Rural population growth in Ukraine
Ukraine: Rural population growth was 2.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Rural population growth in Ukraine, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 2.7% for rural population growth in 2025. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 1,668.3% on the previous year and up 464.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in Ukraine peaked at 2.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, -8.6%, in 2023.
Ukraine ranks 7th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.5% | -1.0% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | -1.2% | -1.5% | -1.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.1% | -1.2% | -1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5% | -0.7% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.0% | -1.5% | -0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6% | -0.7% | -0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.5% | -8.6% | 2.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 4 Saudi Arabia 3.6% compare
- 5 Georgia 2.9% compare
- 6 Niger 2.8% compare
- 8 Central African Republic 2.6% compare
- 9 Chad 2.5% compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.5% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ukraine
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Rural population 30.4% (2025)
- Rural population 11.85 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 10.81 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 5,148 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 55.65 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 42.52 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in Ukraine?
- Rural population growth in Ukraine was 2.7% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.6% in 2023.
- How does Ukraine rank for rural population growth?
- Ukraine ranks 7th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 464.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.