Demographics

Ottoman Empire
The Ottomans
 started conducting census surveys in Rumelia
 in 1486. Approximate populations reported were:
  * 1486: 392 families
  * 1487: 412 Christian households and 94 Muslim households
  * 1569: 692 families
  * 1669: 2,060 families
  * 1685: 3,000 families
  * 1689: 4,000 families
From 1850, surveys were conducted in theVilayet of Kosovo
. Populations reported were:
  * 1850: 12,000 citizens, in 3,000 families
  * 1902: 18,000 citizens, in 3,760 familiesSerbia and Kingdom of Yugoslavia
  * The 1921 official population census conducted by the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
 listed 14,338 citizens.
  * The 1931 official population census organised by the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
listed 18,358 inhabitants by mother languages:  *
  * Turkish
 – 7,573 ("41%")
  * Serbian
 – 5,738 ("31%")
  * Albanian
 – 2,351 ("13%")
  * "other languages" (Romani
, Circassian
etc.) – 2,651 ("14%")Socialist Yugoslavia
The 1948 official population census of theAutonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija
 organised by the government of the People's Republic of Serbia
 under theFederal People's Republic of Yugoslavia
government recorded 19,631 citizens in 4,667 families.
The 1953 official population census of the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija organised by the government ofSerbia
 under the Yugoslav
 government recorded 24,229 citizens:  *
  * 9,034 Albanians
 ("37%")
  * 7,951 Serbs
 and Montenegrins
 ("33%")
  * 4,726 Turks
 ("20%")
  * 2,518 Romani
 and "others" ("10%")
The 1971 official population census of the Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo organised by the government of the Socialist Republic of Serbia under the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia government 69,514 citizens in 14,813 families:  *
  * 96,00 Serbs
 and Montenegrins
 ("28%")
  * 4,00 Romani
 ("6%")
The 1981 official population census of the Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo organised by the government of the Socialist Republic of Serbia under the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia government 108,083 citizens in 21,017 families:  *
  * 75,803 Albanians
 ("70%")
  * 21,067 Serbs
 and Montenegrins
 ("19%")
  * 5,101 Romani
 ("5%")
  * 2,504 Muslims
 ("2%")
According to the last census in 1991 (boycotted by the Albanian majority), the population of the Pristina municipality was 199,654, including 77.63% Albanians, 15.43% Serbs and Montenegrins, 1.72% Muslims by nationality, and others.[33]
 This census cannot be considered accurate as it is based on previous records and estimates.
In 2004 it was estimated that the population exceeded half a million, and that Albanians
 form around "98%" of it. The Serbian population in the city has fallen significantly since 1999, many of the city's Serbs having fled or been expelled following the end of the war. In early 1999 Pristina had about 230,000 inhabitants. There were more than 40,000 Serbs and about 6,500 Romas with the remainder being Albanians.*Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs*1
YearAlbanians %