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Laos - Urbanization and Housing Density 40.31

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

40.31 (2025)

Global rank

##172 of 217 economies

Share of global total

0.3%

Growth since 1960

5.14×

Ranking Race — Urbanization and Housing Density

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#35#69#103#137#171#20519601970198019902000201020202025#195#1722020 overtook Grenada2024 overtook Faroe Islands
LaosBahrainBermudaCayman IslandsGibraltar

Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Laos climbed from #195 to #172 (overtook Grenada). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Laos ↓

Key Events — Laos

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2020
Overtook Grenada in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Faroe Islands in global rank auto

Urbanization and Housing Density, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1960197519902005202020257.8518.6729.4940.31
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