What is rural population in Kosovo?

Rural population in Kosovo was 773,835 in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).

What is the highest rural population recorded in Kosovo?

The highest recorded value was 1.38 million in 1997.

What is the lowest rural population recorded in Kosovo?

The lowest recorded value was 773,835 in 2025.

Is rural population rising or falling in Kosovo?

Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Kosovo data come from?

The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rural population in Kosovo

Name: Rural population in Kosovo
Creator: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Kosovo: Rural population was 773,835 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

773,835

Change on year

down 2.3%

All-time high

1.38 million

in 1997

All-time low

773,835

in 2025

Years of data

1960–2025

Rural population in Kosovo, 1960–2025

Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).

Analysis

Kosovo recorded 773,835 for rural population in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population in Kosovo peaked at 1.38 million in 1997 and was at its lowest, 773,835, in 2025.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	860,717	796,902	915,125	10
1970s	983,936	919,661	1.07 million	10
1980s	1.16 million	1.09 million	1.23 million	10
1990s	1.30 million	1.17 million	1.38 million	10
2000s	1.13 million	1.12 million	1.14 million	10
2010s	1.08 million	1.00 million	1.12 million	10
2020s	880,202	773,835	980,522	6

More agriculture & rural data for Kosovo

Rural population 49.1% (2025)
Rural population growth -2.3% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.4% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 916.99 million current US$ (2025)
Access to electricity, rural 100.0% (1999)

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural population in Kosovo?: Rural population in Kosovo was 773,835 in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest rural population recorded in Kosovo?: The highest recorded value was 1.38 million in 1997.
What is the lowest rural population recorded in Kosovo?: The lowest recorded value was 773,835 in 2025.
Is rural population rising or falling in Kosovo?: Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kosovo data come from?: The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Rural population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.