Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Laos
Laos: Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation was 69.27 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Laos, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Laos recorded 69.27 for urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Laos peaked at 69.27 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.14, in 2000.
Laos ranks 47th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.76 | 44.14 | 53.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.95 | 54.68 | 65.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.45 | 66.92 | 69.27 | 5 |
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More population data for Laos
- Population growth rate -0.511 (2100)
- Population density 40.11 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 438,726 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.511 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 2.4 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 2.4 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 80 (1987)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.4 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 2.42 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 2.3 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Laos?
- Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Laos was 69.27 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 69.27 in 2024.
- What is the lowest urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.14 in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation?
- Laos ranks 47th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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