Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Kosovo

Rural population share in Kosovo in 2025 — 49.1%. Ranked 65 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 31.8 pp.

2025 49.1% −0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 65of 217
Period maximum 80.9%1960
Period minimum 49.1%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Kosovo, 1960–202540506070809019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 80.9%1962: 79.7%1964: 78.2%1966: 76.7%1968: 75.1%1970: 73.6%1972: 72.3%1974: 71.1%1976: 70%1978: 68.9%1980: 67.9%1982: 66.8%1984: 65.7%1986: 64.6%1988: 63.7%1990: 63.1%1992: 62.9%1994: 62.7%1996: 62.6%1998: 62.6%2000: 62.5%2002: 62.5%2004: 62.4%2006: 62.3%2008: 62.2%2010: 62.1%2012: 61.8%2014: 60.8%2016: 59.2%2018: 57.2%2020: 54.8%2022: 52.2%2024: 49.7%2025: 49.1%
Change over the period: −31.8 pp Annual average: -0.49 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kosovo

Kosovo 49.1%
World 42.2%
Southern Europe computed 28.2%
Rural population share — Kosovo, by year Kosovo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 49.1 −0.6 pp
2024 49.7 −1.2 pp
2023 50.9 −1.3 pp
2022 52.2 −1.3 pp
2021 53.5 −1.3 pp
2020 54.8 −1.2 pp
2019 56 −1.2 pp
2018 57.2 −1.1 pp
2017 58.2 −1 pp
2016 59.2 −0.9 pp
2015 60.1 −0.7 pp
2014 60.8 −0.6 pp
2013 61.4 −0.4 pp
2012 61.8 −0.2 pp
2011 62 −0.1 pp
2010 62.1 −0.1 pp
2009 62.2 −0.1 pp
2008 62.2 −0.1 pp
2007 62.3 −0 pp
2006 62.3 −0 pp
2005 62.4 −0 pp
2004 62.4 −0 pp
2003 62.4 −0 pp
2002 62.5 −0 pp
2001 62.5 −0 pp
2000 62.5 −0 pp
1999 62.5 −0 pp
1998 62.6 −0 pp
1997 62.6 −0 pp
1996 62.6 −0 pp
1995 62.7 −0.1 pp
1994 62.7 −0.1 pp
1993 62.8 −0.1 pp
1992 62.9 −0.1 pp
1991 63 −0.1 pp
1990 63.1 −0.2 pp
1989 63.4 −0.3 pp
1988 63.7 −0.4 pp
1987 64.1 −0.5 pp
1986 64.6 −0.5 pp
1985 65.2 −0.6 pp
1984 65.7 −0.6 pp
1983 66.3 −0.6 pp
1982 66.8 −0.5 pp
1981 67.4 −0.5 pp
1980 67.9 −0.5 pp
1979 68.4 −0.5 pp
1978 68.9 −0.5 pp
1977 69.4 −0.5 pp
1976 70 −0.6 pp
1975 70.5 −0.6 pp
1974 71.1 −0.6 pp
1973 71.7 −0.6 pp
1972 72.3 −0.6 pp
1971 72.9 −0.7 pp
1970 73.6 −0.7 pp
1969 74.3 −0.8 pp
1968 75.1 −0.8 pp
1967 75.9 −0.8 pp
1966 76.7 −0.8 pp
1965 77.5 −0.8 pp
1964 78.2 −0.8 pp
1963 79 −0.7 pp
1962 79.7 −0.6 pp
1961 80.3 −0.6 pp
1960 80.9

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.