Laos: Administrative Division
Contents: Provinces and Districts
The population of the provinces and districts of Laos according to census results and official estimates and projections.
Name | Status | Native | Population Census 1995-03-01 | Population Census 2005-03-01 | Population Estimate 2015-07-01 | Population Projection 2020-07-01 | |
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Attapeu [Attapu] | Province | ອັດຕະປື | 87,182 | 112,120 | 143,947 | 159,885 | → |
Phouvong | District | ພູວົງ | 10,318 | 10,720 | 14,706 | 16,511 | → |
Samakkhixai | District | ສາມັກຄີໄຊ | 19,327 | 30,182 | 37,208 | 41,040 | → |
Sanamxai | District | ສະໜາມໄຊ | 19,696 | 26,344 | 35,007 | 39,116 | → |
Sanxai | District | ຊານໄຊ | 12,329 | 16,515 | 22,795 | 25,823 | → |
Xaysetha [Saysetha] | District | ໄຊເສດຖາ | 25,512 | 28,359 | 34,235 | 37,396 | → |
Bokeo | Province | ບໍ່ແກ້ວ | 113,493 | 145,263 | 185,912 | 203,468 | → |
Huoixai [Houayxay] | District | ຫ້ວຍຊາຍ | 43,976 | 56,195 | 72,282 | 78,246 | → |
Meung [incl. Nam Ngu Special Region] | District | ເມິງ | 7,906 | 11,196 | 15,127 | 17,004 | → |
Paktha | District | ປາກທາ | 15,624 | 17,334 | 19,921 | 21,849 | → |
Pha Oudom | District | ຜາອຸດົມ | 26,410 | 35,361 | 42,572 | 46,849 | → |
Tonpheung | District | ຕົ້ນເຜິ້ງ | 19,573 | 25,177 | 36,010 | 39,520 | → |
Borikhamxay [Bolikhamsai] | Province | ບໍລິຄຳໄຊ | 163,847 | 225,301 | 285,641 | 314,956 | → |
Borikhanh [Borikhane, Bolikanh] | District | ບໍລິຄັນ | 15,035 | 34,255 | 51,867 | 57,959 | → |
Khamkheuth | District | ຄຳເກີດ | ... | ... | 65,410 | 71,209 | → |
Pakkading | District | ປາກກະດິງ | 29,332 | 40,810 | 52,178 | 57,824 | → |
Pakxane [Paksane] | District | ປາກຊັນ | 35,328 | 40,772 | 46,396 | 51,078 | → |
Thaphabath | District | ທ່າພະບາດ | 20,022 | 22,716 | 26,601 | 28,699 | → |
Viengthong | District | ວຽງທອງ | 16,325 | 22,208 | 31,310 | 35,122 | → |
Xaychomphone | District | ໄຊຈຳພອນ | ... | ... | 11,878 | 13,066 | → |
Champasack [Champasak] | Province | ຈຳປາສັກ | 500,994 | 607,370 | 703,859 | 752,688 | → |
Bachiangchaleunsook | District | ບາຈຽງຈະເລີນສຸກ | 34,242 | 48,743 | 58,475 | 63,586 | → |
Champasack | District | ຈຳປາສັກ | 49,455 | 55,403 | 63,326 | 66,978 | → |
Khong | District | ໂຂງ | 64,952 | 73,419 | 94,821 | 100,537 | → |
Moonlapamok | District | ມູນລະປະໂມກ | 32,322 | 38,525 | 39,682 | 43,588 | → |
Pakxe [Pakse] | District | ປາກເຊ | 64,343 | 78,669 | 77,592 | 80,944 | → |
Pakxong [Paksong] | District | ປາກຊ່ອງ | 44,648 | 64,145 | 83,596 | 93,084 | → |
Pathoomphone | District | ປະທຸມພອນ | 42,989 | 51,370 | 63,140 | 68,108 | → |
Phonthong | District | ໂພນທອງ | 74,487 | 85,188 | 95,768 | 100,291 | → |
Sanasomboon [Sanasomboune] | District | ຊະນະສົມບູນ | 55,347 | 62,238 | 68,924 | 71,834 | → |
