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.
Prema podacima Kosovske uprave za statistiku, pre 2001, popis je sproveden 1981. uz učešće svih naroda na Kosovu, na kome je tada živelo 1,6 miliona stanovnika.