Urban population in Laos in 2025 — 3,173,860 people. Ranked 122 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,806.2%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.17M | +100,491 | +3.27% |
| 2024 | 3.07M | +98,814 | +3.32% |
| 2023 | 2.97M | +96,974 | +3.37% |
| 2022 | 2.88M | +94,649 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 2.78M | +92,742 | +3.45% |
| 2020 | 2.69M | +91,351 | +3.52% |
| 2019 | 2.6M | +89,410 | +3.56% |
| 2018 | 2.51M | +87,359 | +3.61% |
| 2017 | 2.42M | +85,047 | +3.64% |
| 2016 | 2.34M | +84,045 | +3.73% |
| 2015 | 2.25M | +63,466 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 2.19M | +58,900 | +2.76% |
| 2013 | 2.13M | +61,340 | +2.96% |
| 2012 | 2.07M | +63,232 | +3.15% |
| 2011 | 2.01M | +64,808 | +3.34% |
| 2010 | 1.94M | +66,116 | +3.53% |
| 2009 | 1.88M | +67,108 | +3.71% |
| 2008 | 1.81M | +67,791 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.74M | +68,262 | +4.08% |
| 2006 | 1.67M | +68,255 | +4.26% |
| 2005 | 1.6M | +69,424 | +4.52% |
| 2004 | 1.53M | +75,910 | +5.21% |
| 2003 | 1.46M | +82,308 | +5.98% |
| 2002 | 1.38M | +85,528 | +6.63% |
| 2001 | 1.29M | +85,665 | +7.11% |
| 2000 | 1.2M | +83,108 | +7.41% |
| 1999 | 1.12M | +78,580 | +7.53% |
| 1998 | 1.04M | +72,112 | +7.43% |
| 1997 | 971,065 | +64,668 | +7.13% |
| 1996 | 906,397 | +54,642 | +6.42% |
| 1995 | 851,755 | +45,624 | +5.66% |
| 1994 | 806,131 | +41,504 | +5.43% |
| 1993 | 764,627 | +38,480 | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 726,147 | +35,636 | +5.16% |
| 1991 | 690,511 | +33,214 | +5.05% |
| 1990 | 657,297 | +31,130 | +4.97% |
| 1989 | 626,167 | +29,410 | +4.93% |
| 1988 | 596,757 | +27,966 | +4.92% |
| 1987 | 568,791 | +26,783 | +4.94% |
| 1986 | 542,008 | +25,969 | +5.03% |
| 1985 | 516,039 | +24,962 | +5.08% |
| 1984 | 491,077 | +23,367 | +5% |
| 1983 | 467,710 | +21,724 | +4.87% |
| 1982 | 445,986 | +20,005 | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 425,981 | +18,210 | +4.47% |
| 1980 | 407,771 | +16,523 | +4.22% |
| 1979 | 391,248 | +15,189 | +4.04% |
| 1978 | 376,059 | +14,476 | +4% |
| 1977 | 361,583 | +14,400 | +4.15% |
| 1976 | 347,183 | +14,821 | +4.46% |
| 1975 | 332,362 | +15,365 | +4.85% |
| 1974 | 316,997 | +15,587 | +5.17% |
| 1973 | 301,410 | +15,997 | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 285,413 | +16,330 | +6.07% |
| 1971 | 269,083 | +15,966 | +6.31% |
| 1970 | 253,117 | +14,988 | +6.29% |
| 1969 | 238,129 | +13,461 | +5.99% |
| 1968 | 224,668 | +11,459 | +5.37% |
| 1967 | 213,209 | +8,998 | +4.41% |
| 1966 | 204,211 | +7,435 | +3.78% |
| 1965 | 196,776 | +7,014 | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 189,762 | +6,541 | +3.57% |
| 1963 | 183,221 | +6,108 | +3.45% |
| 1962 | 177,113 | +5,605 | +3.27% |
| 1961 | 171,508 | +5,009 | +3.01% |
| 1960 | 166,499 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
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