Area Database (v4.1)

Wealth, Poverty, Assets
% poorest households (with IWI value under 35)
Subnational regions
Lao
All years

% poorest households (with IWI value under 35)

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Lao (Asia/Pacific)  
Total 27.3 25.0 22.7 20.4 18.1 15.8 13.5 11.2 8.93 6.63 4.33 2.02
Attapeu 42.6 38.4 34.2 30.1 25.9 21.7 17.5 13.4 9.18 6.12 3.07 0.01
Bokeo 31.0 28.5 26.1 23.6 21.2 18.7 16.3 13.8 11.4 8.94 6.49 4.04
Borikhamxay 7.12 6.42 5.72 5.02 4.32 3.62 2.92 2.22 1.52 1.02 0.51 0.01
Champasack 22.8 20.4 18.0 15.5 13.1 10.7 8.27 5.85 3.43 2.29 1.15 0.01
Huaphanh 33.6 31.6 29.6 27.6 25.6 23.7 21.7 19.7 17.7 15.7 13.7 11.7
Khammuane 23.9 21.8 19.7 17.6 15.5 13.4 11.4 9.28 7.20 5.12 3.04 0.95
Luangnamtha 24.9 22.8 20.7 18.6 16.5 14.5 12.4 10.3 8.20 6.12 4.03 1.95
Luangprabang 35.6 33.2 30.8 28.4 26.0 23.6 21.2 18.8 16.5 14.1 11.7 9.29
Oudomxay 55.3 50.2 45.2 40.1 35.1 30.0 25.0 19.9 14.9 9.92 4.97 0.01
Phongsaly 60.8 56.1 51.4 46.7 42.0 37.4 32.7 28.0 23.3 18.6 13.9 9.26
Saravane 46.2 42.7 39.3 35.8 32.4 28.9 25.4 22.0 18.5 15.1 11.6 8.14
Savannakhet 36.4 33.5 30.6 27.6 24.7 21.8 18.8 15.9 13.0 10.0 7.11 4.18
Sayabury 18.4 16.7 14.9 13.1 11.4 9.60 7.84 6.07 4.30 2.87 1.44 0.01
Sekong 54.9 50.0 45.0 40.1 35.1 30.1 25.2 20.2 15.3 10.3 5.34 0.39
Vientiane Municipality 0.50 0.45 0.39 0.34 0.29 0.23 0.18 0.12 0.07 0.05 0.03 0.01
Vientiane Province 8.72 8.11 7.49 6.88 6.27 5.65 5.04 4.42 3.81 3.20 2.58 1.97
Xiengkhuang 43.7 39.1 34.5 29.9 25.3 20.8 16.2 11.6 6.98 4.66 2.33 0.01
Lighter numbers are estimates