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Laos

Population: 7,482,531. Land area is 230,800 Km2 (89,112 sq. miles).

Capital: Vientiane

  • The current population of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic is 7,475,921 as of Saturday, May 28, 2022, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data.
  • Laos 2020 population is estimated at 7,275,560 people at mid year according to UN data.
  • Laos population is equivalent to 0.09% of the total world population.
  • Laos ranks number 105 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Laos is 32 per Km2 (82 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 230,800 Km2 (89,112 sq. miles)
  • 35.7 % of the population is urban (2,600,131 people in 2020)
  • The median age in Laos is 24.4 years.

Population of Laos (2020 and historical)

Year Population Yearly%
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban
Pop%		 Urban Population World Population Global Rank
2020 7,275,560 1.48% 106,105 -14,704 24.4 2.70 32 35.7% 2,600,131 7,794,798,739 105
2019 7,169,455 1.53% 107,948 -14,704 23.1 2.88 31 35.1% 2,518,056 7,713,468,100 105
2018 7,061,507 1.56% 108,472 -14,704 23.1 2.88 31 34.5% 2,436,711 7,631,091,040 105
2017 6,953,035 1.57% 107,189 -14,704 23.1 2.88 30 33.9% 2,356,986 7,547,858,925 106
2016 6,845,846 1.55% 104,682 -14,704 23.1 2.88 30 33.3% 2,279,990 7,464,022,049 106
2015 6,741,164 1.53% 98,400 -22,463 22.8 2.93 29 32.7% 2,206,330 7,379,797,139 106
2010 6,249,165 1.67% 99,498 -22,052 20.7 3.40 27 30.1% 1,877,890 6,956,823,603 106
2005 5,751,676 1.56% 85,595 -29,620 19.1 3.90 25 27.2% 1,564,297 6,541,907,027 106
2000 5,323,700 1.90% 95,443 -26,949 18.0 4.81 23 22.0% 1,171,236 6,143,493,823 106
1995 4,846,483 2.62% 117,602 -12,113 17.6 5.88 21 17.4% 843,190 5,744,212,979 108
1990 4,258,472 2.92% 114,115 28 17.6 6.27 18 15.4% 657,373 5,327,231,061 113
1985 3,687,898 2.51% 85,951 -7,022 17.6 6.36 16 13.8% 509,071 4,870,921,740 115
1980 3,258,144 1.32% 41,313 -39,751 17.7 6.15 14 12.4% 403,247 4,458,003,514 116
1975 3,051,577 2.57% 72,630 9 18.6 5.99 13 11.1% 338,147 4,079,480,606 115
1970 2,688,428 2.44% 61,167 6 18.7 5.98 12 9.6% 258,749 3,700,437,046 117
1965 2,382,594 2.35% 52,339 15 18.8 5.97 10 8.3% 198,298 3,339,583,597 116
1960 2,120,898 2.32% 46,009 9 19.0 5.96 9 7.9% 168,533 3,034,949,748 116
1955 1,890,854 2.36% 41,588 -2 19.4 5.94 8 7.6% 143,427 2,773,019,936 116

Laos Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly%
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban
Pop%		 Urban Population World Population Global Rank
2020 7,275,560 1.54 % 106,879 -14,704 24.4 2.70 32 35.7% 2,600,131 7,794,798,739 105
2025 7,774,533 1.34 % 99,795 -14,704 26.0 2.70 34 38.8% 3,018,824 8,184,437,460 105
2030 8,226,273 1.14 % 90,348 -14,704 27.6 2.70 36 42.0% 3,452,176 8,548,487,400 104
2035 8,625,713 0.95 % 79,888 -14,704 29.2 2.70 37 45.1% 3,889,031 8,887,524,213 103
2040 8,971,946 0.79 % 69,247 -14,704 31.0 2.70 39 48.1% 4,314,948 9,198,847,240 103
2045 9,259,156 0.63 % 57,442 -14,704 32.8 2.70 40 51.0% 4,719,484 9,481,803,274 101
2050 9,479,747 0.47 % 44,118   34.5 2.70 41 53.8% 5,101,582 9,735,033,990 99

Main Cities by Population in Laos

  # CITY NAME POPULATION  
  1 Vientiane 196,731  
  2 Pakse 88,332  
  3 Thakhek 85,000  
  4 Savannakhet 66,553  
  5 Luang Prabang 47,378  
  6 Xam Nua 38,992  
  7 Muang Phonsavan 37,507  
  8 Muang Xay 25,000  
  8 Vangviang 25,000  
  9 Muang Pakxan 21,967  
  10 Ban Houakhoua 15,500  

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