Laos: population density 2021

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 refers to the average number of residents per square kilometer of land across a given country or region. It is calculated by dividing the total midyear population by the total land area.

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Population density of Laos from 2012 to 2021 (in people per square kilometer)

Characteristic	Population density in people per square kilometer
2021	32.17
2020	31.71
2019	31.25
2018	30.78
2017	30.32
2016	29.86
2015	29.41
2014	28.99
2013	28.6
2012	28.2

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Release date

October 2024

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Region

Asia, Laos

Survey time period

2012 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Note: Figures have been rounded.

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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