Belize vs Laos: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?

Belize

41.6%

in 2025

Laos

40.3%

in 2025

Belize rank

184th

Laos rank

187th

Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time

Belize currently reports 41.6% against 40.3% in Laos, a difference of 1.2%.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Belize has been ahead every year.

Belize ranks 184th and Laos ranks 187th of 238 countries.

Indicator: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Unit: %
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.