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Urban population share in Laos

Urban population share in Laos was 40.3% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.8 pts from 2024. That is the 171st highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202540.3%
Change on 2024+0.8 pts
Rank171st of 215Countries ranked
Series high40.32025
Series low7.81960

Urban population share in Laos, 1960 to 2025

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01020304050196019701980199020002010202020251960: 7.8 %1961: 7.9 %1962: 8 %1963: 8.1 %1964: 8.2 %1965: 8.3 %1966: 8.4 %1967: 8.6 %1968: 8.8 %1969: 9.1 %1970: 9.5 %1971: 9.8 %1972: 10.2 %1973: 10.5 %1974: 10.8 %1975: 11.1 %1976: 11.3 %1977: 11.6 %1978: 11.9 %1979: 12.1 %1980: 12.4 %1981: 12.7 %1982: 12.9 %1983: 13.2 %1984: 13.5 %1985: 13.8 %1986: 14.1 %1987: 14.4 %1988: 14.7 %1989: 14.9 %1990: 15.2 %1991: 15.6 %1992: 15.9 %1993: 16.3 %1994: 16.8 %1995: 17.3 %1996: 18 %1997: 18.8 %1998: 19.9 %1999: 21 %2000: 22.2 %2001: 23.4 %2002: 24.5 %2003: 25.6 %2004: 26.5 %2005: 27.3 %2006: 28 %2007: 28.7 %2008: 29.4 %2009: 30 %2010: 30.6 %2011: 31.2 %2012: 31.7 %2013: 32.2 %2014: 32.7 %2015: 33.1 %2016: 33.8 %2017: 34.5 %2018: 35.2 %2019: 35.9 %2020: 36.6 %2021: 37.3 %2022: 38.1 %2023: 38.8 %2024: 39.6 %2025: 40.3 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202540.3
202439.6
202338.8
202238.1
202137.3
202036.6
201935.9
201835.2
201734.5
201633.8
201533.1
201432.7
201332.2
201231.7
201131.2
201030.6
200930
200829.4
200728.7
200628
200527.3
200426.5
200325.6
200224.5
200123.4
200022.2
199921
199819.9
199718.8
199618
199517.3
199416.8
199316.3
199215.9
199115.6
199015.2
198914.9
198814.7
198714.4
198614.1
198513.8
198413.5
198313.2
198212.9
198112.7
198012.4
197912.1
197811.9
197711.6
197611.3
197511.1
197410.8
197310.5
197210.2
19719.8
19709.5
19699.1
19688.8
19678.6
19668.4
19658.3
19648.2
19638.1
19628
19617.9
19607.8

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Laos?

Urban population share in Laos was 40.3% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.8 pts from 2024. That is the 171st highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Laos?

40.3% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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