Before 2001, the census was conducted in 1981 with the participation of all communities, according to the Kosovo Statistics Office, which counted 1.6 million residents at the time.
Prije 2011. godine, popis je proveden 1981. godine, uz sudjelovanje svih zajednica, ističe Statistički ured Kosova, i u njemu je u to doba prebrojano 1,6 milijuna stanovnika.