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Digital & energy access · East Asia & Pacific · Lower-middle income

Laos: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 65.6% (2024), 132nd of 188 in the world and 23rd of 28 in East Asia & Pacific. Mobile subscriptions is 64.8 (2023), 187th of 210 in the world and 26th of 34 in East Asia & Pacific. Fixed broadband is 2.7 (2023), 154th of 208 in the world and 25th of 34 in East Asia & Pacific.

Internet users65.6%2024 · world 132/188 · region 23/28Mobile subscriptions64.82023 · world 187/210 · region 26/34Fixed broadband2.72023 · world 154/208 · region 25/34Fixed telephone16.12023 · world 74/213 · region 15/37
Internet users
LaosEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
0%25%50%75%100%199820032008201320182023Laos65.6%East Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
LaosEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025Laos64.8East Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Laos in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population65.6%2024132/18823/280.1%7.0%54.0%+51.3 ppsince 201488.4%62.9%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people64.82023187/21026/340.263.263.1−7.2%since 2013135.189.9111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people2.72023154/20825/34·0.11.7+1,893%since 201336.55.020.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people16.1202374/21315/370.81.618.6+52%since 201312.03.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people3022024140/21527/37·052+9,092%since 20145,32271716,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population96.5%2024147/21527/3642.6%70.2%99.3%+14.0 ppsince 201498.6%91.4%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population94.2%2024144/21127/3527.5%58.6%99.0%+19.2 ppsince 201497.3%88.0%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population100.0%202465/21310/3596.0%97.3%99.9%+1.9 ppsince 201499.9%96.2%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population10.0%2024170/19230/302.0%3.0%8.0%+5.0 ppsince 201487.0%63.8%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person1,502 kWh202499/14914/18118 kWh386 kWh868 kWh+166%since 20145,715 kWh928 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person842 kgoe202499/15014/18297 kgoe425 kgoe728 kgoe+84%since 20142,488 kgoe640 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output5.5%2024123/14912/185.4%6.8%4.0%−1.7 ppsince 20143.9%14.4%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Laos and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Laos. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorLaosChinaVietnamThailandMyanmarCambodia
Internet users65.6%202491.6%202584.2%202490.9%202445.4%202068.5%2024
Mobile subscriptions64.82023131.82024127.62024160.62024114.32024116.12024
Fixed broadband2.7202347.2202423.7202414.920242.920244.12024
Fixed telephone16.1202311.720242.620245.420241.020240.22024
Secure servers30220241,41320245,73420243,15020242420248172024
Electricity access96.5%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%202480.4%202499.2%2024
Electricity access, rural94.2%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%202473.9%202498.6%2024
Electricity access, urban100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%202495.3%2024100.0%2024
Clean cooking10.0%202490.0%202491.0%202488.0%202446.0%202457.0%2024
China: digital & energy accessVietnam: digital & energy accessThailand: digital & energy accessMyanmar: digital & energy accessCambodia: digital & energy access
Digital & energy access in East Asia & Pacificall 37 economies rankedDigital & energy access: lower-middle-income countries47 economies rankedDigital & energy access: world leaderboardstop and bottom countriesLaos: all key statisticscountry profile