Lao PDR - Population in largest city

Population in largest city

The value for Population in largest city in Lao PDR was 693,594 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 61 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 693,594 in 2021 and a minimum value of 75,908 in 1960.

Definition: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 75,908
1961 83,258
1962 91,332
1963 100,189
1964 109,918
1965 120,562
1966 132,253
1967 138,137
1968 144,291
1969 150,702
1970 157,406
1971 164,409
1972 171,734
1973 177,956
1974 182,341
1975 186,834
1976 191,445
1977 196,156
1978 200,990
1979 205,944
1980 211,026
1981 216,219
1982 221,547
1983 227,007
1984 232,609
1985 239,072
1986 247,240
1987 255,688
1988 264,437
1989 273,459
1990 282,803
1991 292,466
1992 302,473
1993 312,793
1994 323,481
1995 336,864
1996 355,711
1997 375,557
1998 396,539
1999 418,694
2000 442,120
2001 466,786
2002 492,866
2003 520,402
2004 549,518
2005 571,936
2006 578,591
2007 585,323
2008 592,143
2009 599,024
2010 605,994
2011 613,045
2012 620,188
2013 627,394
2014 634,694
2015 642,079
2016 649,550
2017 657,108
2018 664,754
2019 673,061
2020 682,542
2021 693,594

Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in Lao PDR was 25.44 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 64.55 in 1966, while its lowest value was 25.44 in 2021.

Definition: Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

See also:

Year Value
1960 45.04
1961 47.83
1962 50.80
1963 53.94
1964 57.28
1965 60.80
1966 64.55
1967 63.65
1968 62.75
1969 61.81
1970 60.83
1971 59.79
1972 58.72
1973 57.52
1974 56.26
1975 55.25
1976 54.52
1977 54.00
1978 53.56
1979 53.04
1980 52.33
1981 51.43
1982 50.38
1983 49.23
1984 48.03
1985 46.96
1986 46.16
1987 45.34
1988 44.54
1989 43.76
1990 43.02
1991 42.32
1992 41.66
1993 41.06
1994 40.53
1995 40.00
1996 39.40
1997 38.89
1998 38.46
1999 38.10
2000 37.79
2001 37.53
2002 37.32
2003 37.14
2004 36.98
2005 36.58
2006 35.67
2007 34.77
2008 33.89
2009 33.05
2010 32.26
2011 31.50
2012 30.78
2013 30.09
2014 29.42
2015 28.77
2016 28.12
2017 27.50
2018 26.89
2019 26.34
2020 25.85
2021 25.44

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization