Azerbaijan vs Laos: Rural population

Azerbaijan
4.24 million
in 2025
Laos
4.70 million
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
82nd
Laos rank
80th

Rural population over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Laos
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 4.70 million against 4.24 million in Azerbaijan, a difference of 460,740.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 82nd and Laos ranks 80th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Laos Difference Ahead
1960s 2.27 million 2.16 million 113,459 Azerbaijan
1970s 2.72 million 2.64 million 81,489 Azerbaijan
1980s 3.08 million 3.20 million 116,723 Laos
1990s 3.63 million 4.00 million 372,523 Laos
2000s 4.02 million 4.28 million 258,230 Laos
2010s 4.28 million 4.52 million 241,263 Laos
2020s 4.22 million 4.68 million 461,760 Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Azerbaijan or Laos?
Laos, at 4.70 million against 4.24 million in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Azerbaijan and Laos?
460,740, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Laos?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Azerbaijan and Laos rank globally for rural population?
Azerbaijan ranks 82nd and Laos ranks 80th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.