# Urban population share in Laos

Urban population share in Laos was 40.3% in 2025. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `urban_population_share`
- Place id: `la`
- Unit: %
- 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.
- Note: Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.
- Source: World Bank, Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/urban-population/laos
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/urban-population/laos.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=urban_population_share&place=la

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 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 | 30.6 |
| 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 | 18.8 |
| 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 |