Urban population growth in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Urban population growth was 3.2% in 2025. βΌ Falling
Urban population growth in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1961β2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population growth in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 3.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population growth in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 7.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2014.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 42nd of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | 3.0% | 5.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 3.9% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 4.9% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.6% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Share co2 vs population 0.0909 (2100)
- Urban population 40.3% (2025)
- Urban population 3.17 million (2025)
- Population, total 7.87 million (2025)
- Population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 41.55 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.03 (2024)
- Per capita COβ emissions vs. per capita energy use 3.14 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share global cumulative co2 including land 0.0959 (2024)
- Cumulative co2 including land 2.64 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population growth in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Urban population growth in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 3.2% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population growth recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest urban population growth recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2014.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for urban population growth?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 42nd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population growth rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.