Sukhuma [Soukhoumma] | District | ສຸຂຸມາ | 38,202 | 49,670 | 58,535 | 63,733 | → |
Huaphanh [Houaphan] | Province | ຫົວພັນ | 246,414 | 280,938 | 298,372 | 310,976 | → |
Et | District | ແອດ | ... | 26,924 | 27,770 | 28,481 | → |
Hiem [Viangthong] | District | ຮ້ຽມ | ... | ... | 12,470 | 13,207 | → |
Houameuang | District | ຫົວເມືອງ | 23,462 | 28,120 | 33,779 | 35,215 | → |
Kuan | District | ກວັນ | ... | ... | 25,645 | 27,404 | → |
Sopbao | District | ສົບເບົາ | ... | 26,435 | 26,344 | 27,075 | → |
Viengxay | District | ວຽງໄຊ | ... | ... | 32,697 | 33,251 | → |
Xamneua | District | ຊຳເໜືອ | 46,728 | 54,372 | 58,739 | 61,654 | → |
Xamtay [Samtay] | District | ຊຳໃຕ້ | ... | ... | 37,894 | 39,698 | → |
Xiengkhor | District | ຊຽງຄໍ້ | ... | 26,815 | 26,473 | 27,180 | → |
Xon [Sone] | District | ຊ່ອນ | ... | ... | 16,562 | 17,814 | → |
Khammuane [Khammouan] | Province | ຄຳມ່ວນ | 273,779 | 337,390 | 400,492 | 433,570 | → |
Boualapha | District | ບົວລະພາ | 20,080 | 25,089 | 33,403 | 37,023 | → |
Hineboune [Hinboon] | District | ຫີນບູນ | ... | ... | 51,411 | 55,036 | → |
Khounkham | District | ຄຼນຄຳ | ... | ... | 22,550 | 24,862 | → |
Mahaxay | District | ມະຫາໄຊ | 22,878 | 30,919 | 37,597 | 40,983 | → |
Nakay | District | ນາກາຍ | 15,668 | 20,245 | 26,018 | 28,992 | → |
Nhommalath [Yommalath] | District | ຍົມມະລາດ | 21,773 | 27,699 | 33,813 | 37,187 | → |
Nongbok | District | ໝອງບົກ | 39,184 | 41,243 | 48,325 | 50,799 | → |
Thakhek | District | ທ່າແຂກ | 68,301 | 83,957 | 91,330 | 97,542 | → |
Xaybuathong [Saybouathong] | District | ໄຊບົວທອງ | 15,149 | 20,704 | 26,941 | 29,614 | → |
Xebangfay [Sebangphay] | District | ເຊບັ້ງໄຟ | 19,879 | 25,504 | 29,104 | 31,532 | → |
Luangnamtha | Province | ຫລວງນ້ຳທາ | 114,519 | 145,310 | 181,925 | 199,090 | → |
Long | District | ລອງ | 21,291 | 28,705 | 36,010 | 40,124 | → |
Nalae [Na Le] | District | ນາແລ | 20,617 | 22,320 | 24,413 | 26,071 | → |
Namtha | District | ນ້ຳທາ | 35,179 | 44,584 | 55,769 | 60,870 | → |
Sing | District | ສິງ | 22,559 | 30,790 | 40,952 | 44,660 | → |
Viengphoukha | District | ວຽງພູຄາ | 14,873 | 18,911 | 24,780 | 27,366 | → |
Luangprabang | Province | ຫລວງພະບາງ | 365,333 | 407,039 | 445,581 | 467,157 | → |
Chomphet | District | ຈອມເພັດ | 24,893 | 28,887 | 31,126 | 32,260 | → |
Luangprabang | District | ຫຼວງພະບາງ | 63,333 | 78,516 | 92,028 | 98,080 | → |
Nambak | District | ນ້ຳບາກ | 47,523 | 59,795 | 70,983 | 75,742 | → |
Nan [Nane] | District | ນານ | 28,334 | 28,028 | 28,795 | 29,630 | → |
Ngoy | District | ງອຍ | ... | ... | 30,745 | 31,077 | → |
Pak Ou | District | ປາກອູ | 21,277 | 24,045 | 26,890 | 28,066 | → |
Pak Xeng [Pak Seng] | District | ປາກແຊງ | 26,009 | 23,424 | 22,790 | 23,248 | → |
Phonthong | District | ໂພນທອງ | ... | ... | 20,106 | 21,498 | → |
