Population during each head of government's tenure

Every head of government since 1991, ranked by how population changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.

#	Head of government	In office	Total	Per year	Chart
1	Hashim Thaçi	17 Feb 2008 – 9 Dec 2014	+1.2% 2008 → 2014	+0.2%/yr
2	AAK Ramush Haradinaj	9 Sep 2017 – 3 Feb 2020	−0.1% 2017 → 2020	0.0%/yr
3	Isa Mustafa	9 Dec 2014 – 9 Sep 2017	−2.0% 2014 → 2017	−0.7%/yr
4	Albin Kurti	22 Mar 2021 – now	−12.0% 2021 → 2026	−2.5%/yr

Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. millions, 1 January · Kosovo Agency of Statistics, estimated population at 31 December (dated at the next 1 January), from the end of 2011 (ASK's PxWeb), on the April 2024 census from the end of 2023; the World Bank's mid-year estimates before 2012, from 2008, rescaled · Kosovo data · as of Sep 2026.