Which has higher rural population, Lithuania or Ukraine?

Lithuania, at 30.9% against 30.4% in Ukraine as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Ukraine?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lithuania vs Ukraine: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)

Lithuania

30.9%

in 2025

Ukraine

30.4%

in 2025

Lithuania rank

124th

Ukraine rank

126th

Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization) over time

Lithuania
Ukraine

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 30.9% against 30.4% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lithuania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 124th and Ukraine ranks 126th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 6 and Ukraine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1960s	55.9%	49.4%	6.5%	Lithuania
1970s	44.5%	41.6%	2.9%	Lithuania
1980s	35.0%	35.3%	0.3%	Ukraine
1990s	32.6%	32.3%	0.3%	Lithuania
2000s	33.2%	32.2%	1.0%	Lithuania
2010s	33.0%	31.0%	2.0%	Lithuania
2020s	31.6%	30.5%	1.1%	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Lithuania or Ukraine?: Lithuania, at 30.9% against 30.4% in Ukraine as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Lithuania and Ukraine?: 0.5%, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Ukraine?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Lithuania and Ukraine rank globally for rural population?: Lithuania ranks 124th and Ukraine ranks 126th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 01 October 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.