Belize vs Laos: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Belize
41.6%
in 2025
Laos
40.3%
in 2025
Belize rank
184th
Laos rank
187th
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Belize
- Laos
How they compare
Belize currently reports 41.6% against 40.3% in Laos, a difference of 1.3%.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Belize has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 184th and Laos ranks 187th of 238 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Belize |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Belize |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Belize |
| 1300s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Belize |
| 1400s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Belize |
| 1500s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Belize |
| 1600s | 1.8% | 0.1% | 1.7% | Belize |
| 1700s | 5.5% | 0.3% | 5.2% | Belize |
| 1710s | 6.2% | 0.3% | 5.9% | Belize |
| 1720s | 6.8% | 0.3% | 6.5% | Belize |
| 1730s | 7.5% | 0.4% | 7.1% | Belize |
| 1740s | 8.2% | 0.4% | 7.7% | Belize |
| 1750s | 9.0% | 0.5% | 8.5% | Belize |
| 1760s | 9.8% | 0.6% | 9.2% | Belize |
| 1770s | 10.8% | 0.6% | 10.1% | Belize |
| 1780s | 11.8% | 0.7% | 11.0% | Belize |
| 1790s | 12.9% | 0.8% | 12.1% | Belize |
| 1800s | 14.1% | 1.0% | 13.2% | Belize |
| 1810s | 15.5% | 1.1% | 14.4% | Belize |
| 1820s | 16.9% | 1.3% | 15.7% | Belize |
| 1830s | 18.6% | 1.4% | 17.1% | Belize |
| 1840s | 20.3% | 1.6% | 18.7% | Belize |
| 1850s | 22.3% | 1.9% | 20.4% | Belize |
| 1860s | 24.4% | 2.2% | 22.2% | Belize |
| 1870s | 26.7% | 2.5% | 24.2% | Belize |
| 1880s | 29.2% | 2.8% | 26.4% | Belize |
| 1890s | 32.0% | 3.2% | 28.8% | Belize |
| 1900s | 35.1% | 3.7% | 31.4% | Belize |
| 1910s | 38.4% | 4.2% | 34.2% | Belize |
| 1920s | 42.1% | 4.8% | 37.3% | Belize |
| 1930s | 46.1% | 5.5% | 40.6% | Belize |
| 1940s | 50.5% | 6.3% | 44.2% | Belize |
| 1950s | 54.3% | 7.7% | 46.6% | Belize |
| 1960s | 54.1% | 8.3% | 45.7% | Belize |
| 1970s | 53.3% | 10.9% | 42.4% | Belize |
| 1980s | 49.6% | 13.7% | 35.9% | Belize |
| 1990s | 47.5% | 17.5% | 30.0% | Belize |
| 2000s | 46.8% | 26.6% | 20.2% | Belize |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 33.1% | 10.9% | Belize |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 38.5% | 3.6% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Belize or Laos?
- Belize, at 41.6% against 40.3% in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Belize and Laos?
- 1.3%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Laos?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Laos rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Belize ranks 184th and Laos ranks 187th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.