Laos is divided into 17 provinces (Lao à »Âà ºÂà º§à ºÂ, , , , or ) and 1 prefecture, the Vientiane capital city municipality (à ºÂà º°à ºÂà ºÂà ºÂà º«à º¼à º§à ºÂ, nakhon luang, or Na Kone Luang Vientiane). The special administrative zone (à »Âà ºÂà ºÂà ºÂà º´à »Âà ºªà ºÂ, khet phiset), Xaisomboun, created in 1994, was dissolved on 13 January 2006.
The population of each province in 2023 is given in the census data. The population of Laos in 2023 is 6,730,000.