Provinces of Laos
Laos is divided into 17 provinces and 1 prefecture, the Vientiane capital city municipality. The special administrative zone, Xaisomboun, created in 1994, was dissolved on 13 January 2006.
List
| Location | Name | Capital | Population | Area | Population density | ISO |
| Attapeu province
| Samakkhixay District
| 153,000 | 10,320 | 14 | LA-AT |
| Bokeo province
| Houayxay District
| 198,000 | 6,196 | 29 | LA-BK |
| Bolikhamxai province
| Pakxan District
| 287,000 | 14,863 | 18 | LA-BL |
| Champasak province
| Pakse District
| 706,000 | 15,415 | 45 | LA-CH |
| Houaphanh province
| Xam Neua District
| 302,000 | 16,500 | 18 | LA-HO |
| Khammouane province
| Thakhek District
| 397,000 | 16,315 | 24 | LA-KH |
| Luang Namtha province
| Namtha District
| 182,000 | 9,325 | 19 | LA-LM |
| Luang Prabang province
| Luang Prabang
| 444,000 | 16,875 | 26 | LA-LP |
| Oudomxay province
| Xay District
| 313,000 | 15,370 | 20 | LA-OU |
| Phongsaly province
| Phongsaly District
| 192,000 | 16,270 | 11 | LA-PH |
| Salavan province
| Salavan District
| 410,000 | 10,691 | 37 | LA-SL |
| Savannakhet province | Khanthaboury District
| 1,004,000 | 21,774 | 45 | LA-SV |
| Vientiane province | Phonhong District
| 435,000 | 18,526 | 23 | LA-VI |
| Vientiane Prefecture | Vientiane | 836,000 | 3,920 | 209 | LA-VT |
| Sainyabuli province
| Xayabury District
| 395,000 | 16,389 | 23 | LA-XA |
| Sekong province
| La Mam District
| 124,000 | 7,665 | 15 | LA-XE |
| Xaisomboun province
| Anouvong District
| 98,000 | 4,506 | 19 | LA-XS |
| Xiangkhouang province
| Pek District
| 254,000 | 15,880 | 15 | LA-XI |
Population
The population of each province in 2023 is given in the census data. The population of Laos in 2023 is 6,730,000.