Laos vs OECD members: Urban population, annual growth rate
Laos
3.27 % change on previous year
in 2025
OECD members
0.5485 % change on previous year
in 2025
Laos rank
41st
OECD members rank
42nd
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Laos
- OECD members
How they compare
Laos currently reports 3.27 % change on previous year against 0.5485 % change on previous year in OECD members, a difference of 2.72 % change on previous year.
That makes Laos's figure about 6.0 times OECD members's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 41st and OECD members ranks 42nd of 218 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.06 % change on previous year | 2.14 % change on previous year | 1.92 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 1970s | 5.09 % change on previous year | 1.57 % change on previous year | 3.52 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 1980s | 4.82 % change on previous year | 1.22 % change on previous year | 3.6 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 1990s | 6.01 % change on previous year | 1.22 % change on previous year | 4.78 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2000s | 5.28 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | 4.13 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2010s | 3.32 % change on previous year | 0.8738 % change on previous year | 2.44 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2020s | 3.39 % change on previous year | 0.598 % change on previous year | 2.79 % change on previous year | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Laos or OECD members?
- Laos, at 3.27 % change on previous year against 0.5485 % change on previous year in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Laos and OECD members?
- 2.72 % change on previous year, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and OECD members?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Laos and OECD members rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Laos ranks 41st and OECD members ranks 42nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.