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 2023 was 4,714,088, a 0.32% increase from 2022.
- 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.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Rural Population |
| India |
909,121,500 |
| Pakistan |
149,004,914 |
| Indonesia |
114,976,836 |
| Bangladesh |
102,954,517 |
| Nigeria |
102,316,764 |
| Egypt |
64,135,744 |
| Philippines |
60,678,673 |
| Vietnam |
59,829,437 |
| Kenya |
38,834,893 |
| Myanmar |
37,051,911 |
| Sudan |
30,625,231 |
| Uzbekistan |
18,012,461 |
| Sri Lanka |
17,803,472 |
| Ghana |
13,908,804 |
| Morocco |
13,198,229 |
| Cambodia |
12,612,034 |
| Cameroon |
11,655,151 |
| Angola |
11,486,557 |
| Ukraine |
11,064,850 |
| Zambia |
11,038,749 |
| Papua New Guinea |
8,912,355 |
| Lao PDR |
4,714,088 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
4,416,627 |
| Honduras |
4,215,060 |
| Tunisia |
3,669,694 |
| Bolivia |
3,569,643 |
| Nicaragua |
2,829,164 |
| Mauritania |
2,057,093 |
| Republic of Congo |
1,881,648 |
| Lesotho |
1,621,552 |
| El Salvador |
1,566,222 |
| Georgia |
1,476,808 |
| Moldova |
1,408,252 |
| West Bank and Gaza |
1,158,063 |
| Mongolia |
1,065,551 |
| Timor-Leste |
919,001 |
| Eswatini |
910,659 |
| Solomon Islands |
547,640 |
| Bhutan |
438,201 |
| Vanuatu |
247,615 |
| Djibouti |
243,747 |
| Cabo Verde |
191,686 |
| Micronesia |
88,286 |
| Kiribati |
56,394 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
54,716 |
| Lao PDR Rural Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2023 |
4,714,088 |
61.75 |
0.32% |
| 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 |
% |
