Net migration, annual growth rate in Kosovo
Kosovo: Net migration, annual growth rate was 17.13 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net migration, annual growth rate in Kosovo, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Kosovo recorded 17.13 % change on previous year for net migration, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is down 25.1% on the previous year and up 142.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net migration, annual growth rate in Kosovo peaked at 415.12 % change on previous year in 1975 and was at its lowest, -448.04 % change on previous year, in 1996.
That places Kosovo 25th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -46.55 % change on previous year | -365.64 % change on previous year | 103.99 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 82.09 % change on previous year | -73.02 % change on previous year | 415.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -8.83 % change on previous year | -271.2 % change on previous year | 162.81 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | -61.01 % change on previous year | -448.04 % change on previous year | 123.79 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.54 % change on previous year | -7.06 % change on previous year | 94.57 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -63.03 % change on previous year | -380.96 % change on previous year | 83.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.02 % change on previous year | -0.5807 % change on previous year | 109.76 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 22 Vietnam 19.24 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Thailand 17.96 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Saint Martin 17.84 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Suriname 17.07 % change on previous year compare
- 27 China (People’s Republic of) 15.95 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Bangladesh 15.05 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Kosovo
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 59.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.82 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 5.61 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 2.40 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 55.7% (2024)
- Broad money 59.6% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 3.3% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 65.6% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 0.8871 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -18,380 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net migration, annual growth rate in Kosovo?
- Net migration, annual growth rate in Kosovo was 17.13 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 415.12 % change on previous year in 1975.
- What is the lowest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was -448.04 % change on previous year in 1996.
- How does Kosovo rank for net migration, annual growth rate?
- Kosovo ranks 25th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net migration, annual growth rate rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net migration, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net migration World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.