Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Laos
Laos: Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents was 0.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Laos, 1955–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Laos is 0.0%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Over the whole period, share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Laos peaked at 0.0% in 1955 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1955.
Laos ranks 126th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 123 Niger 5.6% compare
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- 126 Bhutan 0.0% compare
- 126 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0% compare
- 126 Botswana 0.0% compare
- 126 Cape Verde 0.0% compare
- 126 Comoros 0.0% compare
- 126 Croatia 0.0% compare
- 126 Cyprus 0.0% compare
- 126 East Timor 0.0% compare
- 126 Equatorial Guinea 0.0% compare
- 126 Eritrea 0.0% compare
- 126 Estonia 0.0% compare
- 126 Eswatini 0.0% compare
- 126 Fiji 0.0% compare
- 126 Finland 0.0% compare
- 126 French Polynesia 0.0% compare
- 126 Gabon 0.0% compare
- 126 Georgia 0.0% compare
- 126 Guinea-Bissau 0.0% compare
- 126 Guyana 0.0% compare
- 126 Iceland 0.0% compare
- 126 Jamaica 0.0% compare
- 126 Latvia 0.0% compare
- 126 Lesotho 0.0% compare
- 126 Lithuania 0.0% compare
- 126 Luxembourg 0.0% compare
- 126 Malawi 0.0% compare
- 126 Maldives 0.0% compare
- 126 Malta 0.0% compare
- 126 Mauritius 0.0% compare
- 126 Moldova 0.0% compare
- 126 Montenegro 0.0% compare
- 126 Namibia 0.0% compare
- 126 New Caledonia 0.0% compare
- 126 North Macedonia 0.0% compare
- 126 Norway 0.0% compare
- 126 Oman 0.0% compare
- 126 Palestine 0.0% compare
- 126 Papua New Guinea 0.0% compare
- 126 Puerto Rico 0.0% compare
- 126 Reunion 0.0% compare
- 126 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0% compare
- 126 Slovakia 0.0% compare
- 126 Slovenia 0.0% compare
- 126 Solomon Islands 0.0% compare
- 126 South Sudan 0.0% compare
- 126 Suriname 0.0% compare
- 126 Switzerland 0.0% compare
- 126 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% compare
More reference data data for Laos
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3578 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2805 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8819 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.95 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 317.16 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4679 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 2,108 millimeters (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Laos?
- Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Laos was 0.0% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1955.
- What is the lowest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1955.
- How does Laos rank for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Laos ranks 126th out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.