Rural population as a share of total population fell 0.490% to 30.2% in Ukraine in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Ukraine reached an all time high of 53.2% in 1960 and an all time low of 30.2% in 2021. When compared to Ukraine's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Poland amounted to 39.9%, 45.7% in Romania and 25.1% in Russia in 2021.
Ukraine has been ranked 108th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bulgaria | % | 26.0% | 25.7% | 25.3% | 25.0% | 24.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 44.5% | 43.3% | 42.0% | 40.8% | 39.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | % | 26.5% | 26.4% | 26.3% | 26.2% | 26.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 22.8% | 22.8% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 29.5% | 29.2% | 28.9% | 28.6% | 28.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 8.62% | 8.54% | 8.47% | 8.38% | 8.30% | ||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | % | 57.5% | 57.5% | 57.4% | 57.4% | 57.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 39.7% | 39.8% | 39.9% | 39.9% | 40.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 46.1% | 46.1% | 46.1% | 46.0% | 45.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 26.0% | 25.8% | 25.7% | 25.6% | 25.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 18.3% | 18.1% | 17.9% | 17.7% | 17.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | % | 30.9% | 30.8% | 30.8% | 30.6% | 30.5% |
Helgi Library 
