Lao PDR Urban Population 1960-2023

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Lao PDR urban population for 2021 was 2,742,742, a 3.26% increase from 2020.
  • Lao PDR urban population for 2020 was 2,656,210, a 3.32% increase from 2019.
  • Lao PDR urban population for 2019 was 2,570,736, a 3.37% increase from 2018.
  • Lao PDR urban population for 2018 was 2,487,036, a 3.41% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Urban Population
India 498,179,071
Indonesia 156,833,203
Nigeria 112,560,662
Pakistan 86,636,953
Bangladesh 65,957,486
Philippines 54,302,696
Egypt 46,831,955
Vietnam 37,088,534
Ukraine 30,548,582
Morocco 23,753,114
Angola 23,276,246
Ghana 19,038,233
Uzbekistan 17,606,637
Myanmar 16,918,421
Sudan 16,250,768
Cameroon 15,815,458
Kenya 15,102,890
Zambia 8,800,295
Tunisia 8,570,328
Bolivia 8,513,008
Honduras 6,062,373
El Salvador 4,679,934
Sri Lanka 4,178,622
Cambodia 4,092,180
Nicaragua 4,060,795
Republic of Congo 3,984,863
West Bank and Gaza 3,790,664
Lao PDR 2,742,742
Mauritania 2,590,523
Kyrgyz Republic 2,485,736
Mongolia 2,302,772
Georgia 2,220,419
Papua New Guinea 1,338,796
Moldova 1,124,483
Djibouti 864,734
Lesotho 672,573
Timor-Leste 418,673
Cabo Verde 394,509
Bhutan 334,381
Eswatini 290,545
Solomon Islands 177,869
Sao Tome and Principe 167,493
Vanuatu 81,907
Kiribati 72,601
Micronesia 26,097
Lao PDR Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 2,742,742 36.94 3.21%
2020 2,656,210 36.29 3.27%
2019 2,570,736 35.65 3.31%
2018 2,487,036 35.00 3.35%
2017 2,405,044 34.37 3.39%
2016 2,324,870 33.74 3.40%
2015 2,247,179 33.11 3.32%
2014 2,173,853 32.49 3.28%
2013 2,103,788 31.87 3.33%
2012 2,034,912 31.26 3.38%
2011 1,967,246 30.66 3.42%
2010 1,901,072 30.06 3.47%
2009 1,836,272 29.48 3.52%
2008 1,772,834 28.89 3.57%
2007 1,710,668 28.32 3.61%
2006 1,650,061 27.75 3.63%
2005 1,591,188 27.19 4.99%
2004 1,513,682 26.24 5.73%
2003 1,429,434 25.13 5.87%
2002 1,347,931 24.04 6.02%
2001 1,269,146 22.99 6.14%
2000 1,193,539 21.98 6.28%
1999 1,120,931 20.99 6.40%
1998 1,051,431 20.04 6.55%
1997 984,783 19.12 6.84%
1996 919,707 18.23 7.14%
1995 856,289 17.38 5.52%
1994 810,332 16.85 4.77%
1993 772,605 16.49 4.88%
1992 735,843 16.13 4.95%
1991 700,283 15.78 5.02%
1990 666,021 15.44 5.06%
1989 633,139 15.10 5.09%
1988 601,709 14.77 5.11%
1987 571,741 14.44 5.10%
1986 543,316 14.12 5.06%
1985 516,491 13.80 4.95%
1984 491,540 13.50 4.85%
1983 468,286 13.21 4.75%
1982 446,562 12.93 4.61%
1981 426,431 12.65 4.39%
1980 408,134 12.38 4.16%
1979 391,504 12.11 3.94%
1978 376,364 11.84 3.87%
1977 362,086 11.58 3.94%
1976 348,090 11.33 4.18%
1975 333,840 11.08 4.44%
1974 319,354 10.84 4.62%
1973 304,935 10.60 5.33%
1972 289,113 10.30 5.79%
1971 272,840 9.96 5.79%
1970 257,496 9.63 5.78%
1969 243,031 9.30 5.75%
1968 229,443 8.99 5.76%
1967 216,598 8.69 5.73%
1966 204,528 8.40 3.22%
1965 198,042 8.32 3.22%
1964 191,762 8.25 3.20%
1963 185,722 8.17 3.22%
1962 179,840 8.10 3.23%
1961 174,126 8.02 3.19%
1960 168,656 7.95 %