What is the highest population, total, per square kilometre recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?

The highest recorded value was 33.21 units per square kilometre in 2023.

What is the lowest population, total, per square kilometre recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?

The lowest recorded value was 9.4 units per square kilometre in 1961.

How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for population, total, per square kilometre?

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 167th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is population, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?

Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, total, per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Name: Population, total, per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Lao People's Democratic Republic: Population, total, per square kilometre was 33.21 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

33.21 units per square kilometre

Change on year

up 1.4%

World rank

167th

of 216 countries

All-time high

33.21 units per square kilometre

in 2023

All-time low

9.4 units per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Population, total, per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 33.21 units per square kilometre for population, total, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, total, per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 33.21 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.4 units per square kilometre, in 1961.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 167th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Population, total, per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year

Annual values for Population, total, per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1961 to 2023.
Year	units per square kilometre	Change
1961	9.4 units per square kilometre	—
1962	9.62 units per square kilometre	+2.3%
1963	9.84 units per square kilometre	+2.3%
1964	10.06 units per square kilometre	+2.3%
1965	10.3 units per square kilometre	+2.3%
1966	10.53 units per square kilometre	+2.3%
1967	10.78 units per square kilometre	+2.3%
1968	11.03 units per square kilometre	+2.4%
1969	11.3 units per square kilometre	+2.4%
1970	11.57 units per square kilometre	+2.4%
1971	11.85 units per square kilometre	+2.4%
1972	12.14 units per square kilometre	+2.5%
1973	12.44 units per square kilometre	+2.5%
1974	12.74 units per square kilometre	+2.4%
1975	13.02 units per square kilometre	+2.2%
1976	13.28 units per square kilometre	+2.0%
1977	13.51 units per square kilometre	+1.8%
1978	13.74 units per square kilometre	+1.7%
1979	13.99 units per square kilometre	+1.8%
1980	14.27 units per square kilometre	+2.0%
1981	14.59 units per square kilometre	+2.2%
1982	14.95 units per square kilometre	+2.5%
1983	15.34 units per square kilometre	+2.6%
1984	15.76 units per square kilometre	+2.7%
1985	16.2 units per square kilometre	+2.8%
1986	16.67 units per square kilometre	+2.9%
1987	17.15 units per square kilometre	+2.9%
1988	17.65 units per square kilometre	+2.9%
1989	18.16 units per square kilometre	+2.9%
1990	18.68 units per square kilometre	+2.9%
1991	19.22 units per square kilometre	+2.9%
1992	19.76 units per square kilometre	+2.8%
1993	20.3 units per square kilometre	+2.8%
1994	20.84 units per square kilometre	+2.7%
1995	21.36 units per square kilometre	+2.5%
1996	21.86 units per square kilometre	+2.4%
1997	22.32 units per square kilometre	+2.1%
1998	22.74 units per square kilometre	+1.9%
1999	23.14 units per square kilometre	+1.8%
2000	23.53 units per square kilometre	+1.7%
2001	23.92 units per square kilometre	+1.7%
2002	24.31 units per square kilometre	+1.6%
2003	24.69 units per square kilometre	+1.6%
2004	25.05 units per square kilometre	+1.5%
2005	25.43 units per square kilometre	+1.5%
2006	25.84 units per square kilometre	+1.6%
2007	26.24 units per square kilometre	+1.6%
2008	26.64 units per square kilometre	+1.5%
2009	27.04 units per square kilometre	+1.5%
2010	27.44 units per square kilometre	+1.5%
2011	27.84 units per square kilometre	+1.5%
2012	28.25 units per square kilometre	+1.4%
2013	28.65 units per square kilometre	+1.4%
2014	29.04 units per square kilometre	+1.4%
2015	29.47 units per square kilometre	+1.5%
2016	29.93 units per square kilometre	+1.6%
2017	30.41 units per square kilometre	+1.6%
2018	30.88 units per square kilometre	+1.6%
2019	31.36 units per square kilometre	+1.5%
2020	31.83 units per square kilometre	+1.5%
2021	32.29 units per square kilometre	+1.5%
2022	32.75 units per square kilometre	+1.4%
2023	33.21 units per square kilometre	+1.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	10.32 units per square kilometre	9.4 units per square kilometre	11.3 units per square kilometre	9
1970s	12.83 units per square kilometre	11.57 units per square kilometre	13.99 units per square kilometre	10
1980s	16.07 units per square kilometre	14.27 units per square kilometre	18.16 units per square kilometre	10
1990s	21.02 units per square kilometre	18.68 units per square kilometre	23.14 units per square kilometre	10
2000s	25.27 units per square kilometre	23.53 units per square kilometre	27.04 units per square kilometre	10
2010s	29.33 units per square kilometre	27.44 units per square kilometre	31.36 units per square kilometre	10
2020s	32.52 units per square kilometre	31.83 units per square kilometre	33.21 units per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic

164 Palau 38.54 units per square kilometre compare
165 Kyrgyzstan 37.02 units per square kilometre compare
166 United States of America 36.81 units per square kilometre compare
168 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 32.09 units per square kilometre compare
169 Estonia 32.07 units per square kilometre compare
170 Latvia 30.27 units per square kilometre compare

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More climate change data for Lao People's Democratic Republic

Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
Population, total, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Urban population, annual growth rate 3.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Urban population, per capita 0.4031 units per person (2025)
Urban population 40.3% (2025)
Urban population 3.17 million (2025)
Urban population growth 3.2% (2025)
Population, total 7.87 million (2025)

All data for Lao People's Democratic Republic →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, total, per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Population, total, per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 33.21 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population, total, per square kilometre recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?: The highest recorded value was 33.21 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population, total, per square kilometre recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?: The lowest recorded value was 9.4 units per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for population, total, per square kilometre?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 167th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is population, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator: Population, total, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Population, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.