Rural population, per capita in Kosovo
Kosovo: Rural population, per capita was 0.4907 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Kosovo, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Kosovo is 0.4907 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Kosovo peaked at 0.8092 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4907 units per person, in 2025.
Kosovo ranks 64th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8092 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8035 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.797 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.7899 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.7824 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7745 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7666 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.7586 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7507 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7431 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.736 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.7294 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7232 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.7171 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7112 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7055 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.6999 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6944 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6891 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6839 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6788 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6737 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.6684 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6628 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6571 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6515 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6462 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6413 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.637 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6336 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6311 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6297 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6289 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6281 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6274 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6269 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6264 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6261 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6257 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6254 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6252 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6249 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6247 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6244 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6241 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6237 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6233 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6228 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6222 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6215 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6207 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6197 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6177 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6137 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6081 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6008 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5922 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5824 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5716 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.56 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5477 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.535 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.522 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5089 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4968 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 0.4907 units per person | -1.2% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 0.4907 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3456 units per person, 1.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 0.4907 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.304 units per person, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7775 units per person | 0.7431 units per person | 0.8092 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.709 units per person | 0.6839 units per person | 0.736 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.655 units per person | 0.6336 units per person | 0.6788 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6276 units per person | 0.6254 units per person | 0.6311 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6237 units per person | 0.6215 units per person | 0.6252 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5987 units per person | 0.56 units per person | 0.6207 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5169 units per person | 0.4907 units per person | 0.5477 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 61 Turkmenistan 0.5289 units per person compare
- 62 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.5202 units per person compare
- 63 Namibia 0.4913 units per person compare
- 65 Uzbekistan 0.4898 units per person compare
- 66 Isle of Man 0.4786 units per person compare
- 67 Romania 0.4783 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kosovo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 916.99 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.4% (2025)
- Rural population 773,835 (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.3% (2025)
- Rural population 49.1% (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 581.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0736 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Kosovo?
- Rural population, per capita in Kosovo was 0.4907 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8092 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4907 units per person in 2025.
- How does Kosovo rank for rural population, per capita?
- Kosovo ranks 64th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.