,576,8762025 | 1,820,9092025 |
| Growth rate / yr | −1.10%2025 | −0.19%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 11.92024 | 8.82024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 6.02024 | 11.12024 |
| Children per woman | 1.542024 | 1.402024 |
| Life expectancy | 78.2 yrs2024 | 76.6 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 20.0%2025 | 16.5%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 10.5%2025 | 18.5%2025 |
| Density | —year not supplied | 72.5 /km²2023 |
| Area | —year not supplied | 25,710 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 50.9%2025 | 62.9%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -18,3802025 | -5,6452025 |
| GDP per capita | $7,8992025 | $10,4902025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #153 | #151 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.02% | 0.02% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Kosovo: 1.6× from 1960 to 2025; North Macedonia: 1.3× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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