👥 Lao Provinces by Population

Estimated population of each province and Vientiane Prefecture (mid-2023).

📅 2023📏 million people17 entries🇱🇦 See all of this country’s rankings →

Savannakhet17%

Champasak12%

Vientiane7.3%

Luang Prabang7.3%

Salavan7.1%

Khammouane6.9%

Sainyabuli6.7%

Oudomxay5.5%

Bolikhamxai5.1%

Houaphanh4.9%

Xiangkhouang4.2%

Bokeo3.3%

Luang Namtha3.2%

Phongsaly3%

Attapeu2.6%

Sekong

Xaisomboun

Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 6.53M (17 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank.

Savannakhet

1.12M

Champasak

0.78M

Vientiane

0.48M

Luang Prabang

0.48M

Salavan

0.46M

Khammouane

0.45M

Sainyabuli

0.44M

Oudomxay

0.36M

Bolikhamxai

0.33M

Houaphanh

0.32M

Xiangkhouang

0.27M

Bokeo

0.21M

Luang Namtha

0.21M

Phongsaly

0.20M

Attapeu

0.17M

Sekong

0.14M

Xaisomboun

0.12M

Highlights

Within Laos, Savannakhet ranks first in 2023 with 1.12M, followed by Champasak (0.78M) and Vientiane (0.48M).

Across 17 entries, values run from 1.12M (Savannakhet) to 0.12M (Xaisomboun), with a median of 0.33M.

Source: Lao Statistics Bureau (2023 estimate) (via Wikipedia), 2023. Unit: million people.

Source: Lao Statistics Bureau (2023 estimate) (via Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia); underlying data © the cited publisher · fetched Oct 14, 2026