The population density in Laos saw no significant changes in 2021 in comparison to the previous year 2020 and remained at around 32.17 inhabitants per square kilometer. Still, the population density reached its highest value in the observed period in 2021. Population density is calculated by dividing the total population by the total land area, to show the average number of people living there per square kilometer of land.
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Population density of Laos from 2012 to 2021
(in people per square kilometer)
Population density is the midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship - except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.
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World Bank. (June 28, 2024). Population density of Laos from 2012 to 2021 (in people per square kilometer) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/778471/laos-population-density/
World Bank. "Population density of Laos from 2012 to 2021 (in people per square kilometer)." Chart. June 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/778471/laos-population-density/
World Bank. (2024). Population density of Laos from 2012 to 2021 (in people per square kilometer). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/778471/laos-population-density/
World Bank. "Population Density of Laos from 2012 to 2021 (in People per Square Kilometer)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/778471/laos-population-density/
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Population density of Laos from 2012 to 2021 (in people per square kilometer) [Graph], World Bank, June 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/778471/laos-population-density/