Urban population rose 3.24% to 2.73 mil in Laos in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Laos reached an all time high of 2.73 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.169 mil in 1960. When compared to Laos's main peers, urban population in Cambodia amounted to 4.18 mil, 883 mil in China, 36.5 mil in Thailand and 37.4 mil in Vietnam in 2021.
Laos has been ranked 122nd within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cambodia | mil | 3.42 | 3.53 | 3.64 | 3.75 | 3.86 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 766 | 787 | 809 | 830 | 849 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | mil | 434 | 444 | 455 | 466 | 477 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | mil | 2.25 | 2.32 | 2.41 | 2.49 | 2.57 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | mil | 23.1 | 23.6 | 24.1 | 24.6 | 25.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | mil | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 16.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 107 | 107 | 107 | 108 | 108 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | mil | 33.5 | 34.2 | 34.9 | 35.5 | 36.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 262 | 264 | 267 | 269 | 271 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | mil | 31.2 | 32.1 | 33.1 | 34.1 | 35.1 |
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