Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic Metro Area Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Vientiane in 2025 is 756,000, a 2.44% increase from 2024.
  • The metro area population of Vientiane in 2024 was 738,000, a 2.36% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Vientiane in 2023 was 721,000, a 2.12% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Vientiane in 2022 was 706,000, a 1.73% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in Lao People's Democratic Republic
City Name Population
Vientiane - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 756,000 2.44%
2024 738,000 2.36%
2023 721,000 2.12%
2022 706,000 1.73%
2021 694,000 1.61%
2020 683,000 1.49%
2019 673,000 1.20%
2018 665,000 1.22%
2017 657,000 1.08%
2016 650,000 1.25%
2015 642,000 1.10%
2014 635,000 1.28%
2013 627,000 1.13%
2012 620,000 1.14%
2011 613,000 1.16%
2010 606,000 1.17%
2009 599,000 1.18%
2008 592,000 1.20%
2007 585,000 1.04%
2006 579,000 1.22%
2005 572,000 4.00%
2004 550,000 5.77%
2003 520,000 5.48%
2002 493,000 5.57%
2001 467,000 5.66%
2000 442,000 5.49%
1999 419,000 5.54%
1998 397,000 5.59%
1997 376,000 5.62%
1996 356,000 5.64%
1995 337,000 4.33%
1994 323,000 3.19%
1993 313,000 3.64%
1992 302,000 3.42%
1991 292,000 3.18%
1990 283,000 3.66%
1989 273,000 3.41%
1988 264,000 3.13%
1987 256,000 3.64%
1986 247,000 3.35%
1985 239,000 2.58%
1984 233,000 2.64%
1983 227,000 2.25%
1982 222,000 2.78%
1981 216,000 2.37%
1980 211,000 2.43%
1979 206,000 2.49%
1978 201,000 2.55%
1977 196,000 2.62%
1976 191,000 2.14%
1975 187,000 2.75%
1974 182,000 2.25%
1973 178,000 3.49%
1972 172,000 4.88%
1971 164,000 4.46%
1970 157,000 3.97%
1969 151,000 4.86%
1968 144,000 4.35%
1967 138,000 4.55%
1966 132,000 9.09%
1965 121,000 10.00%
1964 110,000 10.00%
1963 100,000 9.89%
1962 91,000 9.64%
1961 83,000 9.21%
1960 76,000 10.14%
1959 69,000 9.52%
1958 63,000 10.53%
1957 57,000 9.62%
1956 52,000 8.33%
1955 48,000 9.09%
1954 44,000 10.00%
1953 40,000 11.11%
1952 36,000 9.09%
1951 33,000 10.00%
1950 30,000 0.00%