Laos has a population density of 87.2 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Laos has 328,051 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Laos and the Vatican are ranked 150th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Laos has 0.1% of the world's population and 0.15% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Laos is 98.5% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Laos
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 87.2 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 150/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
7954155
|
949
|
| Land area | 89,112 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 319,739 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 61.1% | n/a |
| Urban population | 38.9% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Laos vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Laos increased by 33.3%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Laos ranked 148th for population density and is in 151st place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Laos
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 87.2 | - |
| 2023 | 86 | - |
| 2022 | 84.8 | - |
| 2021 | 83.6 | - |
| 2020 | 82.4 | - |
| 2019 | 81.2 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 80 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 78.8 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 77.5 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 76.3 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 75.2 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 74.2 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 73.2 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 72.1 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 71.1 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 70 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 69 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 68 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 66.9 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 65.9 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 64.9 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 63.9 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 63 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 62 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 60.9 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 59.9 | - |
| 1998 | 58.9 | - |
| 1997 | 57.8 | - |
| 1996 | 56.6 | - |
| 1995 | 55.3 | - |
| 1994 | 54 | - |
| 1993 | 52.6 | - |
| 1992 | 51.2 | - |
| 1991 | 49.8 | - |
| 1990 | 48.4 | - |
| 1989 | 47 | - |
| 1988 | 45.7 | - |
| 1987 | 44.4 | - |
| 1986 | 43.2 | - |
| 1985 | 42 | - |
| 1984 | 40.8 | - |
| 1983 | 39.7 | - |
| 1982 | 38.7 | - |
| 1981 | 37.8 | - |
| 1980 | 36.9 | - |
| 1979 | 36.2 | - |
| 1978 | 35.6 | - |
| 1977 | 35 | - |
| 1976 | 34.4 | - |
| 1975 | 33.7 | - |
| 1974 | 33 | - |
| 1973 | 32.2 | - |
| 1972 | 31.4 | - |
| 1971 | 30.7 | - |
| 1970 | 30 | - |
| 1969 | 29.3 | - |
| 1968 | 28.6 | - |
| 1967 | 27.9 | - |
| 1966 | 27.3 | - |
| 1965 | 26.7 | - |
| 1964 | 26.1 | - |
| 1963 | 25.5 | - |
| 1962 | 24.9 | - |
| 1961 | 24.3 | - |
Densely populated cities
|
Laos
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Vientiane | 948K |
| Thakhek | 90.8K |
| Luang Prabang | 53.8K |
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