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Lao PDR Rural Population 1960-2024

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 2022 was 4,698,995, a 0.36% increase from 2021.
  • 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.
  
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
India 908,804,812
Pakistan 146,845,783
Indonesia 115,892,393
Bangladesh 103,206,552
Nigeria 101,575,770
Egypt 63,300,985
Vietnam 60,123,739
Philippines 60,117,263
Kenya 38,358,435
Myanmar 36,965,999
Sudan 30,020,115
Sri Lanka 17,960,843
Uzbekistan 17,657,930
Ghana 13,853,989
Morocco 13,261,620
Cambodia 12,556,766
Cameroon 11,519,492
Ukraine 11,430,780
Angola 11,359,649
Zambia 10,857,387
Papua New Guinea 8,765,048
Lao PDR 4,698,995
Kyrgyz Republic 4,254,716
Honduras 4,214,875
Tunisia 3,680,393
Bolivia 3,565,773
Nicaragua 2,810,208
Mauritania 2,040,187
Republic of Congo 1,866,593
Lesotho 1,615,392
El Salvador 1,598,862
Georgia 1,473,975
Moldova 1,473,227
West Bank and Gaza 1,145,354
Mongolia 1,055,872
Timor-Leste 911,089
Eswatini 906,348
Solomon Islands 538,975
Bhutan 440,632
Vanuatu 242,389
Djibouti 242,328
Cabo Verde 192,507
Micronesia 87,659
Kiribati 56,354
Sao Tome and Principe 55,128
Lao PDR Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2022 4,698,995 62.41 0.36%
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 %