🌆 Largest Cities in Laos

Lao cities ranked by population.

📅 2015📏 people14 entries🇱🇦 See all of this country’s rankings →
Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 1,282,966 (14 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank.
1
VientianeVientiane Prefecture
768,743
2
Kaysone Phomvihane CitySavannakhet province
125,760
3
Pakse (Pakxe)Champasak
88,332
4
Luang Prabang (Louangphrabang)Luang Prabang (Louangphrabang)
47,378
5
Xam Neua (Xam Nua, Sam Neua)Houaphanh
38,992
6
Phonsavan (Ban Phonsavan)Xiangkhouang
37,507
7
ThakhekKhammouane (Khammouan)
26,200
8
Muang Xay (Oudomxai)Oudomxay (Oudomxai)
25,000
9
Vang ViengVientiane
25,000
10
Xaysomboun (Viengchan)Vientiane
25,000
11
Pakxan (Muang Pakxan)Bolikhamsai (Bolikhamxai)
21,967
12
Attapeu (Attopu)Attapeu (Attopu)
19,200
13
HouayxayBokeo
17,687
14
Sainyabuli (Xaignabouli)Sainyabuli (Xaignabouli)
16,200

Highlights

Within Laos, Vientiane ranks first in 2015 with 768,743, followed by Kaysone Phomvihane City (125,760) and Pakse (Pakxe) (88,332).

Vientiane is 6.1 times higher than Kaysone Phomvihane City, the runner-up.

Across 14 entries, values run from 768,743 (Vientiane) to 16,200 (Sainyabuli (Xaignabouli)), with a median of 25,600.

Source: Lao Statistics Bureau, 2015 census (via Wikipedia), 2015. Unit: people.

Source: Lao Statistics Bureau, 2015 census (via Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia); underlying data © the cited publisher · fetched Oct 14, 2026