Urban population, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Urban population, male was 19.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 19.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1980.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 145th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 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% |
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 |
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More gender data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 80,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 77,063 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 80,518 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Urban population, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1980.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for urban population, male?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 145th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.