Lao PDR Urban Population 1960-2024

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 2023 was 2,919,691, a 3.15% increase from 2022.
  • Lao PDR urban population for 2022 was 2,830,480, a 3.2% increase from 2021.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
India 519,506,163
Indonesia 162,557,286
Nigeria 121,487,868
Pakistan 91,480,744
Bangladesh 69,999,802
Philippines 56,658,695
Egypt 48,580,854
Vietnam 39,029,513
Ukraine 25,935,150
Angola 25,197,645
Morocco 24,641,815
Ghana 20,213,181
Uzbekistan 18,399,889
Myanmar 17,526,086
Sudan 17,483,775
Cameroon 16,992,142
Kenya 16,265,693
Zambia 9,530,988
Bolivia 8,818,928
Tunisia 8,788,529
Honduras 6,378,738
El Salvador 4,798,721
Cambodia 4,332,792
Sri Lanka 4,233,528
Republic of Congo 4,225,221
Nicaragua 4,217,146
West Bank and Gaza 4,007,712
Lao PDR 2,919,691
Mauritania 2,805,896
Kyrgyz Republic 2,684,173
Mongolia 2,381,606
Georgia 2,283,557
Papua New Guinea 1,417,576
Moldova 1,078,639
Djibouti 892,708
Lesotho 708,766
Timor-Leste 441,595
Cabo Verde 406,996
Bhutan 349,223
Eswatini 300,163
Solomon Islands 192,784
Sao Tome and Principe 177,140
Vanuatu 86,891
Kiribati 77,121
Micronesia 26,938
Lao PDR Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 2,919,691 38.25 3.10%
2022 2,830,480 37.59 3.15%
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 %