Country profile · Asia · LAO
Laos: area, population and density
Laos has 230,800 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 7,873,046; calculated population density is 34 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Laos ranks 79th of 196 by land area, 103rd by population and 149th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 230,800 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 7,873,046World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 34 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Laos in the country comparison set
Laos has 230,800 sq km of land area and a population value of 7,873,046 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 79th by land area, 103rd by population, and 149th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Laos first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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