Population density in Laos in 2023 — 33.2 per km². Ranked 166 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 253.3%.
1961–2023 · people per km²
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos
| Year | per km² | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 33.2 | +0.5 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 32.8 | +0.5 | +1.42% |
| 2021 | 32.3 | +0.5 | +1.45% |
| 2020 | 31.8 | +0.5 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 31.4 | +0.5 | +1.54% |
| 2018 | 30.9 | +0.5 | +1.57% |
| 2017 | 30.4 | +0.5 | +1.58% |
| 2016 | 29.9 | +0.5 | +1.58% |
| 2015 | 29.5 | +0.4 | +1.47% |
| 2014 | 29 | +0.4 | +1.39% |
| 2013 | 28.6 | +0.4 | +1.42% |
| 2012 | 28.2 | +0.4 | +1.44% |
| 2011 | 27.8 | +0.4 | +1.46% |
| 2010 | 27.4 | +0.4 | +1.48% |
| 2009 | 27 | +0.4 | +1.51% |
| 2008 | 26.6 | +0.4 | +1.53% |
| 2007 | 26.2 | +0.4 | +1.56% |
| 2006 | 25.8 | +0.4 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 25.4 | +0.4 | +1.52% |
| 2004 | 25.1 | +0.4 | +1.47% |
| 2003 | 24.7 | +0.4 | +1.55% |
| 2002 | 24.3 | +0.4 | +1.62% |
| 2001 | 23.9 | +0.4 | +1.66% |
| 2000 | 23.5 | +0.4 | +1.69% |
| 1999 | 23.1 | +0.4 | +1.76% |
| 1998 | 22.7 | +0.4 | +1.87% |
| 1997 | 22.3 | +0.5 | +2.11% |
| 1996 | 21.9 | +0.5 | +2.36% |
| 1995 | 21.4 | +0.5 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 20.8 | +0.5 | +2.65% |
| 1993 | 20.3 | +0.5 | +2.75% |
| 1992 | 19.8 | +0.5 | +2.81% |
| 1991 | 19.2 | +0.5 | +2.86% |
| 1990 | 18.7 | +0.5 | +2.89% |
| 1989 | 18.2 | +0.5 | +2.91% |
| 1988 | 17.6 | +0.5 | +2.91% |
| 1987 | 17.1 | +0.5 | +2.88% |
| 1986 | 16.7 | +0.5 | +2.85% |
| 1985 | 16.2 | +0.4 | +2.81% |
| 1984 | 15.8 | +0.4 | +2.73% |
| 1983 | 15.3 | +0.4 | +2.64% |
| 1982 | 14.9 | +0.4 | +2.48% |
| 1981 | 14.6 | +0.3 | +2.25% |
| 1980 | 14.3 | +0.3 | +1.99% |
| 1979 | 14 | +0.2 | +1.78% |
| 1978 | 13.7 | +0.2 | +1.69% |
| 1977 | 13.5 | +0.2 | +1.76% |
| 1976 | 13.3 | +0.3 | +1.97% |
| 1975 | 13 | +0.3 | +2.24% |
| 1974 | 12.7 | +0.3 | +2.41% |
| 1973 | 12.4 | +0.3 | +2.46% |
| 1972 | 12.1 | +0.3 | +2.45% |
| 1971 | 11.8 | +0.3 | +2.43% |
| 1970 | 11.6 | +0.3 | +2.41% |
| 1969 | 11.3 | +0.3 | +2.38% |
| 1968 | 11 | +0.3 | +2.36% |
| 1967 | 10.8 | +0.2 | +2.33% |
| 1966 | 10.5 | +0.2 | +2.31% |
| 1965 | 10.3 | +0.2 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 10.1 | +0.2 | +2.28% |
| 1963 | 9.8 | +0.2 | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 9.6 | +0.2 | +2.31% |
| 1961 | 9.4 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
The area of a country excluding inland water bodies — the denominator for every land share.
Environment Surface areaThe full area of a country — land together with inland water bodies.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Demography Urban population shareWhat part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
