Laos
Urban population in Laos
Urban population in Laos: 7.5% in 1950 and 40.3% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 40.3%
- Since 1950
- +32.8 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 179 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 62.7%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 62.7% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Laos |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 40.3 |
| 2024 | 39.6 |
| 2023 | 38.8 |
| 2022 | 38.1 |
| 2021 | 37.3 |
| 2020 | 36.6 |
| 2019 | 35.9 |
| 2018 | 35.2 |
| 2017 | 34.5 |
| 2016 | 33.8 |
| 2015 | 33.1 |
| 2014 | 32.7 |
| 2013 | 32.2 |
| 2012 | 31.7 |
| 2011 | 31.2 |
| 2010 | 30.7 |
| 2009 | 30 |
| 2008 | 29.4 |
| 2007 | 28.7 |
| 2006 | 28 |
| 2005 | 27.3 |
| 2004 | 26.5 |
| 2003 | 25.6 |
| 2002 | 24.5 |
| 2001 | 23.4 |
| 2000 | 22.2 |
| 1999 | 21 |
| 1998 | 19.9 |
| 1997 | 18.9 |
| 1996 | 18 |
| 1995 | 17.3 |
| 1994 | 16.8 |
| 1993 | 16.3 |
| 1992 | 15.9 |
| 1991 | 15.6 |
| 1990 | 15.2 |
| 1989 | 14.9 |
| 1988 | 14.7 |
| 1987 | 14.4 |
| 1986 | 14.1 |
| 1985 | 13.8 |
| 1984 | 13.5 |
| 1983 | 13.2 |
| 1982 | 12.9 |
| 1981 | 12.7 |
| 1980 | 12.4 |
| 1979 | 12.1 |
| 1978 | 11.9 |
| 1977 | 11.6 |
| 1976 | 11.3 |
| 1975 | 11.1 |
| 1974 | 10.8 |
| 1973 | 10.5 |
| 1972 | 10.2 |
| 1971 | 9.8 |
| 1970 | 9.5 |
| 1969 | 9.1 |
| 1968 | 8.8 |
| 1967 | 8.6 |
| 1966 | 8.4 |
| 1965 | 8.3 |
| 1964 | 8.2 |
| 1963 | 8.1 |
| 1962 | 8 |
| 1961 | 7.9 |
| 1960 | 7.8 |
| 1959 | 7.8 |
| 1958 | 7.8 |
| 1957 | 7.8 |
| 1956 | 7.7 |
| 1955 | 7.7 |
| 1954 | 7.6 |
| 1953 | 7.6 |
| 1952 | 7.6 |
| 1951 | 7.5 |
| 1950 | 7.5 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Laos |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 41.1 |
| 2027 | 41.9 |
| 2028 | 42.6 |
| 2029 | 43.4 |
| 2030 | 44.3 |
| 2031 | 45.1 |
| 2032 | 45.9 |
| 2033 | 46.7 |
| 2034 | 47.6 |
| 2035 | 48.4 |
| 2036 | 49.3 |
| 2037 | 50.2 |
| 2038 | 51.1 |
| 2039 | 52 |
| 2040 | 52.9 |
| 2041 | 53.8 |
| 2042 | 54.8 |
| 2043 | 55.7 |
| 2044 | 56.7 |
| 2045 | 57.7 |
| 2046 | 58.7 |
| 2047 | 59.7 |
| 2048 | 60.7 |
| 2049 | 61.7 |
| 2050 | 62.7 |
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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- Military spending0.19% of GDP in 2013
- Military spending in US dollars$21.8M in 2013
- Military spending per person$3 in 2013
- Military share of state spending0.8% of government spending in 2013
- Armed forces personnel129,000 people in 2020
- National power0.06% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers4.08% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports7 million TIV in 2024