Lai Chau Lai Châu
Lai Chau ranks 2nd of 34 Vietnamese provinces on momentum. Its strongest lens is enterprise revenue growth (+15.8%, 7th); its weakest is job growth (+0.9%, 12th). More people moved out than in during 2025, a net loss of 6.3 per 1,000 residents.
Unchanged by the 2025 merger.
People
#9 of 34+1.1%average population, 2024 to 2025 (preliminary)
- Population
- 501,160
- Five-year change
- +6.7%
- Net migration
- −6.3 per 1,000 (2025)
Net migration is people moving in minus people moving out, per 1,000 residents. Positive means the province is gaining people from elsewhere.
Jobs
#12 of 34+0.9%employed workers, 2024 to 2025 (preliminary)
- Employed workers
- 233,370
Businesses
#11 of 34+7.2%newly registered enterprises, 2023 to 2024
- New enterprises
- 148
- Active enterprises
- 1,290 (+3.1%, 2024)
Money
#7 of 34+15.8%enterprise net revenue, 2023 to 2024
- Net revenue
- 18 trillion dong
Revenue of active enterprises with business results, by where the enterprise is registered. Nominal.