Slum population in Laos
54.8% of the urban population of Laos lived in slums in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Laos, 2022
54.8%
Change from 2020
+33.0percentage points
World, 2022
23.2%
Position in 2022
26th of 181
Slum population in Laos over time
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% of urban population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Laos | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 54.8% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | – |
| 2018 | 23.6% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | – |
| 2014 | 30.4% | – |
| 2012 | 33.8% | – |
| 2010 | 37.3% | – |
| 2008 | 40.7% | – |
| 2006 | 44.1% | – |
| 2004 | 47.5% | – |
| 2002 | 51.0% | – |
| 2000 | 54.4% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 21.8% in 2020, a change of +33.0 percentage points.
- Since 2002, when it was 51.0%, the figure has changed by +3.8 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Laos has the 26th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.