Area Database (v4.1)

Wealth, Poverty, Assets
% poorer households (with IWI value under 50)
Subnational regions
Lao
All years

% poorer households (with IWI value under 50)

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 43.3 40.3 37.4 34.5 31.6 28.7 25.8 22.9 19.9 17.0 14.1 11.2
Attapeu 63.9 59.1 54.3 49.5 44.7 39.9 35.1 30.3 25.6 20.8 16.0 11.2
Bokeo 48.2 44.6 41.1 37.5 34.0 30.4 26.9 23.3 19.8 16.2 12.7 9.15
Borikhamxay 16.6 15.1 13.6 12.0 10.5 9.01 7.50 5.98 4.47 2.98 1.50 0.01
Champasack 49.4 44.7 39.9 35.2 30.5 25.8 21.1 16.4 11.7 7.78 3.90 0.01
Huaphanh 53.5 51.0 48.6 46.1 43.6 41.1 38.6 36.2 33.7 31.2 28.7 26.3
Khammuane 45.8 42.2 38.5 34.9 31.2 27.6 23.9 20.3 16.7 13.0 9.37 5.73
Luangnamtha 42.0 39.5 37.0 34.5 32.1 29.6 27.1 24.6 22.1 19.7 17.2 14.7
Luangprabang 54.4 51.7 48.9 46.2 43.4 40.7 37.9 35.2 32.4 29.7 26.9 24.2
Oudomxay 72.5 67.5 62.4 57.4 52.4 47.4 42.3 37.3 32.3 27.3 22.2 17.2
Phongsaly 77.5 73.2 68.8 64.5 60.1 55.7 51.4 47.0 42.7 38.3 33.9 29.6
Saravane 61.9 59.7 57.4 55.2 52.9 50.7 48.5 46.2 44.0 41.7 39.5 37.3
Savannakhet 55.9 52.5 49.0 45.6 42.2 38.8 35.3 31.9 28.5 25.1 21.6 18.2
Sayabury 36.1 32.8 29.6 26.3 23.1 19.8 16.6 13.3 10.1 6.83 3.58 0.34
Sekong 73.2 67.9 62.5 57.1 51.7 46.4 41.0 35.6 30.2 24.9 19.5 14.1
Vientiane Municipality 1.94 1.75 1.57 1.38 1.19 1.01 0.82 0.64 0.45 0.30 0.16 0.01
Vientiane Province 17.2 16.6 15.9 15.3 14.6 14.0 13.3 12.6 12.0 11.3 10.7 10.0
Xiengkhuang 61.1 55.5 49.8 44.1 38.4 32.8 27.1 21.4 15.7 10.5 5.25 0.01
Lighter numbers are estimates