Lao PDR - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Lao PDR was 2,640,299 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,640,299 in 2020 and a minimum value of 168,526 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 168,526
1961 174,061
1962 179,800
1963 185,733
1964 191,896
1965 198,303
1966 204,893
1967 217,033
1968 229,963
1969 243,806
1970 258,761
1971 274,983
1972 292,465
1973 309,357
1974 324,131
1975 338,146
1976 351,143
1977 363,256
1978 375,285
1979 388,312
1980 403,261
1981 420,404
1982 439,774
1983 461,157
1984 484,296
1985 509,076
1986 535,666
1987 563,919
1988 593,714
1989 624,883
1990 657,380
1991 691,131
1992 726,041
1993 761,829
1994 798,178
1995 842,221
1996 902,800
1997 965,619
1998 1,030,927
1999 1,098,950
2000 1,169,990
2001 1,243,826
2002 1,320,796
2003 1,401,187
2004 1,485,874
2005 1,563,650
2006 1,622,169
2007 1,683,372
2008 1,747,053
2009 1,812,306
2010 1,878,750
2011 1,946,163
2012 2,014,817
2013 2,084,844
2014 2,157,060
2015 2,231,863
2016 2,309,515
2017 2,389,618
2018 2,471,807
2019 2,555,553
2020 2,640,299

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Lao PDR was 36.29 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 36.29 in 2020, while its lowest value was 7.95 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 7.95
1961 8.02
1962 8.10
1963 8.17
1964 8.25
1965 8.32
1966 8.40
1967 8.69
1968 8.99
1969 9.30
1970 9.63
1971 9.96
1972 10.30
1973 10.60
1974 10.84
1975 11.08
1976 11.33
1977 11.58
1978 11.84
1979 12.11
1980 12.38
1981 12.65
1982 12.93
1983 13.21
1984 13.50
1985 13.80
1986 14.12
1987 14.44
1988 14.77
1989 15.10
1990 15.44
1991 15.78
1992 16.13
1993 16.49
1994 16.85
1995 17.38
1996 18.23
1997 19.12
1998 20.04
1999 20.99
2000 21.98
2001 22.99
2002 24.04
2003 25.13
2004 26.24
2005 27.19
2006 27.75
2007 28.32
2008 28.89
2009 29.48
2010 30.06
2011 30.66
2012 31.26
2013 31.87
2014 32.49
2015 33.11
2016 33.74
2017 34.37
2018 35.00
2019 35.65
2020 36.29

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization