Rural population in Laos in 2025 — 4,699,186 people. Ranked 80 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 140.4%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.7M | +2,736 | +0.06% |
| 2024 | 4.7M | +6,012 | +0.13% |
| 2023 | 4.69M | +9,012 | +0.19% |
| 2022 | 4.68M | +11,164 | +0.24% |
| 2021 | 4.67M | +13,919 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 4.66M | +17,546 | +0.38% |
| 2019 | 4.64M | +20,181 | +0.44% |
| 2018 | 4.62M | +22,539 | +0.49% |
| 2017 | 4.6M | +24,298 | +0.53% |
| 2016 | 4.57M | +23,112 | +0.51% |
| 2015 | 4.55M | +35,007 | +0.78% |
| 2014 | 4.51M | +32,887 | +0.73% |
| 2013 | 4.48M | +31,067 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 4.45M | +29,156 | +0.66% |
| 2011 | 4.42M | +27,588 | +0.63% |
| 2010 | 4.39M | +26,436 | +0.61% |
| 2009 | 4.37M | +25,565 | +0.59% |
| 2008 | 4.34M | +24,942 | +0.58% |
| 2007 | 4.32M | +24,774 | +0.58% |
| 2006 | 4.29M | +25,422 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 4.27M | +18,473 | +0.43% |
| 2004 | 4.25M | +7,771 | +0.18% |
| 2003 | 4.24M | +4,748 | +0.11% |
| 2002 | 4.23M | +3,879 | +0.09% |
| 2001 | 4.23M | +4,605 | +0.11% |
| 2000 | 4.23M | +7,320 | +0.17% |
| 1999 | 4.22M | +13,938 | +0.33% |
| 1998 | 4.21M | +24,143 | +0.58% |
| 1997 | 4.18M | +41,665 | +1.01% |
| 1996 | 4.14M | +61,627 | +1.51% |
| 1995 | 4.08M | +74,565 | +1.86% |
| 1994 | 4M | +82,656 | +2.11% |
| 1993 | 3.92M | +86,934 | +2.27% |
| 1992 | 3.83M | +88,892 | +2.37% |
| 1991 | 3.74M | +89,949 | +2.46% |
| 1990 | 3.65M | +89,851 | +2.52% |
| 1989 | 3.56M | +88,963 | +2.56% |
| 1988 | 3.48M | +87,023 | +2.57% |
| 1987 | 3.39M | +84,114 | +2.55% |
| 1986 | 3.3M | +80,761 | +2.51% |
| 1985 | 3.22M | +77,180 | +2.45% |
| 1984 | 3.15M | +73,475 | +2.39% |
| 1983 | 3.07M | +69,251 | +2.31% |
| 1982 | 3M | +63,390 | +2.16% |
| 1981 | 2.94M | +55,848 | +1.94% |
| 1980 | 2.88M | +47,848 | +1.69% |
| 1979 | 2.84M | +41,273 | +1.48% |
| 1978 | 2.8M | +38,341 | +1.39% |
| 1977 | 2.76M | +39,647 | +1.46% |
| 1976 | 2.72M | +44,534 | +1.67% |
| 1975 | 2.67M | +50,395 | +1.92% |
| 1974 | 2.62M | +53,601 | +2.09% |
| 1973 | 2.57M | +52,916 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 2.52M | +50,702 | +2.06% |
| 1971 | 2.47M | +48,960 | +2.03% |
| 1970 | 2.42M | +47,755 | +2.02% |
| 1969 | 2.37M | +47,121 | +2.03% |
| 1968 | 2.32M | +47,203 | +2.08% |
| 1967 | 2.27M | +47,633 | +2.14% |
| 1966 | 2.23M | +47,449 | +2.18% |
| 1965 | 2.18M | +46,360 | +2.17% |
| 1964 | 2.13M | +45,224 | +2.17% |
| 1963 | 2.09M | +45,043 | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 2.04M | +44,509 | +2.23% |
| 1961 | 2M | +43,273 | +2.21% |
| 1960 | 1.96M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
