Kosovars
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,585,566 (in Kosovo) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Kosovo, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, United Kingdom, United States[1] | |
| Languages | |
| Albanian (majority), Serbian, Bosniak, Turkish, Romani, Gora dialect, Croatian | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (Sunni and Bektashi), Serbian Orthodox, Roman Catholic |
Kosovars or Kosovans are the citizens of Kosovo. As a civic nationality, the designation encompasses all individuals who hold citizenship regardless of ethnic origin. Ethnic Albanians form the overwhelming majority of the population (approximately 92%), alongside constitutionally recognized minority communities including Serbs, Bosniaks, and others. Kosovar citizenship can be acquired through birth, naturalization, or other legal processes.[2][3]
Ethnic groups
[edit]According to demographic sources, Kosovo has a population of around two million. Ethnic Albanians form the majority in Kosovo with 92.9% of the population being Albanian. The vast majority of Kosovar Albanians are Muslim and speak the Albanian language.[4] Other ethnic groups in Kosovo include Serbs, Romani people, Ashkali and Balkan Egyptians, Bosniaks, Turks and Gorani people.[5][6]
Diaspora
[edit]Nationality law
[edit]Kosovo provides citizenship to a person in the following circumstances:[7]
- Being born to two Kosovar parents, or in some cases to one Kosovar parent
- Being born in Kosovo to stateless or unknown parents, or if they would otherwise be stateless
- Being adopted by Kosovar parents
- Naturalization after having lived in the country for at least 5 years, having married a Kosovar spouse, being a minor child of a person being naturalized, or being from the Kosovar diaspora
The country permits dual citizenship.[8]
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Kosovo".
- ↑ "LIGJ PËR SHTETËSINË E KOSOVËS" (PDF). Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ↑ "Dual Citizenship Report, Kosovo". Dual Citizenship. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ↑ "Kosovo (unrecognized state) - World Directory of Minorities & Indigenous Peoples". Minority Rights Group. 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ↑ "Kosovo (unrecognized state)".
- ↑ "Kosovo (04/08) - State.gov".
- ↑ "ON CITIZENSHIP OF KOSOVO" (PDF). old.kuvendikosoves.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ↑ "Kosovo". Dual Citizenship Report. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
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