Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Laos
Laos: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.4031 people per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Laos, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Laos stood at 0.4031 people per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Laos peaked at 0.4031 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0785 people per person, in 1960.
That places Laos 172nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0785 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.079 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0798 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0807 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0817 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0828 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.084 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0857 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0882 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0913 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0948 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0984 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1019 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.105 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1078 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1106 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1133 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1159 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1186 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1212 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1238 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1265 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1293 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1321 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.135 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.138 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1409 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1437 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1465 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1494 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1524 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1557 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1593 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1632 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1676 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1728 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1796 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1885 people per person | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1988 people per person | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.21 people per person | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2218 people per person | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2337 people per person | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2452 people per person | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2559 people per person | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2654 people per person | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2732 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2804 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2873 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.294 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3004 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3065 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3121 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3174 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3223 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3266 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3312 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3383 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3451 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.352 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3591 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3662 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3734 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3807 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3881 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3956 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.4031 people per person | +1.9% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.4031 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.4031 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 62% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0832 people per person | 0.0785 people per person | 0.0913 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1087 people per person | 0.0948 people per person | 0.1212 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1365 people per person | 0.1238 people per person | 0.1494 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1748 people per person | 0.1524 people per person | 0.21 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2658 people per person | 0.2218 people per person | 0.3004 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3311 people per person | 0.3065 people per person | 0.3591 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3845 people per person | 0.3662 people per person | 0.4031 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More population data for Laos
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5042 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5042 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3849 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 9,776 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.13 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9341 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.511 (2100)
- Population density 40.11 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 438,726 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Laos?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Laos was 0.4031 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4031 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0785 people per person in 1960.
- How does Laos rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Laos ranks 172nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban and rural population Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.