Lao PDR Rural Population 1960-2023

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.
  • Lao PDR rural population for 2021 was 4,682,315, a 0.41% increase from 2020.
  • Lao PDR rural population for 2020 was 4,663,189, a 0.47% increase from 2019.
  • Lao PDR rural population for 2019 was 4,641,317, a 0.51% increase from 2018.
  • Lao PDR rural population for 2018 was 4,617,970, a 0.55% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
India 909,384,771
Pakistan 144,765,164
Indonesia 116,919,988
Bangladesh 103,398,765
Nigeria 100,840,661
Egypt 62,430,223
Vietnam 60,379,495
Philippines 59,577,632
Kenya 37,902,724
Myanmar 36,879,663
Sudan 29,406,434
Sri Lanka 17,977,378
Uzbekistan 17,308,463
Ghana 13,794,798
Morocco 13,323,470
Ukraine 13,244,273
Cambodia 12,496,843
Cameroon 11,383,170
Angola 11,227,528
Zambia 10,672,830
Papua New Guinea 8,610,641
Lao PDR 4,682,315
Honduras 4,215,972
Kyrgyz Republic 4,206,064
Tunisia 3,692,618
Bolivia 3,566,464
Nicaragua 2,789,745
Mauritania 2,024,451
Republic of Congo 1,850,943
El Salvador 1,634,233
Lesotho 1,608,881
Moldova 1,490,716
Georgia 1,488,191
West Bank and Gaza 1,132,085
Mongolia 1,045,010
Timor-Leste 902,269
Eswatini 901,726
Solomon Islands 529,982
Bhutan 443,105
Djibouti 240,823
Vanuatu 237,230
Cabo Verde 193,416
Micronesia 87,034
Kiribati 56,273
Sao Tome and Principe 55,614
Lao PDR Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 4,682,315 63.06 0.41%
2020 4,663,189 63.71 0.47%
2019 4,641,317 64.36 0.50%
2018 4,617,970 65.00 0.54%
2017 4,592,873 65.63 0.58%
2016 4,566,493 66.26 0.58%
2015 4,540,240 66.89 0.50%
2014 4,517,601 67.51 0.46%
2013 4,496,954 68.13 0.51%
2012 4,473,891 68.74 0.56%
2011 4,449,081 69.34 0.60%
2010 4,422,346 69.94 0.65%
2009 4,393,658 70.53 0.70%
2008 4,363,027 71.11 0.74%
2007 4,330,680 71.68 0.79%
2006 4,296,532 72.25 0.81%
2005 4,261,782 72.81 0.17%
2004 4,254,485 73.76 -0.12%
2003 4,259,631 74.87 0.03%
2002 4,258,170 75.96 0.18%
2001 4,250,561 77.01 0.31%
2000 4,237,314 78.02 0.43%
1999 4,219,125 79.01 0.56%
1998 4,195,491 79.96 0.71%
1997 4,165,755 80.88 1.00%
1996 4,124,207 81.77 1.30%
1995 4,071,143 82.62 1.82%
1994 3,997,618 83.15 2.15%
1993 3,912,691 83.51 2.26%
1992 3,825,263 83.87 2.34%
1991 3,736,942 84.22 2.40%
1990 3,648,422 84.56 2.44%
1989 3,560,393 84.90 2.48%
1988 3,473,252 85.23 2.49%
1987 3,387,956 85.56 2.48%
1986 3,305,074 85.88 2.45%
1985 3,225,113 86.20 2.41%
1984 3,148,416 86.50 2.34%
1983 3,075,575 86.79 2.25%
1982 3,007,129 87.07 2.10%
1981 2,944,562 87.35 1.89%
1980 2,889,385 87.62 1.65%
1979 2,842,196 87.89 1.44%
1978 2,801,581 88.16 1.36%
1977 2,763,656 88.42 1.45%
1976 2,723,927 88.67 1.67%
1975 2,678,880 88.92 1.94%
1974 2,627,528 89.16 2.11%
1973 2,572,626 89.40 2.10%
1972 2,519,177 89.71 2.06%
1971 2,467,892 90.05 2.05%
1970 2,417,787 90.38 2.04%
1969 2,369,080 90.70 2.02%
1968 2,321,627 91.01 2.01%
1967 2,275,329 91.31 2.00%
1966 2,230,333 91.60 2.22%
1965 2,181,414 91.68 2.21%
1964 2,133,751 91.75 2.19%
1963 2,087,497 91.83 2.21%
1962 2,041,775 91.91 2.22%
1961 1,997,015 91.98 2.18%
1960 1,953,876 92.05 %