Laos vs Portugal: Rural population

Laos
4.70 million
in 2025
Portugal
4.16 million
in 2025
Laos rank
80th
Portugal rank
83rd

Rural population over time

  • Laos
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 4.70 million against 4.16 million in Portugal, a difference of 538,810.

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

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

Globally, Laos ranks 80th and Portugal ranks 83rd of 215 countries.

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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.