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Laos

Area of Laos	229,815.9 km²
Population	6.8 million
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+122.7%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+27.2%
Timezone	Indochina Time

Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, commonly referred to by its colloquial name of Muang Lao, is a socialist state and the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. Source: Wikipedia

COVID-19 Data for Laos

Last Updated: March 3, 2021

45
Total Cases

0
Total Deaths

42
Total Recovered

Total Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases in Laos

Total Cases per 10M population	66.2
Total Cases per 1M population	6.6

New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases / Deaths in Laos

Date	Total Cases	New Cases
3/3/21	45	0
3/2/21	45	0
3/1/21	45	0
2/28/21	45	0
2/27/21	45	0
2/26/21	45	0
2/25/21	45	0
2/24/21	45	0
2/23/21	45	0
2/22/21	45	0
2/21/21	45	0
2/20/21	45	0
2/19/21	45	0
2/18/21	45	0
2/17/21	45	0
2/16/21	45	0
2/15/21	45	0
2/14/21	45	0
2/13/21	45	0
2/12/21	45	0
2/11/21	45	0
2/10/21	45	0
2/9/21	45	0
2/8/21	45	0
2/7/21	45	0
2/6/21	45	0
2/5/21	45	0
2/4/21	45	0
2/3/21	45	+1
2/2/21	44	0
2/1/21	44	0
1/31/21	44	0
1/30/21	44	0
1/29/21	44	0
1/28/21	44	0
1/27/21	44	0
1/26/21	44	0
1/25/21	44	+3
1/24/21	41	0
1/23/21	41	0
1/22/21	41	0
1/21/21	41	0
1/20/21	41	0
1/19/21	41	0
1/18/21	41	0
1/17/21	41	0
1/16/21	41	0
1/15/21	41	0
1/14/21	41	0
1/13/21	41	0
1/12/21	41	0
1/11/21	41	0
1/10/21	41	0
1/9/21	41	0
1/8/21	41	0
1/7/21	41	0
1/6/21	41	0
1/5/21	41	0
1/4/21	41	0
1/3/21	41	0
1/2/21	41	0
1/1/21	41	0
12/31/20	41	0
12/30/20	41	0
12/29/20	41	0
12/28/20	41	0
12/27/20	41	0
12/26/20	41	0
12/25/20	41	0
12/24/20	41	0
12/23/20	41	0
12/22/20	41	0
12/21/20	41	0
12/20/20	41	0
12/19/20	41	0
12/18/20	41	0
12/17/20	41	0
12/16/20	41	0
12/15/20	41	0
12/14/20	41	0
12/13/20	41	0
12/12/20	41	0
12/11/20	41	0
12/10/20	41	0
12/9/20	41	0
12/8/20	41	0
12/7/20	41	+2
12/6/20	39	0
12/5/20	39	0
12/4/20	39	0
12/3/20	39	0
12/2/20	39	0
12/1/20	39	0
11/30/20	39	0
11/29/20	39	0
11/28/20	39	0
11/27/20	39	0
11/26/20	39	0
11/25/20	39	0
11/24/20	39	0
11/23/20	39	+14
11/22/20	25	0
11/21/20	25	0
11/20/20	25	0
11/19/20	25	0
11/18/20	25	0
11/17/20	25	+1
11/16/20	24	0
11/15/20	24	0
11/14/20	24	0
11/13/20	24	0
11/12/20	24	0
11/11/20	24	0
11/10/20	24	0
11/9/20	24	0
11/8/20	24	0
11/7/20	24	0
11/6/20	24	0
11/5/20	24	0
11/4/20	24	0
11/3/20	24	0
11/2/20	24	0
11/1/20	24	0
10/31/20	24	0
10/30/20	24	0
10/29/20	24	0
10/28/20	24	0
10/27/20	24	0
10/26/20	24	0
10/25/20	24	0
10/24/20	24	0
10/23/20	24	0
10/22/20	24	0
10/21/20	24	+1
10/20/20	23	0
10/19/20	23	0
10/18/20	23	0
