Which has higher rural population, Honduras or Laos?

Laos, at 4.70 million against 4.48 million in Honduras as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Laos?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Honduras vs Laos: Rural population

Honduras

4.48 million

in 2025

Laos

4.70 million

in 2025

Honduras rank

81st

Laos rank

80th

Rural population over time

Honduras
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 4.70 million against 4.48 million in Honduras, a difference of 214,490.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Honduras ranks 81st and Laos ranks 80th of 215 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Honduras	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.76 million	2.16 million	394,293	Laos
1970s	2.15 million	2.64 million	483,255	Laos
1980s	2.66 million	3.20 million	540,107	Laos
1990s	3.25 million	4.00 million	749,822	Laos
2000s	3.84 million	4.28 million	438,028	Laos
2010s	4.20 million	4.52 million	322,471	Laos
2020s	4.42 million	4.68 million	257,562	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Honduras or Laos?: Laos, at 4.70 million against 4.48 million in Honduras as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Honduras and Laos?: 214,490, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Laos?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Honduras and Laos rank globally for rural population?: Honduras ranks 81st 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: 06 August 2026

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.