Urban population growth in Laos
The urban population of Laos changed by 3.22% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2015.
Laos, 2025
3.22%
Change from 2024
−0.05percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
41st of 217
Urban population growth in Laos over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Laos | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.22% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 3.27% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 3.31% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 3.34% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 3.39% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 3.45% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 3.50% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 3.54% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 3.57% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 3.66% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 2.86% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 2.73% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 2.92% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 3.10% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 3.28% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 3.47% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 3.64% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 3.82% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 4.00% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 4.17% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 4.43% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 5.07% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 5.81% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 6.42% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 6.87% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.05 percentage points from 3.27% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2.86%, the figure has changed by +0.36 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Laos has the 41st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
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Urban population share
40.3%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
1.32%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
7,664,992 people
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Median age estimates and projections
24.3 years
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Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.42 births per woman
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Population growth estimates and projections
1.38%
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