Phonxay | District | ໂພນໄຊ | 24,586 | 29,646 | 33,934 | 35,763 | → |
Phoukhoune | District | ພູຄູນ | 16,241 | 20,160 | 24,390 | 26,190 | → |
Viengkham | District | ວຽງຄຳ | ... | ... | 29,467 | 30,116 | → |
Xiengngeun | District | ຊຽງເງີນ | 34,330 | 33,497 | 34,330 | 35,487 | → |
Nakhon Luang Viengchan [Vientiane Capital City] | Prefecture | ນະຄອນຫລວງວຽງຈັນ | 528,109 | 698,318 | 844,020 | 948,447 | → |
Chanthabuly [Khanthaboury] | District | ຈັນທະບູລີ | 59,621 | 68,858 | 70,941 | 77,256 | → |
Hadxaifong | District | ຫາດຊາຍຟອງ | 65,450 | 78,338 | 100,438 | 111,044 | → |
Mayparkngeum | District | ປາກງື່ມ | 34,505 | 45,041 | 50,849 | 55,412 | → |
Naxaithong | District | ນາຊາຍທອງ | 44,460 | 58,368 | 77,528 | 88,298 | → |
Sangthong | District | ສັງທອງ | 17,261 | 24,215 | 30,475 | 34,024 | → |
Sikhottabong | District | ສີໂຄດຕະບອງ | 75,227 | 99,908 | 124,345 | 138,655 | → |
Sisattanak | District | ສີສັດຕະນາກ | 58,302 | 68,686 | 67,282 | 73,610 | → |
Xaysetha [Saysetha] | District | ໄຊເສດຖາ | 73,810 | 97,514 | 119,987 | 135,209 | → |
Xaythany | District | ໄຊທະນີ | 99,473 | 150,793 | 202,171 | 234,938 | → |
Oudomxay [Oudomxai] | Province | ອູດົມໄຊ | 210,820 | 265,179 | 318,243 | 345,425 | → |
Beng | District | ແບງ | 26,974 | 33,387 | 38,569 | 41,662 | → |
Houne | District | ຮຸນ | 48,261 | 61,929 | 76,995 | 83,734 | → |
La | District | ຫຼາ | 14,835 | 16,235 | 17,660 | 18,801 | → |
Namor [Namo] | District | ນາໝໍ້ | 25,468 | 32,832 | 40,395 | 44,141 | → |
Nga | District | ງາ | 24,352 | 26,997 | 32,484 | 35,893 | → |
Pakbeng | District | ປາກແບງ | 22,739 | 26,613 | 30,524 | 33,072 | → |
Xay | District | ໄຊ | 48,191 | 67,186 | 81,616 | 88,121 | → |
Phongsaly [Phongsali] | Province | ຜົ້ງສາລີ | 152,820 | 165,947 | 183,968 | 193,145 | → |
Boun Neua | District | ບຸນເໜືອ | 14,057 | 18,942 | 23,037 | 25,018 | → |
Boun Tay | District | ບຸນໃຕ້ | 12,496 | 16,519 | 25,181 | 28,310 | → |
Khoua | District | ຂວາ | 28,231 | 27,194 | 26,967 | 27,421 | → |
May | District | ໃໝ່ | 22,975 | 23,596 | 27,366 | 28,932 | → |
Nhot Ou [Yot Ou] | District | ຍອດອູ | 24,253 | 27,406 | 32,096 | 33,303 | → |
Phongsaly | District | ຜົ້ງສາລີ | 25,657 | 25,213 | 23,922 | 24,032 | → |
Samphanh | District | ສຳພັນ | 25,151 | 27,077 | 25,396 | 26,133 | → |
Saravane [Salavan] | Province | ສາລະວັນ | 256,550 | 324,327 | 403,719 | 442,228 | → |
Khongxedone | District | ໂຄງເຊໂດນ | 46,288 | 54,062 | 63,520 | 67,444 | → |
Lakhonepheng | District | ລະຄອນເພງ | 30,650 | 37,966 | 48,323 | 52,934 | → |
Lao Ngam | District | ເລົ່າງາມ | 43,510 | 58,685 | 72,738 | 79,978 | → |
Sa Mouay | District | ສະໝ້ວຍ | 7,583 | 11,750 | 16,797 | 18,976 | → |
Saravane | District | ສາລະວັນ | 65,512 | 85,875 | 102,197 | 111,474 | → |
Ta Oy | District | ຕະໂອ່ຍ | 19,901 | 22,198 | 32,452 | 37,658 | → |