10/17/20	23	0
10/16/20	23	0
10/15/20	23	0
10/14/20	23	0
10/13/20	23	0
10/12/20	23	0
10/11/20	23	0
10/10/20	23	0
10/9/20	23	0
10/8/20	23	0
10/7/20	23	0
10/6/20	23	0
10/5/20	23	0
10/4/20	23	0
10/3/20	23	0
10/2/20	23	0
10/1/20	23	0
9/30/20	23	0
9/29/20	23	0
9/28/20	23	0
9/27/20	23	0
9/26/20	23	0
9/25/20	23	0
9/24/20	23	0
9/23/20	23	0
9/22/20	23	0
9/21/20	23	0
9/20/20	23	0
9/19/20	23	0
9/18/20	23	0
9/17/20	23	0
9/16/20	23	0
9/15/20	23	0
9/14/20	23	0
9/13/20	23	0
9/12/20	23	0
9/11/20	23	+1
9/10/20	22	0
9/9/20	22	0
9/8/20	22	0
9/7/20	22	0
9/6/20	22	0
9/5/20	22	0
9/4/20	22	0
9/3/20	22	0
9/2/20	22	0
9/1/20	22	0
8/31/20	22	0
8/30/20	22	0
8/29/20	22	0
8/28/20	22	0
8/27/20	22	0
8/26/20	22	0
8/25/20	22	0
8/24/20	22	0
8/23/20	22	0
8/22/20	22	0
8/21/20	22	0
8/20/20	22	0
8/19/20	22	0
8/18/20	22	0
8/17/20	22	0
8/16/20	22	0
8/15/20	22	0
8/14/20	22	+2
8/13/20	20	0
8/12/20	20	0
8/11/20	20	0
8/10/20	20	0
8/9/20	20	0
8/8/20	20	0
8/7/20	20	0
8/6/20	20	0
8/5/20	20	0
8/4/20	20	0
8/3/20	20	0
8/2/20	20	0
8/1/20	20	0
7/31/20	20	0
7/30/20	20	0
7/29/20	20	0
7/28/20	20	0
7/27/20	20	0
7/26/20	20	0
7/25/20	20	0
7/24/20	20	+1
7/23/20	19	0
7/22/20	19	0
7/21/20	19	0
7/20/20	19	0
7/19/20	19	0
7/18/20	19	0
7/17/20	19	0
7/16/20	19	0
7/15/20	19	0
7/14/20	19	0
7/13/20	19	0
7/12/20	19	0
7/11/20	19	0
7/10/20	19	0
7/9/20	19	0
7/8/20	19	0
7/7/20	19	0
7/6/20	19	0
7/5/20	19	0
7/4/20	19	0
7/3/20	19	0
7/2/20	19	0
7/1/20	19	0
6/30/20	19	0
6/29/20	19	0
6/28/20	19	0
6/27/20	19	0
6/26/20	19	0
6/25/20	19	0
6/24/20	19	0
6/23/20	19	0
6/22/20	19	0
6/21/20	19	0
6/20/20	19	0
6/19/20	19	0
6/18/20	19	0
6/17/20	19	0
6/16/20	19	0
6/15/20	19	0
6/14/20	19	0
6/13/20	19	0
6/12/20	19	0
6/11/20	19	0
6/10/20	19	0
6/9/20	19	0
6/8/20	19	0
6/7/20	19	0
6/6/20	19	0
6/5/20	19	0
6/4/20	19	0
6/3/20	19	0
6/2/20	19	0
6/1/20	19	0
5/31/20	19	0
5/30/20	19	0
5/29/20	19	0
5/28/20	19	0
5/27/20	19	0
5/26/20	19	0
5/25/20	19	0
5/24/20	19	0
5/23/20	19	0
5/22/20	19	0
5/21/20	19	0
5/20/20	19	0
5/19/20	19	0
5/18/20	19	0
5/17/20	19	0
5/16/20	19	0
5/15/20	19	0
5/14/20	19	0
5/13/20	19	0
5/12/20	19	0
5/11/20	19	0
5/10/20	19	0
5/9/20	19	0
5/8/20	19	0
5/7/20	19	0
5/6/20	19	0
5/5/20	19	0
5/4/20	19	0
5/3/20	19	0
5/2/20	19	0
5/1/20	19	0
4/30/20	19	0
4/29/20	19	0
4/28/20	19	0
4/27/20	19	0
4/26/20	19	0
4/25/20	19	0
4/24/20	19	0
4/23/20	19	0
4/22/20	19	0
4/21/20	19	0
4/20/20	19	0
4/19/20	19	0
4/18/20	19	0
4/17/20	19	0
4/16/20	19	0
4/15/20	19	0
4/14/20	19	0
4/13/20	19	0
4/12/20	19	+1
4/11/20	18	+2
4/10/20	16	0
4/9/20	16	+1
4/8/20	15	+1
4/7/20	14	+2
4/6/20	12	+1
4/5/20	11	+1
4/4/20	10	0
4/3/20	10	0
4/2/20	10	0
4/1/20	10	+1
3/31/20	9	+1
3/30/20	8	0
3/29/20	8	0
3/28/20	8	+2
3/27/20	6	0
3/26/20	6	+3
3/25/20	3	+1

