In the 15th century, around half of Junik's population had typical Albanian anthroponomy.

Most of the villages in the Nahiya of Altun-ili were dominated by inhabitants with Albanian anthroponomy, which indicates that during the 15th century (as supported by Ottoman defters), the lands between Junik and Gjakova were inhabited by a dominant ethnic Albanian majority.

It has a convenient geographical position because it extends to the north-west of the Dukagjin plain, in front of the mouth of the Erenik river, which originates from the Gjeravica lakes and goes through the valleys of the Albanian Alps.

The Erenik river is the largest and most important in the region, which also serves as a source of water for the irrigation of the Junik field.

Based on the population estimates from the Kosovo Agency of Statistics in 2016, the municipality has 6,425 inhabitants.