Toumlane | District | ຕຸ້ມລານ | 16,301 | 21,812 | 29,744 | 32,827 | → |
Vapy | District | ວາປີ | 26,805 | 31,979 | 37,948 | 40,939 | → |
Savannakhet | Province | ສະຫວັນນະເຂດ | 671,581 | 825,902 | 987,907 | 1,070,035 | → |
Assaphone | District | ອາດສະພອນ | 41,166 | 50,448 | 60,418 | 64,722 | → |
Atsaphangthong | District | ອາດສະພັງທອງ | ... | 39,102 | 46,670 | 50,210 | → |
Champhone | District | ຈຳພອນ | 86,612 | 101,559 | 110,389 | 116,656 | → |
Kaysone Phomvihane [Savannakhet] | District | ໄກສອນພົມວິຫານ | ... | 112,915 | 126,411 | 136,583 | → |
Nong | District | ໜອງ | 16,770 | 21,106 | 31,032 | 34,362 | → |
Outhoumphone | District | ອຸທຸມພອນ | 69,076 | 80,516 | 92,097 | 100,061 | → |
Phalanxay | District | ພະລານໄຊ | ... | 31,734 | 41,021 | 45,375 | → |
Phine | District | ພິນ | 41,071 | 50,784 | 67,475 | 74,792 | → |
Seponh [Xepon] | District | ເຊໂປນ | 35,681 | 43,046 | 58,721 | 65,147 | → |
Songkhone | District | ສອງຄອນ | 81,929 | 82,461 | 101,500 | 108,140 | → |
Thapangthong | District | ທາພັງທອງ | 24,060 | 31,497 | 41,738 | 46,941 | → |
Vilabuly [Viraboury] | District | ວິລະບູລີ | 24,624 | 30,264 | 40,385 | 44,714 | → |
Xaybuly [Xayboury] | District | ໄຊບູລີ | ... | 54,441 | 60,841 | 65,738 | → |
Xayphouthong | District | ໄຊພູທອງ | ... | 44,557 | 47,876 | 50,644 | → |
Xonbuly [Xonboury] | District | ຊົນບູລີ | 34,661 | 51,472 | 61,330 | 65,946 | → |
Sekong | Province | ເຊກອງ | 63,836 | 84,995 | 117,353 | 129,398 | → |
Dakcheung | District | ດັກຈຶງ | 16,971 | 18,461 | 24,064 | 26,499 | → |
Kaleum | District | ກະເລິມ | 13,562 | 12,869 | 17,736 | 20,240 | → |
Lam Mam | District | ລະມາມ | 18,028 | 26,584 | 35,878 | 39,354 | → |
Thateng | District | ທ່າແຕງ | 15,275 | 27,081 | 39,677 | 43,306 | → |
Viengchan [Vientiane] | Province | ວຽງຈັນ | 286,089 | 361,891 | 431,966 | 462,142 | → |
Feuang | District | ເຟືອງ | ... | ... | 42,593 | 46,196 | → |
Hinhurp | District | ວຽງຄຳ | ... | 26,520 | 29,975 | 32,288 | → |
Kasy | District | ກາສີ | ... | 27,534 | 38,076 | 41,528 | → |
Keooudom | District | ແກ້ວອຸດົມ | 19,450 | 18,629 | 18,144 | 18,981 | → |
Mad | District | ແມດ | ... | 17,715 | 21,652 | 23,085 | → |
Meun | District | ໜື່ນ | ... | ... | 42,414 | 46,652 | → |
Phonhong | District | ໂພນໂຮງ | ... | 60,716 | 66,641 | 70,843 | → |
Thoulakhom | District | ທຸລະຄົມ | ... | 52,169 | 54,911 | 57,791 | → |
Vangvieng | District | ວັງວຽງ | 44,029 | 47,046 | 57,425 | 61,314 | → |
Viengkham | District | ຫີນເຫີບ | ... | 18,295 | 18,906 | 19,959 | → |
Xanakharm | District | ຊະນະຄາມ | ... | ... | 41,229 | 43,502 | → |
Xaisomboun [Saysomboun] | Province | ໄຊສົມບູນ | 54,112 | 66,427 | 93,215 | 107,926 | → |
Anouvong [Xaisomboun] | District | ອະນຸວົງ | ... | ... | 25,879 | 29,733 | → |
Hom | District | ຮົ່ມ | ... | ... | 11,819 | 13,541 | → |
