Economy, jobs and prices in Vientiane Capital, Laos: official figures
99.7% of people in Vientiane Capital lived in households that mainly used electricity for lighting in 2017, joint highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 89.7%.
How many people have clean drinking water in Vientiane Capital?
94.3% of people in Vientiane Capital used a basic drinking-water service in 2017 (an improved source within a 30-minute round trip or on the premises), the highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 78.1%.
Source: Lao Statistics Bureau, with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sports · saved copyHow many people have a proper toilet in Vientiane Capital?
98.5% of people in Vientiane Capital used an improved sanitation facility in 2017, the highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 73.8%.
Source: Lao Statistics Bureau, with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sports · saved copyHow many households cook with clean fuel in Vientiane Capital?
27.5% of people in Vientiane Capital lived in households relying mainly on clean fuels and technologies for cooking (such as electricity, LPG or biogas) in 2017, the highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 6.5%.
Source: Lao Statistics Bureau, with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sports · saved copyHow many people use the internet in Vientiane Capital?
59.2% of women aged 15-49 in Vientiane Capital had used the internet in the three months before the 2017 survey, the highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 27.9%.
Source: Lao Statistics Bureau, with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sports · saved copyHow many people own a mobile phone in Vientiane Capital?
96.8% of women aged 15-49 in Vientiane Capital owned a mobile phone in 2017, the highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 73.1%.
Source: Lao Statistics Bureau, with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sports · saved copyHow many people use computers in Vientiane Capital?
37.0% of women aged 15-49 in Vientiane Capital had ever used a computer in 2017, the highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 13.9%.
Source: Lao Statistics Bureau, with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sports · saved copyHow much rice does Vientiane Capital produce?
Vientiane Capital produced 249,730 tonnes of paddy rice in 2018 from 65,546 hectares, 4th highest of 18 provinces by output (7.7% of the national 3,241,921 tonnes). This was made up of 187,835 tonnes from 52,260 hectares of lowland rainfed paddy; 61,895 tonnes from 13,286 hectares of dry-season paddy.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyHow much rice is grown per person in Vientiane Capital?
Paddy production in Vientiane Capital in 2018 was about 282 kilograms per resident (2018 production divided by the 2018 population estimate), 4th lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 470 kilograms.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyWhat is the rice yield in Vientiane Capital?
Paddy yields in Vientiane Capital averaged 3.81 tonnes per hectare in 2018 across all paddy types, against 3.42 tonnes per hectare nationally.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyHow Vientiane Capital compares with other capitals
People in households mainly lit by electricity (2017)
Vientiane Capital ranks 1 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in households mainly lit by electricity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vientiane Capital | 99.7% |
| 2 | Bolikhamxay | 99.7% |
| 3 | Vientiane | 99.3% |
| 4 | Champasak | 97.2% |
| 5 | Bokeo | 96.6% |
| 6 | Xayaboury | 96.5% |
| 7 | Xiengkhuang | 94.1% |
Women aged 15-49 using the internet (2017)
Vientiane Capital ranks 1 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Women aged 15-49 using the internet |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vientiane Capital | 59.2% |
| 2 | Bolikhamxay | 45.4% |
| 3 | Bokeo | 36.3% |
| 4 | Vientiane | 31.6% |
| 5 | Champasak | 29.5% |
| 6 | Xiengkhuang | 27.3% |
| 7 | Khammouane | 26.4% |
Paddy rice produced per resident, 2018 (kg) (2018)
Vientiane Capital ranks 15 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Paddy rice produced per resident, 2018 (kg) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Houaphan | 347 kg |
| 13 | Xaysomboun | 335 kg |
| 14 | Phongsaly | 310 kg |
| 15 | Vientiane Capital | 282 kg |
| 16 | Luang Namtha | 215 kg |
| 17 | Luang Prabang | 213 kg |
| 18 | Oudomxay | 199 kg |
Paddy rice production, 2018 (tonnes) (2018)
Vientiane Capital ranks 4 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Paddy rice production, 2018 (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Savannakhet | 785,700 |
| 2 | Champasak | 439,378 |
| 3 | Salavan | 354,469 |
| 4 | Vientiane Capital | 249,730 |
| 5 | Vientiane | 243,510 |
| 6 | Khammouane | 214,415 |
| 7 | Xayaboury | 159,687 |
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Sources
- Lao Statistics Bureau, with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sports: Lao Social Indicator Survey II 2017 (MICS/DHS), Survey Findings Report: provincial tables, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e06617c29d2b…)
- World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau): Lao PDR Rice Production 2018, table extract: paddy area and production by province (from the Lao Statistics Bureau Statistical Yearbook 2018), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f498a6990a37…)
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