Economy, jobs and prices in Vientiane, Laos: official figures
99.3% of people in Vientiane lived in households that mainly used electricity for lighting in 2017, 3rd highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 89.7%.
How many people have clean drinking water in Vientiane?
82.2% of people in Vientiane used a basic drinking-water service in 2017 (an improved source within a 30-minute round trip or on the premises), 8th 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?
88.4% of people in Vientiane used an improved sanitation facility in 2017, 4th 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?
5.4% of people in Vientiane lived in households relying mainly on clean fuels and technologies for cooking (such as electricity, LPG or biogas) in 2017, 5th 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?
31.6% of women aged 15-49 in Vientiane had used the internet in the three months before the 2017 survey, 4th 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?
76.5% of women aged 15-49 in Vientiane owned a mobile phone in 2017, 5th 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?
11.4% of women aged 15-49 in Vientiane had ever used a computer in 2017, 6th 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 produce?
Vientiane produced 243,510 tonnes of paddy rice in 2018 from 61,258 hectares, 5th highest of 18 provinces by output (7.5% of the national 3,241,921 tonnes). This was made up of 210,843 tonnes from 53,616 hectares of lowland rainfed paddy; 32,667 tonnes from 7,642 hectares of dry-season paddy.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyHow much rice is grown per person in Vientiane?
Paddy production in Vientiane in 2018 was about 548 kilograms per resident (2018 production divided by the 2018 population estimate), 4th highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 470 kilograms.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyWhat is the rice yield in Vientiane?
Paddy yields in Vientiane averaged 3.98 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 compares with other provinces
People in households mainly lit by electricity (2017)
Vientiane ranks 3 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 ranks 4 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 ranks 4 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Paddy rice produced per resident, 2018 (kg) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salavan | 846 kg |
| 2 | Savannakhet | 770 kg |
| 3 | Champasak | 607 kg |
| 4 | Vientiane | 548 kg |
| 5 | Khammouane | 518 kg |
| 6 | Bokeo | 445 kg |
| 7 | Sekong | 415 kg |
Paddy rice production, 2018 (tonnes) (2018)
Vientiane ranks 5 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Paddy rice production, 2018 (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Houaphan | 105,376 |
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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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