Longchaeng | District | ລ້ອງຊານ | ... | ... | 9,566 | 11,710 | → |
Longxan [Longsan] | District | ລ້ອງແຈ້ງ | ... | ... | 25,028 | 28,359 | → |
Thathom | District | ທາໂທມ | 7,468 | 10,995 | 20,922 | 24,584 | → |
Xayabury [Sainyabuli] | Province | ໄຊຍະບູລີ | 291,705 | 338,669 | 393,038 | 423,496 | → |
Botene | District | ບໍ່ແຕນ | 17,744 | 17,361 | 17,779 | 17,801 | → |
Hongsa | District | ຫົງສາ | ... | ... | 28,954 | 30,730 | → |
Kenethao | District | ແກ່ນທ້າວ | 32,987 | 36,852 | 41,047 | 42,930 | → |
Khop | District | ຄອບ | 16,174 | 18,550 | 21,309 | 23,726 | → |
Ngeun | District | ເງີນ | 12,805 | 15,151 | 18,297 | 20,287 | → |
Parklai [Paklay] | District | ປາກລາຍ | 61,633 | 62,943 | 70,262 | 74,834 | → |
Phiang | District | ພຽງ | 40,331 | 49,682 | 59,486 | 64,715 | → |
Thongmyxay | District | ທົ່ງມີໄຊ | ... | 8,784 | 8,816 | 9,242 | → |
Xaisathan | District | ໄຊສະຖານ | ... | ... | 15,425 | 17,106 | → |
Xayabury [Sainyabuli] | District | ໄຊຍະບູລີ | ... | ... | 77,998 | 85,468 | → |
Xienghone | District | ຊຽງຮ່ອນ | 24,847 | 28,236 | 33,668 | 36,653 | → |
Xiengkhuang [Xiangkhouang] | Province | ຊຽງຂວາງ | 200,075 | 229,596 | 252,518 | 267,179 | → |
Kham | District | ຄຳ | 39,397 | 46,649 | 48,847 | 51,087 | → |
Khoune | District | ຄູນ | 28,984 | 31,425 | 34,402 | 36,574 | → |
Morkmay [Mok May] | District | ໜອກໄມ | 7,810 | 10,358 | 15,017 | 16,277 | → |
Nonghet | District | ໜອງແຣດ | 33,333 | 36,632 | 39,029 | 41,002 | → |
Pek | District | ແປກ | 56,985 | 69,477 | 77,677 | 83,006 | → |
Phaxay | District | ຜາໄຊ | 13,371 | 10,563 | 11,909 | 12,790 | → |
Phoukout | District | ພູກູດ | 20,190 | 24,492 | 25,641 | 26,446 | → |
Laos | Democratic Republic | ປະເທດລາວ | 4,581,258 | 5,621,982 | 6,671,680 | 7,231,210 |
Source: Lao Statistics Bureau (web).
Explanation: The population figures for 2015 and later are based on the results of the 2015 census and are adjusted for underenumeration. Area figures of districts are derived from geospatial data.
Further information about the population structure:
Gender (P 2020) | |
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Males | 3,622,996 |
Females | 3,608,214 |
Age Groups (P 2020) | |
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0-14 years | 2,290,065 |
15-64 years | 4,618,390 |
65+ years | 322,755 |
Age Distribution (P 2020) | |
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0-9 years | 1,556,120 |
10-19 years | 1,435,841 |
20-29 years | 1,342,770 |
30-39 years | 1,091,761 |
40-49 years | 760,548 |
50-59 years | 533,433 |
60-69 years | 317,773 |
70-79 years | 139,128 |
80+ years | 53,836 |
Urbanization (C 2015) | |
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Rural with Road Connection | 3,841,565 |
Rural without Road Connection | 512,832 |
Urban | 2,137,831 |