In 2022, the population density in Laos remained nearly unchanged at around 32.75 inhabitants per square kilometer. Still, the population density reached its highest value in the observed period in 2022. 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 2013 to 2022
(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. (December 16, 2024). Population density of Laos from 2013 to 2022 (in people per square kilometer) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/778471/laos-population-density/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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