Rural population in Ukraine in 2025 — 11,851,791 people. Ranked 44 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 47.4%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ukraine
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.85M | +316,374 | +2.74% |
| 2024 | 11.54M | +17,637 | +0.15% |
| 2023 | 11.52M | −1.03M | −8.23% |
| 2022 | 12.55M | −1M | −7.4% |
| 2021 | 13.55M | −125,087 | −0.91% |
| 2020 | 13.68M | −98,945 | −0.72% |
| 2019 | 13.78M | −93,774 | −0.68% |
| 2018 | 13.87M | −93,543 | −0.67% |
| 2017 | 13.97M | −79,785 | −0.57% |
| 2016 | 14.05M | −75,323 | −0.53% |
| 2015 | 14.12M | −105,311 | −0.74% |
| 2014 | 14.23M | −104,421 | −0.73% |
| 2013 | 14.33M | −75,980 | −0.53% |
| 2012 | 14.41M | −77,153 | −0.53% |
| 2011 | 14.48M | −86,304 | −0.59% |
| 2010 | 14.57M | −104,940 | −0.72% |
| 2009 | 14.67M | −131,714 | −0.89% |
| 2008 | 14.81M | −154,688 | −1.03% |
| 2007 | 14.96M | −154,159 | −1.02% |
| 2006 | 15.12M | −200,762 | −1.31% |
| 2005 | 15.32M | −230,678 | −1.48% |
| 2004 | 15.55M | −194,473 | −1.24% |
| 2003 | 15.74M | −192,175 | −1.21% |
| 2002 | 15.93M | −136,827 | −0.85% |
| 2001 | 16.07M | −83,332 | −0.52% |
| 2000 | 16.15M | −98,199 | −0.6% |
| 1999 | 16.25M | −94,108 | −0.58% |
| 1998 | 16.35M | −93,914 | −0.57% |
| 1997 | 16.44M | −96,304 | −0.58% |
| 1996 | 16.54M | −79,053 | −0.48% |
| 1995 | 16.62M | −92,450 | −0.55% |
| 1994 | 16.71M | −87,397 | −0.52% |
| 1993 | 16.79M | −21,664 | −0.13% |
| 1992 | 16.82M | −39,119 | −0.23% |
| 1991 | 16.86M | −108,040 | −0.64% |
| 1990 | 16.96M | −124,248 | −0.73% |
| 1989 | 17.09M | −173,449 | −1% |
| 1988 | 17.26M | −212,405 | −1.22% |
| 1987 | 17.47M | −208,433 | −1.18% |
| 1986 | 17.68M | −198,129 | −1.11% |
| 1985 | 17.88M | −221,702 | −1.22% |
| 1984 | 18.1M | −224,427 | −1.22% |
| 1983 | 18.33M | −198,195 | −1.07% |
| 1982 | 18.52M | −181,313 | −0.97% |
| 1981 | 18.71M | −185,953 | −0.98% |
| 1980 | 18.89M | −192,315 | −1.01% |
| 1979 | 19.08M | −240,200 | −1.24% |
| 1978 | 19.32M | −287,642 | −1.47% |
| 1977 | 19.61M | −249,168 | −1.25% |
| 1976 | 19.86M | −255,009 | −1.27% |
| 1975 | 20.12M | −247,480 | −1.22% |
| 1974 | 20.36M | −212,942 | −1.03% |
| 1973 | 20.58M | −225,853 | −1.09% |
| 1972 | 20.8M | −265,647 | −1.26% |
| 1971 | 21.07M | −269,798 | −1.26% |
| 1970 | 21.34M | −222,451 | −1.03% |
| 1969 | 21.56M | −220,026 | −1.01% |
| 1968 | 21.78M | −203,104 | −0.92% |
| 1967 | 21.98M | −155,336 | −0.7% |
| 1966 | 22.14M | −154,620 | −0.69% |
| 1965 | 22.29M | −126,573 | −0.56% |
| 1964 | 22.42M | −77,195 | −0.34% |
| 1963 | 22.5M | −11,595 | −0.05% |
| 1962 | 22.51M | +43,699 | +0.19% |
| 1961 | 22.47M | −75,644 | −0.34% |
| 1960 | 22.54M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
