Rural population, per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Rural population, per capita was 0.5969 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 0.5969 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.9215 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.5969 units per person, in 2025.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 46th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9168 units per person | 0.9087 units per person | 0.9215 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8913 units per person | 0.8788 units per person | 0.9052 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8635 units per person | 0.8506 units per person | 0.8762 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8252 units per person | 0.79 units per person | 0.8476 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7342 units per person | 0.6996 units per person | 0.7782 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6689 units per person | 0.6409 units per person | 0.6935 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6155 units per person | 0.5969 units per person | 0.6338 units per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1662 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 386.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0583 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 16.62 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.62 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 10.3% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.6% (2023)
- Rural population 59.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Rural population, per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.5969 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9215 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5969 units per person in 2025.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for rural population, per capita?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 46th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.