Sekong: population, poverty, child health, schooling, water, sanitation and rice
Sekong is a province of Laos, number 17 of 18 by population. Sekong had an estimated 122,000 people in 2018, 2nd lowest of 18 provinces by population and 1.8% of the 6,900,000 people in Laos. The figure is an estimate from the Lao Statistics Bureau Statistical Yearbook 2018, rounded to the nearest thousand.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Sekong: 80.1% of people in Sekong lived in households that mainly used electricity for lighting in 2017, 4th lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 89.7%.
- Health in Sekong: 63.2% of women in Sekong who gave birth in the two years before the 2017 survey saw a doctor, nurse, midwife or auxiliary nurse at least once during that pregnancy, 2nd lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 78.4%.
- Education in Sekong: 25.9% of children aged 36-59 months in Sekong were attending early childhood education in 2017, 5th lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 32.1%.
- Poverty and living standards in Sekong: 36.5% of people in Sekong lived in households in the poorest fifth of the national wealth index in 2017 (an index built from housing and household assets; by definition 20% of Laos is in each fifth), 4th highest of 18 provinces.
What is the population density of Sekong?
Sekong covers 7,665 square kilometres, giving about 16 people per square kilometre in 2018, 3rd lowest of 18 provinces by population density. The national density is 29 people per square kilometre.
Source: World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau) · saved copyHow provinces are governed in Laos
Provinces (17) and Vientiane Capital. Provincial administrative committee with a chairperson (formerly the governor, who was nominated by the President); provincial People's Assembly elected with the National Assembly. Runs political, economic and social affairs and natural resources in the province.
Every tier of government in Laos
Other provinces of Laos
- Savannakhet 1,021,000
- Vientiane Capital 886,000
- Champasak 724,000
- Luang Prabang 455,000
- Vientiane 444,000
- Salavan 419,000
- Khammouane 414,000
- Xayaboury 406,000
- Oudomxay 329,000
- Houaphan 304,000
- Bolikhamxay 298,000
- Xiengkhuang 259,000
- Bokeo 193,000
- Luang Namtha 189,000
- Phongsaly 188,000
- Attapeu 150,000
- Xaysomboun 99,000
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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…)
- Lao Statistics Bureau and World Bank: Where Are the Poor in Lao PDR? District-level poverty maps from LECS 6 (2018-19) and the 2015 census: Table 1 and Appendix 3 (poverty rate and number of poor by district), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ecabcecadf27…)
- World Bank (data: Lao Statistics Bureau): Lao PDR Population 2018, table extract: population, area and density by province (from the Lao Statistics Bureau Statistical Yearbook 2018), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e7cd19f6a53f…)
- Lao Statistics Bureau, Centre for Development and Environment and World Bank: Lao PDR Poverty 2015, table extract: share of population below the poverty line by province (2015 census-based poverty map), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 21f37c7aa915…)
- 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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