Area Database (v4.2.1)

Urbanization
% population in urban areas
Subnational regions
Lao
All years

% population in urban areas

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 2021 2022
Lao (Asia/Pacific)  
Total 22.4 23.4 24.5 25.5 26.5 27.6 28.6 29.7 30.7 31.7 32.8 33.8
Attapeu 9.82 13.5 17.1 20.8 24.4 28.0 31.7 35.3 39.0 42.6 46.2 49.9
Bokeo 14.6 15.8 17.0 18.2 19.4 20.6 21.8 22.9 24.1 25.3 26.5 27.7
Borikhamxay 26.0 27.1 28.2 29.3 30.4 31.5 32.6 33.7 34.8 35.9 37.0 38.1
Champasack 16.9 17.4 17.9 18.3 18.8 19.3 19.7 20.2 20.7 21.2 21.6 22.1
Huaphanh 11.2 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.6
Khammuane 11.8 13.4 14.9 16.4 17.9 19.5 21.0 22.5 24.1 25.6 27.1 28.6
Luangnamtha 17.1 18.5 19.9 21.4 22.8 24.2 25.7 27.1 28.5 30.0 31.4 32.8
Luangprabang 16.9 18.1 19.3 20.5 21.7 22.8 24.0 25.2 26.4 27.6 28.7 29.9
Oudomxay 10.6 12.6 14.6 16.5 18.5 20.5 22.4 24.4 26.4 28.3 30.3 32.3
Phongsaly 12.6 13.3 14.0 14.7 15.4 16.1 16.8 17.6 18.3 19.0 19.7 20.4
Saravane 0.99 2.61 4.24 5.86 7.48 9.11 10.7 12.4 14.0 15.6 17.2 18.9
Savannakhet 24.8 24.8 24.8 24.8 24.8 24.8 24.8 24.8 24.8 24.7 24.7 24.7
Sayabury 22.1 24.0 25.9 27.9 29.8 31.7 33.6 35.5 37.5 39.4 41.3 43.2
Sekong 16.0 18.3 20.6 22.9 25.2 27.5 29.8 32.1 34.4 36.7 39.0 41.3
Vientiane Municipality 66.0 66.6 67.1 67.7 68.2 68.8 69.3 69.9 70.4 70.9 71.5 72.0
Vientiane Province 17.1 18.2 19.4 20.5 21.6 22.7 23.8 24.9 26.1 27.2 28.3 29.4
Xiengkhuang 21.3 22.7 24.1 25.4 26.8 28.2 29.6 31.0 32.3 33.7 35.1 36.5
Lighter numbers are estimates