Urban population share in Laos
40.3% of people in Laos lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Laos, 2025
40.3%
Change from 2024
+0.8percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
172nd of 217
Urban population share in Laos over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Laos | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40.3% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 39.6% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 38.8% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 38.1% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 37.3% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 35.9% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 35.2% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 34.5% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 31.7% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 31.2% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 29.4% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 28.7% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 28.0% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 25.6% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 24.5% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 23.4% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.8 percentage points from 39.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 33.1%, the figure has changed by +7.2 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Laos has the 172nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Laos
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Population estimates and projections
7,664,992 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
24.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.42 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.38%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
7,873,046 people
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Population growth
1.32%
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