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Nationality:
noun: Kosovar (Albanian), Kosovac (Serbian)
adjective: Kosovar (Albanian), Kosovski (Serbian)
note: Kosovan, a neutral term, is sometimes also used as a noun or adjective

Ethnic groups:
Albanians 92%, other (Serb, Bosniak, Gorani, Roma, Turk, Ashkali, Egyptian) 8% (2008)

Languages:
Albanian (official), Serbian (official), Bosnian, Turkish, Roma

Religions:
Muslim, Serbian Orthodox, Roman Catholic

Population:
1,836,529 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 150
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 27.2% (male 258,078/female 237,987)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 66.1% (male 630,350/female 576,946)
[see also: Age structure 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 6.7% (male 51,668/female 70,603) (2011 est.)
[see also: Age structure 65 years and over country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 26.7 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 26.3 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 27.2 years (2011 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2012 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
4.3% of GDP (2008)
country comparison to the world: 91

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.9%
male: 96.6%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 87.5% (2007 Census)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
NA