Laos Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	3,051,331	4,253,166	5,341,468	6,793,793
Population Density	13.3 / km²	18.5 / km²	23.2 / km²	29.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Laos Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 400 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
400	139,415	n/a	n/a
500	150,054	0.7%	1,063
600	161,579	0.7%	1,152
700	173,611	0.7%	1,203
800	186,555	0.7%	1,294
900	218,893	1.6%	3,233
1000	251,074	1.4%	3,218
1100	284,669	1.3%	3,359
1200	317,605	1.1%	3,293
1300	349,825	1%	3,222
1400	382,421	0.9%	3,259
1500	415,484	0.8%	3,306
1600	518,831	2.2%	10,334
1700	622,090	1.8%	10,325
1800	723,751	1.5%	10,166
1900	1,541,302	7.9%	81,755
1910	1,496,431	-2.9%	-44,871
1920	1,548,531	3.5%	52,100
1930	1,602,559	3.5%	54,028
1940	1,658,617	3.5%	56,058
1950	1,717,016	3.5%	58,399
1960	2,188,003	27.4%	470,987
1970	2,773,008	26.7%	585,005
1990	4,253,166	23.8%	740,079
2000	5,341,468	25.6%	1,088,302
2020	7,223,271	16.3%	940,901
2030	7,945,920	10%	722,649
2040	8,429,946	6.1%	484,026
2050	8,735,230	3.6%	305,284
2060	8,846,121	1.3%	110,891
2070	8,759,121	-1%	-87,000
2080	8,581,697	-2%	-177,424
2090	8,374,337	-2.4%	-207,360
2100	8,139,156	-2.8%	-235,181

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Laos Annual Weather Averages

March Historical Weather Data (1953 to 2020)

Average Temp

27.3°C

81.1°F

Average High

34.1°C

93.3°F

Average Low

19.8°C

67.6°F

Record High Temperature

40.0°C

104.0°F

Record Low Temperature

10.0°C

50.0°F

Average Precipitation

18.3 mm

0.7 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

2.3 days

Average Snowfall

0.0 mm

0.0 in

Average Snowfall Days (≥ 25 mm)

0.0 days

Sources:
1. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
2. Lawrimore, Jay H.; Ray, Ron; Applequist, Scott; Korzeniewski, Bryant; Menne, Matthew J. (2016): Global Summary of the Month (GSOM), Version 1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5QV3JJ5. Accessed Fri, 08 May 2020 06:54:17 GMT.

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Landslide	High (8)
Cyclone	High (10)
Drought	Medium (4.9)
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	Medium (3.2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.
4. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
5. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
6. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.

Top places in Laos

Vientiane

Places in Laos

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Vientiane	10.3 km²	60,487	5,853 / km²

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