How many people live in the Western Balkans? The unreliability of statistics on the region often makes it hard to tell.
How many people live in the Western Balkans? The unreliability of statistics on the region often makes it hard to tell. As a recent article in the Guardian drawing on ECFR research discusses, many Europeans are more concerned about emigration than immigration. The article includes a graphic purportedly showing that Kosovo lost 15.4 percent of its population between 2007 and 2018. This is the result of both guesswork and a complete misunderstanding of published data. According to our calculations, Kosovo’s population declined by around 4.27 percent between 1990 and 2017.
See at: https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_western_balkans_statistical_black_hole_eu_enlargement
