Urban population, male (% of total) in Laos
Laos: Urban population, male (% of total) was 19.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Laos, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Laos recorded 19.4% for urban population, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Laos peaked at 19.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1980.
That places Laos 145th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, male (% of total) in Laos, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.2% | — |
| 1985 | 6.9% | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 7.8% | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 8.7% | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | +26.4% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | +21.6% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | +17.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 19.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.3%, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 19.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.0%, 72% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.6% | 6.2% | 6.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 7.8% | 8.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 11.0% | 13.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 16.6% | 19.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More gender data for Laos
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,335 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3716 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,022 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,022 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 77,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 80,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 76,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 80,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 76,857 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Laos?
- Urban population, male in Laos was 19.4% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1980.
- How does Laos rank for urban population, male?
- Laos ranks 145th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.